Orthopedic Implants Articles
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What is 3D Printing Materials?
Introduction of 3D Printing Materials 3D printing has revolutionized the manufacturing industry, allowing the creation of complex and customized objects with ease. One critical aspect of 3D printing is the materials used, which greatly impact the functionality and compatibility of the final product. What are Biocompatible Materials in 3D Printing? Biocompatible materials play a crucial role in ...
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Unveiling Mysteries of Hydrophobic Polymers, Photochromic Materials, PVC Stabilizers, and Biocompatible Ceramics
In the field of materials science, there are various fascinating areas that have captured the attention of researchers and innovators worldwide. This article aims to shed light on four such intriguing topics: Hydrophobic Polymers, Photochromic Materials, PVC Stabilizers, and Biocompatible Ceramics. By delving into the mysteries surrounding these subjects, we can gain a deeper understanding of ...
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Unlocking the Potential: Nitinol Shape Memory Alloy's Applications in Modern Eng
From biomedical imaging and aerospace engineering to consumer products and research initiatives, Nitinol Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) is revolutionizing the modern engineering landscape. This ultra-flexible, temperature-responsive metal has quickly become a highly sought-after material for its remarkable properties. With an ability to store vast amounts of energy and then recall it later on demand, ...
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Corey’s Story: First Patient Treated with BEAR® Implant Going Strong After Six Years
Before any new medical technology is approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a considerable number of courageous patients must first agree to participate in clinical trials of the new technology – without any data on potential success rates. For the BEAR® Implant, that brave patient was Corey Peak, a recreational athlete who tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ...
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Heal Your Torn ACL with the BEAR Implant
The anterior cruciate ligament, better known as the ACL, is one of the four ligaments within the knee that connect the femur to the tibia. It’s also one of the most commonly injured ligaments in the knee, especially among athletes. Unlike many other ligaments in the body, the ACL does not have the ability to heal on its own. A thick liquid – called synovial fluid – reduces ...
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Newly Released FDA Guidelines for Sepsis Detection & what it Means for Hospitals
Executive Brief On September 28, 2022, the FDA released Clinical Decision Support, Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff. This guidance is long overdue, and with it comes the elimination of any protections for EHRs, or any other vendors, to pretend it’s OK to sell or deploy solutions for patient monitoring and care for life-threatening conditions like sepsis, that ...
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Titanium but not just titanium
Titanium and its alloys have many advantages as surgical implant materials, such as low density, high strength, good toughness, good biocompatibility, non-toxicity, low elastic modulus, good corrosion resistance, and low X-ray absorption rate Etc., thus occupying an increasingly important position in medical metal materials. Titanium and its alloys can be used for the repair and replacement of ...
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90+ reasons to smile
What happens when you bring 90+ expert dentistry and maxillofacial surgeon’s together in a room to unpack the burgeoning world of collagen membrane technology and digital dentistry? There are plenty of reasons to smile, that’s what. On Tuesday 7 August 2018, Australian regenerative medicine company Orthocell (ASX:OCC) sponsored and participated in an industry forum, Advances in ...
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Do You Really Know Hydroxyapatite?
As an important branch of biomedical materials, bioceramics are mainly used to manufacture hard tissue repair devices and artificial organs in vivo, and generally have good biocompatibility. According to the chemical activity in the physiological environment, bioceramics can be divided into three types: Nearly inert bioceramics, only weak or no chemical reaction occurs when exposed to the ...
By Matexcel
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Nitinol Applications
Although many nitinol applications are not well-known to the public, some applications are quite routine and familiar. The spectacle frame made of Nitinol severely deformed and then returned to normal. Similarly, a few years ago, when mobile phone antennas were made of Nitinol, they could bend without breaking or permanently bending. Another superelastic application of Nitinol is for orthodontic ...
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Laser Application in Periodontics
The use of lasers for periodontal treatment has become more complicated because the periodontium consists of both hard and soft tissues. Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy Dental plaque is known as the principal etiologic factor for the inflammatory periodontal disease; therefore, it is evident that treatment of the disease is dependent upon how much the plaque and its retentive factors are ...
By PIOON
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Intellijoint KNEE: How It Began to Where It is Now
Intellijoint Surgical is proud to announce a new, optional feature to the Intellijoint KNEE system. It helps provide quantitative measurements of femoral and tibial rotational alignment. Originally released back in 2020, Intellijoint KNEE is the second application following the company’s flagship product, Intellijoint HIP. The Intellijoint team has continued to innovate and expand ...
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Proximal Femur Responses to Sequential Therapy With Abaloparatide Followed by Alendronate in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis by 3D Modeling of Hip Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
ABSTRACT Previous subgroup analyses from the ACTIVE trial in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis (NCT01343004) using three-dimensional (3D)-processing of dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans indicated greater increases in total hip cortical volumetric bone mineral density (Ct.vBMD) and estimated indices of hip strength following 18 months of abaloparatide (ABL) versus placebo or ...
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Essential Facts about NovoSorb BTM
When trauma to the skin occurs, large areas of both the skin’s surface (epidermis) and deeper layers (dermis) may be destroyed. In many cases, large full-thickness wounds may require temporization due to the lack of suitable donor sites for primary skin grafting. Clinical research[1] indicates the temporization of deep, large wounds with dermal scaffolds can not only help provide ...
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Full Arch Implant Planning Set Up with Medit i700
This used to be such a long process and we can bust them out in no time. take upper and lower scans in a minute. add lip line / face scan in medit. make multiple models and modifications in medit compare to prepare for the surgical ...
By CAD-Ray
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Value-Based Robotics, Pt.4: Micromate™ - Bringing Usability To The Operating Room
Our Value-Based Robotics series advances towards the actual clinical use of robotics and issues concerning practicality and surgeon onboarding and training. It is generally accepted that robotic surgical systems enable minimally invasive surgery and improve outcomes, including shorter recovery times, less scarring, and reduced healthcare costs. This being said, the jury is still out on whether ...
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Plasma medicine: Using cold atmospheric pressures in dermatology
The research of atmospheric plasma’s use for medical treatments has gathered apace over recent years. Plasma comprises charged particles as well as a range of other active components that are thought to interact with the body to produce desired affects in plasma medicine such as; electric current, UV radiation and reactive gas species these components are thought to be able to act ...
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Predictable Precision Implant Placement Using Dynamic Surgical Guidance: a Five-month Follow-up - Case study
The following case was performed at the Pacific Dental Convention’s Live Surgical Stage held March 8th, 2018 in Vancouver, BC. The patient is a healthy 58 year old male with no known allergies or medical contra-indications to dental treatment. Patient presented with a Class III malocclusion for which he received both orthodontic and oral surgery consultations; however, he was not ...
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New Demand for Medical Devices also Increases Interest in Durable PTFE Products
General interest in the availability, efficiency and reliability of medical devices has never been so high. As with most things these days, this can be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Close to the core of medical device performance are PTFE tubing and FEP sheets, both of which offers a huge array of medical sector applications. These items are essential in reducing the effects of friction ...
By Fluorostore
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Could a COVID Vaccine threaten an endangered species and impact human health in the process?
What do you find at the intersection of COVID-19 and endangered species? There is a joke in there somewhere, but if you’re drawing a blank I’ll fill it in for you: horseshoe crabs. Yes, believe it or not, these prehistoric, ocean-dwelling creatures may find themselves on the edge of extinction after a COVID-19 vaccine is mass-produced and distributed worldwide. These large, ...
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