Medtronic PLC has launched the Evera MRI SureScan implantable cardioverter-defibrillator system in Europe, making it the first commercially available ICD system that has been deemed compatible with MRI scans on any region of the body, the company announced April 9. The firm also announced CE mark for the device.
Historically, patients with implantable defibrillators have been contraindicated for MRI because the magnetic energy could interfere with the functions of...