Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Japanese researchers have developed a material that can generate power after implantation by absorbing light from outside the body. The technology is being applied to the development of a battery-free cardiac pacemaker.
Currently, the lithium-ion batteries that power pacemakers need to be replaced every five to 10 years, requiring users to ...
Posted in Electromedical equipment, Implants, Japan, Medtech World News: Update from Japan | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
The University of Colorado and Biotricity Medical Inc. recently entered an option agreement that allows Biotricity Medical to develop technology for implantable biogenerators. These biogenerators provide a long-term, potentially inexhaustible, power supply to implanted medical devices such as pacemakers and insulin pumps and thereby remove the need for repeated power ...
Posted in Design, Implants, medtechinsider, Research | Add Comment »
