Sentence examples for permanent implantation from inspiring English sources

In the beginning, meaning 1982, there was the Jarvik-7, an artificial heart made of plastic and metal and intended for permanent implantation in a human being.

These days, the state of the art has advanced to a point where the F.D.A. is mulling the possibility of again approving artificial hearts for permanent implantation — no longer a bridge but a "destination therapy".

They hope to carry out the first permanent implantation of their new electrodes in November.But to create full mobility, what is not clear is how a patient might control such a system.

The average follow-up after permanent implantation was 7.8 months.

Existing anchoring technology may allow permanent implantation without significant migration.

This device shows promise in end-stage heart failure for permanent implantation and bridge to transplantation.

The U.S. government has reportedly explored the grinder path with permanent implantations in a collaboration project with DARPA.

The need for new permanent pacemaker implantation was higher after CoreValve implantation (17% CV vs. 7% Edwards, P = 0.2), but the difference did not reach statistical significance.

We report the design of a nanoparticle depot (NPD) system for local delivery of gold nanoparticles (AuNP) that facilitates their controlled release and is implantable into tumors by permanent seed implantation (PSI) brachytherapy techniques.

Within radiation therapy, patients and physicians can now make the choice between conformal external beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy permanent seed implantation, and high dose rate brachytherapy temporary seed implantation.

And implantation involves a series of procedures — including one surgery to insert a skin-stretching device in the chest, followed by saline injections to expand the breast, another surgery to put in a permanent implant and a final surgery to attach a nipple — creating more occasions for infection to occur, Dr. Colen said.