Dec. 02, 2019: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Medical devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators that have extended and improved the lives of millions of people living with heart disease.
These medical devices used to treat cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular conditions, and other related issues. FDA-approved medical devices can be implanted in a person’s body and also used outside the body.
Some categories of FDA-approved devices are :Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) (Portable and automatic, help in cardiac arrest), Cardiac ablation catheters (cardiac ablation catheters treat abnormally rapid heartbeats),Cardiovascular angioplasty devices (intended to improve blood flow to the heart, reduce chest pain, and treat heart attacks), Cardiac pacemakers (deliver electrical stimulation to make heart beat at a more appropriate rate)Implantable cardioverter defibrillators ( monitor heart rhythms and deliver shocks if dangerously fast rhythms are detected), Prosthetic (artificial) heart valves (Used for replacing diseased or dysfunctional heart valves) Stents( inserted permanently into an artery to help improve blood flow). https://fda.einnews.com/pr_news/503823266/fda-approved-devices-that-help-keep-the-heart-beating
