By harnessing light, my colleagues and I designed a wireless, ultrathin pacemaker that operates like a solar panel. This design not only eliminates the need for batteries but also minimizes ...

Spurred by advances in energy-harvesting materials, a new generation of advanced implantable biomedical devices is emerging ...

Dr. Sagi is leading a study using a new leadless, or wireless ... With the existing FDA-approved devices, when it fails or needs to be replaced, the pacemaker is usually left inside and another ...

An example is an MRI machine (unless your pacemaker is safe for an MRI). You can use a cell phone and other wireless devices but keep them at least 6 inches away from your pacemaker. Many household ...

The worldwide use of both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and pacing devices has vastly increased ... in patients with selected implantable pacemakers, MRI in pacemaker patients is still ...

The safety of these devices with regard to their interference with implanted pacemakers is as yet unknown and is the point of interest in this study. Methods and Results: The study comprised 100 ...

wireless cardiac pacemaker “Aveir VR” at Bern University Hospital in Switzerland. Dr Magdi was specially invited to lead the ...

An optional, easy-to-use hand-held unit (SJM MRI Activator™ device) can be applied ... is the first MRI conditional pacemaker to offer the option of wireless telemetry for streamlined patient ...

A 13-year-old girl, Chandni Gaud, receives a wireless pacemaker as a Diwali gift, sparing her from frequent hospital visits ...

We are exploring enhancements to make the device compatible as a wearable pacemaker. This involves integrating a wireless light-emitting diode, or LED, beneath the skin that is connected to the device ...

A team of doctors at Sion hospital in Mumbai managed to secure a costly wireless pacemaker ... addressing her recurrent pacemaker infections. The Rs 7 lakh device and additional Rs 1 lakh required ...