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During the last 50 years, medical devices have gained growing importance (Darouiche 2004). On the one side, there is an increasing need due to the higher median age of the population suffering from degenerative diseases. On the other side, technology evolved and many functions can be replaced by novel medical devices, such as cochlear implants, brain stimulators, and ventricular assist devices (Waldvogel and Bisno 2000). In addition, the broader availability of health insurance in some countries led to an increased use especially of orthopedic and cardiac devices. As an example, the annual number of inserted joint prostheses is 600,000, and the one of inserted pacemaker-defibrillators is 300,000 in USA (Darouiche 2004).

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Zimmerli, W., Trampuz, A. (2011). Implant-Associated Infection. In: Bjarnsholt, T., Jensen, P., Moser, C., Høiby, N. (eds) Biofilm Infections. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6084-9_5

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