MIT develops wearable ultrasound pacemaker sticker as noninvasive alternative to implants

Updated On: 03 June, 2026 08:31 AM IST | Boston | Agencies

Researchers at MIT have created a wearable ultrasound pacemaker sticker that can help regulate heart rhythms without surgery. The technology combines focused ultrasound waves with sonogenetics, enabling genetically engineered cells to respond to sound instead of traditional electrical impulses

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MIT researchers have developed a noninvasive alternative to standard cardiac implants: a wearable ultrasound pacemaker sticker thatuses focused ultrasound waves to dictate beating heart rhythms.

The technology pairs an external acoustic sticker with a cutting-edge field of science known as “sonogenetics,” wherein genetically engineered cells respond directly to sound.