FDA approves first leadless pacemaker to treat heart rhythm disorders

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Title: FDA approves first leadless pacemaker to treat heart rhythm disorders

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FDA approves first leadless pacemaker to treat heart rhythm disorders

04/06/2016 03:56 PM EDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first pacemaker that does not require the use of wired leads to provide an electrical connection between the pulse-generating device and the heart. While the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System works like other pacemakers to regulate heart rate, the self-contained, inch-long device is implanted directly in the right ventricle chamber of the heart.

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