71. Both men received the AbioCor, a plastic and titanium device powered through the skin by an external battery pack. 72. Compaq will give consumers two free battery packs for each recalled battery pack they return. 73. Compaq will replace each recalled battery pack with two new batteries. 74. Compaq said its recall is not related to problems any other company has had with laptop battery packs. 75. Compaq stressed that the recall involves only the battery packs, not the notebook computers themselves. 76. Instead, power is sent from a battery pack worn outside the body through the skin to an implanted coil, control package and backup battery. 77. Infections are a particular problem, because with the HeartMate, a wire leading through the skin connects the pump to a battery pack worn on a shoulder strap. 78. It is powered by a small battery pack worn outside the body that transmits current through the skin. 79. It is powered through the skin by an external battery pack. 80. It has sensors, a receiver and a transmitter, plus a battery pack. |