Wirelessly powered medical implant propels itself through the bloodstream

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With the wait still on for a miniaturization ray to allow some Fantastic Voyage-style medical procedures by doctors in submarines, tiny electronic implants capable of traveling in the bloodstream show much more promise. While the miniaturization of electronic and mechanical components now makes such devices feasible, the lack of a comparable reduction in battery size has held things back. Now engineers at Stanford University have demonstrated a tiny, self-propelled medical device that would be wirelessly powered from outside the body, enabling devices small enough to move through the bloodstream... Continue Reading Wirelessly powered medical implant propels itself through the bloodstream

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Bloodstream, Implant, Medical, Stanford University

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