About Implant
An implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing biological structure, support a damaged biological structure, or enhance an existing biological structure. Medical implants are man-made devices, in contrast to a transplant, which is a transplanted biomedical tissue.
Parkinson's implant restores man's ability to walk
...By Michelle RobertsDigital health editorA man with advanced Parkinson s disease has been helped to walk again with a special Implant that stimulates nerves in his spine...
Musk start-up Neuralink seeks people for brain-implant trial
... A robot will help Implant a BCI that will let them control a computer cursor, or type, using thoughts alone...
‘Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent'
...By Elaine JungBBC World ServiceThousands of women in Greenland, including some as young as 12, had a contraceptive device Implanted in their womb - often without consent - as part of a Danish campaign to control Greenland s growing Inuit population in the 60s and 70s...
Elon Musk's Neuralink firm facing animal testing investigation - report
... The investigation into Neuralink Corp - which is developing a brain Implant - was opened in the US following complaints from staff, Reuters reports...
The microchip implants that let you pay with your hand
... And when it comes to Implantable payment chips, British-Polish firm, Walletmor, says that last year it became the first company to offer them for sale...
Bionic eyes: Obsolete tech leaves patients in the dark
...Hundreds of people who had retinal Implants to improve their sight face an uncertain future as the technology they rely on is now obsolete...
Google finds 'indiscriminate iPhone attack lasting years'
... The attack was said to be carried out using websites which would discreetly Implant malicious software to gather contacts, images and other data...
Elon Musk's Neuralink firm facing animal testing investigation - report
By Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, Washington
Elon Musk's medical device Company is reportedly being investigated for alleged animal welfare violations.
The Investigation into Neuralink Corp - which is developing a brain Implant - was opened in the US following complaints from staff, Reuters reports.
Staff have complained that Animal Testing is being rushed and is causing needless suffering and deaths, according to The News agency.
The Bbc has contacted Neuralink and the US government for comment.
Reuters, reports that The Company has killed about 1,500 animals since 2018 including pigs, sheep and monkeys.
The Number is not necessarily indicative of malpractice or wrongdoing, as medical companies of various kinds routinely use animals in experiments.
But dozens of documents seen by The News agency suggest growing concern within The Company about The Animal tests. Some failed tests reportedly had to be repeated, increasing The Number of animals that died in The Process .
Some employees' reportedly tied the failed tests to pressure from Mr Musk to accelerate research as The Company works to develop its brain Implant , which it has said could potentially help paralysed people walk again and address other neurological diseases.
The San Francisco Company - which was launched in 2016 - has already missed several of Mr Musk's deadlines to win regulatory approval and begin human clinical trials, several sources told Reuters.
Mr Musk has not commented on The Report .
The 51-year-old, who is The World 's richest person, wrote on Twitter last week that he was " confident the Neuralink device is ready for humans, so timing is a function of working through the approval process".
The Report adds to growing public scrutiny of Mr Musk, who completed his $44bn (£36. 16bn) takeover of Twitter last month.
He has fired thousands of staff, reinstated formerly banned users and stopped enforcing other policies,
Source of news: bbc.com
