Medtronic to Introduce Pill Sized Pacemaker April 29, 2014 Medtronic to Present Case Study about First-Ever Pill-sized Pacemakers and Other Miniature Medical Devices at the largest medial technology conference on the East Coast. The conference is scheduled to take place from June 9-12 in New York City. They will be discussing their revolutionary process called ‘deep […]

Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) from Medtronic’s insertable REVEAL XT device published resulted in detecting atrial fibrillation in 30% of cryptogenic stroke patients at 36 months of follow-up in the CRYSTAL AF trial. Seventy-seven percent of first episodes of AF detected through 36 months were asymptomatic. The CRYSTAL AF Trial also discovered a surprising AF detection […]

When to Use Implantable Cardiac Monitor? According to David Man, the director of electrophysiology services at Holy Spirit, an Implantable Cardiac Monitor can be used in select cases such as undetected / undocumented yet suspected Arrhythmias. Additional candidates include patients with other symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, fainting or chest pain that could indicate a […]

InfoBionic™ is an emerging healthcare technology company aimed at improving mobile patient monitoring solutions announced the closing of a $17 million Series B financing with Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE). The funds raised will be used to bring InfoBionic’s new ambulatory cardiac monitor, the MoMe™ to the estimated $3 Billiong dollar market place worldwide. InfoBionic’s […]

14 Day Holter Demonstrates Higher Clinical Utility A recent study in San Francisco released the finding of a new study findings that demonstrate the clinical utility of the 14 Day Holter for detecting cardiac arrhythmias in patients following the release from the Emergency room discharge from the hospital emergency department (ED). The findings from the […]

BioTelemetry Acquires Biomedical Systems Service Division March 20, 2014 Biotelemetry (CardioNet) acquired the cardiac patient services business of Biomedical Systems on March 20th for $8.65 million. This represents another significant move by the Biotelemetry family to expand their services for Holter Monitoring, Mobile Cardiac Telemetry and Cardiac Event Monitoring. Biomedical was a good candidate to […]

Digirad Acquires Telerhythmics Cardiac Event Monitoring Company March 14, 2014 The mobile nuclear imaging company Digirad Corporation acquired an ambulatory cardiac monitoring service company in Memphis Tennessee called Telerhythmics, LLC. Telerhythmics provides Holter Monitoring, Cardiac Event Monitoring and Mobile Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring for cardiovascular clinics, doctors offices and hospitals. Telerhythmics is a 20 year old, […]

Cardiac Monitoring Rhythm Management Worth $23.3 Billion by 2017 The report “Cardiac Monitoring & Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Market [ECG, Implantable Loop Recorder, Holter, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Automated External Defibrillator (AED), Pacemaker, CRT-D, CRT- P] – Global Forecasts to 2017 “, analyzes and studies the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in North America, […]

American Stroke Association: Implanted Cardiac Monitor Better Identifies Stroke Risk March 7, 2014 An implantable cardiac monitor (ICM) that is implanted under the skin is said to be 6-7 times more likely to detect atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm that’s a risk factor for stroke, according to a report presented at the American Stroke […]

European Market Forecast for Cardiac Patient Monitoring February 28, 2014 The market for patient monitoring devices and equipment includes multi- parameter vital sign monitors, wireless ambulatory telemetry monitors, cardiac output monitors and consumables, electrocardioogram devices and consumables, electroencephalogram monitors, fetal and neonatal monitors, pulse oximetry monitors and consumables and telehealth solutions. Unit sales have remained […]