Now doctors are testing a new version of these lifegivers. The novel design that’s being tested is 90% smaller than other pacemakers, comes all in one piece -- and doesn’t require surgery.

The Identity pacemaker models 5370 and 5376 feature AF management, a suite of therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities designed to manage pacemaker patients suffering from AF. This tool kit includes: ...

The cardiac pacemaker market has witnessed significant growth over recent years, driven by the increasing prevalence of heart diseases, advancements in pacemaker technology, and growing awareness ...

Relatively weak magnets in consumer products have always posed some risk, usually very low, to the function of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). However, stronger ...

The Accent MRI pacemaker, with the Tendril MRI lead, is an MRI conditional system, offering safe performance of a full-body MRI scan on the patient using a 1.5 T (Tesla) field-strength MRI scanner.

New features, especially with regard to lead design and geometry ... simple programming with clear steps to provide predictable pacemaker performance during the scan, should it be required ...

The pacemaker weighs 2.4 gm and has a 17-year battery longevity for extended reliability. According to release, the non-magnetic design ensures compatibility with airport scanners, MRIs ...