Implant

X-ray of a hip joint with an implant

An implant (from Latin in , 'into' and plantar ' to plant') is an artificial material implanted in the body that is supposed to remain there permanently or at least for a longer period of time. A distinction is often made between medical, plastic and functional implants. In contrast to the implant or the endoprosthesis , an exoprosthesis is attached to the outside of the body.

Medical implants

Their job is to support or replace body functions. Depending on their function, they are also known as implanted prostheses . Well-known examples are:

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
Pacemaker (HSM)
Stents and vascular prostheses
Cochlear implant
Retinal implant (visual prosthesis)
Deep brain stimulation
Bionic eye
Intraocular lens (replacement of the body's own lens, e.g. as part of cataract surgery)
In dentistry, dental implants are used as fastening anchors for artificial teeth, bridges or dentures.
Implants, which are used to create a depot for a drug (e.g. in contraceptives ). These will be replaced when used.
different forms of joint replacement
Materials used in trauma surgery for the surgical treatment of bone fractures ( osteosynthesis )
In neurosurgery , individual skull reconstructions made of titanium are used as bone substitutes for skull defects after trepanation or resection .
Penile prosthesis
Sphincter prosthesis
Dental implant

Plastic implants

Plastic implants are used in plastic surgery, for example, as a replacement for destroyed body parts or as an enlargement of existing body parts. The most famous implants are breast implants for breast enlargement .

Functional implants

They serve z. B. the monitoring of animals or people by transplanting RFID chips under the skin. One manufacturer is VeriChip .

A court in Sydney first confirmed that a public transport company in the Australian city does not have to accept the unauthorized subcutaneous implantation of a ticket chip under the passenger's skin. The passenger was acquitted of the penalty in the June 2018 appeal proceedings, but has to bear the (higher) procedural costs.

Web links

Commons : Implants (Medicine) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: implant - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Dental Implant Risks and Complications
With implants, superficialities also count. On: Wissenschaft.de from April 11, 2007
Scientific implant updates
German Statutory Accident Insurance: Influence of Implants by Electromagnetic Fields (PDF file, 1.6 MB)

Individual evidence

↑ Man with an implanted chip convicted as a dodger orf.at, March 16, 2018, accessed March 16, 2018.
↑ Man with a ticket chip under his skin no dodger orf.at, June 18, 2018, accessed June 18, 2018. According to ABC.

[1] Man with an implanted chip convicted as a dodger orf.at, March 16, 2018, accessed March 16, 2018.

[2] Man with a ticket chip under his skin no dodger orf.at, June 18, 2018, accessed June 18, 2018. According to ABC.