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iPhone with RFID technology?
in The RFID Weblog, on July 9, 2009
...iPhone without a hint of rumors being included to it. To continue with the tradition McRumors has been talking about surfacing of three new Apple patent applications with host of new features being ... ... a place in your favorite iPhone.
In the future you might see your very own RFID technology being implanted in your iPhone . RFID reader could find a place in the actual display panel of the device...
RFID technology for treatment of chronic pain
in The RFID Weblog, on May 18, 2009
...rch is still at the initial stages and the prototype device is already being tested on rats. It has been found to stimulate peripheral nerves in case of rats but its still not obvious whether electric... ...ronic pain. This is a wireless device from MicroTransponder and operates without any batteries. The implanted portion comprises of small electrodes and coil powered by external battery source. The dev...
SM-HE16 RFID Tag: Survival of the Fittest
in The RFID Weblog, on April 28, 2009
... IC is placed in a protective shell and attached to a circuit board using solder and can be easily implanted in rubber, concrete, fiberglass and other materials without affecting the read performa...
Brain Device for Severe OCD, Approved By The FDA
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 19, 2009
...a pulse generator to create electrical stimulation that blocks abnormal nerve signals in the brain. Implanted near the abdomen or the collar bone, this small battery-powered device is connected to fou...
Finally Papua province realizes that its condoms and not RFID which can prevent spread of AIDS
in The RFID Weblog, on December 29, 2008
...uthorities of Papua in Indonesia were seeking to pass a law which would require HIV patients to be implanted with microchips so that a watch on their sexual behavior could be kept and act as a deter...
Artificial Bone Marrow in a Test Tube
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 24, 2008
...rugs that suppress bone marrow function, and in supplying blood for transfusions. This research has been published online in the journal Biomaterials .
... ...ering; Materials Science and Engineering; and Biomedical Engineering.
The marrow is not made to be implanted in the body, like most 3-D biomedical scaffolds. It is designed to function in a test tube...
RFID Tags for HIV Patients? One Indonesian State is Talking About It...
in Global Mobility Report, on November 28, 2008
...nesian province of Papua was considering a new law that "requires some HIV/AIDS patients to be implanted with microchips in a bid to prevent them infecting others." Radio Frequency ID (or RF...
RFID: A real solution to prevent spread of AIDS?
in The RFID Weblog, on November 26, 2008
...ua province of Indonesia is in the process of passing a law which would require HIV patients to be implanted with microchips in order to prevent infection from spreading to others. As per the author...
Nanopump Drug Delivery
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 8, 2008
..." Wow! The company is currently developing an insulin Nanopump and also a device that can be implanted into the body....
NeuRx DPS RA/4 Respiratory Stimulation System, FDA-Approved
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 19, 2008
...hours a day without a mechanical ventilator - NeuRx DPS RA/4 Respiratory Stimulation System - has been approved by the US FDA .
Patients with severe spinal cord injuries who cannot co... ... requires a full-time connection to a ventilation machine.
The NeuRx DPS RA/4 uses four electrodes implanted in the muscle of the diaphragm to electronically stimulate contraction; this stimulation a...
Cancer Detecting Nanoparticles
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 30, 2008
...particle binds with an integrin -rich tumor cell. At bottom left is a MRI of a mouse with the implanted U87MG tumor (red circle). At bottom right is an optical image that reveals iron oxide nano...
Muscle-Derived Stem Cells Used to Sphincter Damage and Restore Continence
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 17, 2008
...sitive results using muscle cells collected from the upper arms of the patients.
Both studies ahve been published recently in the Journal of Urology .
Source
... ...sult in damage to the external urinary sphincter. In one study, a German research team successfully implanted muscle cells grown from tissue from the patients' deltoid muscles into the damaged sph...
Retransplantation of Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue Following Cancer Therapy
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 13, 2008
... German scientists have successfully re-implanted a patient's ovarian tissues following cancer therapy, thus allowing the patient the possibility of becoming pregnant. The case report may be d...
Novocell's Human Stem Cells, Treat Diabetes in Mice
in Daily Diabetic, on April 9, 2008
...Nature Biotechnology:
Human stem cells transformed into nearly normal insulin-producing cells when implanted into mice, possibly offering a way to treat diabetes long-term.
The researchers used hum...
Three-Parent Embryo
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 7, 2008
...om the mother and father, was removed from the embryo, and implanted into a donor egg whose DNA had been largely removed.
The only genetic information remaining from the donor egg was the tiny bit th... ... creation, the nucleus, containing DNA from the mother and father, was removed from the embryo, and implanted into a donor egg whose DNA had been largely removed.
