An Implantable Medical Devices is one that is inserted into your body during a medical treatment, such as surgery, and is meant to remain there thereafter.

 

Implantable Medical Devices

Implants are devices that are used to replace any missing biological structure in the body, improve operating efficiency, or maintain a faulty arrangement in the body. The majority of medical devices implanted in the human body via surgical procedures are medically necessary and play an important role in extending patients' lives.

The U.S. Implantable Medical Devices market is estimated to account for US$ 86,446.3 Mn in terms of value in 2020 and is expected to reach US$ 150,299.3 Mn by the end of 2027.  Many implanted medical devices, such as the pacemaker, cochlear implant, and real-time blood pressure sensors, have been invented and enhanced thanks to rapid breakthroughs in scientific and technical technologies. Because of the impending super-aged society, which will result in more consumers for medical equipment, this trend of advancement in medical devices will continue.

The inside body is a unique environment brimming with electrical, chemical, mechanical, and salty-marine processes. As a result, throughout the development stage, electrical connection and communication, corrosion, resilience, and hermeticity are all important elements to consider. The user, medical personnel, and engineer or technician are the major participants in the development stage.

A medical device is considered implantable if it is partially or completely implanted into the human body, either surgically or medically, and is intended to remain there after the process. According to Jiang and Zhou, 8% to 10% of the population in the United States and 5% to 6% of the population in industrialised nations have had an implanted medical device for restoring body functions, improving quality of life, or extending lifespan.

Implantable medical devices or systems have progressed over the last six decades thanks to advances in science and engineering, particularly in microelectronics, biotechnology, and materials. From Zoll's first report on electrical heart stimulation in 1952 to Cardiomems' introduction of the first commercialised wireless blood pressure measurement system in 2010, medical experts have made valiant efforts to improve the quality of patients' lives with medical devices like the implantable cardiac defibrillator, cochlear implant, implanted bladder stimulator, and implantable wireless pressure sensor.

Implantable medical devices like these were created to detect a physiological response in real time or to control physiological organs. Many researchers have recently concentrated on the creation of implantable real-time vital monitoring devices that run continuously in subsecond periods, thanks to the superminiaturization of electronic circuitry and mechanical components. Medical systems may transition from reacting to accidents after they happen to self-managing incidents before they happen, thanks to implanted real-time vital monitoring devices. The EndoSure of Cardiomems, for example, can identify intraoperative stent graft leaks when placed into the aorta to assess intrasac pressure during endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and endovascular thoracic aortic aneurysm repair.