Under-Skin Device Powers Tiny Heart Pump, Rice University Study

5/7/2012 7:46:14 AM

A wireless device that sits a centimeter under the skin may one day give heart patients a life-saving charge. A team of seniors at Rice University designed and built a transcutaneous energy-transfer (TET) unit to power a minimally invasive ventricular assist device (VAD) being created by a Houston company.

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