VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) -South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) Cardiologist Center performed their first-ever inter cardiac Mica Pacemaker Wednesday on an 86-year-old patient who was having severe heart ...

iStar Medical just left its mark on the fast-growing market for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery with the European launch of its MINIject glaucoma implant. iStar said MINIject is now the only ...

Five years ago, FDA approved Medtronic's Micra, the first leadless pacemaker to reach the U.S. market. Touted as the world's smallest pacemaker, the Medtronic device represented a major innovative ...

You must have heard of pacemakers? They are required when the heart's natural system malfunctions, causing it to beat too slowly (bradycardia), irregularly, or even pause. All these can hinder ...

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust has successfully carried out its first implantation of a new generation ...

Researchers examined real-world registry data following Medtronic’s Micra wireless pacemaker, including from 63 children spanning ages 4 to 21. (Paul Campbell/Getty Images) A study of miniaturized, ...

Douglas, Ga.-based Coffee Regional Medical Center has implanted its first Micra pacemaker, a leadless device said to be the smallest pacemaker in the world. The minimally invasive procedure was ...

The folks at St. Jude Medical must be dismayed as Medtronic is the first company to receive FDA approval for a new generation of tiny cardiac pacemakers. The Medtronic Micra, a device about the size ...

Micra AV2 and VR2 are designed to offer lifespans of nearly 16 and 17 years, respectively. Medtronic estimates that amount of time will cover more than 80% of patients who receive pacemakers.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Adventist Health Hanford is the first Central Valley hospital to offer patients the "world's tiniest pacemaker." The first procedure was done in May. The average pacemaker is ...

Athens, Tenn.-based Starr Regional Medical Center completed its first implantation of Medtronic’s Micra leadless pacemaker, a device for patients with slow heart rhythms. The minimally invasive ...