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Cameron Health Inc. has raised $51.5 million. The company is working on a new type of implantable defibrillator that’s designed to be easier to implant and program than existing models.  Implantable defibrillators administer shocks to the hearts of people who are at risk of cardiac arrest - a critical condition in which the heart simply stops beating. When the device senses a heart-rhythm disturbance, it shocks the heart back into action.  Existing defibrillators must be implanted in an invasive procedure that requires a specialist to guide lead wires into the heart through the veins. In addition to being challenging to insert, those leads can sometimes break, in rare occasions delivering fatal shocks to the heart.  Cameron’s simpler defibrillator apparently doesn’t require such leads, making it easier to implant.