Sound-powered tiny implantable chip

Stanford scientists are working on gen-next medical devices that would be implanted deep inside the body to monitor illness, deliver therapies and relieve pain by using ultrasound to supply power wirelessly.

 

Providing electric power to medical implants has been one stumbling block. Using wires or batteries to deliver power tends to make implants too big, too clumsy – or both.

 

Now, engineers are developing a way to send power – safely and wirelessly – to “smart chips” programmed to perform medical tasks and report back the results.

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