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Conservative Safety Assessment of a Nitinol Microhook Coaptation Device on Intact Nerve

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Nerve Tape is a novel nerve coaptation device that eliminates the technical challenges of microsuturing. The device incorporates tissue‐engaging Nitinol microhooks within a flexible backing of decellularized porcine small intestine submucosa (SIS).
Jonathan Isaacs, Geetanjali S. Bendale, Ananya Gomatam, Hope T. Richard, Charles Reiter, Kush Savsani, Marc Mazur, Taylor Allen, Noah Clough   +8 more
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New and Emerging Artificial Urinary Sphincters for Male Stress Urinary Incontinence: From Gold Standard to Next Generation

Neurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction For more than four decades, the AMS‐800 has remained the clinical benchmark device for the treatment of male stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Although it remains the gold standard for male SUI, the AMS‐800 has continued to have limitations such as suboptimal post‐operative continence rates, fixed hydraulic pressure, need for ...
Erin C. Schnell, Connie N. Wang, Eric S. Rovner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Histological evaluation of a cochlear implant electrode array with electrically activated shape change for perimodiolar positioning

Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2018
For the treatment of deafness or severe hearing loss cochlear implants (CI) are used to stimulate the auditory nerve of the inner ear. In order to produce an electrode array which is both atraumatic and reaches a perimodiolar final position a design ...
Rau Thomas S., Suzaly N.úha, Pawsey Nick, Hügl Silke, Majdani Lenarz, Majdani Omid   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endoscopic small bowel therapies for type 2 diabetes

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Type 2 diabetes is a global epidemic despite current medical treatments. Many patients are not responsive to medications, and patients with obesity are hesitant about bariatric surgery. Studies investigating the metabolic effects of Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass have increasingly demonstrated that the duodenum plays a key role in the ...
Roma Patel, Zehra Naseem, Prisha Gattu, Stephen Firkins, Roberto Simons‐Linares   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preclinical Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of a Novel Controlled‐Expansion ePTFE‐Covered TIPS Stent in a Swine Model

Portal Hypertension &Cirrhosis, EarlyView.
This preclinical study evaluated a novel controlled‐expansion expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)‐covered transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) stent in 11 swine, demonstrating 100% technical success, excellent deployability, and durable 6‐month angiographic patency without thrombosis, migration, fracture, or device‐related toxicity.
Yi Xiang, Qi Zhang, Chuan Liu, Jiawei Zhang, Qingqiao Zhang, Changsheng Shi, Chunze Zhou, Yudong Zhang, Hongliang He, Hao Xie, Hui Shi, Haijian Guo, Wenjing Liu, Muqing Lin, Huajie Yu, Xiaolong Qi   +15 more
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Development of a measurement setup to determine the frictional properties of tissuemimicking materials for vascular models

Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
In this study, a measurement setup was developed to determine the frictional properties between tissue-mimicking and implant materials. Nitinol and Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) were selected as implant materials, while Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogel ...
Karcher Alisa, Schäfer Jenny, Cattaneo Giorgio, Sanchez Daniela   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Actuation Strategies for Underwater Jet‐Propelled Soft Robots

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This review article examines jet‐propulsion mechanisms in underwater soft robotic systems, focusing exclusively on physically fabricated and experimentally validated robots. Covering research published from 2013 to 2025, this study classifies and evaluates jet‐propulsion robots based on their actuation mechanisms.
Angel Kitone, Mohammed Anteet, Pawandeep S. Matharu, Yara Almubarak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Small‐Scale Magnetic Soft Robots for Medical Applications: From Laboratory to Clinical Use

SmartBot, EarlyView.
Small‐scale magnetic soft robots are emerging as promising platforms for minimally invasive diagnosis and therapy in complex in vivo environments. This review compares untethered and tethered medical magnetic robots in parallel across five translational stages, from basic performance testing to clinical evaluation.
Xingxing Ke, Shizhi Li, Tianrui Zhang, Yue Zhong, Songyang Li, Shuo Zhang, Zhiping Chai, Menghao Pu, Zisheng Zong, Haochen Yong, Xingxing Dong, Lanting Huang, Zhen Deng, Shuaizheng Yan, Yue Zhang, Zhaoju Zhu, Mingzhu Zhu, Linze Li, Ruiquan Chen, Shu Zhang, Chong Wu, Di Wu, Lei Yang, Rui Chen, Tongzhi Niu, Hongling Qin, Han Ding, Bingwei He, Siqi Wu, Zhigang Wu   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent progress on the development of hydrogel‐based microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

VIEW, EarlyView.
This study provides a comprehensive and up‐to‐date analysis of recent progress in HMN technology, covering fundamental transdermal delivery mechanisms and design principles, biomaterials used in HMN fabrication, drug loading and release strategies, and emerging therapeutic applications.
Mohammad Muhtasim Ittisaf, Salman Farsi Taharat, Md. Sadek Miah, Hasan Tasnim Salehin, M. Azam Ali, Shoeb Ahmed   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Catheterisation after urethral lengthening in transgender/gender‐diverse individuals: a randomised controlled trial (Safe Access for Bladder Entry in Transgender Men Following Penile Reconstruction [SAFE])

BJU International, EarlyView.
Objective To conduct a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to assess the efficacy of the Urethrotech urethral catheterisation device (UCD®; Urethrotech Ltd., Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, UK) catheter compared to a standard Foley catheter for catheterisation in post‐phalloplasty transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals following urethral ...
Anastasia Frost, Andrea Gobbo, Nim Christopher, David Ralph, Wai Gin Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source