Wearable and Implantable Devices Bridging Biomechanics and Surgical Technology

Authors

  • Subhasini Shukla Department of Electronics & Computer Science Engineering, St.John College of Engineering & Management, Palghar, Maharashtra, India
  • Sangeeta Patil Rungta College of Engineering and Technology, Bhilai, Chattisgarh, India
  • Yogita Shelar Department of Computer Engineering, Atharva College of Engineering, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Pallavi Rege Department of Computer Engineering, Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Amruta Mhatre Assistant Professor, Department of AI-ML, St.John college of Engineering, Palghar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Monali Gulhane Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Nagpur Campus, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47338/jns.v14.1429

Keywords:

Wearable Devices, Implantable Devices, Biomechanics, Surgical Technology, Personalized Medicine, Bio-compatible Materials

Abstract

Leading examples of combining biomechanics with surgical technology along with wearable and implanted devices, therefore fundamentally changing healthcare paradigms. These gadgets are meant to monitor important medical indicators, deliver medications, and possibly improve physical capabilities via direct contact with human tissues. By integrating biomechanics into these gadgets, one may more easily interact with the natural motions and functions of the body, therefore improving effectiveness and user comfort. Emphasizing their use in surgical environments and chronic illness care, this work investigates the most recent developments in wearable and implanted technologies. Microfabrication and nanotechnology have made these gadgets even more sophisticated, competent of doing complicated jobs like real-time health monitoring, targeted medicine administration, and enhancement of biomechanical processes. The creation of bio-compatible materials plays also greatly lowered the danger of rejection and infection, therefore helping to enable the integration of these devices into the human body. One important emphasis is on these gadgets' part in postoperative rehabilitation and care. Now that wearables and implants can provide continuous patient monitoring, hospital stays and readmission rates are much lowered. Personalized medical techniques also depend on them as they allow therapies to be adjusted depending on real-time data thus maximizing patient results. Future possibilities are bright as continuous research targeted at improving the connection of these devices for flawless data flow between patients and healthcare professionals promises. Still difficult, however, are questions of data security, privacy, and long-term device sustainability. The more wearable and implantable devices are adopted and useful in medical practice, these obstacles must be addressed if they are to be used broadly.

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2025-01-04

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Subhasini Shukla, Sangeeta Patil, Yogita Shelar, Pallavi Rege, Amruta Mhatre, Monali Gulhane. Wearable and Implantable Devices Bridging Biomechanics and Surgical Technology. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2025Jan.4 [cited 2025Jan.15];14:22. Available from: https://jneonatalsurg.com/index.php/jns/article/view/1429

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