The device is implantable under the skin near the spinal cord, programmable by a clinician, and used to deliver medications forthe treatment of severe chronic pain due to nerve injuries and cancer.
"We keep an eye on all this stuff so that theclinician can do what she needs to do without fearing for her safety, " said Tom Flanagan, a retired police officer and president of Accord Detective Agency, a company that provides security for Advocate's nurses.