A pacemaker is a battery-operated device placed in body to produce electrical pulses that cause the heart to beat at a normal rate. Recent research studies have described the use of energy harvesting ...

ANN ARBOR -- A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from heartbeats themselves. Engineering researchers at the University of Michigan designed a device that ...

Millions of people have benefited from pacemakers since the first one was implanted in 1958, but the basics facets of the design have remained unchanged. These devices are still battery-operated, with ...

A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from heartbeats themselves. A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from ...

Addressing one of the greatest burdens for heart patients equipped with implantable pacemakers, a group composed of researchers from Rice University and the Texas Heart Institute (THI) have developed ...

Following a patient death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning users of certain Medtronic pacemakers about a rare battery problem that could cause the devices to quickly lose power and ...

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When Bill Rushmore, a cybersecurity engineer with General Motors, talks about his next upgrade, he isn't referring to a car. Eventually, Rushmore will need a replacement for his current pacemaker to ...

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Although cardiac pacemakers have saved countless lives, they do have at least one shortcoming – like other electronic devices, their batteries wear out. When this happens, of course, surgery is ...

Note: This story has been updated throughout with additional information. Following a patient death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning about a rare battery depletion problem in certain ...

Scientists say they've taken a first step toward creating a pacemaker that runs on the heart's own energy rather than batteries. Pacemakers are electronic devices implanted to regulate your heartbeat ...