The day before 60 Minutes aired Dick Cheney’s segment with Dr. Sanjay Gupta with a clip showing his -like concern over assassination by wireless medical device, Medtronic (MDT) released a statement reiterating its dedication to maintaining the security of its devices. The timing of such a statement–right after a promotion of a former vice president saying one ofHomeland‘s most shocking plot lines could pose a real threat–seems worth noting.”The security risk specifically for implantable cardiac devices is low, because of the communications used with these devices,” the release states.
