After a series of media reports, it is clear that wireless implanted medical devices can be hacked. Although the risk is now more hypothetical than actual, the vulnerabilities warrant attention.

A California maker of implantable orthopedic gear is the latest medical device maker in recent weeks to disclose it's been a ...

Wireless-enabled implantable devices enable care providers to check-in on a pacemaker's battery levels or how well an infusion pump is functioning, which means care providers can take action to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Seven million people have some kind of medical device implanted in their bodies. A joint, a pump, a piece of wire or mesh. We expect that these devices undergo rigorous testing and ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Insurance companies, often stuck with the tab for health services when a medical device fails, are ready to share the pain. As the number of costly, high-profile recalls rises, ...

Patients with implanted medical devices like orthopedic joint replacements, pacemakers, and artificial heart valves run a small but significant risk that these devices get infected with bacterial ...

Business Insider ranked the 11 most implanted medical devices in the United States, based number of procedures. 1. Artificial lenses: 2.6 million procedures. 2. Ear tubes: 715,000 procedures. 3.

Patients with implanted medical devices like orthopedic joint replacements, pacemakers, and artificial heart valves run a small but significant risk that these devices get infected with bacterial ...

Using animal tissue samples--store-bought pork loin and beef liver--researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated the possibility of real-time video-rate data ...

Scientists have developed copper oxide nanoparticles which can be coated onto implanted medical devices to reduce the risk of infection after operations. A team at Nottingham Trent University has led ...