[Future cardiac pacemakers – technical visions].

Haeberlin, Andreas; Zurbuchen, Adrian; Pfenniger, Aloïs; Fuhrer, Jürg; Vogel, Rolf (2015). [Future cardiac pacemakers – technical visions]. Therapeutische Umschau, 72(8), pp. 529-535. Huber 10.1024/0040-5930/a000711

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Cardiac pacemakers are routinely used for the treatment of bradyarrhythmias. Contemporary pacemakers are reliable and allow for a patient specific programming. However, pacemaker replacements due to battery depletion are common (~25 % of all implantation procedures) and bear the risk of complications. Batteryless pacemakers may allow overcoming this limitation. To power a batteryless pacemaker, a mechanism for intracorporeal energy harvesting is required. Such a generator may consist out of subcutaneously implanted solar cells, transforming the small amount of transcutaneously available light into electrical energy. Alternatively, intravascular turbines may harvest energy from the blood flow. Energy may also be harvested from the ventricular wall motion by a dedicated mechanical clockwork converting motion into electrical energy. All these approaches have successfully been tested in vivo. Pacemaker leads constitute another Achilles heel of contemporary pacemakers. Thus, leadless devices are desired. Miniaturized pacemaker circuits and suitable energy harvesting mechanisms (incorporated in a single device) may allow catheter-based implantation of the pacemaker in the heart. Such miniaturized battery- and leadless pacemakers would combine the advantages of both approaches and overcome major limitations of today’s systems.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - Cardiovascular Engineering (CVE)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology

UniBE Contributor:

Häberlin, Andreas David Heinrich, Zurbuchen, Adrian, Pfenniger, Aloïs, Fuhrer, Jürg (A)

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
600 Technology > 620 Engineering

ISSN:

0040-5930

Publisher:

Huber

Language:

German

Submitter:

Andreas Häberlin

Date Deposited:

02 May 2016 11:40

Last Modified:

29 Mar 2023 23:34

Publisher DOI:

10.1024/0040-5930/a000711

PubMed ID:

26227982

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.81426

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/81426

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