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Inventor Alfred E. Mann dies; helped develop pacemakers
2016-02-27 07:23:45| Biotech - Topix.net
Philanthropist Alfred E. Mann, an entrepreneur and inventor whose wide-ranging business endeavors included aerospace, pharmaceuticals, electronic circuitry and biomedical research, has died. He was 90. His death on Thursday was announced by MannKind Corp., where Mann served as chairman of the Valencia, California-based company from 2001 to earlier this month.
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New heart-powered pacemakers may be on the horizon
2015-10-29 13:09:41| Electronics - Topix.net
The implantable pacemaker, a medical marvel that has extended millions of lives since its invention nearly 60 years ago, is getting a 21st century makeover. First came a wireless version; these pacemakers, which are AAA battery-sized and placed inside the heart via a catheter through the leg, are being tested in humans in the United States, Canada and Australia.
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Defibrillators and pacemakers might soon use light instead of electricity to restart your heart
2013-09-26 21:17:58| Extremetech
Closed-chest electric defibrillators can be effective at restoring normal heart rhythm, but they come at a price -- even with fine-tuned pulse shapes and sequences they can still be very painful. Researchers have been looking to scrap these devices altogether by switching to a softer, smarter technology that uses light to activate responsive stem cells engrafted to the heart.
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