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ST. JUDE MEDICAL INTRODUCES ULTRA-THIN ICD LEAD FAMILY TO JAPANESE MARKET
October 4, 2005
St. Jude Medical recently announced regulatory and reimbursement approvals from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan for the Riata family of implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads. The highly advanced leads, with diameters as small as 6.7 French, rank among the world's thinnest. They are the first St. Jude Medical high-voltage leads available in Japan.
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