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Surgery & Medical Devices · Recorded milestone

Implantable pacemaker

Recorded year1958

A transistorised pacemaker is implanted in Sweden.

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Built on

ElectrocardiogramRecorded · 1903enables
TransistorRecorded · 1947enables

Led to

Decades-long nuclear batteriesRecorded · 1970enables
Implantable defibrillatorRecorded · 1980enables
Deep brain stimulationRecorded · 1987enables
Body-area networksRecorded · 2018enables
Implants that dissolve when doneForecast · ~2031enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.