11th May 2021 11:47 am 11th May 2021 12:19 pm
A single transmitter located outside the human body can provide programming and power to heart and spinal cord implants, claim engineers in the US.
Wireless implants developed at Rice University allow for multiple stimulators, as seen here, to be programmed and magnetically powered from a single transmitter outside the body (Image: Secure and Intelligent Micro-Systems Lab/Rice University)
Experiments at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering in Houston, Texas showed an alternating magnetic field generated and controlled by a battery-powered transmitter outside the body can deliver power and programming to two or more implants to at least 60mm away.
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IMAGE: A new version of wireless implants developed at Rice University allows for multiple stimulators, as seen here, to be programmed and magnetically powered from a single transmitter outside the body.. view more
Credit: Secure and Intelligent Micro-Systems Lab/Rice University
HOUSTON - (May 10, 2021) - Implants that require a steady source of power but don t need wires are an idea whose time has come.
Now, for therapies that require multiple, coordinated stimulation implants, their timing has come as well.
Rice University engineers who developed implants for electrical stimulation in patients with spinal cord injuries have advanced their technique to power and program multisite biostimulators from a single transmitter.