Enhancing pacemaker technology: a rechargeable pacemaker design with innovative power source and battery

Purpose There are still some gaps in this technology to be filled like replacement surgeries, very frequent recharging needs, additional equipment implantation and cost. Design/methodology/approach The new battery design circuit comprises a piezoelectric polymer, a bridge rectifier, boost converter and a solid-state battery. Findings This design suits every patient medically and has a long-life span electrically so that it does not need to be recharged very frequently or replaced. Research limitations/implications This research is an initial finding, more exploration and translating this into a practical solution necessitate collaboration work. The author invites researchers interested in advancing this technology to work on this innovate model. Practical implications This paper although not a practical model serves as a complete theoretical design architecture. The theoretical and previous practical works, as mentioned in the paper, suggest many advantages of the model, which are mainly long-lasting battery, no more space and equipment required than currently used pacemakers’ space and the outer (titanium) frame with lead electrodes. Originality/value Along with increases in renewable energy usage, research on a rechargeable cardiac pacemaker is being conducted. However, there are still some gaps in this technology to be filled like replacement surgeries, very frequent recharging needs, additional equipment implantation and cost. The proposed design in this paper is a new step toward passing these limitations.