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CardioGuide Enables Real-Time Navigation Leads During CRT Implants

 Medtronic Inc. announced market release of the CardioGuide Implant System, a novel real-time navigation system for cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers and defibrillators (CRT-P and...

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Cameron Health, Boston Scientific S-ICD subcutaneous implantable defibrillator
Boston Scientific Receives FDA Approval of First Completely Subcutaneous ICD

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Boston Scientific Corp. regulatory approval for its S-ICD System, the world's first...

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St. Jude, Medtronic Battle Over ICD Leads

The gloves are off and the fight has begun between St. Jude Medical and Medtronic over clinical data regarding their ...

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St. Jude Medical Discontinues Two CRT Leads, Identifies Issue With External Conductors

April 6, 2012 — St. Jude Medical announced it is proactively informing physicians about visual observations of externalized conductors on the silicone end of QuickSite and QuickFlex left...

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Advances in Transvenous Lead Extraction

Cardiac rhythm device reliability and the approach to managing complications associated with these devices have recently been the topic of numerous medical and nonmedical publications.

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Strategies, New Technologies Aid Lead Management

Management of implanted leads for pacemakers and defibrillators is a growing concern among physicians with more than 2 million Americans relying on a pacemaker or defibrillator to regulate their...

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