BATTERY-POWERED IMPLANTS

Topics:
  • Overview: types of devices.
  • Leadless pacemakers.
  • Removal of a device
  • Spinal cord stimulators
  • Cochlear implants
Crematoria are very concerned to avoid placing batteries in the cremator: they can explode in the intense heat.

The legal term for such devices was previously "Biomechanical Aid" but in May 2026 was changed to "battery-powered device".
Relevant devices include:
- pacemaker
- Internal Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD)
- Implanted nerve stimulator