The only genetic information remaini...
Der Bundestrojaner im Blickpunkt der Welt
in Das Open Source Weblog, on November 3, 2007
...w of the president on his powers to conduct electronic surveillance, that it hasn't been used."
Eike Elser 03-11-2007
... ...antless surveillance of telephone and Internet communications, the FBI is known to have implanted software designed to identify target computers. But it is unknown, and the FBI won't say, whether ...
Diabecell Capsule: Update on the Pig Islet Cells against Diabetes Research
in Daily Diabetic, on October 23, 2007
...;s natural production of the hormone that controls blood glucose levels.
Pig cell treatments have been tested before, but Prof Elliott's 12-month trial is the first to use the cells without the ... ...hs since receiving the pig cell transplant.
In this particular study, pig islet cells are being implanted via a capsule called Diabecell which is made from neonatal pig islet cells collected from ...
Do RFID Chips Cause Cancer?
in The Wireless Weblog, on September 11, 2007
...n's tumor determined that other studies in the past had found tumors occurring in cats that had been microchipped. "The tumors formed between 1 month and 3 years after the chips were implante... ... a series of veterinary and toxicology studies conducted over the past decade or so determined that implanted RFID chips had induced cancerous tumors in mice and rats.
"The transponders were th...
The debate continues: RFID can cause cancer, RFID cannot cause cancer
in The RFID Weblog, on September 11, 2007
...gs by previous studies which stated that cases of tumors were even found in cats and rats which had been chipped. These tumors were witnessed in inflammation areas created as a result of the microchip... ...ed on human beings too. Has any person up till now been found out to suffer from cancer after being implanted with RFID tags?
Even if some say that RFID is unsafe for humans then why did FDA on firs...
California Senate Passes Bill Banning Forced RFID Tagging
in The Wireless Weblog, on August 31, 2007
... yesterday passed Bill 362 , which would make it illegal to force anyone to have an RFID device implanted, by a vote of 28 to 9 - Wisconsin and North Dakota have already passed similar bills. ...
Of Grey's Anatomy and LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device)
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 31, 2007
...will remember the character Denny Duquette (character played by jeffrey dean morgan ) who was implanted a device to help his heart function and pump blood to his other organs while waiting for h...
RFID Chips to be Implanted in 200 Palm Beach Alzheimer's Patients
in The Wireless Weblog, on August 30, 2007
Over the next two years, VeriChip will be implanting 200 Alzheimer's patients in Palm Beach County, Florida with its VeriMed RFID chips . According to the South Florida Business Journal , the project started this week at the West Palm Beach nonprofit agency Alzheimer's Community Ca...
Cardiac Muscles Derived from Embryonic Stem Cells May Treat Heart Attack Damages
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 26, 2007
... scientists have successfully created human heart muscle cells from embryonic stem cells which have been successfully implanted into an animal model of heart attack . The findings suggest that stem-c... ...uccessfully created human heart muscle cells from embryonic stem cells which have been successfully implanted into an animal model of heart attack . The findings suggest that stem-cell-based treatmen...
Miniature, Nanotech Implants May Treat Epilepsy and Glaucoma
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 11, 2007
...ent epileptic seizures and a nanotech sensor for eye implant for the treatment of glaucoma have been developed by a research team at Purdue University .
a tiny transmitter three times the widt... ...arch team at Purdue University .
a tiny transmitter three times the width of a human hair to be implanted below the scalp to detect the signs of an epileptic seizure before it occurs - the system ...
Alternative Treatment For Hearing on Both Ears
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 7, 2007
...by traditional hearing aids or cochlear implants.
According to Dr. Sam Marzo who surgically implanted a bone-anchored cochlear stimulator that delivers sound to the inner ear by bone conductio...
Neuroprosthetic Chip, Under Works at University of Florida
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 27, 2007
...McKnight Brain Institute have teamed up to create a "neuroprosthetic" chip designed to be implanted in the brain.
Imagine a chip, strategically placed in the brain, that could prevent epi...
RFID may soon find a place under the skin of patients for storing medical information
in The RFID Weblog, on July 6, 2007
...l information under the skin of the patients . Chips of the size of the grain of rice will be implanted with a needle and in times of emergency the data stored on this chip could be used for acc...
AMA Says Medical RFID 'May Present Physical Risks to the Patient'
in The Wireless Weblog, on July 3, 2007
...e American Medical Association ( AMA ) has issued a report giving "mixed reviews on the use of implanted radio frequency identification (RFID) based technology to keep track of medical patients.&...
