The present invention relates to a spacer device including a sensor as well as electronic means for obtaining and transmitting the data detected by the sensor.

A valve monitoring assembly, constituted of: a prosthetic valve, constituted of a frame and leaflets positioned at least partially within the frame, that regulate blood flow through the prosthetic valve; and a monitoring apparatus constituted of: at least one sensor associated with the prosthetic valve, wherein the at least one sensor is selected from the group consisting of: flow sensor, pressure sensor, and temperature sensor; a local control circuitry; at least one communication component configured to wirelessly transmit signals; and an energy harvesting power source, configured to be secured to a patient and comprising a self-powered energy harvesting mechanism and an energy storage member, wherein the energy storage member is configured to store energy generated by the self-powered energy harvesting mechanism, and wherein the energy harvesting power source is configured to supply power to the at least one sensor, the local control circuitry and/or the at least one communication component.

Provided herein are cranial implant devices that include a cranial implant housing configured for subgaleal scalp implantation within, beneath, and/or over at least one cranial opening of a subject. The cranial implant housing comprises a substantially anatomically-compatible shape and is fabricated from one or more sonolucent materials that permit transmission of mechanical waves through the sonolucent materials when the cranial implant device is subgaleally implanted. The cranial implant housing also includes a pressure sensor operably connected to the cranial implant housing, which pressure sensor is configured to sense intracranial pressure (ICR). The cranial implant housing also includes at least a first controller operably connected to the pressure sensor, which first controller is configured to selectively effect the pressure sensor to sense the ICR within a cranium of the subject to generate ICP data and to transmit the ICP data to an ICP data receiver. In addition, the cranial implant housing also includes a power source operably connected or connectable at least to the first controller. Other aspects are directed to various related systems, computer readable media, and methods.

Systems and methods for psycho-signal processing. According to an aspect, a method includes receiving a visual representation of a subject. The method also includes performing a structured motion operation on the received visual representation to generate a modified visual representation of the subject. The method further includes presenting, via a user interface, the modified visual representation.

A pump is connected between penile cylinder(s) and a reservoir of a prosthesis. A squeezing pressure applied to the penile cylinder moves a first liquid volume out of the cylinder and into a first chamber of the pump, which displaces a piston inside of the pump. Displacement of the piston creates a vacuum space (a second chamber) between the piston and the housing of the pump, and a second liquid volume is drawn out of the reservoir and into the vacuum space. A return spring pushes the piston back to its starting position, which pushes both the first liquid volume and the second liquid volume out of the pump and into the penile cylinders.

This application relates to a breast implant and an apparatus for sensing an abnormality of the breast implant. In one aspect, the breast implant includes a shell including an injection hole and forming an outer cover of the breast implant and a filler of a gel state injected into the shell through the injection hole. The breast implant may also include a first patch configured to seal the injection hole, the first patch including a first sensor module. The breast implant may further include a second patch configured to be attached on at least one of a second position facing the first position and a third position to which a pressure due to a gravity is applied when the breast implant is inserted in a breast and a body is kept upright without an external pressure applied, the second patch including a second sensor module.

A blood clot removal device for removing blood clots from the vascular system of a patient is implantable in the patient's body. The blood clot removal device comprises a blood flow passageway to be connected to the patient's vascular system to allow circulation of the patient's blood through the blood flow passageway, a filter provided in the blood flow passageway for collecting blood clots occurring in the blood flowing through the blood flow passageway, and a cleaning device for moving blood clots collected by the filter out of the blood flow passageway. By means of such blood clot removal device, the risk of blood clots reaching sensitive areas of the patient's body, such as the brain, is reduced.

Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.

An apparatus for controlling a degradation rate of an artificial bone in vitro, a degradation method, and an artificial bone are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a variable resistor; and a wearable component, comprising: a metal wire electrically connected in series with the variable resistor and configured to generate an alternating magnetic field; and an insulating textile layer by which the outside of the metal wire is covered.

Medical devices coupled to a sensor, and systems including such devices, can generate data and analysis based on that data, which may be used to identify and/or address problems associated with the implanted medical device, including incorrect placement of the device, unanticipated degradation of the device, and undesired movement of the device. Also provided are medical devices coupled to a sensor, and devices and methods to address problems that have been identified with an implanted medical device.