BOSTON, MA — Early evidence supporting a new transcatheter leadless pacemaker—one the size of a large vitamin implanted into the apex of the right ventricle—was presented yesterday at the Heart Rhythm ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A medical device the size of a pill is now saving lives in West Michigan. Retired dentist Herb Carpenter is Spectrum Health’s first patient to receive Medtronic’s newly ...

(HealthDay News) — The world’s smallest pacemaker is safe and effective in patients with symptomatic bradycardia, according to the first human clinical trial of the device. The findings were scheduled ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Novel miniature pacemakers were safely implanted in neonates and infants requiring pacing. The pacemakers ...

St. Jude Medical’s $123.5 million acquisition of a miniaturized pacemaker developer marks the med-tech company’s first foray into the wireless pacemaker market. The St. Paul-based company said Monday ...

Two medical devices approved by Food and Drug Administration within the past year -- a miniaturized pacemaker that doesn't have any wires and a coronary stent that gradually dissolves in the body -- ...

A real-world study of Medtronic’s leadless pacemaker showed it led to fewer complications—with fewer patients having to return to the operating room—compared to wired cardiac implants over a period of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The first pacemaker implantation was performed in 1958, and the technology has undergone many advances since ...

(HealthDay News) — The world’s smallest pacemaker is safe and effective in patients with symptomatic bradycardia, according to the first human clinical trial of the device. The findings were presented ...

A study of miniaturized, leadless pacemakers found that, due to their smaller size, they could provide a promising, short-term option for certain children with abnormally slow heartbeats. These ...

Global clinical trial finds Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacemaker Meets Initial Safety and Performance Measures DUBLIN and MILAN, Medtronic plc today reported study results of its Micra ® ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- Engineers at Stanford University are hoping that an emerging technology could someday be used to treat diseases in an entirely different way. The engineers say the ...