Title :
Medical electronics: Implantable defibrillators, cochlear devices, and lithotripters lead the list of recent developments
Author_Institution :
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
The benefits that resulted in 1985 from the introduction of implantable defibrillators are discussed. Attention is also given to such developments as cochlear implants to help the deaf hear and lithotripters to crumble kidney stones using shock waves. The year 1985 also saw a wider use of magnetic resonance imaging and developments in temporary and permanent ventricular assist devices.
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; cochlear implants; deaf; implantable defibrillators; kidney stones; lithotripters; magnetic resonance imaging; medical electronics; shock waves; ventricular assist devices; Cochlear implants; Companies; Educational institutions; Electric shock; Electrodes; Heart;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1986.6370971
