Pacemakers

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for pacemakers used to treat bradycardia.

UC San Diego Health First in Region to Implant Dual Chamber, Leadless Pacemaker
March 26, 2024 — UC San Diego Health is the first health system in San Diego to successfully implant the world’s first dual chamber and leadless pacemaker system to help treat people with irregular ...
In Memoriam: Bruce Wilkoff, MD, FHRS
January 11, 2024 — It is with great sadness that the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) team has learned of the passing of Bruce Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, Director of the Cardiac Pacing and ...
Medtronic Receives CE Mark for its Next Generation Micra Leadless Pacing Systems
January 5, 2024 — Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for its Micra AV2 and Micra VR2, the next generation of its ...
BIOTRONIK Receives FDA Approval For Next-Generation Family of Pacemakers
July 6, 2023 — BIOTRONIK announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its portfolio of Amvia Edge pacemakers and cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker (CRT-P), its latest ...

UC San Diego Health is the first in San Diego to successfully implant the world’s first dual chamber and leadless pacemaker system to help treat people with abnormal heart rhythms

UC San Diego Health First in Region to Implant Dual Chamber, Leadless Pacemaker

March 26, 2024 — UC San Diego Health is the first health system in San Diego to successfully implant the world’s first ...

March 26, 2024

Biotronik Launches Its Complete Conduction System Pacing (CSP) Solution Consisting of the World’s First Approved CSP System Alongside Comprehensive Training and Expert Support

News | Pacemakers

Biotronik Introduces World’s First and Only System CE Approved for Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing (LBBAP)

March 15, 2024 — Following the recent CE approval of the Solia S lead1 for LBBAP, BIOTRONIK proudly announces the world ...

March 15, 2024

News | Pacemakers

Biotronik Introduces World’s First and Only System CE Approved for Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing (LBBAP)

March 15, 2024 — Following the recent CE approval of the Solia S lead1 for LBBAP, Biotronik announces the world’s first ...

March 15, 2024

NCDR’s CV ASC Registry Suite follows increases in ambulatory cardiac procedures, provides benchmarks

News | ACC

First-of-its-kind ACC Registry Tracks Cardiac Procedures Performed in Ambulatory Surgical Settings

February 14, 2024 — The American College of Cardiology’s newest registry offers data-driven insights on cardiac ...

February 14, 2024

Orchestra BioMed and Medtronic, Inc., have an exclusive strategic collaboration for development and commercialization of AVIM therapy for hypertensive pacemaker population, which is estimated to be more than 750,000 patients annually worldwide

News | Hypertension

Orchestra BioMed Announces Initiation of BACKBEAT Pivotal Study of AVIM Therapy in Hypertensive Pacemaker Patients

January 19, 2024 — Orchestra BioMed, a biomedical company accelerating high-impact technologies to patients through risk ...

January 19, 2024

It is with great sadness that the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) team has learned of the passing of Bruce Wilkoff, MD, FHRS

News | EP Lab

In Memoriam: Bruce Wilkoff, MD, FHRS

January 11, 2024 — It is with great sadness that the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) team has learned of ...

January 11, 2024

New pacemakers offer 40% more battery life,1 extend Medtronic legacy of pacing leadership

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Medtronic Receives CE Mark for its Next Generation Micra Leadless Pacing Systems

January 5, 2024 — Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has received CE (Conformité ...

January 05, 2024

TRiCares SAS (“TRiCares”), a privately held pioneer in the field of minimally invasive treatment of tricuspid regurgitation, announced the successful implantation of its Topaz transfemoral tricuspid heart valve replacement system (“Topaz”) in a patient with a pacemaker at the University Medical Center of Mainz, Germany.

News | Heart Valve Technology

TRiCares Announces Successful Implantation of Minimally Invasive Topaz Tricuspid Heart Valve Replacement System in Patient with a Pacemaker

December 22, 2023 — TRiCares SAS (“TRiCares”), a privately held pioneer in the field of minimally invasive treatment of ...

December 22, 2023

IDE supported by data from the MODERATO II randomized pilot study that showed AVIM therapy drove significant and sustained reductions in blood pressure in hypertensive pacemaker patients

News | Hypertension

Orchestra BioMed Granted FDA Approval of IDE to Initiate BACKBEAT Pivotal Study of BackBeat CNT for the Treatment of Hypertension in Pacemaker Patients

September 20, 2023 — Orchestra BioMed Holdings, Inc., a biomedical company accelerating high-impact technologies to ...

September 20, 2023

Biotronik Announces the Full Market Release of Its Newest Family of Pacemaker and CRT-P Devices, With Patient-Centric Technologies for Better Patient Care and Workflow Simplification

News | Pacemakers

First Implant of Amvia Sky in Europe, the World’s First Pacemaker Approved for LBBAP

August 21, 2023 — The first implant in Europe of Biotronik’s latest pacemaker and CRT-P generation was conducted in ...

August 21, 2023

The Amvia Edge pacemaker platform introduces always-on, automatic MR detection algorithm to fully streamline MRI workflow

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BIOTRONIK Receives FDA Approval For Next-Generation Family of Pacemakers

July 6, 2023 — BIOTRONIK announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its portfolio of Amvia Edge pacem ...

July 06, 2023

Leadless pacemakers provide a new minimally invasive option that will revolutionize care for more people in the U.S. who need pacing to treat a variety of slow or abnormal heart rhythms

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Abbott Receives FDA Approval for World's First Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker

July 5, 2023 — Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the AVEIR dual chamber (DR ...

July 05, 2023

News | ASE

Study Finds More Accurate Pacemaker Placement with 3D Echocardiography

July 5, 2023 — Research presented during the American Society of Echocardiography’s 34th Annual Scientific Sessions, ASE ...

July 05, 2023

International consortium led by Amsterdam UMC has now delivered an improved verson of the innovative pacemaker

News | Pacemakers

Leadless Pacemakers Soon Available for All Patients

June 1, 2023 — Every year more than one million people receive a pacemaker. Until now, leadless versions were only ...

June 01, 2023

Abbott's AVEIR DR i2i IDE study is the industry's first prospective study on the safety and performance of the world's first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker

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Abbott Unveils Late-breaking Data Showing the World's First Dual-chamber Leadless Pacemaker Study Met All Three Primary Endpoints

May 25, 2023 — Abbott announced late-breaking results from the AVEIR dual-chamber (DR) i2i Investigational Device ...

May 25, 2023