Artificial Organs

New artificial organs data have been reported by researchers at Hiroshima University

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, March 14th, 2010

According to recent research from Japan, "The transcutaneous energy transmission system used for artificial hearts is a transmission system that uses electromagnetic induction. Use of the TETS improves quality of life and reduces the risk of infection caused by percutaneous connections."

"This article reports the changes in the electromagnetic effects of TETS that influence a human body when the locations of the air-core coils of the transcutaneous transformer are changed. The specific absorption rate and current density in a model consisting of a human trunk that included 24 different organs are analyzed using an electromagnetic simulator. The air-core coils are...

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