Citation
(2007), "Innos selected to develop and fabricate device for DTI funded "Self-Energising Implantable Medical Micro Systems" project", Microelectronics International, Vol. 24 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/mi.2007.21824bab.001
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Innos selected to develop and fabricate device for DTI funded "Self-Energising Implantable Medical Micro Systems" project
Innos selected to develop and fabricate device for DTI funded "Self-Energising Implantable Medical Micro Systems" project
Consortium of Medical Industry's top specialists and microelectronics companies to research healthcare benefits of microgenerators. Innos, the UK's leading research and development company for innovations in nanoscale technology, have announced that it is part of a consortium that has won funding from the DTI to research the medical applications of a micro- electro-mechanical systems (MEMs) microgenerator. The two-year Self- Energising Implantable Medical Micro Systems (SIMM) project will prototype a device capable of harvesting energy from movement in or on the body. It will provide power and prolong the life of electronic medical implant devices such as cardiac pacemakers, prosthetic joint wear monitors and nerve stimulation.
Innos will be executing the silicon- based development and fabrication of the device, from the vibration energy- harvesting microgenerator technology provided by Perpetuum expertise and experience, completing the prototype for Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd to comprehensively test. In vivo technology will be establishing the clinical acceptability and feasibility of the energy capture mechanisms and Odstock Medical will utilise the technology developed in the FES marketplace. Project leader Zarlink Semiconductor is responsible for the advanced micro-packaging techniques.
For further information, visit the web site: www.innos.co.uk