Medtronic, St. Jude Launch New Quadripolar Devices
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medtronic has launched two more Attain Performa left ventricular quadripolar leads for the Viva Quad XT and Viva Quad S cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators following FDA approval announced Dec. 11. On the same day, St. Jude announced CE mark of the Quadra Allure MP cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker, the first quadripolar CRT-P with MultiPoint pacing.
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