When a piece of hardware goes unsupported by a company, it can be frustrating. Bugs may no longer get fixed, or in the worst cases, perfectly good hardware can stop working entirely as software ...

Monash University is taking its feat to a whole new level with its most recent announcement that opens the world to the first human trials with brain implants using its Gennaris 'Bionic Eye' ...

You might have heard of the cochlear implant. It’s an electronic device also referred to as a neuroprosthesis, serving as a bionic replacement for the human ear. These implants have brought an ...

In more research, the Living Bionics project has been studying ways to better integrate medical devices that interact directly with the nervous system. Such devices include deep brain stimulation for ...

This collaboration brings together Advanced Bionics' three decades of expertise in cochlear implant innovation with Spiral Therapeutics' pioneering work in precision drug delivery technologies for the ...

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More than 350 people have a discontinued retinal implant in their eyeballs. The invention was once a cutting-edge option for restoring sight, but it has been replaced by newer technologies. The ...

Researchers from the Cortical Bionics Research Group have found a method to provide tactile sensation to spinal cord injury patients using a bionic arm, in a step that could significantly advance the ...

Forward-looking: A first-of-its-kind bionic chip, smaller than a grain of rice, has delivered remarkable results in early clinical trials by restoring functional vision to patients blinded by macular ...

Cell phones have been a big hit because they untether communications technology from the desk, giving anyone that capability anywhere. The logic of this trend would suggest that the next step might be ...

VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Bionics (AB), a global leader in cochlear implant technology, received Health Canada approval and announces it is bringing Marvel hearing technology to ...

Regaining your sight, only to have the world go dark again years later, is a frightening prospect facing at least 350 people with one type of bionic implant. Second Sight Medical Products, a biotech ...