An Intracardiac Flow Based Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting Mechanism for Cardiac Pacing. 2019

Maximilien Victor Tholl, and Andreas Haeberlin, and Benjamin Meier, and Sam Shaheen, and Lukas Bereuter, and Barna Becsek, and Hildegard Tanner, and Thomas Niederhauser, and Adrian Zurbuchen

Contemporary cardiac implantable electronic devices such as pacemakers or event recorders are powered by primary batteries. Device replacement due to battery depletion may cause complications and is costly. The goal of energy harvesting devices is to power the implant with energy from intracorporeal power sources such as vibrations and blood flow. By replacing primary batteries with energy harvesters, reinterventions can be avoided and the size of the total device might be reduced. This paper introduces a device with a lever, which is deflected by the blood stream within the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), an attractive site for cardiac pacing. The resulting torque is converted to electrical energy by an electromagnetic mechanism. The blood flow harvester weighs 6.4 g and has a volume of 2 cm3, making the harvester small enough for catheter implantation. It was tested in an experimental setup mimicking flow conditions in the RVOT. The blood flow harvester generated a mean power of 14.39 ± 8.38 μW at 60 bpm (1 Hz) and up to 82.64 ± 17.14 μW at 200 bpm (3.33 Hz) during bench experiments at 1 m/s peak flow velocity. Therefore, it presents a viable alternative to power batteryless and leadless cardiac pacemakers.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008955 Models, Cardiovascular Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of the cardiovascular system, processes, or phenomena; includes the use of mathematical equations, computers and other electronic equipment. Cardiovascular Model,Cardiovascular Models,Model, Cardiovascular
D010138 Pacemaker, Artificial A device designed to stimulate, by electric impulses, contraction of the heart muscles. It may be temporary (external) or permanent (internal or internal-external). Cardiac Pacemaker, Artificial,Artificial Cardiac Pacemaker,Artificial Cardiac Pacemakers,Artificial Pacemaker,Artificial Pacemakers,Cardiac Pacemakers, Artificial,Pacemaker, Artificial Cardiac,Pacemakers, Artificial,Pacemakers, Artificial Cardiac
D011211 Electric Power Supplies Devices that control the supply of electric current for running electrical equipment. Power Sources,Power Supplies,Electric Power Sources,Power Sources, Electric,Power Supplies, Electric,Electric Power Source,Electric Power Supply,Power Source,Power Source, Electric,Power Supply,Power Supply, Electric,Supply, Electric Power
D006321 Heart The hollow, muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the blood. Hearts
D006439 Hemodynamics The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. Hemodynamic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012815 Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted Computer-assisted processing of electric, ultrasonic, or electronic signals to interpret function and activity. Digital Signal Processing,Signal Interpretation, Computer-Assisted,Signal Processing, Digital,Computer-Assisted Signal Interpretation,Computer-Assisted Signal Interpretations,Computer-Assisted Signal Processing,Interpretation, Computer-Assisted Signal,Interpretations, Computer-Assisted Signal,Signal Interpretation, Computer Assisted,Signal Interpretations, Computer-Assisted,Signal Processing, Computer Assisted

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