Hospitals across the country have been cranking out news releases this week about patients who are among the first to receive a new MRI-safe pacemaker from Medtronic. But Medicare patients with the ...

Pacemakers are life saving, but they can also prevent you from getting a crucial MRI scan when you need it. But now manufacturers are making models that are more MRI friendly. For Joyce Schwartz an ...

Biotronik is looking to get the FDA's approval for a line of MRI-safe pacemakers--courtesy of Biotronik The FDA approved a clinical trial of Biotronik's proMRI pacemaker, a device designed to operate ...

In 1997, FDA published a draft document recommending that individuals with implanted pacemakers should not enter magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure rooms or come within the 5-G line around the ...

Now, a new type of MRI-safe cardiac pacemaker is on the market, and 2 local men are among the first to get it. They received the new SureScan pacing system during nearly simultaneous procedures at ...

Interventional cardiologists at Houston Northwest Medical Center are now implanting the first heart pacemaker that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to be used safely during ...

Boston Scientific got European approval for MRI-safe models of the pacemakers Advantio and Ingenio (pictured)--courtesy of Boston Scientific Boston Scientific ($BSX ...

MUNICH (Reuters) - A new pacemaker from U.S.medical devices group Medtronic Inc is safe to use in MRI scanners, according to initial safety and efficacy data unveiled on Sunday. The SureScan device is ...