Electroceuticals is a relatively new term, but it refers to some medical devices everyone is familiar with and opens the door of the future to some amazing possibilities. Let’s check out what these devices are and how they can change the world of tomorrow.
Electronics and Pharmaceuticals
When you combine electronics with pharmaceuticals, you get electroceuticals. These tiny electronic devices work like drugs. For example, a heart pacemaker fits into the body and wires run to the heart, supplying electrical shocks that keep the heart beating in the right rhythm. Cochlear implants offer electrical stimulation and in some cases activate the hearing organs so the deaf can hear again.
Benefits of Electronic Medical Devices
Thanks to modern electronic circuitry, many people today can get up in the morning and feel the sunshine on their faces. They can visit with friends and relatives and lead active and fulfilling lives. Without devices like pacemakers and defibrillators, these people are just a memory, and more good things are possible.
Winning the War on Obesity
Before long, electroceuticals will interrupt signals of hunger from the stomach to the brain. This makes it easier for people to follow sensible eating plans and lose weight. As obesity nears epidemic proportions in the world, weight loss will lower many health risks like obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Clinical trials on these devices offer encouraging results.
Brain Disorders
Millions of people suffer daily with brain disorders like epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease. For most people, no cures exist but thanks to implanted medical devices, deep brain stimulation offers hope.
Diabetes
As the body resists insulin, it’s harder for the pancreas to keep blood sugar levels normal. Soon, tiny electronic devices can stimulate pancreatic cells to produce insulin when needed, curing many cases of diabetes. These are only a few of the many things, electroceutical technology has to offer.
