those connecting to internal hospital networks or the internet) are at risk from attacks originating anywhere in the world. Wireless control features allow attackers to manipulate IMD settings from beyond the immediate vicinity of the patient, while networked IMDs (i.e. malicious hackers) because of failures in cybersecurity. Though the advantages offered by wirelessly connected IMDs are substantial, there is a burgeoning risk of devices being disabled or subverted by attackers (i.e. via Bluetooth) or connecting them via the internet. Enabled by rapid advances in technology, modern IMDs have developed these functions to the point that clinicians and patients can use their smartphone to control and monitor implants wirelessly either by directly connecting the two devices (e.g. Modern wireless implantable medical devices (IMDs) began to be widely introduced to medical practice in the early 2000s, when devices such as cardiac implants, insulin pumps, and neurological implantable pulse generators (IPGs) started featuring wireless clinician controls and monitoring functions.
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