Table I. Relevant U.S. and European standards (click to enlarge). Wireless systems enabled by low-power radio technology are delivering mobility, comfort, and higher levels of patient care. Both ...

Patients with implanted medical devices like orthopedic joint replacements, pacemakers, and artificial heart valves run a small but significant risk that these devices get infected with bacterial ...

Scientists have developed copper oxide nanoparticles which can be coated onto implanted medical devices to reduce the risk of infection after operations. A team at Nottingham Trent University has led ...

After a series of media reports, it is clear that wireless implanted medical devices can be hacked. Although the risk is now more hypothetical than actual, the vulnerabilities warrant attention.

WASHINGTON, DC—The vast majority of patients who develop an infection related to a cardiac implanted electronic device (CIED) do not have the hardware extracted in a timely manner, and these patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A universal remote monitoring platform was associated with lower mortality and fewer hospitalizations than ...

The recent ruckus over the newly available vaccine for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) got me thinking about the possible future of implanted electronic medical devices. In case you haven’t been following ...

Earlier this year, we reported on concerns that the MagSafe charging technology in the iPhone 12 models could interfere with pacemakers, defibrillators, and similar medical devices (see “Keep the ...

The FDA further supported its recommendations that patients keep consumer electronics, such as the iPhone 12 and Apple Watch 6, that may create magnetic interference at least six inches away from ...

Scientists have developed copper oxide nanoparticles which can be coated onto implanted medical devices to reduce the risk of ...

(BOSTON) — Patients with implanted medical devices like orthopedic joint replacements, pacemakers, and artificial heart valves run a small but significant risk that these devices get infected with ...