Scientists at Northwestern University in the United States (US) have developed a pacemaker so tiny it can fit inside the tip of a syringe and ...

The goal is to help the littlest heart patients, babies born with congenital heart defects who have surgery and need a temporary pacemaker.

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 ...

The new device is smaller than a grain of rice and gets absorbed by the patient’s body when it’s no longer needed, ...

Engineers at Illinois' Northwestern University have developed the tiniest pacemaker you'll ever see. It's several times ...

Scientists from Northwestern University in the United States have developed a pacemaker so tiny that it can fit inside the ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have developed the world’s smallest pacemaker. It’s so small, as a matter of fact, that ...

“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, ...

Smaller than a grain of rice, new pacemaker is particularly suited to the small, fragile hearts of newborn babies with congenital heart defects. Tiny pacemaker is paired with a small, soft, flexible ...

Designed for patients who only need temporary pacing, the pacemaker simply dissolves after it’s no longer needed. All the ...

The world’s tiniest pacemaker - smaller than a grain of rice - could help save babies born with heart defects, say scientists ...