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Safety Evaluation of Lumbar Stand-Alone Cage [PDF]
Recently, interbody fusion cage devices have been developed and used for lumbar reconstruction. Stand-alone cages reduce segmental mobility. In this study, we evaluated mechanical properties and biocompatibility of lumbar stand-alone cages. Evaluation of
Mun-Hwan Lee +4 more
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Microscale Sensor Fabrication on Curved Needle Surfaces
Sensor-integrated needles with impedance or other electrochemical sensors have gained increased attention in research. Their potential use is widespread and covers applications such as early disease diagnostics or needle guidance for needle-based ...
Liu Jan +4 more
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Regulatory considerations for animal studies of biomaterial products
Animal studies play a vital role in validating the concept, feasibility, safety, performance and efficacy of biomaterials products during their bench-to-clinic translation.
Maobo Cheng +12 more
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Simulation and Experimental Investigation of a Hollow, Bipolar Needle Electrode
Localized impedance measurements at the needle tip identifying the present tissue type could aid clinicians in needle procedures. To assess the sensitivity field of a hollow, bipolar needle electrode, a 3D finite element approach using COMSOL ...
Liu Jan +4 more
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This study aimed at implementing practice to build a standardized protocol to test the performance of computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithms for pulmonary nodules.
Hao Wang +5 more
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Robotic Scrub Nurse: Surgical Instrument Handling with a Granular Jamming Gripper
The global shortage of healthcare staff has led to high workloads and subsequent risks to patient well-being. One of the professions affected is that of the scrub nurse.
Schäfer Max B. +5 more
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Clinical Trial Assessment Principles of National Class III Medical Devices in China
Class III medical devices are defined as those which are implanted inside the human body and applied to maintain normal life and retain original tissue or organic functions.
Yue Min +5 more
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The regulation of medical devices and the role of the Medical Devices Agency [PDF]
This article reviews the regulation of medical devices in the UK and Europe and compares the regulatory regime with that for pharmaceuticals. The regulation of devices follows the ‘New Approach’ policy of the EC Commission and involves more self‐regulation and conformity assessment.
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In this work, corrosion resistance of the passive films formed on a biomedical grade NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) surface in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) was improved using a simple linear cyclic potentiodynamic polarization technique.
Ming Chang +8 more
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Interpolation time-optimized aortic pulse wave velocity estimation by 4D flow MRI
Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging-based pulse wave velocity (4D flow PWV) estimation is a promising tool for measuring regional aortic stiffness for non-invasive cardiovascular disease screening.
Sungho Park +3 more
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