How Sure Can We Be About Optisure? « CardioExchange
On March 24, St. Jude Medical announced the global launch of the Optisure family of ICD leads. It’s been a while since a new ICD lead was launched, and I’m probably not the only one who was caught by surprise. I’d like to explore why this approval is important for the ICD community. First, a brief history of ICD leads from St. Jude. St. Jude Medical developed its own line of ICD leads after it purchase d the former ICD vendor Ventritex in 1996. The first-generation Riata lead, approved in 2001, was