Wireless Dual-Chamber Pacemakers a Huge Advance

These tiny devices avoid the potential problems associated with traditional pacemakers.

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Images courtesy of Abbott Laboratories Traditional pacemakers (left) have leads that connect the device to the heart. Leads can break, become infected or get embedded in scar tissue. Abbott’s Aveir™ AR leadless pacemakers (right) communicate without leads, which largely avoids lead-related complications.

Thanks to developments in wireless technology, a computer can talk to a printer in another room, a remote can change the channels on a TV and a fob can start a car before the driver opens the door.

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