First U.S. Patients Undergo Full-Body MRI Scans With Distinctive BIOTRONIK SE & Co.KG DX System Technology

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LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical technology, announced today that the first device patients to undergo full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in the United States have been implanted with the BIOTRONIK DX System. The first investigational scan occurred on Monday, July 7, 2014 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

he unique BIOTRONIK DX implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) system is the first and only defibrillator system to provide physicians with the complete diagnostic capabilities of a dual-chamber ICD, including atrial sensing and advanced proven shock reduction algorithms, with only a single lead. BIOTRONIK introduced DX technology to the U.S. in 2013.

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