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Drug firm Abbott has launched a pacemaker in India for the treatment of patients with slow heart rhythms. Abbott has introduced AVEIR VR single-chamber ventricular leadless pacemaker which has been approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, the company said in a statement on Friday. The product has also been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). "The AVEIR VR leadless pacemaker was designed to make the implantation and retrieval processes as seamless as possible for physicians and provide improvements over existing options," said Ajay Singh Chauhan, General Manager for Abbott's Cardiac Rhythm Management business in India, Southeast Asia, HK, Taiwan & Korea. People who experience slower-than-normal heart rhythm may receive a pacemaker to deliver pulses of electricity to trigger the heart to beat properly. Balbir Singh, Chairman Cardiology, Max Superspeciality Hospital said, "Leadless pacemakers address known complications associated with ...

Drug firm Abbott India on Wednesday said its net profit increased by 13 per cent year on year to Rs 328 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2024. The company reported a net profit of Rs 290 crore in the April-June quarter of last fiscal. Total income rose to Rs 1,625 crore for the period under review as against Rs 1,535 crore in the June quarter of FY24, Abbott India said in a regulatory filing. Shares of the company on Wednesday ended 1.29 per cent up at Rs 28,159.95 apiece on the BSE.

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The device is particularly useful for tiny babies who may not be able to undergo surgery to repair their hearts

The company went to the Kerala high court against the judgement. The high court wondered as to how AAR came to the conclusion that it was a composite supply

NPPA said Abbott's request for discontinuation of the stent was considered at the 49th annual meeting of the authority on September 19