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EPISODE · Apr 2, 2025 · 29 MIN

Inventing a Tiny Pacemaker with John Rogers, PhD

from Breakthroughs · host Northwestern University

What could be the world's smallest pacemaker was recently developed at Northwestern University and details of the device were published in the journal Nature. This incredible innovation, about the size of a grain of rice, from the lab of John Rogers, PhD, is designed to be an alternative to bulky, wired temporary pacemakers. In this episode, Rogers discusses how Northwestern engineers and Feinberg investigators came together to develop this innovative solution to meet a need for patients. 

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