Medical Engineering Seminar

Implantable medical devices include cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators, neurostimulation devices and drug infusion systems.  Historically these types of devices have been used in open delivery systems for therapy.  The advent of wafer scale manufacturing, low power electronics and novel telemetry schemes as allowed devices to more effectively interact with physiologic sensors  to serve as closed loop therapy systems while allowing for the remote management of patients.  Our ability to effectively manage patients with heart failure, diabetes and degenerative neurological conditions will be dramatically enhanced by the convergence of these technologies.