Business Bites: Medtronic launches first wearable cardiac monitor; St Jude halts Portico implants
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Medtronic has launched its first wearable heart monitor in the US, the short-term SEEQ mobile cardiac telemetry system. The 30-day monitor, used to help detect and diagnose the cause of irregular heartbeats in patients, was developed by Corventis, which Medtronic acquired in June.