• DocumentCode
    1368500
  • Title

    Medical electronics: Implantable defibrillators, cochlear devices, and lithotripters lead the list of recent developments

  • Author

    Corcoran, E.

  • Author_Institution
    IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    82
  • Lastpage
    85
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1986.6370971
  • Filename
    6370971
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1368500