[Can an electric pacemaker be powered by the body's own energy? A medico-technical speculation].
The basic feasibility to power a cardiac pacemaker system through energy provided by vital body functions is demonstrated. Cardiac action and the respiratory apparatus are evaluated as power sources. Electromagnetic induction and the piezo-electric effect are discussed as ways of transducing mechanical into electrical energy. Size as a limiting factor in adapting technical systems to biological power sources is assessed, while criteria for a feasible solution are defined.
D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012119:Respiration
Kann ein elektrischer Herzschrittmacher durch körpereigene Energie betrieben werden? Eine medizinisch-technische Spekulation.