Emerging technologies for improved deep brain stimulation

H Cagnan, T Denison, C McIntyre, P Brown - Nature biotechnology, 2019 - nature.com
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for common movement disorders and
has been used to modulate neural activity through delivery of electrical stimulation to key …

Miniature battery-free bioelectronics

V Nair, AN Dalrymple, Z Yu, G Balakrishnan… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Miniature wireless bioelectronic implants that can operate for extended periods of time can
transform how we treat disorders by acting rapidly on precise nerves and organs in a way …

Symbiotic cardiac pacemaker

H Ouyang, Z Liu, N Li, B Shi, Y Zou, F **e, Y Ma… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Self-powered implantable medical electronic devices that harvest biomechanical energy
from cardiac motion, respiratory movement and blood flow are part of a paradigm shift that is …

A leadless intracardiac transcatheter pacing system

D Reynolds, GZ Duray, R Omar… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background A leadless intracardiac transcatheter pacing system has been designed to
avoid the need for a pacemaker pocket and transvenous lead. Methods In a prospective …

Self-powered cardiac pacemaker by piezoelectric polymer nanogenerator implant

S Azimi, A Golabchi, A Nekookar, S Rabbani, MH Amiri… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Self-powered biomedical implants improve the life of patients and lower the risks associated
with battery replacement. Piezoelectric energy harvesters that generate electricity from the …

[HTML][HTML] Percutaneous implantation of an entirely intracardiac leadless pacemaker

VY Reddy, DV Exner, DJ Cantillon… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Cardiac pacemakers are limited by device-related complications, notably
infection and problems related to pacemaker leads. We studied a miniaturized, fully self …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term performance of a transcatheter pacing system: 12-month results from the Micra Transcatheter Pacing Study

GZ Duray, P Ritter, M El-Chami, C Narasimhan… - Heart rhythm, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Early performance of the Micra transcatheter pacemaker from the global clinical
trial reported a 99.2% implant success rate, low and stable pacing capture thresholds, and a …

Powering implantable and ingestible electronics

SY Yang, V Sencadas, SS You, NZX Jia… - Advanced functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Implantable and ingestible biomedical electronic devices can be useful tools for detecting
physiological and pathophysiological signals, and providing treatments that cannot be done …

Safety and efficacy of leadless pacemakers: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

L Ngo, D Nour, RA Denman, TE Walters… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Leadless pacemaker is a novel technology, and evidence supporting its use is
uncertain. We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to examine the safety and …

Leadless cardiac pacemakers: back to the future

MA Miller, P Neuzil, SR Dukkipati, VY Reddy - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Despite significant advances in battery longevity, lead performance, and programming
features since the first implanted permanent pacemaker was developed, the basic design of …