Electrophysiology (EP) technology has been advancing rapidly the past few years with new ablation tools to improve...
Pacemakers
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for pacemakers used to treat bradycardia.
The Biosense Webster multi-electrode balloon RF ablation catheter. Each electrode can have varied power settings to avoid damage to underlying tissues like the esophagus.
Feature | EP Lab | June 22, 2017 | Dave Fornell
Videos | EP Lab | May 26, 2017
DAIC Editor Dave Fornell takes a tour of some of the most innovative new electrophysiology (EP) technology at the...
Videos | Leads Implantable Devices | May 25, 2017
Bruce Wilkoff, M.D., director of cardiac pacing and tachyarrhythmia devices at Cleveland Clinic, discusses...
Videos | Pacemakers | May 23, 2017
Vivek Reddy, M.D., director of cardiac arrhythmia services and professor of medicine, cardiology, Mount Sinai...
Feature | Pacemakers | May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017 - The preliminary results for the Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) Post-Approval...
Videos | Pacemakers | May 16, 2017
This video, provided by Medtronic, demonstrates the implantation of Micra transcatheter pacing system (TPS). The...
Technology | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT) | March 23, 2017
March 23, 2017 — Biotronik announced the European launch of the Edora series, its smallest series of...
Feature | Pacemakers | March 22, 2017
March 22, 2017 — Patients with recurrent fainting episodes (syncope) who received a pacemaker delivering a pacing...
News | Pacemakers | March 10, 2017
March, 10, 2017 - Medtronic announced that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved...
Technology | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) | February 14, 2017
February 14, 2017 — Biotronik has developed an online tool that streamlines the workflow for physicians selecting...
Technology | February 02, 2017
February 2, 2017 — Abbott announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for magnetic resonance (MR)-...
Feature | EP Lab | January 09, 2017 | Dave Fornell
January 9, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication today concerning patient...
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...
