Engineers at Northwestern University developed a pacemaker that can fit inside the tip of a syringe for easier implantation.

The new device is smaller than a grain of rice and gets absorbed by the patient’s body when it’s no longer needed, eliminating the risks of an extraction surgery ...

Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a ...

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Credit: John A. Rogers/Northwestern University/Cover Images Engineers at Northwestern University in Illinois have developed an ultra-small pacemaker that can be non-invasively injected into the body ...

A light-activated pacemaker dissolves in the body after use, offering safer, wireless heart care - especially for newborns after surgery.

The medical breakthrough is detailed ... They also replaced the original device’s near-field communication power source with a galvanic cell—a type of battery that converts chemical energy ...

The miniature device can be inserted with a syringe and ... the new pacemaker operates through the action of a galvanic cell, a simple battery that transforms chemical energy into electrical ...

A tiny device can be inserted using a syringe and then safely dissolves once it is no longer needed. Engineers at ...

The US-led team of researchers behind the new device said they were motivated to help the one ... The pacemaker is powered by what is called a galvanic cell, which uses the body’s fluids to convert ...

Scientists have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a grain of rice.