Artificial organ

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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 eye. Actually a camera with an implant on the optic nerve. Only very partial functionality
• Artificial ear
• Artificial heart
• Artificial arm with full mobility
• Artificial urinary bladder

[edit] See also

• Bionics
• Organ (anatomy)
• Prosthesis
• Transplant.

[edit] External links

• American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO).
• Hardware Models of Hippocampus: Toward Brain Implants as Neural Prostheses for Memory Loss
• Adaptive Optoelectronic Eye: Hybrid Sensor/Processor Architecture