title: Implantable microsystems for monitoring and neural rehabilitation, part I.
abstract: Miniaturised implantable biomedical microsystems are offering completely new product possibilities for diagnosis and therapy. Some of the latest developments are discussed here. Part I of this two-part article describes microdevices for diagnosing and monitoring blood, brain and intraocular pressure inside the body, and a retina implant system.
authors.affiliation: Biohybird Systems Department, Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering, St Ingbert, Germany. thomas.stieglitz@ibmt.fhg.de
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authors.lastname: Stieglitz
mesh_terms: D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004576:Electromyography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D008904:Miniaturization / Q000379:methods; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014159:Transducers