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Pacing systems approved for MRI scans without positioning restrictions

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Medtronic today announced that the FDA has approved its SureScan pacing systems for full-body MRI scans positioned on any region of the body.

Patients implanted with the Advisa DR MRI or Revo MRI SureScan pacing systems can now have MRI scans without positioning restrictions, including the chest area, which previously had been restricted, according to a press release. The Advisa DR MRI system was originally approved in January 2013 and the Revo MRI in February 2011.

The new approval was made following FDA review of computer modeling and clinical data confirming the safety of MRI chest-positioned scans, according to the release.