Alois Langer studied electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed his Ph.
17 Facts About Alois Langer
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In 1972, Alois Langer became the chief biomedical engineer at MedRad Inc and started work on the ICD project.
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In 1990, Alois Langer founded Cardiac Telecom Corporation and engaged in the development and marketing of telephonic cardiac monitoring systems.
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Alois A Langer, son of Westinghouse researcher and inventor named Alois Langer, was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Alois Langer's father encouraged him to do something with his life that would work for the benefit of the people.
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Alois Langer went study electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he graduated in 1967.
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In 1972 Alois Langer was hired by a company in Pittsburgh called Medrad Inc to work on the ICD project.
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Alois Langer constructed both the miniature circuits on board as well as the mechanical packaging of the ICD.
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One of the time consuming tasks that Alois Langer faced was the design of the electrode.
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Alois Langer had to design a battery that would power the device for several years without failing or causing any immune response in the body.
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Alois Langer was present in the operating room with the ICD device in hand; ready to be implanted into the first human.
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Alois Langer was to test the device within the sterilized container just before it was to be implanted.
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Luckily Alois Langer had brought duplicate for such incidents implanted this second copy successfully.
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From this observation, Alois Langer got the idea for developing a patient worn device that would monitor the heart rhythm 24 hours a day and relay any trouble to medical staff.
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In 1990 Alois Langer founded Cardiac Telecom Corporation in Greensburg, PA and started development on telephonic monitoring systems.
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Alois Langer is credited as the inventor of this home cardiac monitoring service, referred to as Telemetry @ Home.
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In 2002 Alois Langer was inducted into the National Inventor's Hall of Fame for his work on the ICD.