News tagged with chest cavity
Powering pacemakers with heartbeat vibrations
Sick hearts may help to keep themselves beating longer with a device that could harvest energy from heartbeat-induced chest cavity vibrations.
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Trying little-known option to seal a leaky lung
(AP) -- The final straw came when Guy Vance's chest, neck and face ballooned, little air bubbles in his skin crackling to the touch - all because of a leak somewhere in his lung.
Aug 03, 2010 |
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New device implanted by surgeons help paralyzed patients breathe easier
Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center soon will begin implanting a new device designed to improve breathing in patients with upper spinal-cord injuries or other diseases that keep them from breathing independently.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body
James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at the bottom of the heart.
Nov 11, 2009 |
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