Hacking Risk Sparks 465,000 St. Jude Pacemakers Recall
Patients vulnerable to a software glitch The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that over 465,000 patients who had St. Jude pacemakers implanted may be vulnerable to a software glitch that could permit hackers to remotely disable their batteries or make the devices to run at deadly speeds. According to the FDA recall … [Read more...]
Investigation of St. Jude Medical Devices Now Includes FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now joined the investigation into security claims that devices made by St. Jude Medical can be hacked remotely. These claims are still being defended by St. Jude. Muddy Waters Capital, an investment group, says that St. Jude Medical pacemakers and defibrillators are particularly … [Read more...]
Medtronic Issues Class I Recall for Some Pacemakers
Some Medtronic Pacemakers Recalled For Wiring Issues. Medtronic Inc. is issuing a Class I recall for certain Medtronic Kappa and Sigma pacemakers because of wiring issues that may cause the devices to fail. A Class I recall is the Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) most serious recall action, and is issued when there … [Read more...]
Pacemakers Vulnerable to Hackers
100,000 patients in the US have been implanted with a defibrillator device. Pacemakers can be hacked - relatively easily. Now a research team that was able to hack the implantable defibrillators that keep sick hearts beating steadily are telling federal regulators that the problem needs to be addressed. In recent years, over … [Read more...]
Study: Pacemakers Can Cause Heart Failure
People with the most common pacemaker types are more likely than similar people without pacemakers to die from or be hospitalized for gradual heart failure, sometimes within six months, according to a large study confirming doctors' belief the life-saving devices actually harm some patients. Experts say the tens of thousands of … [Read more...]
