Manufacturers are focused on developing miniaturized pacemakers to address the issue of patient comfort. Medtronic’s Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS), the world’s smallest pacemaker, was ...

Earl Bakken compares the first Medtronic pacemaker to the company’s Micra pacemaker, roughly the size of a large vitamin capsule. (Courtesy of Medtronic) The first implantable device “was ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Le Bonheur Children‘s Hospital’s Heart Institute is extending the capabilities of an innovative device ...

After receiving a green light earlier this year from the FDA, Medtronic has now collected a European approval for the latest version of its transcatheter aortic valve replacement implant.

The Evolut FX+ transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system. [Image courtesy of Medtronic] Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it received CE mark approval for its Evolut FX+ ...

The chair is named for Earl Bakken, who founded Medtronic in 1949, then worked with University surgeons to develop the first transistorized wearable pacemaker in 1957. Now retired and living in Hawaii ...

Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic and Inari Medical used this week’s Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference in Washington, D.C., to share clinical trial data on their devices. Read ...

This helps you relax and helps prevent pain. The doctor makes a cut in the skin just below your collarbone. The cut may be on either side of your chest. The doctor will put the pacemaker leads through ...

The global coronary artery bypass graft market, valued at USD 17,612.1 million in 2023, is forecast to experience significant growth, reaching an estimated USD 22,765.9 million by 2033. While the ...