St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, Minnesota) reported the first implant in its Accent MRI pacemaker and Tendril MRI lead IDE study. The study is designed to determine if patients with these devices can safely undergo full-body, high resolution MRI scans to better accommodate their medical needs. The Accent MRI pacemaker system from St. Jude offers and advanced pacing platform that provides wireless telemetry and algorithms to help address individual patient conditions, the company said. Read More
