St Jude Medical Gets EU Approval of Pacemakers

In Cardio
Mon, 15 Jun 2009

The Accent and Anthem product family features RF telemetry that enables secure, wireless communication between the implanted device and the programmer used by the clinician, allowing an integrated system of pacing devices with wireless telemetry from implant through follow up, according to the company. Follow-up appointments can be performed in the office or via remote monitoring with the patient at home. Also, the patient and pacemaker data can be integrated directly into the patient's EHR.

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