Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

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Many say knowledge is power. It also can’t hurt to learn.

#1. All of the newer pacemakers today are MRI compliant. As a matter of fact Medtronic top line pacemakers have been compliment for many years now. There were some concerns with Boston Scientific, but they too are now MRI compliant. There are a few other companies manufacturing pacemakers as well.

#2. There already exists wireless recharging pacemakers.

#3. The new innovation is the manufacturing of pacemakers without leads that attach to the heart muscle and to manufacture pacemakers that are implanted through a catheter right inside the artery onto the heart wall.
Right now these can only control one chamber, either the upper or lower. Research teams are trying to resolve this issue and are very near solving the problem. Some patients need one chamber controlled, others need both chambers paced.

#4. The batteries today can last up to 11 years. Some less. The length of time is determined by the need of each patient to pace to maintain a normal rhythm. Some patients have the battery replaced in 6 to 8 years. While others can wait 12 to 14 years. Companies are always improving battery life.

#5. There are about 3 million people using pacemakers and each year at least 300,000 are being added.

#6. So yes it is very important which material is used and by which company is manufacturing the material in whatever model pacemaker is implanted and SO YES, IT IS VERY PROFITABLE FOR LQMT TO WIN A CONTRACT WITH ALL OF THE COMPANIES MANUFACTURING PACEMAKERS or at least receiving royalties.

I hope this helps.