A Self-Powered Medical Device for Blood Irradiation Therapy. (27th June 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Amsel, Avigail D.; Rudnitsky, Arkady; Zalevsky, Zeev
• Other Names: Ferraro Pietro Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of atomic, molecular, and optical physics. Volume 2012(2012)
• Publication Date: 2012-06-27
• Subjects: Nuclear physics -- Periodicals; Physical optics -- Periodicals; Molecules -- Periodicals; Atoms -- Periodicals; Atoms; Molecules; Nuclear physics; Physical optics; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 539.7
• DOI: 10.1155/2012/963187
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-9228

Abstract

Abstract : Implantable wireless devices may allow localized real-time biomedical treating and monitoring. However, such devices require a power source, which ideally, should be self-powered and not battery dependent. In this paper, we present a novel self-powered light therapeutic device which is designed to implement blood irradiation therapy. This device is self-powered by a miniaturized turbine-based generator which uses hydraulic flow energy as its power source. The research presented in this paper may become the first step towards a new type of biomedical self-operational micromechanical devices deployed for biomedical applications.