Pacemakers

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for pacemakers used to treat bradycardia.

Biotronik Announces the Full Market Release of Its Newest Family of Pacemaker and CRT-P Devices, With Patient-Centric Technologies for Better Patient Care and Workflow Simplification

News | Pacemakers

First Implant of Amvia Sky in Europe, the World’s First Pacemaker Approved for LBBAP

August 21, 2023 — The first implant in Europe of Biotronik’s latest pacemaker and CRT-P generation was conducted in ...

August 21, 2023

The Amvia Edge pacemaker platform introduces always-on, automatic MR detection algorithm to fully streamline MRI workflow

News | Pacemakers

BIOTRONIK Receives FDA Approval For Next-Generation Family of Pacemakers

July 6, 2023 — BIOTRONIK announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its portfolio of Amvia Edge pacem ...

July 06, 2023

Leadless pacemakers provide a new minimally invasive option that will revolutionize care for more people in the U.S. who need pacing to treat a variety of slow or abnormal heart rhythms

News | Pacemakers

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for World's First Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker

July 5, 2023 — Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the AVEIR dual chamber (DR ...

July 05, 2023

News | ASE

Study Finds More Accurate Pacemaker Placement with 3D Echocardiography

July 5, 2023 — Research presented during the American Society of Echocardiography’s 34th Annual Scientific Sessions, ASE ...

July 05, 2023

International consortium led by Amsterdam UMC has now delivered an improved verson of the innovative pacemaker

News | Pacemakers

Leadless Pacemakers Soon Available for All Patients

June 1, 2023 — Every year more than one million people receive a pacemaker. Until now, leadless versions were only ...

June 01, 2023

Abbott's AVEIR DR i2i IDE study is the industry's first prospective study on the safety and performance of the world's first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker

News | Pacemakers

Abbott Unveils Late-breaking Data Showing the World's First Dual-chamber Leadless Pacemaker Study Met All Three Primary Endpoints

May 25, 2023 — Abbott announced late-breaking results from the AVEIR dual-chamber (DR) i2i Investigational Device ...

May 25, 2023

Results from a pivotal clinical trial found a leadless pacemaker can deliver cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) among patients who were not able to be treated with conventional CRT and epicardial leads.

News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

The WiSE CRT System Offers an Endocardial Alternative to Conventional CRT

May 22, 2023 — Results from a pivotal clinical trial found a leadless pacemaker can deliver cardiac resynchronization ...

May 22, 2023

The Amvia family enables physiological pacing and workflow optimization to help physicians deliver exceptional patient-centric care with less effort.

News | Pacemakers

Biotronic Receives CE Approval for the World’s First Pacemaker and CRT-P Family Approved for Left Bundle Branch Pacing

May 12, 2023 — Biotronik, a leading global medical technology company with 60 years of experience in developing trusted ...

May 12, 2023

New pacemakers offer 40% more battery life, extend Medtronic legacy of pacing leadership

News | Pacemakers

Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for its Next Generation Micra Leadless Pacing Systems

May 1, 2023 — Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug ...

May 01, 2023

Researchers have found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has improved breast cancer screening performance in community practice and identifies more invasive cancers, compared to digital mammography. In addition, radiologists’ interpretive performance improved with DBT

News | Pediatric Cardiology

Wireless Pacemakers May be Safe, Effective for Children with Irregular Heart Rhythms

April 13, 2023 — Wireless or leadless pacemakers, commonly implanted in adults, may be a safe and effective short-term ...

April 13, 2023

The global pacemakers market is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% between 2022 and 2025, driven by increasing population at a risk of cardiovascular diseases.

News | Pacemakers

Global Pacemakers Market Set to Grow at 5.4% CAGR Over Next 3 Years

December 12, 2022 — The global pacemakers market is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% between ...

December 12, 2022

An artist's rendering shows how a new pacemaker, designed by a UArizona-led team of researchers, is able to envelop the heart. The wireless, battery-free pacemaker could be implanted with a less invasive procedure than currently possible and would cause patients less pain. Illustration credit: Philipp Gutruff

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Battery-Free, Light-Powered Pacemaker May Improve Quality of Life for Heart Disease Patients

October 31, 2022 — Atrial fibrillation – a form of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia – leads to more than 454,000 ...

October 31, 2022

Medtronic “Conduction System Pacing” expanded indication now includes left bundle branch area pacing in addition to His-Bundle pacing for patients with slow heart rates

News | Catheter

Medtronic First to Receive FDA Approval for Pacing the Heart's Natural Conduction System

October 21, 2022 — Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has received U.S. Food ...

October 21, 2022

Impact of the United States Supreme Court Reversal of Roe vs. Wade for patients with heart rhythm conditions

News | HRS

HRS Statement on Reversal of Roe v. Wade and HRS2023 in New Orleans

August 4, 2022 — The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) is a professional society representing a diverse population of ...

August 04, 2022

University of Chicago scientists invented an entirely new way to make a solar cell: by etching holes in the top layer to make it porous

News | Pacemakers

Sponge-like Solar Cells Could be Basis for Better Pacemakers

June 9, 2022 — Holes help make sponges and English muffins useful (and, in the case of the latter, delicious). Without ...

June 09, 2022