FDA clears Medtronic lead for implantable defibrillators :
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Medtronic has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its Sprint Model 6943 tachyarrhythmia lead for connecting an implantable defibrillator to the wall of the heart. The device is the only commercially available lead with a steroid eluting, extendible/retractable screw-in tip electrode.