PIONEERING Southend Hospital has become the first in the country to remotely monitor patients fitted with heart pacemakers. People with pacemakers have to have regular check ups usually every month at ...

DUBLIN - Nov. 17, 2015 - Medtronic plc (MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and U.S. commercial availability of the MyCareLink Smart (TM) Monitor, the world`s first ...

In a proof-of-concept study that aims to address the unmet need for minimally invasive cardiac control and monitoring devices, researchers have developed a network of wireless devices, including a ...

WASHINGTON -- The government has approved a pacemaker outfitted with a tiny transmitter that can tell your doctor how your heart is doing -- the first medical implant capable of such real-time ...

A pacemaker from Medtronic, newly approved by the Food and Drug Administration, allows patients to securely transmit data from the pacemaker to their physicians via a smartphone or tablet using ...

December 8, 2011 (Rennes, France) — Remote monitoring of patients with dual-chamber pacemakers "was a safe substitute for conventional follow-ups, decreased the number of [clinic] visits, and enabled ...

For people who are having irregular heartbeats, a pacemaker is usually the recommended device to solve this health problem. As its name suggests, it regulates the heartbeat's pace to maintain the ...

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System Compatible with Android (TM) and Apple ® Smartphones and Tablets DUBLIN - Nov. 17, 2015 - Medtronic plc (MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and U.S.