Medtronic’s OmniaSecure defibrillation lead earns expanded FDA indication

The OmniaSecure lead gained the first U.S. approval for placement in the heart’s left bundle branch area, to help activate ...

Medtronic OmniaSecure™ defibrillation lead is the first lead of its kind to receive FDA approval for conduction system pacing

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an expanded indication for the OmniaSecure™ defibrillation lead. Now ...
MassDevice

Medtronic wins expanded FDA approval for OmniaSecure for conduction pacing

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) announced today that it received FDA approval for an expanded indication for its OmniaSecure defibrillation lead.
Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI)

Medtronic’s Tiny Defibrillation Lead Packs a Big Punch

Medtronic snagged FDA approval for an expanded indication for its OmniaSecure defibrillation lead. Check out why this tiny ...
Fierce Biotech

Medtronic, Biotronik heart hardware make strides in conduction system pacing

Medtronic and Biotronik both took steps forward this week with their pacemaker hardware designed to target newly emerging ...
EurekAlert!

Heart electrical conduction abnormality believed not to be serious may pose cardiovascular risks

This release is available in Chinese. New research indicates that a finding on a routine electrocardiogram that signals a disorder of the electrical conducting system in one part of the heart and ...
FierceBiotech

Gene therapy inspired by bacteria shows promise for heart rhythm diseases

Heart rhythm problems occur when heart muscle cells fail to properly transmit electrical signals that coordinate blood pumping. Now, scientists at Duke University have devised a promising method to ...
UC San Francisco

Can Aggressive Blood Pressure Control Prevent Electrical Heart Blockage?

Electrical problems in the heart can often lead to serious and fatal complications including complete heart block or heart failure. Left ventricular conduction disease occurs when there is an ...
EurekAlert!

Improved electrical conduction in the lesioned heart

During a severe heart attack many heart muscle cells die and are replaced by scar tissue to stabilize the heart wall. Connective tissue cells, known as fibroblasts (FB), are the dominant cell type in ...