FDA Approves Medtronic’s 'Extra-Vascular' ICD, The First Of Its Kind

The Aurora EV ICD system provides anti-tachycardia pacing, cardioversion and defibrillation therapies through a lead placed under the breastbone, outside of the heart and veins.

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Medtronic’s Aurora EV ICD system will be the first extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator available in the US.

On 23 October, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Aurora to provide defibrillation shocks, anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP), and...

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