Magnet-Controlled Implant Could be Used to Stimulate Nerves, Relieve Pain

摘要

Researchers have developed a novel neural implant that can be controlled remotely using a magnetic field, paving the wayfor advancements in medical implants to help relieve pain and provide therapy for people with spinal injuries orneurological diseases.The system, called MagNI—which stands for magnetoelectric neural implant—includes magnetoelectric transducers thatallow the device’s processor to harvest power from an alternating magnetic field outside the body.