New Patient Monitoring System Allows Routine Checkups of Deadly Heart Conditions Using the Internet

The future of medical device technology took a major step forward today as Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) announced the European launch of a new heart monitoring system at EUROPACE, a major educational and research meeting in arrhythmias and cardiac pacing held this week in Lisbon, Portugal. The Medtronic CareLink® Network, Monitor and software will enable patients at risk of heart conditions to electronically transmit data from their implanted cardiac device directly to their physician, allowing the completion of life-saving check-ups without requiring the patient to leave home.