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Indian-American Doctor Implants First Leadless Pacemaker Inside Patient's Heart
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 01:34 IST
Similar to other cardiac pacemakers, the Nanostim device treats a heart rate that is too slow called bradycardia.
It works by closely monitoring the heart's electrical rhythms and if the heart beat is too slow it provides electrical stimulation therapy to regulate it.
More than 4 million patients globally have a pacemaker, and 700,000 new patients receive one each year, researchers said.
The possible advantages of the leadless pacemaker include the elimination of a surgical pocket and no visible pacemaker device under a patient's chest skin, no incision scar on the chest, no connector wires or leads, and no restrictions on a patient's activities.
The device's benefits may also allow for less patient discomfort, infections, and device complications and dysfunction.
In addition, the free-standing, battery-operated pacemaker device is designed to be fully retrievable from the heart.
"The same cardiac pacing results for patients may be available with this smaller leads-free device with the added benefits of a non-surgical procedure and less complication risks," said Srinivas Dukkipati, who is the study's principal investigator.
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Source: PTI
