An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator or automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator is a device implantable inside the body, able to perform defibrillation, and depending on the type, cardioversion and pacing of the heart. From Wikipedia
The U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal on August 4 to intervene cleared the way for Tennessee to proceed with lethal injection despite the active cardiac device.
