Heart's Surplus Energy May Help Power Pacemakers, Defibrillators
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 00:14
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have shown that a beating heart may produce enough energy to power a pacemaker or defibrillator. An experimental microgenerator captured enough surplus heart energy to provide 17 percent of the power needed to run an implantable pacemaker. Generator refinements could yield smaller, longer-lasting, and more sophisticated implantable devices.
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