Boston Scientific Announces European Approval Of New Heart Failure Lead
"The ability to place a left ventricular lead precisely where it will stimulate the heart most effectively is a key factor in providing patients with optimal cardiac resynchronization therapy," said Fred Colen, Executive Vice President, Operations and Technology, Boston Scientific Cardiac Rhythm Management. "ACUITY Spiral has the smallest lead tip profile in the industry and offers physicians the flexibility to place the lead in veins they may have avoided in the past."
The ACUITY Spiral lead is Boston Scientific's seventh U.S. or European regulatory approval in the past nine weeks. The ACUITY Spiral lead is pending approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is not available for sale in the United States.
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