As Oesterle points out in his comments to Technology Review, the leads of a pacemaker represent an "invasive and inefficient" necessity of the current level of the technology. By removing the leads ...

Medtronic, the leading maker of implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs, asked doctors to stop implanting the Fidelis leads and return unused ones to Medtronic. It didn't call the action ...

Medtronic on Monday announced the first human implant of the world's smallest pacemaker, a vitamin-sized device that is implanted directly inside the heart.

Minnesota CEOs crowded around the golden opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning, not on Wall Street ...

But Medtronic said it does not recommend "that patients seek prophylactic replacement of Sprint Fidelis leads, as the risks of removal or insertion of another lead exceed the small risk to ...

In a recent clinical trial, Medtronic's wireless pacemaker, the “Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacing System”, was proven to be significantly more effective than current options with a high ...

Medtronic Plc's wireless pacemaker was approved in the United states on Wednesday, making it the first pacemaker that does not need wired leads to correct slow heart rate.

What's the difference between MRI-safe and conventional pacemaker leads? A little thicker, certainly, but otherwise (at least on the surface), not too much. While the engineering hurdles were no ...

Medtronic’s pacemaker sales are also expected to gain from the recent positive trial results which are likely to help its new products gain acceptance in the competitive CRDM market.

The problem does not affect Medtronic pacemakers. The Fidelis wire, or lead, is used on about 60 percent of Medtronic defibrillator implants, said RBC Capital Markets analyst Philip Nalbone.

The following information was submitted by Medtronic.The world’s smallest pacemakers are making a big difference in cardiac care.The FDA-approved Micra™ leadl ...

Medtronic has secured a new approval from the FDA that expands the flexibility of its pacemaker hardware, allowing it to tap into the heart’s natural electrical signals. Known as conduction ...