Encapsulation
layers
Wireless
receiver
parts:
Inductive
coil
Dielectric
interlayer
Electrodes
Diode
Holes
for suture
thread
Contact pad. Ends of exposed electrodes connect to heart tissue
The pacemaker is powered wirelessly from outside the body
Transmission
coil
The pacemaker dissolves in the body over a matter of weeks
10mm
Day 0
Day 20
Day 35
Encapsulation
layers
The pacemaker is powered wirelessly from outside the body
Wireless
receiver
parts:
Inductive
coil
Dielectric
interlayer
Transmission
coil
Electrodes
Diode
Holes
for suture
thread
Contact pad. Ends of exposed electrodes connect to heart tissue
The pacemaker dissolves in the body over a matter of weeks
Day 0
Day 20
Day 35
10mm