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First PFA In The US: FDA Approves Medtronic’s PulseSelect For AF Ablation

 
• By Reed Miller

Medtronic's PulseSelect is the first pulse field ablation technology to earn FDA approval and the company plans to launch it in early 2024. PulseSelect PFA earned a CE mark in November.

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• Source: Medtronic

Medtronic appears to have won the race to becoming the first company to launch a pulse field ablation system in the US.

The US Food and Drug Administration approved Medtronic’s PulseSelect pulsed field ablation (PFA) system for the treatment of both paroxysmal...

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