BIOTRONIK Blog

BIOTRONIK, a global leader in medical technology, and a pioneer in cardiovascular, endovascular, and neuromodulation solutions, today announced a strategic shift to strengthen its leadership in active implantable devices and digital healthcare. Leveraging future technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), remote patient monitoring and connected healthcare platforms, BIOTRONIK is at the forefront of improving patient outcomes and optimizing clinical workflows. These innovations are designed to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of care, enabling healthcare providers with next

The discovery of a high-severity vulnerability known as Log4Shell was disclosed publicly on December 9, 2021, while a related lower-severity vulnerability was disclosed on December 14, 2021. These vulnerabilities are present in a software library used by many servers worldwide (see Background for details). In light of this recent discovery, BIOTRONIK has carefully analyzed all of its provided services. The analysis concluded that the conditions for exploitation of the Log4Shell vulnerability and the related CVE-2021-45046 and CVE-2021-45105 vulnerabilities do not exist in any of BIOTRONIK’s

CardioMessenger devices form an essential part of BIOTRONIK’s remote monitoring system, enabling the secure transmission of critical patient and device data to the treating physician. As the company that pioneered remote monitoring, we have taken cybersecurity design seriously since 2001. It is integrated into our quality management system, all relevant business processes and prioritized at every step of the product life cycle. Our cardiac implants do not accept programming modifications or commands via any form of long-distance communication. By design, it is technically impossible to