There is Hope for Oral Insulin
in Daily Diabetic, on June 22, 2007
... The ADA 67th Scientific Sessions in Chicago started today and there has been a noisy buzz on everything diabetes.
However, what picked my interest more is the research development on oral insul... ...le) - that could solve the problem of the body's immune system recognizing and attacking alien, implanted insulin cells. The said gel capsule is designed with a view to camouflage the insulin-prod...
Frozen eggs
in The Parenting Weblog, on May 13, 2007
...t she's ready to have children, she can easily "withdraw" her frozen eggs and have it implanted into her womb.
Tessa, one of the first women in Britain to have her eggs frozen through a...
Kalifornien will RFID von Schule(n) verbannen
in RFID Weblog, on April 20, 2007
...would be prohibited from requiring students to carry RFID cards (or, presumably, be implanted with 'em) until 2011, when the practice would be reconsidered, according to The Register. Democrat Joe...
CardioMEMS, Inc. Conducted First Patient Implant of Wireless Pressure Sensor for Hypertension Monitoring
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 27, 2007
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CardioMEMS, Inc. 's wireless pressure sensor has been successfully implanted surgically into the wrist of three severely hypertensive patients at Hospital DIPRECA in Santiago, Chile by ca... ...
CardioMEMS, Inc. 's wireless pressure sensor has been successfully implanted surgically into the wrist of three severely hypertensive patients at Hospital DIPRECA in Santiago, Chile by ca...
18 Diabetics Get RFID Implants in VeriChip Trial
in The Wireless Weblog, on March 14, 2007
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Silicon.com's Jo Best reports today that VeriChip has implanted its VeriMed RFID chips in 18 diabetics at the Atlanta Diabetes Expo .
"The diabetics will now be added to the dat...
Lost Pet, Found Again!
in Tech Without Wires, on March 8, 2007
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Instead of requiring an inconvenient visit to the veterinarian to Scan information [[like implanted ID chips or whatever they're called, right? Might want to add that]], the Rescue Colla...
Birth Control Using Implanon
in Well Woman Blog, on March 1, 2007
...oven safe for a woman to use.
Now a new one has come on the scene. Will this be the one women have been waiting for? It's called Implanon. The Implanon web site describes it this way:
IMPLANON... ... Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for sale in the United States. The matchstick-sized device is implanted by specially trained doctors under the skin of the inner side of the upper arm. It releases ...
Keep an eye on your exotic pets with RFID
in The RFID Weblog, on February 19, 2007
...enforcement officers from the trouble of tracking down the owners of these pets too. A new rule has been adopted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission under which various reptiles w... ...c pets' before they cause any trouble for others, the state of Florida wants that these pets be implanted with low frequency RFID tags in order to keep an eye on them. This will also save the wild...
The politics and markets of unspeakable jargon
in Sox First, on February 6, 2007
... . In his book Unspeak , journalist Steven Poole talks about how a new form of rhetoric is implanted in our brains, creating confusion and silencing opposing viewpoints. The ''war on ...
Wireless Monitoring for Abdominal Aneurysms
in The Wireless Weblog, on February 3, 2007
...?" says 74-year-old Tom Normand, who was one of the first people in Arizona to have the device implanted.
"It's great. I mean, it's always very exciting to be able to offer patient...
Whistleblower Says Wireless Makes Medtronic's Concerto Unstable
in The Wireless Weblog, on January 31, 2007
...t rhythm ," the article states, noting that more than 11,000 of the devices have already been implanted in patients.
Former Medtronic employee Christopher Fuller says the company ignored ... ...hythm ," the article states, noting that more than 11,000 of the devices have already been implanted in patients.
Former Medtronic employee Christopher Fuller says the company ignored his c...
Human Trials Begin In Breakthrough Diabetes Treatment
in Daily Diabetic, on January 30, 2007
... Would you mind a few billion pig cells being implanted into you? Some Type 1 diabetics may not.
Pig cell islets are being heralded as a possible 'cure' for Type 1 diabetes, and human tri...
Introducing the RFID Tattoo
in The Wireless Weblog, on January 16, 2007
...nder the skin to be read from over a meter away."
Unlike expensive RFID chips that are often implanted in pets or stapled to farm animals' ears, Ray says the new system "uses an array ...
Using Stem Cells to Treat Lower Back Pain Due to Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 28, 2006
... patients' own mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and a naturally occurring collagen gel that can be implanted through a minimally-invasive surgical technique.
"The gel used, produced by Arthroki...
Would You Know if an RFID Tag Had Been Implanted in You?
in The RFID Weblog, on December 1, 2006
Is it possible to implant an RFID tag in someone without them knowing about it?
