Franzina, Nicolas; Zurbuchen, Adrian; Zumbrunnen, Andreas; Niederhauser, Thomas; Reichlin, Tobias; Burger, Juergen; Haeberlin, Andreas (2020). A miniaturized endocardial electromagnetic energy harvester for leadless cardiac pacemakers. PLOS ONE, 15(9), e0239667. PLOS ONE 10.1371/journal.pone.0239667
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Life expectancy of contemporary cardiac pacemakers is limited due to the use of an internal primary battery. Repeated device replacement interventions are necessary, which leads to an elevated risk for patients and an increase of health care costs. The aim of our study is to investigate the feasibility of powering an endocardial pacemaker by converting a minimal amount of the heart’s kinetic energy into electric energy. The intrinsic cardiac muscle activity makes it an ideal candidate as continuous source of energy for endocardial pacemakers. For this reason, we developed a prototype able to generate enough power to supply a pacing circuit at different heart rates. The prototype consists of a mass imbalance that drives an electromagnetic generator while oscillating. We developed a mathematical model to estimate the amount of energy harvested from the right ventricle. Finally, the implemented prototype was successfully tested during in-vitro and in-vivo experiments.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - Musculoskeletal Biomechanics 04 Faculty of Medicine > Faculty Institutions > sitem Center for Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology |
Graduate School: |
Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Franzina, Nicolas Roger; Zurbuchen, Adrian; Reichlin, Tobias Roman; Burger, Jürgen and Häberlin, Andreas David Heinrich |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 600 Technology > 620 Engineering |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
Publisher: |
PLOS ONE |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Adrian Zurbuchen |
Date Deposited: |
07 Oct 2020 11:41 |
Last Modified: |
07 Oct 2020 11:41 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0239667 |
PubMed ID: |
32986751 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.146848 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/146848 |