Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, USA.
Nat Biomed Eng. 2022 Jun;6(6):706-716. doi: 10.1038/s41551-022-00873-7. Epub 2022 Mar 31.
Implantable bioelectronic devices for the simulation of peripheral nerves could be used to treat disorders that are resistant to traditional pharmacological therapies. However, for many nerve targets, this requires invasive surgeries and the implantation of bulky devices (about a few centimetres in at least one dimension). Here we report the design and in vivo proof-of-concept testing of an endovascular wireless and battery-free millimetric implant for the stimulation of specific peripheral nerves that are difficult to reach via traditional surgeries. The device can be delivered through a percutaneous catheter and leverages magnetoelectric materials to receive data and power through tissue via a digitally programmable 1 mm × 0.8 mm system-on-a-chip. Implantation of the device directly on top of the sciatic nerve in rats and near a femoral artery in pigs (with a stimulation lead introduced into a blood vessel through a catheter) allowed for wireless stimulation of the animals' sciatic and femoral nerves. Minimally invasive magnetoelectric implants may allow for the stimulation of nerves without the need for open surgery or the implantation of battery-powered pulse generators.
可植入式生物电子设备可用于模拟外周神经,从而治疗对传统药物疗法有抗性的疾病。然而,对于许多神经靶点,这需要进行侵入性手术和植入体积庞大的设备(至少在一个维度上约几厘米)。在这里,我们报告了一种经血管的、无线和无电池的毫米级植入物的设计和体内初步概念验证测试,该植入物用于刺激通过传统手术难以触及的特定外周神经。该设备可以通过经皮导管输送,并利用磁电材料通过组织接收数据和功率,通过数字可编程的 1mm×0.8mm 片上系统实现。该设备直接植入大鼠坐骨神经上方,或在猪的股动脉附近(通过导管将刺激引线引入血管),可实现对动物坐骨神经和股神经的无线刺激。微创磁电植入物可能允许在无需进行开放性手术或植入电池供电脉冲发生器的情况下刺激神经。
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