Tecnología Médica

Tecnología Médica

The sextech industry and innovative devices for treating sexual dysfunction
27/03/2024 - Since the digital revolution, there has been a notable increase in the use and popularity of sex toys and innovative sexual devices, which can be attributed to advancements in technology. The sex...
Fully bioresorbable hybrid opto-electronic neural implant system for simultaneous electrophysiological recording and optogenetic stimulation
27/03/2024 - Bioresorbable neural implants based on emerging classes of biodegradable materials offer a promising solution to the challenges of secondary surgeries for removal of implanted devices required for...
In-vivo integration of soft neural probes through high-resolution printing of liquid electronics on the cranium
04/03/2024 - Current soft neural probes are still operated by bulky, rigid electronics mounted to a body, which deteriorate the integrity of the device to biological systems and restrict the free behavior of a...
Dorsal root ganglion stimulation for the treatment of joint pain with predominantly nociceptive characteristics: A case series
27/03/2023 - Introduction: Dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRG-S) has recently emerged as a novel therapy in neuromodulation that demonstrated a higher rate of success than spinal...
Pneumatically Actuated MR-Safe Parallel Robot for Deep Brain Stimulation Electrode Implantation
31/03/2022 - Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been widely used in clinical practice as an effective therapy for neurological disorders. MR-conditional robot-assisted electrode implantation has attracted more...
Deionized Water Insulator Loaded Brain-Implanted UWB Antenna
21/03/2022 - We propose a novel configuration of an insulator for human-head implanted UWB antenna. The insulator is 3D printed with a biocompatible material and is filled with a deionized water of high...
Wireless Power Transfer to a Visual Prosthesis: 100 mW at 6.78 MHz
21/03/2022 - An inductive wireless power transfer system for a neural implant is presented. The prototype can transfer 100 $mathbf{mW}$ at 6. $mathbf{78}$ MHz transcutaneously for $0.08leq kleq 0.31$, which...
Small Triple-Band Meandered PIFA for Brain-Implantable Bio-telemetric Systems: Optimization of Substrate/Superstrate Effectiveness
21/03/2022 - We optimize and characterize our latest reported small triple-band implantable planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) resonating at Medical Device Radiocommunication Service (MedRadio) band...
Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy to Study the in vivo Evolution of the Electrochemical Properties of Neural Implants
21/03/2022 - Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is widely used in biomedical technology, for instance to monitor the body composition of patients or for the electrochemical characterization...
Analysis of a poly(E-decalactone)/silver nanowire composite as an electrically conducting neural interface biomaterial
18/02/2022 - Background Advancement in polymer technologies, facilitated predominantly through chemical engineering approaches or through the identification and utilization of novel renewable...
A Light-Tolerant Wireless Neural Recording IC for Motor Prediction With Near-Infrared-Based Power and Data Telemetry
16/02/2022 - Miniaturized and wireless near-infrared (NIR)-based neural recorders with optical powering and data telemetry have been introduced as a promising approach for safe long-term monitoring with the...
Compact Quad-band Meandered Implantable PIFA for Wireless Brain Care
09/02/2022 - In the growing efforts of promoting patients’ life quality through health technology solutions, implantable wireless biomedical telemetry systems have been identified as one of the...
Dual Output Regulating Rectifier for an Implantable Neural Interface
09/02/2022 - This paper presents the design of a power management circuit consisting of a dual output regulating rectifier configuration featuring pulse width modulation (PWM) and pulse frequency modulation...
Spinal Cord Stimulation Trends of Utilization and Expenditures in Fee-For-Service (FFS) Medicare Population from 2009 to 2018
26/11/2021 - Background: Spinal cord stimulation has been utilized with increasing frequency in managing chronic intractable spinal pain and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in...
Feasibility of Real-Time Conditional Sacral Neuromodulation Using Wireless Bladder Pressure Sensor
05/11/2021 - Continuous sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is used to treat overactive bladder, reducing urine leakage and increasing capacity. Conditional SNM applies stimulation in response to changing bladder...
Micro-LED Array-Based Photo-Stimulation Devices for Optogenetics in Rat and Macaque Monkey Brains
05/11/2021 - Optogenetics is a powerful tool for controlling biological functions using light. Optical fibers have been extensively utilized in optical stimulation devices for optogenetics. However, the use of...
A CMOS Dual-Mode Brain-Computer Interface Chipset With 2-mV Precision Time-Based Charge Balancing and Stimulation-Side Artifact Suppression
05/11/2021 - This article presents a multipolar neural stimulation and mixed-signal neural data acquisition (DAQ) chipset for fully implantable bi-directional brain-computer interfaces (BD-BCIs). The...
Baseline Features Extraction from Microelectrode Array Recordings in an in vitro model of Acute Seizures using Digital Signal Processing for Electronic Implementation
09/09/2021 - Latest advances in CMOS technology, neuromorphic computing and flexible electronics are leading the way to a new era of brain implantable devices that promise to provide innovative and more...
Low-Impedance Graphene – PEDOT-PSS Electrodes for Neural Recording and Stimulation in Implantable Medical Devices
01/09/2021 - Flexible electrode arrays with low impedance are becoming critical to enhance single-neuron sensing with high sensitivity. Such electrodes should be scalable to micron dimensions and yet retain...