The first batteryless, solar-powered cardiac pacemaker

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

doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.02.032

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The first batteryless, solar-powered cardiac pacemaker

ContributorsHaeberlin, Andreas; Zurbuchen, Adrian; Walpen, Sébastien; Schaerer, Jakob; Niederhauser, Thomas; Huber, Christoph

; Tanner, Hildegard; Servatius, Helge; Seiler, Jens; Haeberlin, Heinrich; Fuhrer, Juerg; Vogel, Rolf

Published inHeart Rhythm, vol. 12, no. 6, p. 1317-1323

Publication date2015

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

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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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PID : unige:134635
DOI : 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.02.032
PMID : 25744612

Journal ISSN1547-5271

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The first batteryless, solar-powered cardiac pacemaker

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.

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