Feb. 27—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — After receiving special training, a Johnstown heart doctor is offering the world's smallest pacemaker to qualified patients at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Lou ...

Boulder Community Health’s cardiology team recently became the first in Boulder County to implant patients with the world’s smallest pacemaker. The device, known as a Micra Transcatheter Pacing System ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first pacemaker that does not require the use of wired leads to provide an electrical connection between the pulse-generating device and the ...

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™ ...

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 ® ...

Medicare will soon cover implants of Medtronic's tiny new pacemaker, the Micra, when the device is implanted as part of a long-term clinical study. The device received U.S. Food and Drug ...

Miniaturized Device Less Than One-tenth the Size of a Conventional Pacemaker and Placed Directly in the Heart DUBLIN, Medtronic plc today announced it has received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark of ...

The self-contained, inch-long device is implanted directly in the right ventricle chamber of the heart The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first pacemaker that does not require the ...

James Souza of Modesto was introduced to a leadless pacemaker after an exam showed his heart rate was only 32 beats per minute. Cyclist Lance Armstrong might have impressed the world with his reported ...

When Medtronic’s pill-sized pacemaker, the Micra TPS, was shot out of the Earth’s atmosphere and into the harsh elements of space last month, neither the device’s creators nor Shelbi Klingsporn, the ...

DUBLIN, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Micra™ AV2 ...