Zoll Medical/Lifecor
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Zoll's LifeVest wearable cardioverter defibrillator line-up expands to include Life-Padz WCD 3000S system. Approved via PMA supplement in May, the Lifecor-manufactured device is distributed by Zoll under an exclusive April agreement covering Lifecor technology for in-hospital use. Based on the initial LifeVest, approved in 2001, the next-generation Life-Padz uses three shock delivery pads instead of a full vest to facilitate short-term use and "unhindered mobility" in the hospital, Zoll explains. The device lists for $17,000...