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Increasingly, sophisticated implanted medical devices are integrating wireless technology to support an ever-expanding range of therapeutic and diagnostic applications. For example, an implanted heart pacemaker or cardiac defibrillator enabled with a wireless link allows a physician to monitor more easily a patient’s response to therapy and adjust device performance as required. With a network of in-body and on-body sensors, muscles can be stimulated to help restore lost limb function. Similarly, a radio-controlled valve in the urinary tract, operated on-demand by the patient, will restore bladder control.
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Higgins, H. (2014). Wireless Communication. In: Yang, GZ. (eds) Body Sensor Networks. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6374-9_4
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