Wireless power could cut cord for patients with implanted heart pumps
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 15:33
in Health & Medicine
Mechanical pumps to give failing hearts a boost were originally developed as temporary measures for patients awaiting a heart transplant. But as the technology has improved, these ventricular assist devices commonly operate in patients for years, including in former vice-president Dick Cheney, whose implant this month celebrates its one-year anniversary.