Artificial organ - Definition and Overview

An artificial organ is a man-made organ that is implanted in a human to replace a natural organ. Below is a list of artificial organs that have been successfully implanted in humans:

• Artificial cardia
• Artificial eyes. Actually a camera with an implant on the optic nerve. Only very partial functionality
• Artificial ear
• Artificial heart

See also : bionics, prosthesis, organ (anatomy), transplant.

External link

• American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) (http://www.asaio.com).
• Hardware Models of Hippocampus: Toward Brain Implants as Neural Prostheses for Memory Loss (http://www.usc.edu/dept/engineering/CNE/research/hipp/)
• Adaptive Optoelectronic Eye: Hybrid Sensor/Processor Architecture (http://www.usc.edu/dept/engineering/CNE/research/opt/)