GUIDANT ROLLS OUT VENTAK MINI PECTORALLY IMPLANTABLE AICD; VENTRITEX' CADET APPROVED FOR ABDOMINAL PLACEMENT, PECTORAL STUDIES NEAR COMPLETION
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
With the introduction of the pectorally implantable Ventak Mini automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator, Guidant is bringing to market a device 15% smaller than the only other AICD approved by FDA for pectoral placement, Medtronic's Jewel device, the company says.