A Leadless Sounding Apparatus

A leadless solution.

Leadless cardiac pacing

Transvenous cardiac pacemakers definitely improve quality of life and reduce mortality in at-risk patients, but they are associated with several potential device-related complications. Approximately 10% of patients experience complications related to transvenous implantation of the pacemaker. These may be attributable to either the pulse generator (hematoma, skin breakdown, pocket infection) or...

Permanent leadless cardiac pacing: results of the LEADLESS trial.

BACKGROUND Conventional cardiac pacemakers are associated with several potential short- and long-term complications related to either the transvenous lead or subcutaneous pulse generator. We tested the safety and clinical performance of a novel, completely self-contained leadless cardiac pacemaker. METHODS AND RESULTS The primary safety end point was freedom from complications at 90 days. Sec...

Leadless pacemakers: leading us into the future?

Since the first permanent pacemaker implant, almost 60 years ago, there has been continued progress and evolution of these devices. The technology has advanced on many fronts, with longer battery lives, smaller sized generators, with an intelligent ‘adaptive functionality’ closely mimicking the human physiology. However, contemporary implant technology has been disadvantaged by the need for a s...

Sounding Off

Networked communications accord the voice renewed spatial significance. How does the mobile phone influence the use and design of spaces? The conventions for modulating the voice in face-to-face exchanges are well established. But in the case of mobile communications the voice may be raised to abnormal levels. The raised voice overcomes ambient interference, and spatial distance. The voice is a...