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Arrhythmia
Medtronic Launches First Wireless Devices in Japan
July 22nd, 2007
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) announced the commercial launch of its latest cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator, the Concerto(R) CRT-D, and its latest implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, the Virtuoso(R) ICD. Both devices are the first of their kind in Japan equipped with key features, including wireless telemetry. ICDs are implanted medical devices used to detect sudden, potentially fatal arrhythmias and automatically deliver therapies to restore the normal rhythm of the heart. CRT-D devices are equipped with the functions of an ICD while also providing cardiac resychronization therapy for patients suffering from heart failure, in which the left and right...
Source: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (2007-07-22)
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