Mark Roberti, the Editor of the RFID Journal, says "nope." Or, more precisely, he says it "would be difficult."
Now, why is this even a question he is asking? Well, it relates to his recent blog...
Rheos™ Baroreflex Hypertension Therapy™ System, Implantable Device that Gives Significant Reduction In Blood Pressure
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 21, 2006
...ug-resistant hypertension (who have a systolic blood pressure of 160 mmHg or greater) that has been initially implanted at The University of Rochester in March 2005 as part of a clinical trial and s... ...pertension (who have a systolic blood pressure of 160 mmHg or greater) that has been initially implanted at The University of Rochester in March 2005 as part of a clinical trial and since then has p...
Orthopedic Implants and Metal Allergies
in Allergies, on November 20, 2006
...quent complications due to allergies, particularly for patients who are high risk or those who have been sensitized to certain metals.
In cases like these, non-allergenic titanium or stainless steel ... ...eceiving metal implants for pectus excavatum, or sunken chest, had allergic reactions to metal bars implanted into their chests.
Doctors therefore advise that before receiving implants, patients woul...
RFID to Measure Your Glucose Levels
in The RFID Weblog, on October 30, 2006
...or chip equipped with a glucose sensor, passive transponder and integrated circuitry enables anyone implanted with the microchip to painlessly scan it for determining their level of glucose concentrat...
Digital Angel and VeriChip Awarded Patent on Diabetes Implant
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 26, 2006
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Gizmodo's Travis Hudson reports that Digital Angel has been awarded a patent for their embedded biosensor, a diabetes monitoring system that uses an implanted RFID chip. The chip will be ... ... has been awarded a patent for their embedded biosensor, a diabetes monitoring system that uses an implanted RFID chip. The chip will be marketed and distributed by Digital Angel's sister company...
Biomedical Device Uses Nanotechnology to Monitor Bone Healing
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 24, 2006
...isible on a radiograph.
The technology, for which a provisional US patent application has already been filed, may also be applied to artificial knees, hip replacement and other joint therapy.
Sourc... ...ess microsensor to monitor the bone healing process after surgery. The device, which is permanently implanted on a joint, uses nanotechnology to measure " osseointegration ", or the degree t...
Moving Notification From Pocket to Wrist
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 2, 2006
...e are looking for that level of notification, they should skip the watch and jump directly to chips implanted in the skull .
Via I4U ...
All Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Heart Valve Implantees: Please Read, Important Notice
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 14, 2006
... may result in death or serious injury.
Worldwide, approximately 86,000 of these heart valves were implanted in patients. Under a class action settlement agreement in the Bowling, et al. v. Pfizer In...
Scientists Increasingly Hopeful Of Diabetes Cure
in Daily Diabetic, on August 30, 2006
... disease.
The researchers took tissues from pigs - tissues that would have become pancreases - and implanted them into rats. The tissues helped control blood sugar, Curing the rats' diabet...
Biological Pacemakers Using Gene Therapy
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 28, 2006
...rapy to treat heart arrhythmias will be more permanent, reliable and less invasive alternative to implanted electronic devices.
Read the mediLexicon report for more details.
[Photo: Cleveland C...
Fifth Artificial Heart Implant Conducted by Aurora St. Luke's Cardiac Team
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 24, 2006
... The fifth artificial heart implant in the United States and the first in Wisconsin have been conducted earlier this month by a cardiac surgery team led by Alfred Tector, M. D. at Aurora St. Luke&#... ...herapeutic advancements to reduce the risk of strokes and internal bleeding."
Dr. Tector had implanted 10 Jarvik-7 Artificial Hearts , the last in 1997.
Source: PR Newswire
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First Myopia Treatment Using STAAR's Visian ICL™, Conducted in China
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 23, 2006
...mpany (Nasdaq: STAA )'s Visian ICLs™ (Implantable Collamer lenses ) have recently been surgically implanted in China following the product's marketing approval by the State Food a... ... STAA )'s Visian ICLs™ (Implantable Collamer lenses ) have recently been surgically implanted in China following the product's marketing approval by the State Food and Drug Administ...
VeriChip Seeks to Implant RFID Tags in U.S. Troops
in The Wireless Weblog, on August 23, 2006
...is and Bill Myers say the chip, as implanted in Wired Magazine's Annalee Newitz , has already been hacked by software engineer Jonathan Westhues . "VeriChip puts absolutely no secur... ...iers, to replace dog tags.
But The Examiner's David Francis and Bill Myers say the chip, as implanted in Wired Magazine's Annalee Newitz , has already been hacked by software engin...
