lasted for three hours and took the life of a young patient who was on an AC-powered pacemaker, said Dr. Robert Kowal, vice president of Medtronic’s cardiac pacing therapies. The blackout was ...

(Courtesy of Medtronic) At the time, pacemakers were “crude devices,” with wires coming out of the person’s body and “they were susceptible like anything that uses wall power,” said ...

However, to ensure uninterrupted inhibition of therapy, care must be exercised to maintain proper magnet positioning over the implanted device. St. Jude Medical and Medtronic were also asked about ...

This information is critical for organizations pursuing Magnet® recognition—a prestigious designation awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to honor excellence in nursing. 97% of ...

Manufacturers are focused on developing miniaturized pacemakers to address the issue of patient comfort. Medtronic’s Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS), the world’s smallest pacemaker, was ...

On September 22, China set a new world record with a 42-tesla resistive magnet, surpassing the previous 41.4-tesla record held by the US since 2017. This breakthrough, developed by the High Magnetic ...

A pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device implanted in your chest to help regulate your heart rate. It consists of two main parts—a pulse generator and leads. Pulse generator: This contains the ...

On September 22, the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Steady High Magnetic Field Laboratory (CHMFL) sustained the strongest magnetic field using a resistive magnet, at 42.02 tesla. This surpasses ...

One of the latest developments is the world’s first app-based remote monitoring system for pacemakers, called MyCareLink Smart™, introduced in January of this year in Canada by Medtronic. This new app ...

In the coming weeks and months, it will be interesting to see where the Mag 7heads as the leadership group changes while some recent laggards look to experience some sort of breakout. Only time ...