ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced CE Mark approval of expanded labelling for its Ellipse™ implantable cardioverter ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. - MRI examinations can be performed safely in patients with non-MR compatible cardiac devices, including those who are pacemaker-dependent or have abandoned leads, according to a study ...

All new implants should be a fully MRI-compatible system. All new implants should at least be with MRI-compatible leads. No overwhelming need to implant an MRI-compatible device. Based on our daily ...

Heart patients face a big problem if they need an MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, to deal with serious health problems like cancer: Standard pacemakers can't withstand an MRI scan. Heart patients ...

The Food and Drug Administration gave Abbott approval to label its Assurity MRI pacemaker and the Tendril MRI pacing lead as MRI-compatible. Patients implanted with the devices will be able to undergo ...

LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon, US, – BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical technology, announced today that the first device patients to undergo full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

Biotronik is looking to get the FDA's approval for a line of MRI-safe pacemakers--courtesy of Biotronik The FDA approved a clinical trial of Biotronik's proMRI pacemaker, a device designed to operate ...

Generally, pacemakers improve quality of life for individuals who have a condition causing bradycardia, or a slowed heart rate. However, because there is an electrical device implanted near your heart ...

WASHINGTON — Sometimes state-of-the-art medical technologies clash. More than 2 million Americans depend on pacemakers or defibrillators to keep their hearts beating right. But those lifesaving ...

(Reuters) - Evidence is mounting that MRI scans may be safe for people with pacemakers or implanted defibrillators, according to the latest study on the issue that appeared in the American Journal of ...

Dublin, June 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) Market Analysis and Forecast, ...