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World’s tiniest pacemaker is smaller than grain of rice.
It can be injected and controlled by light before dissolving. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS - Scientists said on April 2 they have developed the world’s tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a grain of rice that can be injected and controlled by light before dissolving. The US-led team of researchers behind the new device said they were motivated to help the one percent of children born with congenital heart defects who need a temporary pacemaker in the week after surgery. “It’s a paradigm shift in temporary pacing and bioelectronic medicine, opening up possibilities far beyond cardiology – including nerve regeneration, wound healing and integrated smart implants.”
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