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SureScan Pacemaker by Medtronic Fares Positively
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A new pacemaker made by Medtronic medical device maker has been deemed safe for use in MRI scans, according to recently released efficacy data.
The EnRhythm MRI SureScan Pacing System device is the first of its kind designed to work safely in patients inside MRI machines, which are commonly used to diagnose certain types of cancer and neurological disorders.
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Future Medtronic Product Launches
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In its first-quarter earnings call, Medtronic said they expect the launch of a new pacing technology later this year to give the company the competitive edge it needs.
Midland Doctor Uses PRESTIGE Disc For Treatment of Neck Pain
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Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) affects thousands of Americans. The pain is so severe in many, that it affects every day functions such as spending time with family and activities such as sports.
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Medtronic Pacemaker Functions 101
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Medtronic pacemakers are used to continuously monitor the heart to treat a condition called bradycardia (a slow, irregular or interrupted heartbeat). If the device detects a problem in the patient's heart rhythm, it will send out small, undetectable electrical signals to correct and restore the heart to a normal range.
Professor Hacks Heart Device to Expose Risks
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An UMass professor found a way to remotely hack and control an implantable heart defibrillator (ICD), proving hackers could someday potentially harm the millions of people who have one of these devices to help regulate their hearts.
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Medtronic Heart Device Lands at the International Space Station
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A Medtronic heart device, subsidiary Physio-Control Inc., has landed at the International Space Station.
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Medtronic's Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
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Medtronic implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) continuously monitor the patient's heart to treat tachycardia (fast heartbeats) and prevent sudden cardiac death.
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Cleveland Clinic Considering Medtronic Stents
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Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson have more to worry about than weak sales of drug-coated sales they also need to worry about next-generation stents from Abbott Labs and Medtronic Inc.
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IPG Expands Offerings with Medtronic Neuromodulation Partnership
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Implantable Provider Group (IPG) continues to expand device offerings by partnering up with medical device leader Medtronic Neuromodulation.
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Medtronic: Talent Abdominal Stent Graft
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The Abdominal Stent Graft by Medtronic is used to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms by using a minimally invasive procedure known as endovascular stent grafting.
Understanding Stent Function
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Stents are metal tubes that are used to help keep clogged arteries open, a condition that can lead to heart attacks and heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer in America, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
Medtronic Begins Randomized Clinical Trial Called Protect
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Medtronic Inc. has begun a randomized clinical trial called Protect, with 8,800 patients.
The trial aims to compare its drug-coated stent, Endeavor, and a stent made by Johnson & Johnson, called Cyper, using key safety measures including potentially fatal blood clots.
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Researchers Working With Medtronic on Artificial Pancreas
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The creation of artificial pancreas like devices is just around the corner.
Using the idea of an insulin style pump and continuous glucose administration and monitoring, experts in health and metabolic fields feel that the positive joining of these two technologies are in near future.
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First Remote Defibrilator Implanted in Canadian Man
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A Canada man who has suffered many heart attacks and lives a long distance from medical assistance became the first patient to receive a remote defibrillator.
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Medtronic Opens First TPTC in India
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Medtronic, medical device maker, recently announced the opening of its first Therapy and Procedure Training Centre in India.
The Centre will provide hands-on training to cardiologists implanting devices for the management of life threatening cardiac problems like that of arrhythmias and coronary heart disease using a simulator-based virtual catheterization lab.
Medtronic - Restore Medical Acquisition Finalized for $29M
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Medtronic, medical device giant, announced they have completed their acquisition of Restore Medical, Inc.
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Medtronic Reveal DX ICM Receives Japanese Approval
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Medtronic's Reveal DX insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) recently received Japanese approval as a high-priority medical device and is one of the first ever insertable cardiac monitor to be introduced in Japan.
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Medtronic, PETA in Agreement on Care of Test Animals
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Medtronic and animal rights group PETA have reached an agreement ensuring the medical device maker will take steps to improve the lives of those animals used in medical experiments.
Additionally, Medtronic has promised to extend animal welfare protections if animals are used in foreign contract laboratories.
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FDA Advises Against Off-Label Use of Infuse Bone Graft in Neck Surgeries
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The FDA recently issued a warning to doctors against using Medtronic's Infuse bone graft product in neck surgeries, an off-label use never approved by the agency.
The agency is unsure why, but using Infuse bone graft products in the neck can cause dangerous health complications.
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Medtronic to Launch Endurant Stent Graft Internationally
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Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis based medical device maker, recently announced plans to begin international marketing of its Endurant Stent Graft in July.
