In a world's first, a leading pacemaker manufacturer is enabling patients to see the status of their heart implants using popular smartphones and tablets.

Medtronic’s pacemaker sales are also expected to gain from the recent positive trial results which are likely to help its new products gain acceptance in the competitive CRDM market.

Medtronic on Monday announced the first human implant of the world's smallest pacemaker, a vitamin-sized device that is implanted directly inside the heart.

In a recent clinical trial, Medtronic's wireless pacemaker, the “Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacing System”, was proven to be significantly more effective than current options with a high ...

Medtronic has secured the FDA’s approval for the latest generation of its miniaturized, wireless pacemaker implants, the Micra AV2 and VR2. According to the company, the newest models can offer ...

The world's smallest pacemaker is now being tested in humans and it was created by Minnesota based Medtronic.

Both Medtronic's (MDT) Advisa and Ensura pacemakers have been approved for MRI scans positioned on any region of the human body.

Medtronic said it would begin shipping the devices immediately. Pacemakers use low-voltage electrical pulses to treat dangerously slow heart rhythms.

Medtronic recently announced they’ve successfully implanted a similar device, the Micra TPS pacemaker, into the heart of an Austrian patient. The device, roughly the size and shape of a multivitamin, ...

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 ...

My knowledge of the industry gave me the ability as a patient to ask questions that helped me choose a safe, reliable pacemaker and lead option. This led to a quick realization that true choices ...

Twin Cities-based Medtronic has received government approval for the first heart pacemaker designed to be safely used with MRI scanners.