An American multinational medical device and healthcare company has introduced a groundbreaking innovation in cardiac care to India — the world’s first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system. This next-generation device, called the AVEIR DR, represents a major leap in heart rhythm management by allowing wireless, real-time communication between two miniature pacemakers, each smaller than an AAA battery . Traditional pacemakers require leads (wires) that connect the device to the heart and are implanted subcutaneously through surgery. Leadless pacemakers, in contrast, are delivered directly into the heart via a catheter, eliminating leads and reducing the risk of infection and other complications.
Until now, leadless pacemakers could only control a single heart chamber. The new system changes that. Through an advanced implant-to-implant communication technology, two leadless pacemakers —…
