Just 3.5mm long, the dissolvable device, developed for newborns with congenital heart defects, could make cardiac stimulation ...

A new, tiny pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — developed at Northwestern University near Chicago could play a ...

Potential applications of this discovery include insulin pumps, pacemakers and hearing aids, along with e-textiles containing electronics in clothing that conform to the user's body, and soft ...

Some adults also need temporary pacemakers, such as after an aortic valve replacement or bypass surgery, Efimov said. In such cases, surgeons now must often sew a wire onto the heart that’s ...

Kauvery Hospital has performed a combination procedure involving the latest generation leadless pacemaker and non-surgical valve replacement on an 80-year-old patient. According to a press release ...

your health care provider may contact you about replacement of your device. Consult with your health care provider if you have new or worsening symptoms such as lightheadedness or loss of ...

and health care providers about the potential need for early device replacement of Boston Scientific (BSX) Corporation Accolade pacemaker devices, which includes the Accolade, Proponent ...

The Accolade pacemaker system. [Image from Boston Scientific] The FDA today issued an alert after Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) + warned of the potential need for the early replacement of certain ...

Nebraska men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg will undergo a medical procedure this Friday. The Huskers' head coach will have his pacemaker replaced. This will be the second pacemaker to be ...

The Huskers' head coach will have his pacemaker replaced. This will be the second pacemaker to be replaced for Hoiberg. He previously underwent the procedure in 2014. The pacemaker was originally ...

What is a pacemaker insertion? A pacemaker insertion is the implantation of a small electronic device that is usually placed in the chest (just below the collarbone) to help regulate slow electrical ...