Medtronic launches new ICD line in Europe
June 17, 2010 by MedCity News
Medtronic Inc. launches its Protecta line of implantable cardiac defibrillators in Europe.
Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) launched a line of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in Europe.
The company’s Protecta ICDs and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices feature six algorithms to reduce inappropriate shocks, which can affect 20 percent of patients who have implantable defibrillators, according to a press release. Medtronic calls the algorithms its SmartShock technology.
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