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the body agrees to host foreign material as long as it stays exactly still forever.
means a medical device surgically placed inside the body to replace, support, or enhance a structure or function.
from root implantare, latin for to plant into, first used medically in the 1800s for dental roots, long before silicone made it a household word.
osseointegrationtitanium literally fuses to living bone, no glue needed
rejection riskbody treats foreign material as intruder without proper coating
first pacemakerimplanted in 1958, lasted only three hours
cochlear implantsbypass the ear entirely, wire sound straight to nerve
for instance
pacemaker — arne larsson got the first one in sweden, 1958
cochlear implant — restores hearing by stimulating auditory nerve directly
breast implants — silicone version introduced by dow corning in 1962
dental implants — per-ingvar branemark discovered titanium bone fusion by accident, 1952