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First human implant of world’s smallest, minimally invasive cardiac pacemaker
December 30, 2013

Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS), world's smallest heart pacemaker (credit: Medronic) Medtronic, Inc. has announced the first-in-human implant of the world’s smallest pacemaker: the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS). The device was implanted in a patient in Linz, Austria as part of the Medtronic global pivotal clinical trial. The Micra TPS is an investigational device worldwide. At one-tenth the size of a conventional pacemaker, and comparable … more…

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