lasted for three hours and took the life of a young patient who was on an AC-powered pacemaker, said Dr. Robert Kowal, vice president of Medtronic’s cardiac pacing therapies. The blackout was ...

The Halloween 1957 power outage, caused by an explosion at the Black Dog power plant just south of Minneapolis, lasted for three hours and took the life of a young patient who was on an AC-powered ...

(Courtesy of Medtronic) At the time, pacemakers were “crude devices,” with wires coming out of the person’s body and “they were susceptible like anything that uses wall power,” said ...

The Greater Essex County District School Board has completed the installation of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) at all Board-owned and operated sites, including every elementary and ...

Um, they had heart problems, too." Herman's own issues go back to 2012, and he already had a pacemaker-defibrillator when he discovered that wasn't enough. "I could barely move. I think I had ...

One of the largest medical-device companies, Medtronic develops and manufactures therapeutic medical devices for chronic diseases. Its portfolio includes pacemakers, defibrillators, heart valves ...

Market Trends Technological advancements in cardiac pacemakers are expected to offer lucrative growth opportunities for market players. Manufacturers are focused on developing miniaturized pacemakers ...

One of the latest developments is the world’s first app-based remote monitoring system for pacemakers, called MyCareLink Smart™, introduced in January of this year in Canada by Medtronic. This new app ...

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He said: “I’ve got a pacemaker and a defibrillator combination that will set me back up again. “It’s just one of those things, I never had anything like this before.” Mr Shaw said he ...