Florida hospital becomes first in region to offer world’s smallest pacemaker
Leesburg Regional Medical Center is the first medical center in Central Florida to offer the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System, the world’s smallest pacemaker that treats bradycardia.
The pacemaker, manufactured by Medtronic, is one-tenth the size of a traditional pacemaker. The first procedure in which the pacemaker was implanted into a patient at the hospital was performed by Hector L. Garcia, MD, on April 7.
Physicians at Leesburg opted to use the Micra device because of its simplistic design. It doesn’t require cardiac wires or a surgical pocket. It’s also approved for Medicare reimbursement.
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