21.   The ABI device is implanted in the brain where it electrically stimulates an area that normally receives signals from the ear.

22.   The device was implanted in an hourlong procedure at George Washington University Hospital.

23.   The device was implanted to help his heart function.

24.   The same device has been implanted successfully in two men at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

25.   The small, snail-shaped electrical devices are surgically implanted in the cochlea, the inner-ear organ that contains nerve endings needed for hearing.

26.   The plastic-and-titanium device has been implanted in six patients who were all dying of heart failure and too sick for heart transplants.

27.   The procedure was completed during a session in which Cheney had tests and had the device implanted.

28.   The procedure was completed during a session in which Cheney had tests at George Washington University Hospital and had the device implanted.

29.   To do this, balloon-like devices were implanted under the skin on their heads and gradually inflated with fluid.