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Electrifying heartbeats
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A UK BASED consortium of companies continuous in-body power source, instead
announced it has successfully designed of relying solely on batteries, means
high-quality
and clinically tested an in-body model implanted medical devices supporting
micro generator that converts energy advanced diagnostics and therapies can be
components,
from the heartbeat into power for more easily designed.”
implanted medical devices. Implanted medical devices are
assemblies and
Partners in the self energising increasingly incorporating advanced
tailor-made systems
implantable medical micro system features in an effort to improve patient
(SIMM) project include Zarlink care and lower healthcare costs.
Semiconductor, InVivo Technology, The SIMM micro generator is a
Perpetuum, Finsbury Orthopaedics and catheter mounted device that would be
Odstock Medical. placed on a conventional pacemaker or
The SIMM micro generator could help defibrillator lead. The device harvests
power implanted medical devices by energy by using differential pressure
augmenting the existing battery for within the chambers of the heart to drive
devices such as cardiac pacemakers and a linear generator.
implanted cardioverter defibrillators During testing, the device generated
(ICDs). In preclinical testing, the micro one third of the power required to run a
generator successfully produced one third pacemaker. Next generation micro
of the energy required to power a generator devices are expected to fully
conventional cardiac pacemaker. The power both the pacemaker and pacing
consortium is currently discussing next requirements.
steps for the micro generator project with The SIMM device is designed to be
medical device manufacturers. incorporated into a conventional
“The micro generator taps an in-body pacemaker or ICD lead, meaning it will
energy supply (the heartbeat) to help not affect current implant procedures for
enable more advanced, smaller implanted either the cardiologist or patient while
medical devices that will improve patient delivering a significant clinical benefit.
care and comfort,” said Martin McHugh, While supporting new applications and
business development manager with functionality, the micro generator will
Zarlink Semiconductor’s Advanced also improve quality of life for patients by
Packaging group and SIMM project co- enabling smaller devices with a longer
ordinator. “Taking advantage of a operating life.”
Nu Horizons Electronics and SiTime
collaborate
From planning
NU HORIZONS ELECTRONICS programmable oscillators that are
announces it has signed a European available in industry standard packages
to production
distribution agreement with SiTime, the and are 100% pin compatible with
MEMS based silicon timing solutions existing solutions.
company. As of November 1st, Nu “Many products in SiTime’s
Horizons has rights to distribute impressive range of MEMS based
SiTime’s full range of MEMS based programmable oscillators are the
timing solutions in the UK, Ireland, world’s smallest of their type, and by
Oerlikon Mechatronics AG
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, far surpass their quartz alternatives in
Hauptstrasse 1a
Hungary, Romania, Czech and Slovakia. size, robustness, reliability, flexibility
P. O. Box 128
SiTime is a provider of MEMS based and lead times,” comments Phil Gee,
CH-9477 Trübbach
silicon timing solutions, including VP Sales EMEA for Nu Horizons.
Tel. +41 81 784 64 00
integrable silicon resonator die, and “Nu Horizons is a leader in demand
Fax +41 81 784 64 01
fully packaged fixed and programmable creation as well as in providing design-
oscillators. The company’s portfolio of in, distribution and logistics solutions to
info.mechatronics@oerlikon.com
MEMS based timing solutions includes electronics manufacturers worldwide,”
www.oerlikon.com/mechatronics
a low profile oscillator with a maximum said Peter Himes, vice president of sales
height of just 0.25mm as well as for SiTime. “SiTime’s programmable
differential output programmable timing solutions portfolio will
spread spectrum oscillator. SiTime also complement Nu Horizons’ extensive
offers high performance, low jitter semiconductor line card.”
November 2008 www.euroasiasemiconductor.com
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