Implantable medical devices
Permanent implants that saves lives-pacemakers,vascular grafts, central nervous system shunts for hydrocephalus
Permanent implants that enhance lives-replacement eye lenses for cataracts, hip prosthesis, incontinence implants
Temporary implants that save lives- emergency airways, catheters, balloon angioplasty devices
Temporary implants that enhance lives-bone growth stymulators, wound healing patches, fracture fixation devices
Typical uses of polymers as Biomaterials
PMMA-bone cement, contact lenses, Fracture fixation
PTFE-artificial vasculature, Heart valves, vascular grafts, nerve repair
PU-facial protheses, blood/device interfaces, ventricular assist devices
PVC-blood vessels, gastrointestinal grafts, heart components
PDMS-ear and ear parts,heart components, bones and joints, Catheters, heart valves,
POLYESTERS-lungs, kidneys, livers, blood vessels
NYLONS-joints, blood vessels, kidneydialysis
PGA, PLA, PLGA-Drug delivery, devices
Polyethylene-Catheters, hip prostheses
Cellophane-Dialysis membranes
