Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) used to treat tachycardia arrhythmias and heart failure. This includes cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D).

Medtronic, CE Mark, MRI compatibility, CRT-Ds, pacemakers, ICDs

News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

Medtronic Receives CE Mark for MRI-compatible CRT Devices

March 17, 2016 — Medtronic plc announced that it received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for the first and only cardiac ...

March 17, 2016

Boston Scientific, Acuity X4 quadripolar left ventricular leads, FDA approval, ENABLE MRI study

Technology | Leads Implantable Devices

Boston Scientific Receives FDA Approval for Acuity X4 Quadripolar Leads

March 4, 2016 — Boston Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Acuity X4 ...

March 04, 2016

Biotronik, Itrevia 7 HF-T CRT-D device, Japan approval, full-body MRI scanning

News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

Biotronik’s Itrevia 7 HF-T CRT-D Approved in Japan

February 25, 2016 — Biotronik announced that its Itrevia 7 HF-T cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) ...

February 25, 2016

Biotronik, CE approval, Ilivia ICDs and CRT-Ds, ProMRI, MRI AutoDetect

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Biotronik Announces CE Approval for MRI AutoDetect ICDs and CRT-Ds

February 3, 2016 — Biotronik announced CE approval for its new Ilivia implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and ...

February 03, 2016

St. Jude Medical, Optisure leads, FDA Class 1 Advisory, ICDs

News | Leads Implantable Devices

FDA Issues Serious Warning on St. Jude Optisure High-voltage Leads

January 26, 2016 — St. Jude Medical Inc. is recalling the Optisure implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads ...

January 25, 2016

Technology | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

FDA Approved Pediatric Indication for Zoll's LifeVest Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator

December 22, 2015 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Zoll LifeVest Wearable Cardioverter ...

December 22, 2015

Technology | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

FDA Approves Biotronik Iperia ICD Systems with Full-Body ProMRI Technology

December 22, 2015 — Biotronik received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for use of its latest family of ...

December 22, 2015

St. Jude Medical, Quadra Asssura CRT-D, Quadra Assura MP, MR conditional labeling, CE Mark

News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

St. Jude Medical Gains MRI Compatibility CE Mark for Quadra Assura CRT-D

December 14, 2015 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced CE Mark approval for magnetic resonance (MR) conditional labeling ...

December 14, 2015

University Hospitals, Emblem S-ICD System, sudden cardiac arrest, SCA patients

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

University Hospitals Brings Emblem S-ICD System to Cleveland’s East and West Sides

December 8, 2015 — At Ahuja Medical Center, University Hospitals (UH) cardiologists recently implanted the Boston ...

December 08, 2015

Biotronik, CLS, B3 clinical trial, atrial fibrillation, AF patients, stroke risk

News | EP Lab

Biotronik Begins Study of Closed Loop Stimulation for Atrial Fibrillation Patients

December 8, 2015 — Biotronik announced the first patient enrollments to the B3 clinical trial. The study will evaluate ...

December 08, 2015

LivaNova, Platinum, ICD, CRT-D, launch, Europe and Japan

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

LivaNova Launches Platinum ICD/CRT-D Family

November 4, 2015 — LivaNova PLC, formerly Sorin Group, launched Platinum, a new range of implantable cardiac ...

November 04, 2015

Boston Scientific, CE Mark, MRI conditional labeling, CRT-Ds, ICDs

News | EP Lab

Boston Scientific Announces CE Mark For MRI-compatible ICD, CRT-D Labeling

October 30, 2015 — Boston Scientific Corp. has received CE Mark on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conditional labeling ...

October 30, 2015

Biotronik, NORDIC ICD trial, defibrillation testing, DF testing, shock efficacy

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

NORDIC ICD Trial Calls Defibrillation Testing during ICD Implantation into Question

September 24, 2015 — Biotronik announced the publication of NORDIC ICD (NO Regular Defibrillation testing In ...

September 24, 2015

Medtronic, Evera, ICD, MR-conditional, MRI, FDA approval

Technology | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for MR-conditional Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator System

September 14, 2015 — Medtronic received the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an implantable ...

September 14, 2015

CeRtiTuDe cohort study, cardiac resynchronization therapy, CRT-D, CRT-P, ESC 2015

News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

Most CRT-P Patients Would Not Benefit From Addition of Defibrillator

September 3, 2015 — Most patients with a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) pacemaker would not benefit from the ...

September 03, 2015