Medtronic's Kappa 700 pacer to offer ease-of-use advantages over recently introduced Kappa 400.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
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MEDTRONIC KAPPA 700 PACEMAKER PHYSICIAN EASE OF USE COULD BE KEY SELLING POINT to doctors unfamiliar and/or uncomfortable with high-tech features offered by next-generation pacemakers, Mario Talejic, MD, University of Montreal, and a clinical investigator of the Kappa 700 suggested. Speaking at a Feb. 3 session of the Piper Jaffray medical device conference in New York City, Talejic said that the Kappa 700 also is intended to streamline implant procedures and reduce the amount of time needed for patient follow-up.