Biotronik, Inc.

First U.S. implantation of biventricular pacemaker reported

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, January 18th, 2005

On December 9, 2004, at the Heart and Vascular Center in Lake Charles, LA, electrophysiologist William Bailey implanted a Protos DR/CLS pacemaker in a biventricular (BiV) configuration in a 72-year-old male with a history of Class III congestive heart failure (CHF) and permanent atrial fibrillation.

The Protos DR/CLS, manufactured and legally marketed by Biotronik, Inc., offers the unique Closed Loop Stimulation (CLS) method of rate-adaptive pacing therapy.

This device is the first implant for a randomized three-arm clinical investigation designed to demonstrate efficacy of both the Stratos LV and the Protos DR/CLS pacemakers in CHF patients who have...

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Source: Pharma Law Weekly (2005-01-18)

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