Implantable Electronic Device

PHILADELPHIA — Researchers at the University of Washington have developed prototype piezoelectric devices to convert energy from a heartbeat into electricity that could recharge the battery of a leadless pacemaker.

A leadless, ultrasound-based endocardial pacing system was able to deliver cardiac resynchronization therapy to patients unable to be implanted with conventional CRT devices, researchers reported.

The FDA has granted clearance to Neuspera Medical for its novel implantable system to treat chronic peripheral nerve pain.

Endovascular access to the sensorimotor cortex was shown to be a successful alternative for placing a brain-computer interface in or on the dura compared with open-brain surgery, researchers reported in JAMA Neurology.

Implicity announced the FDA cleared its algorithm analyzing ECG data from implantable loop recorders.

Atrial fibrillation detection in patients with ischemic stroke and no prior AF diagnosis.

An artificial intelligence-based ECG analysis solution reduced the rate of false-positive atrial fibrillation detection in patients using implantable loop recorders, researchers reported.

Pacemakers that were compatible with technology for remote monitoring with a smartphone or tablet had a higher rate of scheduled transmission success compared with other remote monitoring options that required a wand or wireless automatic communication to a bedside console, according to data presented at the virtual Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific Sessions.

Pacemakers or implanted cardiac defibrillators that were retrieved postmortem, resterilized and reused in underserved countries conferred similar rates of infection and device-related deaths as new devices implanted in Canada.

Abbott announced that an alternative, less-invasive surgical technique for the implantation of a left ventricular assist device has been approved by the FDA.