Medtronic SureScan receives FDA approval for full body MRI scans without positioning restrictions (MDT) : Co announces that its SureScan pacing systems - the first and only pacing systems in the United States that have been approved by the FDA for use with magnetic resonance imaging - are now approved for MRI scans positioned on any region of the body. Patients implanted with the Advisa DR MRI or Revo MRI SureScan pacing systems now can have MRI scans without positioning restrictions, including the chest area, which previously had been restricted.

The recent approval was made following the FDA review of computer modeling and clinical data confirming that MRI chest-positioned scans are safe for patients.