Bacteria Can Power Implant Devices

Bacteria Can Power Implant Devices

Implanted Health Tech devices tend to be relatively large items such as pacemakers or stents in coronary arteries, but as smart devices continue to get smaller and smaller, microscopic implants could perform many useful tasks from sensing biometric data to providing...
Tiny Implantable Pump Delivers Drugs

Tiny Implantable Pump Delivers Drugs

A typical postage stamp is about 1.0 inch by 0.9 inches. The Swiss company Debiotech has created a miniature pump that is less than one third that size, and about as thick. This device is designed to be implanted under the skin to deliver drugs — such as insulin...