Robert Kowal, MD, tells MD+DI how he became involved with the development of Medtronic's Micra leadless pacemaker.

DUBLIN, Jan. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Micra™ AV, the world’s smallest pacemaker with ...

DUBLIN, Jan. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has received approval from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ...

DUBLIN, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Micra™ AV2 ...

DUBLIN, Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for its Micra™ AV2 and Micra™ VR2, ...

Feb. 27—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — After receiving special training, a Johnstown heart doctor is offering the world's smallest pacemaker to qualified patients at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Lou ...

Global clinical trial finds Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacemaker Meets Initial Safety and Performance Measures DUBLIN and MILAN, Medtronic plc today reported study results of its Micra ® ...

Medtronic's Micra has beaten St. Jude Medical's Nanostim to U.S. market approval. The Micra is touted as the world's smallest pacemaker, representing a major innovative leap in pacemaker technology.

The smallest pacemaker in the world has just received official regulatory approval. Heart blocks are generally the result of heart disease and get progressively worse over time. The Micra AV pacemaker ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The new leadless pacemaker (Micra AV, Medtronic) is indicated for the treatment of patients with ...

Patients who received a leadless pacemaker had similar rates of acute complications and survival at 30 days as those who received a transvenous VVI pacemaker, according to data presented at the ...

When Medtronic’s pill-sized pacemaker, the Micra TPS, was shot out of the Earth’s atmosphere and into the harsh elements of space last month, neither the device’s creators nor Shelbi Klingsporn, the ...