June 2021 FIRST EVER TRANSIENT PACEMAKER HARMLESSLY DISSOLVES IN BODYSummaryFeaturing: John A. Rogers, PhD, and Rishi Arora, MD
Researchers at Northwestern and George Washington universities (GW) have developed the first-ever transient pacemaker — a wireless, battery-free, fully implantable pacing device that disappears after it’s no longer needed. The thin, flexible, lightweight device could be used in patients who need temporary pacing after cardiac surgery or while waiting for a permanent pacemaker. All components of the pacemaker are biocompatible and naturally absorb into the body’s biofluids over the course of five to seven weeks, without needing surgical extraction. Read more > |
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