St. Jude Medical’s Confirm
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Firm plans an October launch of its Confirm implantable cardiac monitor, which received 510(k) clearance on Sept. 11. About the size of a typical "computer thumb drive" and implanted under the skin in the upper chest, the device allows physicians to evaluate heart rhythm over a longer period of time than standard tests, the firm says. Patients can send the data remotely to their physicians when they experience symptoms