The short pulses — which penetrate through the patient’s skin, breastbone and muscles — control the pacing. Designed for patients who only need temporary pacing, the pacemaker simply ...

Northwestern University engineers tiny pacemaker for heart patients, eliminating need for invasive procedures and external ...

These short pulses— which penetrate through the patient’s skin, breastbone and muscles — control the pacing. Designed for patients who only need temporary pacing, the pacemaker simply dissolves after ...

Dr. Eric Rytkin discusses the clinical need for—and significant advantages of—his team’s recently unveiled millimeter-scale, bioresorbable pacemaker.

A new bioresorbable device small enough to be delivered by injection could be a breakthrough in temporary pacemaker ...

The world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a grain of rice that can be injected, controlled by light, and eventually dissolves. [AFP] Scientists said Wednesday ...

A new, tiny pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — developed at Northwestern University could play a sizable role in the ...

After surgery, the infants typically need a pacemaker for about a week while their hearts heal. Some adults also need temporary pacemakers, such as after an aortic valve replacement or bypass surgery, ...

According to researchers involved in the work, the pacemaker could work in human hearts of all sizes that need temporary pacing, including those of newborn babies with congenital heart defects. “About ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have developed the world’s smallest pacemaker. It’s so small, as a matter of fact, that it fits inside the tip of a syringe. This means that it’s injectable, so ...