Originally a basic facility, it has seen substantial upgrades in infrastructure, medical equipment, and staff expertise to ...

Earl Bakken compares the first Medtronic pacemaker to the company’s Micra pacemaker, roughly the size of a large vitamin ...

First created for adults, the Micra pacemaker is now used at 15 pediatric centers around the globe — including LeBonheur.

Manufacturers are focused on developing miniaturized pacemakers to address the issue of patient comfort. Medtronic’s Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS), the world’s smallest pacemaker, was ...

Signs of heart block may vary from person to person. In some people, it may be mild and asymptomatic, while others may ...

The safety of these devices with regard to their interference with implanted pacemakers is as yet unknown and is the point of interest in this study. Methods and Results: The study comprised 100 ...

The work was also published in Circulation. The device is designed to surround a leadless pacemaker, such as the Medtronic Micra, which sits in the heart's right ventricle. The challenge with a ...

The new PowaKaddy Micra is a stylish lightweight and compact push trolley with a simple folding and unfolding mechanism. The clever two-step folding system ensures the Micra folds down compactly to ...

Apple has listed products it says should be kept a "safe distance" away from medical devices like pacemakers and implanted defibrillators. The list includes iPhone 12 models, Apple Watch and ...