COURTESY AMAL GRAAFSTRA, DANGEROUSTHINGS.COM. intelligent Subcutaneous Body Area Networks Anticipating Implantable Devices T P.A. Catherwood, D.D. Finlay, and J.A.D. McLaughlin here is a long history of medicallyprescribed implantable devices used to assist in treating chronic health conditions. Examples include pacemakers [1], cochlear and retinal implants [2], insulin pumps [3], and deep brain stimulation implants for relief of Parkinson's disease tremors and seizures [4] to name but a few. There is also a growing trend towards Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MTS.2016.2593219 Date of publication: 7 September 2016 september 2016 ∕ IEEE TEchnology and SocIETy MagazInE 1932-4529/16©2016IEEE 73http://www.DANGEROUSTHINGS.COM