Iowa State basketball coach Fred Hoiberg underwent surgery on Tuesday morning to replace the battery in his pacemaker.

Each pacemaker battery typically lasts for seven to eight years before it needs to be replaced, according to the Texas Heart Institute.

A prototype of a battery-free cardiac pacemaker has been developed by a Swiss researcher based on an automatic wristwatch using technology which harvests energy from heart motion.

Pacemaker safety alert: Thousands of patients 'at risk of serious infection because battery life isn't long enough' Poor battery life means patients must go into hospital for replacement ...

Heart-powered pacemaker could one day eliminate battery-replacement surgery Date: March 2, 2012 Source: University of Michigan Summary: A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an ...

Researchers from Rice University have developed a battery-free pacemaker that can be implanted directly in heart. If the design is adopted, it could eliminate many of the common complications ...

Here's the real problem: Mom's pacemaker is due for replacement. If we don't act relatively soon, the batteries may die and the pacemaker will cease to function. Obviously, that means Mom could ...

Scientists have designed a temporary, battery-free pacemaker that can be broken down by the patient’s body when its work is done.

Swiss scientists, however, have developed a wristwatch-inspired device that can power a pacemaker via the beating of the patient’s own heart.

The new device could generate 10 microwatts of power, which is about eight times the amount a pacemaker needs to operate, Karami said.

Researchers from Rice University have developed a battery-free pacemaker that can be implanted directly in heart. If the design is adopted, it could eliminate many of the common complications ...