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Injectable pacemaker lets your phone correct heart arrhythmia for up to 5 days (www.techspot.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The concept is wild but also ingeniously simple. It's a special syringe with a needle thinner than a human hair, loaded with nanoparticles suspended in a solution. When injected, these nanoparticles self-assemble into a long polymer chain, forming a structure around the heart that conducts electricity. The structure regulates heartbeats,...Read Entire Article

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Not sure I want to entrust my phone with this.

Maybe a purpose-configured, dedicated device. I've use this kind of "phone" as part of a Holter monitor. The "phone" had a custom UI that you couldn't bypass (at least I couldn't figure it out), and only connected to the monitor via BT and it's own cell connection to transmit data on a schedule.

Pretty ingenious use.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

And when the company stops offering updates?