January 9, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication today concerning patient...
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for implantable cardioverter defibrillator, ICD, used to treat tachycardia arrhythmias and heart failure. This includes CRT-Ds.
The FDA has concerns about the cybersecurity of implantable medical devices with wireless connections for patient monitoring or adjustments to how the device functions. Changing the function of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) using wireless access to the device could present a major patient safety issue.
News | Cybersecurity | December 29, 2016 | Dave Fornell
As wearable and implantable patient monitoring or therapy devices become more sophisticated with advanced wireless...
Technology | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | November 15, 2016
November 15, 2016 — Medtronic plc has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Claria MRI ...
Feature | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | October 25, 2016 | Dave Fornell
October 25, 2016 — St. Jude Medical is recalling 251,346 of its Fortify, Unify and Assura implantable cardioverter...
Technology | EP Lab | October 13, 2016
October 13, 2016 — Medtronic plc is the first company to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval...
News | EP Lab | September 07, 2016
September 7, 2016 — St. Jude Medical Inc. (SJM) has filed a lawsuit against Muddy Waters Consulting LLC, Muddy...
St. Jude Medical said recent claims of the cyber attack vulnerability of its [email protected] remote monitoring system and its implantable EP devices are not true.
Feature | EP Lab | August 29, 2016 | Dave Fornell
August 29, 2016 — Investment research firm Muddy Waters Capital released a report Aug. 25 saying it believes St....
Technology | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | August 09, 2016
August 9, 2016 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted market approval for the Emblem MRI Subcutaneous...
News | Heart Failure | June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016 — A recent report published by Allied Market Research, titled, "Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)...
News | EP Lab | June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016 — Biotronik announced it was the winner of the Cardiostim Innovation Award in the category “Best...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016 — Medtronic plc announced results from several feasibility studies evaluating a new approach to...
Technology | EP Device Monitoring Systems | June 01, 2016
June 1, 2016 — Biotronik announced the launch of CardioMessenger Smart in the United States. CardioMessenger Smart...
Examples of how the computer model would classify one patient at high risk for heart arrhythmia and another at low risk. Image courtesy of Royc Faddis/Johns Hopkins University.
News | Cardiac Diagnostics | May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016 — An interdisciplinary Johns Hopkins University team has developed a...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | May 09, 2016
May 9, 2016 — Medtronic announced the results of several studies evaluating a novel approach to implantable...
The S-ICD system is implanted without use of leads implanted in veins or inside the heart.
Feature | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | May 09, 2016
May 9, 2016 — The mid to long-term results from the EFFORTLESS study, the largest subcutaneous implantable...
