sciencedaily.com (November 4, 2012) — An experimental device converted energy from a beating heart to provide enough electricity to power a pacemaker, in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.
The findings suggest that patients could power their pacemakers -- eliminating the need for replacements when batteries are spent.
The concept of medical devices that patients can use themselves is accelerating because consumers are accustomed to using the Internet to gather information. Adjustable prostheses and other high-tech devices may benefit patients who have a tendency to ignore or delay care, but they also raise concerns that they could give patients a false sense of security. Read more at online.wsj.com >>
Research led by Massachusetts General Hospital, Brown University and the Department of Veterans Affairs allows a paralyzed woman to move a robotic arm with her mind!
Cathy Hutchinson has been unable to move her own arms or legs for 15 years. But using the most advanced brain-machine interface ever developed, she can steer a robotic arm towards a bottle, pick it up, and drink her morning coffee. The interface includes a sensor implanted in Cathy's brain, which 'reads' her thoughts, and a decoder, which turns her thoughts into instructions for the robotic arm. In this video, watch Cathy control the arm and hear from the team behind the pioneering study.
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