Seven years after bringing the world's first leadless pacemaker (shown above) to the U.S. market, Medtronic has once again set a new pace in the industry with its next-generation leadless pacemakers.

Medtronic was the only manufacturer of a leadless pacemaker in the U.S. market in the years after it won approval for its Micra device in 2016. While leadless pacemakers were designed to prevent lead- ...

DUBLIN, Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for its Micra™ AV2 and Micra™ ...

Robert Kowal, MD, remembers vividly the day he was first introduced to the concept of Medtronic’s leadless pacemaker, which went on to become known as Micra. He was a practicing electrophysiologist ...

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Medtronic has received FDA clearance for a mobile app that allows patients to remotely forward data from their pacemakers with their physicians. The app is paired with a device, the MyCareLink Smart ...

Medtronic has secured the FDA’s approval for the latest generation of its miniaturized, wireless pacemaker implants, the Micra AV2 and VR2. According to the company, the newest models can offer up to ...

Manufacturing defects continue to cause distress for Medtronic, with a new US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety communication warning of premature battery depletion in pacemakers. The agency’s ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Pacemakers are small oval-shaped ...