Medtronic's Micra, Word's Smallest Pacemaker, Approved by FDA

With approval from the FDA, Medtronic is prepared to launch its Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS), the first leadless pacemaker to be marketed in the U.S. Because the Micra is delivered through a catheter and fixed to the heart muscle without the traditional wiring, developers believe it will reduce complications commonly associated with pacemakers, and is the beginning of a major paradigm shift in the cardiac device industry.
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