The concept of remote monitoring of patients with pacemakers is not new — Medtronic already has more than 1 million users on its CareLink Network who transmit data from their cardiac devices.

But what about remotely monitoring a pacemaker? Well, now there's an app for that, too. Developed by Dublin, Ireland-based Medtronic, the MyCareLink Smart app made its official U.S. mass market ...

Medtronic's latest deal was another step in expanding the use of home-monitoring devices as it tries to cater to patients. Home; All Sections ...

Patients should also monitor their device's battery life by using the at-home MyCareLink monitoring system, which sends alerts to doctors and can be monitored via the related smartphone app.

FDA approval for its Viva CRT-P device bodes well for Medtronic as the company continues to chart gains at home and abroad. The med tech giant exceeded Wall Street's estimates with $4.3 billion in ...

Halloween 1957: How a widespread blackout put Medtronic on the map with the invention of the portable pacemaker The outage rendered life-saving pacemakers useless, and triggered innovation.

MINNEAPOLIS — Seventy-five years ago, Medtronic, the world’s largest medical device company, was born. It was created in a garage in Minneapolis by two men who would go on to invent the pacemaker.

The following information was submitted by Medtronic. The world’s smallest pacemakers are making a big difference in cardiac care. The FDA-approved Micra™ leadl ...