Leadless Cardiac Pacemaker
A leadless pacemaker is used to treat patients experiencing irregular or slow heartbeat (bradycardia). WK offers the Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS).
How It Works
- Sends electrical impulses to restore heart rhythm and increase heart rate.
- Delivered directly to the heart through a vein in the leg
- No surgical incision or pocket required under the skin
Benefits
- Minimally invasive
- Cosmetically invisible after the implantation
- Less than 1/10th the size of traditional pacemakers
- About the same size as a large vitamin
- No wires
- Approved for full body MRI scans
- 12-year battery life