Northwestern University scientists have created the world’s smallest pacemaker — a wireless, dissolvable device no bigger than a grain of rice — aimed at safely supporting newborns with heart defects.
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Activated by body fluids and infrared light, the device eliminates the need for batteries, wires, or extraction surgeries, dissolving naturally after about a week.
Initial tests show promising results, with clinical trials now on the horizon for this groundbreaking innovation.