The FDA has issued a safety alert for some Boston Scientific Accolade pacemakers after reports of a battery-related manufacturing issue causing the devices to initiate safety mode. The devices have ...
Several brands of Boston Scientific pacemakers are under recall due to a risk that the devices can permanently enter Safety Mode, according to an alert issued by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Boston Scientific, a Marlborough medical device manufacturer, has recalled a subset of its Accolade pacemakers due to battery issues leading to malfunctions, where two patient deaths have been ...
VIENNA, Austria—Patients who require a pacemaker implant in the 30 days after TAVI have significantly greater risks of death up to a decade later, according to an analysis of the Swiss TAVI registry.
A New Smyrna Beach nurse suffered from a heart rhythm disorder that caused her to faint, until she received a "life-saving" high-tech pacemaker. The Micra AV pacemaker is a leadless device smaller ...
Northwestern researchers have developed the world’s smallest pacemaker, which with its dissolvable nature allows it to be inserted non-invasively into patients’ bodies. Fit into the tip of a syringe, ...