Market Advantage Of 'MR-Conditional' Device Labeling Fades

Abbott Laboratories and Boston Scientific recently logged approvals that bring the firms closer to parity with Medtronic in being able to market their cardiac rhythm management devices as compatible with MRI scans. But CMS, the US Medicare agency, is currently considering a coverage policy that make so-called "MR-conditional" product labeling less significant.

MRI scanner room in hospital take with art lighting and blue filter

The era of labeling a device as "MR-conditional" to gain clear-cut competitive advantages in the cardiac rhythm management space may be coming to an end.

For years, having a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator was an outright contraindication for undergoing an MRI, due to risks...

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