Medtronic had nearly $2 billion in pacemaker revenues during its 2013 fiscal year. Its 10-year battery life may mean it is not right for ­children, he said. But for adults, ...

They took their concerns about the discontinued-but-popular pacemaker to Medtronic in late September, after a fourth device among the 448 InSync IIIs implanted at the institute had a power failure.

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 Plc's wireless pacemaker was approved in the United states on Wednesday, making it the first pacemaker that does not need wired leads to correct slow heart rate.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Medtronic has estimated that that amount of time will cover more than 80% of patients who receive pacemakers. About the size of a large vitamin capsule, the Micra AV2 and VR2 are about one-tenth ...

However, Medtronic‘s dual-chamber leadless pacemaker, named Micra AV2, was approved by the FDA in May, and Boston Scientific is developing a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker as well. presented by ...

Dive Insight: Medtronic was the only manufacturer of a leadless pacemaker in the U.S. market in the years after it won approval for its Micra device in 2016.

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.