ORLANDO, Florida — Transvenous extraction of unused pacemaker or defibrillator leads poses a higher risk for death as an acute complication when it's performed by using a laser-based extraction ...

The first patient to have the laser lead extraction, a 67-year-old Eagle resident, spent one night in the hospital after having his pacemaker removed and replaced with another device, a cardiac ...

Pacemaker and defibrillator leads encased in dense calcifications may be easier to remove after pretreatment with the Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy system (Shockwave Medical), preliminary ...

Excimer laser systems will be used to fix problems with pacemakers COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--Spectranetics Corporation (Nasdaq:SPNC - News) today announced that the Ministry of Health ...

Xcardia Innovation Ltd., following the February FDA 510 (k) clearance of its device for cardiac pacemaker and defibrillator lead extraction, announced the first-in-human use of the new device ...

The Xtractor is designed to make the lead extraction procedure easier for surgeons, with more advanced control, incorporating motor assisted activation, steering capability, pedal activation, and ...

Team 23: Reusable Pacemaker lead extraction device The final assembly composed of a reusable section represented in blue and the disposable sections represented in gray. For simplicity, the complete ...

Roughly one out of every five patients with an implantable device who is undergoing lead extraction will have incidental thrombi found on the transvenous leads, new prospective data show. The clots ...

Muriel had her first pacemaker implanted 30 years ago to regulate her heart arrhythmia. These devices have wires, which bind to the blood vessels over time and can become severely infected.