Every passenger that steps onto a commercial flight puts their life in the hands of the flight's crew and the airline. The crew is tasked with ensuring the plane reaches its destination safely, and ...

Two deaths have been linked to St. Jude Medical heart defibrillators with batteries that failed. Now, the device maker has issued warnings about nearly 400,000 of the devices in use worldwide.

Two deaths have been linked to heart defibrillators made by St Jude Medical with batteries that failed. Now, the device maker as well as the US Food and Drugs Administration have issued warnings about ...

But today we can reveal that some of the 'heart-start' defibrillators could fail to work at a time of crisis - because of a problem with battery temperature. Thousands of the machines will need to be ...

A defibrillator company is reporting problems with a warning light that indicates when the battery in the product is low, Health Canada said Thursday. Defibtech has sent notices to customers to warn ...

When your watch battery dies, you slip in a fresh one and continue with your day. When your implantable defibrillator battery gives out, you have to go under the knife. The surgery creates risks of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Metro officials are checking all 46 automated external defibrillators at stations after a device used on a man having a heart attack had an insufficient battery charge. Metro ...

Scientists have developed a new battery-powered defibrillator that can be implanted under the skin to shock failing hearts back to life. S-CID, or the subcutaneous internal cardioverter-defibrillator, ...

The issue with lithium batteries is a known problem in high-powered devices like defibrillators and heart synchronization devices. Boston Scientific Corp. said it updated its devices to add insulation ...

CHICAGO — Boston Scientific Corp. has notified doctors that some of its implantable heart defibrillators contain batteries that could deplete early, shortening the life span of the devices. There have ...

Two deaths have been linked to St. Jude Medical heart defibrillators with batteries that failed. Now, the device maker has issued warnings about nearly 400,000 of the devices in use worldwide.