Nanotech bio-battery to power artificial retina
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 21, 2006
...ries - for a wide array of implantable devices, starting with an artificial retina that has already been developed at the Doheny Eye Institute at the University of Southern California. The artificial ... ...
A multidisciplinary team is developing a nano-size battery that one day could be implanted in the eye to power an artificial retina .
The project is just one to be undertaken at the new National ...
Are You Ready For The Ajax Attacks?
in Java Entrepreneur, on August 7, 2006
...to spammers in Europe; and Spaceflash, which installed adware (advertisements and tracking programs implanted surreptitiously) on the hard drives of more than a million MySpace users.
Those for-profi...
Is It Possible To Clone VeriChip?
in The RFID Weblog, on July 27, 2006
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VeriChip claims that its RFID chips cannot be counterfeited but this claim has been busted by hackers who have gone ahead and demonstrated how a human implanted RFID chip could be cloned at a ha... ...erfeited but this claim has been busted by hackers who have gone ahead and demonstrated how a human implanted RFID chip could be cloned at a hacking conference. This demonstration is in contrast to ...
An RFID Bill of Rights: Keep That Tag Off My Back!
in The Wireless Weblog, on July 25, 2006
...technology," Trebilcock writes. "The bill makes it a crime to require an individual to be implanted with an RFID tag or microchip that could be used to track their movements."
And it&...
REs 2006-07-23
in Wangtam, on July 24, 2006
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FDA Approves Contraceptive Implant, Implanon
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 23, 2006
... An implantable contraceptive that has been sold in more than 30 countries has finally been approved in the US . Implanon (etonogestrel implant) 68mg is a 1.5-inch-long rod designed to be implante... ...n approved in the US . Implanon (etonogestrel implant) 68mg is a 1.5-inch-long rod designed to be implanted underneathe the skin of the upper arm. From there, it will release a slow and steady dose ...
Implantable Contraceptive: Implanon™, Approved by USFDA
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 21, 2006
...ts to try to become pregnant, Implanon™ can be removed at any time wanted to. This device has been used world wide by some 2.5 million women in more than 30 countries since 1998.
Implanon™ will beco... ... The USFDA approved a type of contraceptive that would be implanted in the upper arm to prevent pregnancy for up to three years.
The device is called Implanon™ , made by Organon USA , a Roseland,...
Gold treatment and fake botox hit the market
in Are you a beauty?, on July 14, 2006
...Association of Cosmetology and Modelling," is situated in the downtown area of Nanjing. It has been shut down for further investigation, and three staff have been arrested.
Products confiscated ... ...n gold," as being a particularly dangerous product and highly illegal. Lines of solid gold are implanted under the skin, which is claimed to remove wrinkles for up to five years. The salon report...
Diabetes' "Holy Grail"
in Daily Diabetic, on July 13, 2006
...t out of the patient's hands," Kowalski said.
The artificial pancreas would consist of an implanted insulin pump and sensor that would essentially act as the pancreas by detecting blood-suga...
Medical Monitoring via Bluetooth
in The Wireless Weblog, on July 5, 2006
...old Kenneth Jones has wireless technology to thank for an improved quality of life. A device implanted in Jones' chest sends data wirelessly (via Bluetooth ) to a tabletop hub in his home,...
Implanted Gold Beads Reveal Unseen Parts of The Eye
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 20, 2006
...hese tiny gold beads into various areas in the eye which are normally difficult to visualize. These implanted beads are then visualized using a digital dental-type x-ray system and 3-dimensional recon...
Engineering Muscle Tissue-Derived Myoblasts Create Electrically-Conducting Tissue For The Heart
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 20, 2006
...channel ions from cell to cell, connecting the cells electrically.
When the engineered tissue was implanted into rats, between the right atrium and right ventricle, the implanted cells integrated w...
Wisconsin Gives Seal To Anti Human RFID Chipping Law
in The RFID Weblog, on June 4, 2006
...sconsin Governor Jim Doyle has signed a law which makes it illegal to require an individual to be implanted with a microchip. Anybody breaking this law could be subjected to a fine of up to $10,000 ...
Is It Feasible To Implant Migrant Workers?
in The RFID Weblog, on June 1, 2006
... of VeriChip Corporation proposed in a national television that their RFID tracking tags could be implanted on immigrants and guest workers. This statement was made in response to Bush administratio...
I've Got You Under My Skin
in The Techwear Weblog, on May 17, 2006
... Often enough I talked about "the club in Barcelona where people use implanted RFID chips as an entry ticket and to pay the bill." Here is the full report by CNN's Robyn Curnow live fr...