Used for endovascular aortic repair, the stent graft received European regulatory approval last week.
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ICD Benefits Vs Risks
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Heart disease can be scary. For some patients , it means being at risk for dangerously fast and potentially life-threatening heart rates. Thankfully, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) can provide life-saving therapy option.
Study of EnRhythm MRI SureScan Pacemaker System
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Doctors at Northeast Georgia Heart Center and Northeast Georgia Medical Center are enrolling patients in a clinical study that will be the first to evaluate the EnRhythm MRI SureScan pacemaker system designed to be safe for use in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
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What Does Medtronic Do With Old Pacemakers?
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An estimated 1.5 million Americans have a pacemaker, powered by a small battery. But, what happens to the pacemaker when the battery runs out?
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Medical Device Safety Act of 2008
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Medical Device Safety Act of 2008 is aimed at overturning a Supreme Court ruling granting medical device manufacturers immunity from product liability lawsuits.
The new legislation, introduced by democratic lawmakers, would reverse the Supreme Court's decision denying victim's rights to legal recourse, giving medical device makers blanket immunity for the life of the product.
Remoted Controlled Medical Treatments Expected to be Norm in the Future
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Many doctors are welcoming the concept of medical care over the internet. A leading cardiology expert says remote-controlled treatments that appear revolutionary now will become customary over the next decade.
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Medtronic Experimental Device for Migraine Treatment
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Medtronic is working on an experimental device for stimulating nerves that could help patients who suffer from chronic migraine pain to find relief, according to a new study.
More than 28 million Americans suffer from migraines, and at least 800,000 of them suffer from chronic headaches that resist standard treatments.
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FDA Approving Medical Device Applications Faster
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A recently released report shows the FDA has become faster at approving applications from medical device makers, such as Medtronic Inc., Baxter International Inc., and others since 2002.
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Vision 3D ICDs Compatible With Medtronic CareLink Network
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Medtronic recently announced that all Vision 3D implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) are compatible with the Medtronic CareLink Network.
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Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for StarFix Lead
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Medtronic, medical device maker, has received FDA approval to begin marketing a wire that delivers electrical pulses to the heart from a device that regulates the patient's heartbeat.
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Medtronic Unveils M-Powered Concept Car
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Operating a moving vehicle during a diabetic blood sugar crash can be dangerous for both the drive and others on the road. With the help of Medtronic's new concept, maybe that won't be the case.
FDA Approves Medtronic Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System
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On Thursday, Medtronic Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have granted them approval for its Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System.
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Medtronic Buys Bladder Pacing System
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Medtronic has bought a neurostimulation device, the bladder pacing system, from NDI Medical for $42 million. The sale was finalized in April.
Heart Valve Surgery Advanced By New Medtronic Repair Device
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Medtronic, medical device maker, announced the US unveiling of the Profile 3D Annuloplasty Ring used by heart surgeons to repair - rather than replace - failing mitral valves.
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FDA Gives Medtronic 3D Vision Line Approval
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The FDA granted Medtronic approval for the company's first wireless implantable defibrillators, the first devices in a product line that will also include pacemakers and resynchronization therapy pacemakers.
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Clot Study Proves Good News for Medtronic's Endeavor Stent
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Medtronic's drug-coated Endeavor stent almost completely eradicated blood clots that have had doctors worried about the devices in recent years, according to the findings of a recent study.
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Medtronic Handing Out Pink Slips
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Medtronic Inc., earlier this month, announced they would be cutting three percent of its global workforce over the next year. The company has officially begun handing out pink slips in the Twin Cities.
Medtronic's Thrombus Aspiration Before Stenting Betters Survival Rates Of Myocardial Infarction
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Medtronic announced a recent independent study suggested thrombus aspiration with Medtronic's Export Aspiration Catheter prior to stenting could significantly help blood flow and survival rate in patients suffering Myocardial infarction or AMI, in comparison to treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention or PCI, alone.
FDA Approves New Medtronic Defibrillators
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On Tuesday, Medtronic Inc, medical device giant, announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first phase of a new line of wireless cardiac defibrillators.
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Canadian Launch of CareLink Network for Patients with Heart Device
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Medtronic recently announced the launch of the automatic version of CareLink Network with Conexus Wireless Telemetry in Canada. The CareLink Network is the first and only currently approved system to allow remote monitoring and alerting.
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Medtronic's LifePak Defibrillator Under Consent Decree
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Under a recent consent decree agreed upon with the FDA for its Physio-Control division, Medtronic is able to continue shipping some LifePak external defibrillators for emergency use.
