real6
11-08-2009, 06:59 PM
World's first 'wireless' pacemaker talks to your doctor daily, whether you like it or not (though you probably do)
http://www.switched.com/2009/08/11/u-s-woman-gets-web-ready-pacemaker/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/worlds-first-wireless-pacemaker-talks-to-your-doctor-daily-w/
In the past we've been clued in to both deadly pacemaker hackers and the development of a cloaking device to deal with that sticky situation. Now, according to Daily Tech, a woman in New York has become the first in the world to receive a pacemaker that communicates wirelessly with a monitoring service, which is in turn accessed daily by her doctor. "If there is anything abnormal," says Dr. Steven Greenberg from St. Francis Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Center, "it will literally call the physician" and notify him or her. In addition, most of the tests that were done in the doctor's office are now automated, saving everybody time and effort. There is no word yet on possible Twitter integration, but we're sure "Biz" Stone is already on it.
http://www.switched.com/2009/08/11/u-s-woman-gets-web-ready-pacemaker/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/worlds-first-wireless-pacemaker-talks-to-your-doctor-daily-w/
In the past we've been clued in to both deadly pacemaker hackers and the development of a cloaking device to deal with that sticky situation. Now, according to Daily Tech, a woman in New York has become the first in the world to receive a pacemaker that communicates wirelessly with a monitoring service, which is in turn accessed daily by her doctor. "If there is anything abnormal," says Dr. Steven Greenberg from St. Francis Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Center, "it will literally call the physician" and notify him or her. In addition, most of the tests that were done in the doctor's office are now automated, saving everybody time and effort. There is no word yet on possible Twitter integration, but we're sure "Biz" Stone is already on it.