Implant
91Microchip implant (human) — For use in animals, see Microchip implant (animal). The hand of microchip implant hobbyist Amal Graafstra, just after an operation to insert an RFID tag. The yellow coloration comes from iodine used to disinfect the hand for surgery. A human… …
92Subdermal implant — A subdermal implant refers to a kind of body jewelry that is placed underneath the skin, therefore allowing the body to heal over the implant and creating a raised design. These kinds of implants fall under the broad category of body modification …
93Brain implant — Brain implants, often referred to as neural implants, are technological devices that connect directly to a biological subject s brain usually placed on the surface of the brain, or attached to the brain s cortex. A common purpose of modern brain… …
94Auditory brainstem implant — An Auditory Brain Stem Implant (ABI) is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf, due to sensorineural hearing impairment (due to illness or injury damaging the cochlea or auditory …
95Retinal implant — A retinal implant is a biomedical implant technology currently being developed by a number of private companies and research institutions worldwide. The implant is meant to partially restore useful vision to people who have lost theirs due to… …
96Transdermal implant — Transdermal implants are a form of body modification used both in a medical and aesthetic context. In either case, they consist of an object placed partially below and partially above the skin, thus transdermal. The skin around it generally heals …
97Microchip implant (animal) — For use in humans, see Microchip implant (human). Microchip implant in a cat. A microchip implant is an identifying integrated circuit placed under the skin of a dog, cat, horse, parrot or other animal. The chips are about the size of a large… …
98Extraocular implant — An extraocular implant (also known as eyeball jewelry) is a cosmetic implant involving a tiny piece of decorative jewelry which is implanted within the superficial, interpalpebral conjunctiva of the human eye. Contents 1 History and culture 2… …
99Osseointegrated implant (dental) — Osseointegration of Dental Implants refers to the process of bone growing right up to the implant surface. No soft tissue connects the bone to the surface of the implant. No scar tissue, cartilage or ligament fibers are present between the bone… …
100Deutsche Cochlear Implant Gesellschaft — Die Deutsche Cochlear Implant Gesellschaft e.V. (DCIG) ist ein Dachverband zur Vertretung der Interessen von Cochlea Implantat(CI) Trägern. Der Sitz befindet sich in Illertissen. Geschichte Der Verein wurde im Februar 1987 in Hannover gegründet.… …
