Medtronic says CMS is opening a national coverage analysis on renal denervation (RDN) procedures for patients with ...

Medtronic had to overcome a major supplier ... Aside from the supplier issue, decelerating sales of cryoablation catheters, which use extreme cooling to ablate the heart and treat atrial ...

Boston Scientific has updated the instructions for its Polarx and Polarx FIT cryoablation balloon catheters ... to cryoablation technology sold by Medtronic. Polarx has been available in Europe ...

Medicare may begin to cover renal denervation with Medtronic’s Symplicity device by October, which could drive coverage among ...

RF was performed with the use of a 4-mm-tip catheter (Conductor, Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA, or Livewire, St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN, USA). The procedure was performed under local ...

a rare and often fatal complication resulting from injury to the esophagus during cryoablation procedures using POLARx and POLARx FIT catheters, which are thin, tubular devices physicians can ...

Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) has issued a correction recall for its POLARx and POLARx FIT cryoablation balloon catheters over concerns that they may cause serious esophageal injuries or even death.

Boston Scientific revised Polarx cryoablation catheter guidelines after 7 esophageal injuries and 4 deaths were reported. Updated instructions focus on monitoring catheter position and avoiding ...

ablation was performed at this earliest atrial site with cryothermal energy using a 4-mm tipped cryoablation catheter (Cryocath, Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA). Cryoablation at this site ...