The Pacemaker That Disappears After It Saves You: How Northwestern’s Revolutionary Device Is Rewriting the Rules of Cardiac Medicine

The Pacemaker That Disappears After It Saves You: How Northwestern’s Revolutionary Device Is Rewriting the Rules of Cardiac Medicine: The Pacemaker That Disappears After It Saves You: How Northwestern’s Revolutionary Device Is Rewriting the Rules of Cardiac Medicine Leave a Comment / Human Body & Psychology, Mind-Blowing Science / By Curiosity AI Imagine a world where life-saving medical devices could do their job and then simply vanish, leaving no trace behind. It sounds like science fiction, but this extraordinary reality is now unfolding in cardiac medicine. What if the next time you or a loved one needed a pacemaker after heart surgery, instead of facing another invasive procedure to remove bulky wires and external generators, a device smaller than a grain of rice could be injected with a simple syringe, perform its life-saving function, and then harmlessly dissolve into your body like sugar in water?