Sci-fi types of medical implants will soon become reality, researchers say

 

For decades, doctors have embedded pacemakers, cochlear implants and cardiac defibrillators into their patients’ bodies. More recently, consumers have started tracking their own heart rates and number of steps taken with watches, bracelets, cellphones and other wearable devices.

 

Researchers and doctors are now dreaming up more ways to merge those technologies, to move consumer-driven monitors inside bodies.