1.   First, there was the press assault that accompanied the first implant.

2.   Pacing technology has advanced dramatically since the first implant.

3.   Pacemaker technology has advanced dramatically since the first implant.

4.   He plans to have a second surgery Tuesday to remove and replace the first implant.

5.   The first implant was done at the same hospital in early July.

6.   The first implant was performed at the same hospital.

7.   The first CardioVad implant was performed four years ago in Detroit, but the terminally ill patient died in the operating room, Kantrowitz said.

8.   The first implant to help restore bladder function to Americans with spinal cord injuries received Food and Drug Administration approval Tuesday.

9.   The scientists had tried the prototype micro-bionic ear succesfully on adults in Melbourne and hoped to carry out the first implants on children within a few months.