A pacemaker that never needs a battery replacement could soon become reality, thanks to a device that generates its own electricity from the very heartbeat it regulates. University of ...

Millions of people have benefited from pacemakers since the first one was implanted in 1958, but the basics facets of the design have remained unchanged. These devices are still battery-operated, with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has developed an implantable, battery-free pacemaker that's charged by a ...

A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has developed an implantable, battery-free pacemaker that's charged by a patient's heartbeat. The device has the potential to last an entire ...

Heartbeats could one day help power something beyond hearts. A pacemaker is a device that helps regulate abnormal heart rates using electrical pulses. Leadless pacemakers, which are placed in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists build pacemaker battery that might never need replacing again in a lifetime A pacemaker that never needs a battery ...

A pacemaker inside the heart has very little room for anything extra. Yet its largest burden is often the battery, which can run out years before a patient’s need for pacing ends. A University of ...