Implantable medical devices (IMDs) that help restore normal biological (and biomechanical) functions are gaining increasing traction in the healthcare markets. This is being driven largely by the emergence of sustainable and safe implantation methods and materials, ruling out the risk of contamination along with other life threatening complications.
However, since the introduction of the first active IMDs, engineers and researchers have been struggling to ensure a long-term and reliable power source for such devices in their effort to minimize the need for subsequent surgical intervention and eliminate resultant trauma.
The present whitepaper discusses methodologies to transfer and harvest energy in active IMDs, besides exploring the usage and relevance of new power sources and energy harvesting paradigms.
