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 ...

Story by Pengju Li, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering By harnessing light, my colleagues and I designed a wireless, ultrathin pacemaker that operates like a solar panel.

With CareLink, the implanted pacemaker or defibrillator regularly ... For example, Medtronic is now working on tiny wireless heart monitors with a volume of just one cubic centimeter, which ...

People with slower than normal heart rates may need a pacemaker ... Sagi is leading a study using a new leadless, or wireless, pacemaker that’s smaller than a AAA battery. Unlike traditional ...

A team of doctors provide a costly wireless pacemaker to 13-year-old Chandni Gaud at no charge, preventing repeated ...

It also reduces the risk of complications from traditional pacemakers, which have a battery, a generator, and wires. The wires are threaded into your heart through a vein. A metal box with the ...

This surgery may be done if you have bradycardia (a slow heart rate). A pacemaker is a small ... You can use a cell phone and other wireless devices but keep them at least 6 inches away from your ...

Wireless models of St Jude-branded pacemakers can now receive a firmware update A total of 745,000 pacemakers have been confirmed as having cyber-security issues that could let them be hacked.

"implanted pacemakers and defibrillators might contain sensors that respond to magnets and radios when in close contact". Implanted defibrillators send electrical pulses to regulate abnormal heart ...