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Medtronic Introduces StealthStation S7 System
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Medtronic unveiled the latest in neurosciences surgical solutions, the StealthStations S7 system at the annual conference of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) this week.
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FDA Approves Medtronic OneTouch UltraLink Meter
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Medtronic announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the OneTouch UltraLink Meter as the new wireless meter exclusively certified by Medtronic to wirelessly communicate Medtronic diabetes management in patient products in the United States.
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Medtronic Gets FDA Approval for Smaller Infuse Bone Graft Kit Sizes
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On Tuesday, Medtronic Inc., the Minneapolis-base medical device company announced they have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market two smaller kit sizes of INFUSE Bone Graft.
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Medtronic Unit Agrees with FDA Regarding External Defibrillator Quality
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Medtronic Inc., said on Monday, its Phsyio-Control Inc. subsidiary reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding quality improvements for its external defibrillators.
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Medtronic Device May Help Against Depression
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Data involving a small group of severely depressed people being treated with a Medtronic deep brain stimulation system showed that half of them responded to treatment after a year.
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Medtronic to Buy Restore Medical
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Medtronic announced it has agreed to buy Restore Medical Inc. in a deal worth approximately $29 million.
Medtronic Wins European Approval on Heart Product
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Medtronic, medical device maker, announced on Thursday it has received regulatory marking approval for its Defender embolic protection filter for use during minimally invasive surgical procedures in saphenous vein grafts and carotid arteries.
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FDA Approves Medtronic Talent Abdominal Stent Graft
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Medtronic Inc., medical device giant, announced on Wednesday, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved the Talent abdominal stent graft for use on the CoilTrac delivery system.
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Medtronic Launches Software to Help Treat Parkinson's in U.S.
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Medtronic has launched its Activa DBS Patient Referral Advisor software in the United States. The software first launched in Europe in 2007.
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Medtronic to Disclose Medical Event Spending on its Website
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Beginning next month, Medtronic Inc. will start publishing on its website how much money they donate to hospitals, physicians and affiliated groups, to support medical education events.
In February, Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, asked Medtronic executives and 13 other drug and medical device companies if they would agree to share how much funds they use on continuing education programs for physicians.
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Medtronic Ear Device Receives Policy Statement Approval
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The American Academy of Otolaryngology, granted Medtronic, medical device maker, approval for a policy statement regarding Head and Neck Surgery - which concluded that the use of micropressure for Meniere's disease, including the Meniett device, is necessary when other treatments fail.
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CRT Devices Do Little To Help Mild Heart-Failure Patients
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A study, supported by Medtronic Inc., failed to show that an expensive implanted device intended to coordinate the beating in erratic hearts keeps patients with mild heart failure from getting worse.
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Medtronic Study: Heart Attack Patients Benefit From Thrombus Aspiration Prior To Stenting
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Medtronic has said that using the Export Aspiration Catheter prior to stenting, in patients that are suffering acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) could considerably improve blood flow and survival rates compared to conventional treatments with percutaneous coronary intervention by itself.
Increased Death Rate Seen With Medtronic Stent System
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a health notice advising health professionals to continue monitoring patients who have Medtronic's AneuRx stent graft system which is used to treat abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptures.
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Medtronic Stent Gets Canadian Approval
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Medtronic's new Endeavor drug-coated stent has received regulatory approval from Health Canada's Therapeutic Products Directorate. The FDA approved the Endeavor in February.
Medtronic Maximo Defibrillators Vulnerable to Hackers
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Medtronic Maximo defibrillators and the monitoring system used to read them are vulnerable to hacking and reprogramming, according to a new study by the Medical Device Safety Institute in Boston.
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Medtronic Virtuoso ICD Sends SMS to Doctors
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Doctors in Delhi, India, have successfully implanted a device on a heart patient, 55, that is able to keep tabs on cardiac problems and send SMS and emails directly to the doctor.
The device, the Medtronic Virtuoso ICD has been manufactured by UK-based Medtronic CareLink Network.
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Medtronic Supports "Sunshine Act"
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Medtronic Inc. has proposed a new bill aimed at curbing inappropriate relationships between doctors and companies and should include all medical device makers, not just the big ones.
Medtronic to Start Bifurcation Stent Clinical Trial
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Medtronic Inc. began a new clinical trial on Wednesday, implanting a human patient with a bifurcation stent for the very first time.
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Medtronic Sales Rise as Profits Plunge
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Medtronic Inc., the largest medical device maker, has increased revenues by 12 percent in the third quarter, but profits declined sharply due to acquisition costs and legal settlements.
February 15, 2008
By Marc Bern