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The first batteryless, solar-powered cardiac pacemaker

Contributors

Haeberlin, Andreas; Zurbuchen, Adrian; Walpen, Sébastien; Schaerer, Jakob; Niederhauser, Thomas; Huber, Christoph; Tanner, Hildegard; Servatius, Helge; Seiler, Jens; Haeberlin, Heinrich; Fuhrer, Juerg; Vogel, Rolf

Published in

Heart Rhythm, vol. 12, no. 6, p. 1317-1323

Publication date

2015

Abstract

Contemporary pacemakers (PMs) are powered by primary batteries with a limited energy-storing capacity. PM replacements because of battery depletion are common and unpleasant and bear the risk of complications. Batteryless PMs that harvest energy inside the body may overcome these limitations.

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Equipment Design
  • Light
  • Pacemaker
  • Artificial
  • Prosthesis Implantation/methods
  • Solar Energy
  • Sunlight
  • Swine

UNIGE affiliation entities

Not a UNIGE publication

Citation (ISO format)

HAEBERLIN, Andreas et al. The first batteryless, solar-powered cardiac pacemaker. In: Heart Rhythm, 2015, vol. 12, n° 6, p. 1317–1323. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.02.032

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Journal ISSN

1547-5271
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