Pacemakers
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for pacemakers used to treat bradycardia.
News | January 28, 2014
January 28, 2014 — Prof. Richard Schilling implanted St. Jude Medical Inc.’s Nanostim retrievable leadless pacemaker at...
An example of GE Healthcare's XD Clear true 3-D echo visualization software. The images are seen in actual 3-D with use of a pair of glasses, and depth perception is enhanced with the use of false lighting and shadowing.
Feature | January 20, 2014 | Dave Fornell
The Cardiovascular Research Foundation’s Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2013 offers many new insights...
Feature | January 03, 2014 | Dave Fornell
DAIC readers chose the following stories as the most popular content in 2013, based on website analytics. The list is...
Feature | November 15, 2013 | Dave Fornell, DAIC editor
It was just a couple years ago in a session at the American College of Cardiology on possible science-fiction-type...
Blog | November 15, 2013
By Dave Fornell, DAIC editor
It was just a couple years ago in a session at the American College of Cardiology on...
Videos | Pacemakers | October 14, 2013
This video, provided by Abbott/St. Jude Medical, demonstrates how the Nanostim leadless pacemaker is delivered via...
The Nanostim leadless pacemaker is small enough to be implanted into the heart via catheter delivery, eliminating the needs for open surgery.
Feature | October 14, 2013
October 14, 2013 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of Nanostim Inc., developer of a...
Feature | October 03, 2013
October 3, 2013 — Devices like pacemakers and defibrillators allow doctors to introduce electrical signals to set...
Feature | September 25, 2013
September 25, 2013 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a final rule for the unique device...
The Nanostim catheter delivered, leadless pacemaker.
Feature | August 06, 2013 | Dave Fornell
(Editor's note - this article had links to newer content added April 2017)
There have been several advances in...
News | July 25, 2013
July 25, 2013 — The 2013 ESC (European Society of Cardiology) Guidelines on Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac...
News | July 24, 2013
July 24, 2013 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and...
Technology | July 15, 2013
July 15, 2013 — Leonhardt Ventures and Core Manufacturing LLC announced a new partnership to manufacture and bring to...
News | June 27, 2013
June 27, 2013 — Sorin Group announced the results of the DREAM clinical trial. In this study, the sleep apnea...
Feature | June 26, 2013
June 26, 2013 — Boston Scientific Corporation is launching a new family of pacemakers in Europe. These pacemakers...
