A researcher from the University of Massachusetts Amherst who had shown that an implantable heart defibrillator is vulnerable to hacking has been given a grant in a bid to improved
Hackers always find a way to infiltrate every system and they’ve done the same with implantable heart defibrillators, says a researcher from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The researcher has now been given a grant to improve security in implanted cardiac devices.
Kevin E. Fu, assistant professor of computer science, has received a three-year, 449,000-dollar National Science Foundation grant to improve future security in the devices without compromising safety and effectiveness.
Are One-Third of Costly Implanted Heart Devices Unnecessary?
ICDs or implantable cardioverter defibrillators, the expensive devices are designed to shock damaged hearts back into rhythm and save patients from sudden cardiac death.
ICDs or implantable cardioverter defibrillators, the expensive devices are designed to shock damaged hearts back into rhythm and save patients from sudden cardiac death.
Zero-power means the tiny chips will run without draining the device's batteries. Specifically, his research aims to assure deployment of stronger designs to meet two challenges soon to enter the scene - sharing data over the Internet and use of wirelessly programmable implants.
The UMass Amherst study will also include interviews with patients receiving new implanted cardiac rhythm management devices such as pacemakers at the Electrophysiology Laboratory at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
Implantable Heart Devices Can Cut Risks Of Sudden Cardiac Deaths
Patients at high risk from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy appear to have lesser chances of sudden cardiac death when fixed with a cardioverter-defibrillator.
Patients at high risk from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy appear to have lesser chances of sudden cardiac death when fixed with a cardioverter-defibrillator.
The newest devices are expected to be amazingly convenient for patients. It could soon be possible for a person with an implanted cardiac device to go on vacation to Hawaii, for example, and for the device to report to her physician over the Internet.
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Concern Over Heart Devices Mount as Defibrillator Maker Pulls Defective Wire
As a leading heart-device maker Medtronic announces pulling defective defibrillator leads, concerns mount over the fate of hundreds of thousands of patients implanted with the device.
As a leading heart-device maker Medtronic announces pulling defective defibrillator leads, concerns mount over the fate of hundreds of thousands of patients implanted with the device.
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Women, Blacks Less Likely To Receive Implantable Heart Devices Than Whites
Women and blacks are less likely than white men to receive implantable cardiac defibrillators, according to two studies led by Duke University researchers
Women and blacks are less likely than white men to receive implantable cardiac defibrillators, according to two studies led by Duke University researchers
