Implantable Device (2) (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Implantable Device (2)

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The researchers showed that this device could also be used to deliver emergency doses of epinephrine, a drug that is used to treat heart attacks and can also prevent severe allergic reactions, including anaphylactic shock.

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MIT

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