MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2006--Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT - News) today announced that 1 million units of the Medtronic CapSureFix® Novus Lead (Model 5076) have been supplied to health care providers worldwide since its introduction in 2000 in both the U.S. and Europe, making it the most-prescribed lead in the history of pacing. The sale of the 1 millionth Model 5076 lead marks a major milestone in the safety and reliability of implantable pacemakers as an effective standard of care for hearts that beat too slowly.
