Cardiac pacemaker malfunctions are of continuous concern to the medical profession as well as to the electronics industry. Certain failures in cardiac pacemaker performance are critical and can result ...

A batteryless cardiac pacemaker based on an automatic wristwatch and powered by heart motion has been described in a paper presented at the European Society of Cardiology's Congress. Adrian Zurbuchen, ...

A study that combined electrical stimulation of the brain with advanced imaging has shown how correcting misfiring neural circuits can lessen the symptoms of a common psychiatric disorder. A ...

Medtronic is recalling specific models of its dual-chamber implantable pulse generators used to manage patients with bradycardia because of the possibility of a ...

More than 60,000 pacemakers are being recalled because moisture may be able to get inside of the devices, potentially causing them to short out or experience a drop in battery life. The FDA notes that ...

The development of novel integrated circuits for next generation implantable medical devices has now been advanced, according to an international team of researchers. Microelectronic Circuits Centre ...

The chip, co-developed by Microelectronic Circuits Centre Ireland (MCCI) and Boston Scientific, could make heart pacemakers more convenient for patients too. MCCI, which is funded by IDA Ireland and ...

The Essence of Resetting: Interaction Between the Cardiac Rhythm and the Perturbation Generated In the example of Figure 1 the reason why the ventricular premature contraction produces a ...

A beating heart relies on a healthy circuitry of electrical signals to maintain a steady rhythm, and when that system breaks down it can lead to grave consequences. Pacemakers and medications can be ...

A prototype of the biomedical and implantable chip, which has been designed to help make heart pacemakers smaller, more efficient, and more convenient for patients, will be unveiled in Cork this ...