In Brief: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.: Guidant unit plans to begin shipments of its Vigor DR and SR adaptive rate pulse generators the week of June 26 following receipt of FDA premarket approval. The dual-chamber DR will list for $7,295 while the single-chamber SR will sell for $6,295, the firm says. The pacer systems "use an advanced accelerometer technology to monitor the patient's physical activity and provide rate modulation to meet the patient's needs." FDA's Circulatory System Devices Panel unanimously recommended approval of the products May 9 ("The Gray Sheet" May 15, p. 10)...