News tagged with implantable medical device
Protecting medical implants from attack
Millions of Americans have implantable medical devices, from pacemakers and defibrillators to brain stimulators and drug pumps; worldwide, 300,000 more people receive them every year. Most such devices have ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
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New class of implantable monitoring devices for heart patients
CardioMEMS, a graduate of Georgia Tech’s ATDC startup accelerator, is a rising star in the medical device industry. Pioneering a new class of monitoring devices for heart patients, the company completed ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Stretchable electronics device holds promise for treating irregular heart rhythms
The electronics can bend, stretch and twist. No small feat. Now the flexible and stretchable electronics can map waves of electrical activity in the heart with better resolution and speed than that of conventional ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 24, 2010 |
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GTRI is developing protocols for testing effects of RFID systems on medical devices
Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems are widely used for applications that include inventory management, package tracking, toll collection, passport identification and airport luggage security. More ...
Oct 06, 2009 |
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New Medtronic heart device uses 'super plastic' from NASA
A "super plastic" invented by NASA engineers for use in aeronautic and space applications is now being used in a medical device that treats people suffering from heart failure.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 07, 2009 |
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Surgical Implants Coated with One of "Nature's Antibiotics" Could Prevent Infection
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a mimic of one of "nature's antibiotics" that can be used to coat medical devices to prevent infection and rejection.
Jan 29, 2009 |
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