A team of researchers from Northwestern University has developed a revolutionary temporary pacemaker that is absorbed by the body once it’s no longer needed. Pacemakers are incredible devices that are implanted in patients’ bodies to help regulate their heartbeat. The first … [Read more...] about This wireless pacemaker dissolves once your body doesn’t need it
Pacemakers
Smart implantable device to revolutionize the way we monitor heart disease
Pacemakers and other implantable cardiac devices used to monitor and treat heart conditions have generally posed one issue — either they are made with rigid materials that can't move to accommodate a beating heart, or they are made from soft materials that can collect only a … [Read more...] about Smart implantable device to revolutionize the way we monitor heart disease
Scientists develop self-charging pacemaker that uses heartbeats to power itself
Pacemakers have a problem – and that’s not something you want to hear about a medical device which literally helps a person’s heart beat at a normal pace. The problem, simply put, is that they are powered by bulky batteries, which have to be surgically replaced at regular … [Read more...] about Scientists develop self-charging pacemaker that uses heartbeats to power itself