
Scientists in Switzerland have developed a new pacemaker that doesn't
need batteries - it's powered entirely by the motion of the patient's
own heart.
What’s better than a cardiac pacemaker? A cardiac pacemaker that
never runs out of batteries. Because when that happens, the patient is
going to have to go through surgery to get a replacement.
So to alleviate the stress and cost of having to constantly
physically replace a pacemaker, researchers...