Boston Scientific announced today that FDA has approved revised product labeling for its INCEPTA™, ENERGEN™, PUNCTUA™, COGNIS® and TELIGEN® ICDs and CRT-Ds to reflect increased longevity projections for these devices. The longevity projections are based on data submitted to the FDA and vary for each device dependent on the model type and settings.
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FCC Considering Opening Spectrum to Wireless Body Sensors
Reported by dotMedNews.com: FCC could open spectrum to wireless body sensors May 18, 2012 by Brendon Nafziger, DOTmed News Associate Editor Patients in intensive care units are typically festooned with a mass of monitoring wires, leads, pads and electrodes. Not only is this an infection control hazard, which some researchers estimate costs the industry billions
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Smallest ICD (30cc) – St. Jude’s Ellipse – Receives FDA Approval
St. Jude today announced FDA approval of its Ellipse™ ICD. The device’s shape was designed with feedback from more than 200 physicians from around the world. The Ellipse ICD offers physicians unique design advancements, resulting in a high-energy ICD that occupies barely 30cc. According to the announcement, “The Ellipse ICD’s unique shape was conceptualized by physicians during focus groups
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FDA Approves St. Jude’s Assura™ ICDs That Reduce Inappropriate Shocks
St. Jude Medical today announced FDA approval of its Assura™ portfolio of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds).The new implantable defibrillators feature SecureSense™ RV Lead Noise Discrimination, an algorithm that expands the St. Jude Medical ShockGuard® Technology and offers advanced sensing options designed to reduce the incidence of inappropriate shocks for patients
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