Roughly one percent of infants are born with heart defects every year. The majority of these cases only require a temporary implant for about seven days to allow time for the heart to naturally ...

Back in November, we wrote about a tiny pacemaker made by Silicon Valley startup Nanostim. Whereas traditional pacemakers require chest surgery and a pocket to implant the device in—the Nanostim ...

In a breakthrough development, scientists from Northwestern University, have unveiled the world's smallest pacemaker, tinier than one could ever imagine- even smaller than the size of a rice grain.

St Paul, MN - The FDA has granted pre-market approval to St Jude Medical for its ultra-small pacemaker. The St Jude Medical Microny® II SR+ AutoCapture ? PacingSystem is the smallest pacemaker in the ...

Cardiologists on the medical staff at Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital (BHVH) today implanted an investigational cardiac pacemaker the size of a multivitamin. The first ...

Micra marks a more modern approach, with a smaller size and streamlined design that offer several potential advantages. The new device is about 1/10 the size of a traditional pacemaker — think a large ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A medical device the size of a pill is now saving lives in West Michigan. Retired dentist Herb Carpenter is Spectrum Health’s first patient to receive Medtronic’s newly ...

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