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Cost effective Direct to Eye prosthesis SMART Guidance System (D2EYE)
Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2016,
Approximately 800,000 hip operations are performed annually in Europe. In 56% of these operations, the components, in particular the cup, are not aligned correctly; this misalignment alters the biomechanics of the system, such that excessive wear of the cup occurs. The subsequent reduction in implant lifespan will affect ~450,000 European citizens, an average of 30,000 per year. In financial terms ...
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Ionplastor
Start date: Jun 30, 2013, End date: Apr 14, 2015,
... company Quartech (technique with the objective of increasing the quality of a material) for an application in the orthopaedic field. This application will be created jointly with the English company Aurora Medical (specialised in the development of innovative products for the benefit of patients).
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A Computational Distributed System to Support \nthe Treatment of Patients with Major Depression (Help4Mood)
Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2014,
Depression is one of the most common causes of short and long term disability in Europe. It accounts for substantial costs both directly to health services and indirectly through lost productivity and the burden of caring. Most patients with Major Depression (MD) recover with treatment, which may be with antidepressant drugs, psychological therapy or, in severe cases, hospitalisation. However for ...
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Enhanced Durability Resurfacing Endoprosthesis (EnDuRE)
Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2011,
Each year in Europe there are:- • 800000 hip operations costing approximately €1,942 per/implant, worth over €1.5 billion • Hip implant operations are rising by approximately 15%. • Currently 10% of all the prosthesis implanted are in patients under 55 years of age of which 33% of these will fail within 16 years with a further 20% of implant fitted to over 55’s failing with in 20 years requiring r ...
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