Though the device is still years away from being used in humans, it could eventually be useful for infants with congenital ...

A rice-sized, dissolvable pacemaker powered by light may revolutionize post-heart surgery care, especially for kids, while vanishing safely in the body.

Researchers unveil a groundbreaking dissolvable pacemaker that eliminates invasive procedures, offering safer and ...

Pitted against more established balloon-expandable Sapien 3 valves in TAVR for severe aortic stenosis, the Myval devices ...

Although it can work with hearts of all sizes, the pacemaker is particularly well-suited to the tiny, fragile hearts of ...

The world’s smallest pacemaker, measuring just 1.8 mm wide and 3.5 mm long, can be implanted via injection and safely ...

This experimental prototype is the smallest in the world. It can be inserted with a syringe and dissolves when it is no longer needed. Its size is very suitable for babies with heart defects.

Northwestern researchers have developed the world’s smallest pacemaker, which with its dissolvable nature allows it to be ...

Now, engineers at Northwestern University have developed what could have saved Armstrong’s life: the world’s smallest ...

Northwestern engineers unveiled what they say is the smallest pacemaker in the world in a study published in the journal ...

Developed by engineers from Northwestern University, the pacemaker is the size of a grain of rice and could help save babies ...

“We have developed what is, to our knowledge, the world’s smallest pacemaker,” said Rogers in a statement. “There’s a crucial need for temporary pacemakers in the context of pediatric heart surgeries, ...