Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center first in U.S. to implant FDA-approved novel defibrillation lead

The new technology is the world's smallest, catheter-delivered defibrillation lead AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Electrophysiologists at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at ...
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AtaCor Medical Teams Up with Abbott on Defibrillator

San Clemente-based cardiac device company AtaCor Medical announced a collaboration with Abbott Laboratories to develop a next ...
Fierce Biotech

Abbott, AtaCor join forces on extravascular defibrillator implant

Abbott is teaming up with AtaCor Medical to develop a next-generation implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) designed to treat dangerous cardiac arrhythmias without routing wires through the ...
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Heart Defibrillators Help Patients With HCM

There have been several cases involving young athletes whose hearts suddenly stop beating while playing sports. Many of those cases involve a specific heart condition that puts young people at risk of ...
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Virtua successfully implants new defibrillator in heart patient

The cardiac team at Virtua Health’s Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden successfully completed the first implant of a new type of defibrillator in a patient’s heart. The Lead Evaluation for ...
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Are There Defibrillators That Do Not Require Leads To Be Placed In The Heart?

Dr. Richard Page answers the question: 'Are There Defibrillators Without Leads?' — -- Question: I have heard that some defibrillators may not need leads to be placed in the heart. Is this true, ...
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First Missouri pediatric patient receives innovative heart defibrillator

Jesse McIntosh hopes to be like Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. someday. The 8-year-old from Mansfield, Missouri, also wants to be a medical engineer and create devices like the one that ...