Autonomous Energy Harvesting for Powering Heart Implants and Multi-channel Wireless Communication

This project explores a sustainable energy source for implantable pacemakers through energy harvesting from the heart motion's kinetic energy. This work mainly concentrates on powering leadless intracardiac pacemakers, sensors, and communication devices placed on the right atrium and ventricle for multi-chamber pacing. MultiHarvest is implemented based on a two-stringed strategy with simultaneous development of both piezoelectric and hybrid designs with electromagnetic energy harvesting. This energy harvester as a sustainable power source overcomes the batteries' limited capacity and lead's drawbacks associated with traditional pacemakers.