A new device that researchers developed aims to bring a new artificial pancreas that is more suitable as an implant for the body, focusing on diabetic patients that need the organ. It claims to avoid any buildup of scar tissue on the device and it will reduce the risk of inflammation or other related concerns that affect patients and cause problems in the long run.
New Device Aims to Avoid Scar Tissue Buildup for Artificial Pancreas
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A soft robotic device may be the answer to replacing traditional medical implants that mostly face problems due to inflammation and scar tissue buildup that may lead to infection or future problems. According to MIT News' release, it does not rely on immunosuppressing drugs and may help in creating an artificial pancreas to treat diabetes.
It is a different approach compared to medical implants for the disease, especially for those with pancreatic problems already present within their bodies. Instead of a drug-delivery implant that already puts the device inside, there would be a new medical device that inflates and deflates every 12 hours on its site.
No More Implant Problems, Inflammation from this New Tech
According to Interesting Engineering, the researchers developed a way to avoid the immune cells from building up around the device, which traditional implants face in their uses. Moreover, it helps in bringing the person a less invasive medical procedure.
The device aims to extend the lifetime of implantable devices and avoid another surgery to replace them when the time comes.
Implant Technology Available Now
Implants are the future of medical technology, especially for those that do not have the luxury of waiting for an organ to be available from donors or for the deceased to continue with life. One of the most prominent implant technology under development now is Elon Musk's Neuralink, particularly what it is working on for the world to use soon.
However, there are no updates from the company's development for its neural devices.
Other devices focus on integrating technology into a person, and one of them is CARMAT's prosthetic heart which aims to replace an important organ to function when the original one faces problems already.
The first artificial heart implant was given to a 39-year-old US patient that worked successfully and provides the needs of the body.
Now, there is a new implant technology for the world and it aims to bring a helping hand to those who need it, focusing on avoiding any scar tissue buildup that would lead to future problems. The artificial pancreas would also work for helping with diabetes, particularly with the insulin needs of a person for their sugar regulation.
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