St Jude CE-marks cardiac ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) and pacemaker devices:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
St Jude Medical has gained the European go-ahead to sell both its rate-adaptive Atlas DR/VR implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and its Identity pacemaker devices for the treatment of patients with cardiac rhythm abnormalities. The Atlas ICD device, which is implanted under the skin, can deliver several magnitudes of electrical shock to patients with ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation. Separately, the Identity pacemaker device has both a therapeutic and diagnostic capability for pacemaker patients suffering from atrial fibrillation, said the St Paul, Minnesota firm.