Pebble Beach, CA Pacemakers And Other Medical Devices May One Day Be Powered By The Body, Not Batteries: View From A Private Duty Caregiver Serving Carmel, Carmel Valley, Gilroy, Gonzalez, Greenfield, Hollister, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Salinas, San Juan Bautista, Seaside And Soledad CaliforniaScientists are working on an exciting new development which one day could lead to medical devices which could be powered by the body's energy so that they don't need their batteries changed. Although it's still years away, things like pacemakers, hearing aids, insulin pumps and pain management devices could be powered by your own body. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School have already proven that it's possible in guinea pigs to use energy produced by the inner ear to power tiny sensors in their body. Think of a semiconductor chip which would be powered by your body's own warmth similar to using the sun's energy via solar power rather than a battery. This is fascinating on a number of fronts. I have a friend who just had to go in and have a pacemaker replaced. Although it went smoothly, there is a lot of pain involved and there is often a long recovery period. As we get older, having surgery like this becomes increasingly risky. In the future, it may be possible to have a pacemaker installed once, and not replaced every five to ten years. http://live.wsj.com/video/using-the-human-body-to-power-medical-devices/4F9BD5A6-6160-4B63-A371-E40A2AF71068.html#!4F9BD5A6-6160-4B63-A371-E40A2AF71068About Richard Kuehn & Family inHome Caregiving:After more than a decade of caregiving, both in a professional environment and for a 97 year old family member I was dissatisfied with service from local caregiving agencies. I became convinced of the need for a service which provides very personal assistance to elderly and founded Family inHome Caregiving serving the Monterey Peninsula. Please visit my blog where I talk about important senior issues at:http://www.familyinhomecaregiving.com/Blog

About Richard Kuehn & Family inHome Caregiving:
After more than a decade of caregiving, both in a professional environment and for a 97 year old family member I was dissatisfied with service from local caregiving agencies. I became convinced of the need for a service which provides very personal assistance to elderly and founded Family inHome Caregiving serving the Monterey Peninsula. Please visit my blog where I talk about important senior issues at:
http://www.familyinhomecaregiving.com/Blog