India plans national registry to track implantable medical devices and patientsIndia is set to launch a national registry for implantable medical devices. This initiative aims to track all devices and patients, ensurin...
21 May, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Elon Musk expects widespread use in US of self-driving cars this yearElon Musk predicts a significant shift in transportation. He stated that self-driving cars without human oversight will become more common ...
18 May, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
In 1956, Wilson Greatbatch Made a Simple Wiring Mistake at His Workbench: That Unexpected Pulse Led to the Modern PacemakerA chance mistake in 1956 by Wilson Greatbatch led to a groundbreaking discovery. He accidentally created a consistent electrical signal res...
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ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or Bankrupt - Part 54: Will manufacturing capability help this firm move into defence space?The auto ancillary sector is being forced to answer a difficult question: When technology changes, which suppliers remain relevant and whic...
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Sun Pharma closes in on Organon buy, gets set for $12 billion binding bidSun Pharmaceutical Industries is nearing a $12 billion acquisition of Organon & Co, marking its most significant overseas expansion. Follow...
10 Apr, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
Beijing-backed brain chip firm says it is 3 years behind Elon Musk's NeuralinkNeuCyber's frontier Beinao-2 product is an invasive BCI with flexible electrodes that fully implant into the brain, currently undergoing ...
20 Mar, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Elon Musk’s Neuralink to implant Blindsight prosthesis in a human by 2025 endAccording to Musk, Blindsight is designed to allow those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see and even enable individuals w...
31 Mar, 2025, 10.52 PM IST
Neuralink implanted second trial patient with brain chip, Elon Musk saysNeuralink device has allowed the first patient to play video games, browse the internet, post on social media and move a cursor on his lapt...
05 Aug, 2024, 09.22 AM IST
Neuralink says implant had issues after first human surgeryIn the weeks following the January surgery on patient Noland Arbaugh, some of the electrode-studded threads that sit in the brain tissue be...
09 May, 2024, 08.53 AM IST
Want details on Elon Musk's brain implant trial? You'll have to ask himNeuralink does not have to divulge even basic details about its trial, including the facility where patients are being implanted with the d...
02 Feb, 2024, 04.42 PM IST
Musk's Neuralink venture unveils pig with computer chip in brainNeuralink aims to implant wireless brain-computer interfaces that include thousands of electrodes in the most complex human organ to help c...
29 Aug, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
Government notifies 15 medical devices as drugs for price regulationApart from catheters, stents and orthopaedic implants, the list also includes heart valves, intra-ocular lenses, syringes and needles.
25 Sep, 2019, 03.34 PM IST
This brain implant can work wonders for the visually-impaired, may help distinguish between light & darkThe device Orion helps people who lost their vision to injury or disease.
20 Sep, 2019, 03.09 PM IST
Say goodbye to bladder problems: This tiny, implantable device can work wondersThe device can detect overactivity in the bladder and then use light from LEDs to tamp down the urge to urinate.
03 Jan, 2019, 06.05 PM IST
After cardiac stents, government now caps knee implants price, cuts prices by up to 69%The decision comes a day after PM Narendra Modi announced from the ramparts of Red Fort in his Independence-Day speech that prices of knee ...
17 Aug, 2017, 03.09 PM IST
Government set to cap prices of essential medical devicesThe list is likely to include high-end medical devices such as stents, catheters and other such implants which are currently very expensive.
25 Apr, 2015, 09.21 AM IST
- Pacetronix to diversify into implantable devices
The company is also working with DAE to develop hi-tech lasers for medical implant welding and therapeutic use.
15 Dec, 2006, 07.20 PM IST