Milestones

2011

  • BIOTRONIK Vascular enters U.S. with first peripheral stent implant in BIOFLEX-I IDE clinical trial
  • BIOTRONIK´s hybrid drug eluting stent Orsiro - a unique solution for treating coronary artery stenosis - got CE approval
  • Six-month results from the BIOSOLVE-I first-in-man (FIM) trial, studying the DRug-Eluting Absorbable Metal Scaffold (DREAMS), demonstrate a high safety profile of the novel device

2010

  • BIOTRONIK and Endosense sign international exclusive distribution partnership for Endosense’s force-sensing ablation catheter, the TactiCath®
  • BIOTRONIK and Heartbeat International Foundation (HBI) join forces in order to save over 1000 lives in the poorest corners of the world
  • New complete portfolio of external devices for CRM is launched within only a few months
  • The Evia premium pacemaker series - one of the world's smallest - is launched globally
  • BIOTRONIK ProMRI®, a technology which allows patients to undergo MRI scans, is launched in the bradycardia and leads portfolio
  • Lumax 540 VR-T DX is launched, the world's first and only single-chamber ICD system with full atrial diagnostics
  • BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring® celebrates a decade of providing early detection and enhancing patient quality of care
  • BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring voted top innovation by Cardiostim delegates
  • BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring recieves the Frost & Sullivan Customer Service Leadership Award
  • Pantera LEO Non-compliant high pressure coronary balloon has received CE mark and the FIM (First in Man) phase has been successfully completed
  • Pantera Lux Paclitaxel realeasing balloon - BIOTRONIK´s first drug eluting balloon  - is launched
  • BIOTRONIK is introducing Pulsar-18, the world´s first 4F compatible self-expanding stent up to 200 mm

2009

  • Evia - the new technologically advanced pacemaker series from BIOTRONIK - receives European CE approval
  • BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring receives industry’s first approval to safely replace hospital visits for cardiac device follow-ups
  • Nominated for the German Federal President’s “Deutscher Zukunftspreis” (German Future Award): BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring for Online Monitoring of Heart Patients
  • Company Announces FDA-Approved, Clinically-Supported Labeling Instructions. Study Affirms: BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring® Leads to Earlier Intervention
  • Global Launch of the new BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring
    Industry’s first and most advanced wireless remote monitoring system for patients with implantable cardiac devices now with an intelligent traffic light system
  • Forging towards a full portfolio for lower limb intervention, BIOTRONIK launches Fortress, a new 4F introducer sheath for crossover procedures

2008

  • BIOTRONIK receives approval for the new BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring industry’s first wireless remote monitoring technology with an intelligent traffic light system
  • TRUST Trial demonstrates BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring ensures patient safety and  provides earlier detection of arrhythmic events with fewer in-office visits
  • BIOTRONIK launches new state-of-the art ICD - Lumax 540 Series- the only cardiac devices with long-lasting therapies and Home Monitoring technology for improved patient care.
  • BIOTRONIK launches next generation pacemaker - Cylos 990 – offering advanced therapy for optimizing hemodynamics while streamlining patient follow-Up
  • BIOTRONIK announces first patient enrolment in the Landmark EchoCRT Trial investigating the life-saving benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure who currently do not receive device therapy
  • BIOTRONIK announces start of patient enrolment into CASTLE-AF Study - world's largest randomized clinical study in patients suffering from heart failure and atrial fibrillation that will investigate superiority of catheter ablation vs. conventional treatment
  • Next generation PRO-Kinetic Energy cobalt chromium coronary stent system receives European approval.
  • BIOTRONIK announce market introduction of the much anticipated Pantera® balloon technology
  • Excellent angiographic results at 6 months for the MultiBENE study using the PRO-Kinetic Stent System with its unique PROBIO silicon carbide coating
  • BIOTRONIK launches new endovascular portfolio for BTK treatment including Astron Pulsar self-expanding stent compatible with 4 F sheath and 0.018" guide wire
  • Specific PTA range of products for endovascular treatment of the inflow and outflow vessels has been completed with new over-the-wire catheters with small balloon diameters and long lengths, Passeo-18 and Passeo-35

2007

  • BIOTRONIK announces market introduction and first implantation of an innovative cardiac therapy system - Lumax XL - an ICD with extended longevity
  • BIOTRONIK announces start of the REPLACE Trial in the USA
  • BIOTRONIK receives the EuroPCR 2007 Novelty Award for its innovative Absorbable Metal Scaffold (DREAMS) program
  • PRO-Kinetic Stent System shows excellent safety and efficacy results in the All-Comers "Real World" Registry

2006

  • First implantation of Lumax HF T: This implant is the first therapy system for heart failure that permits fully automatic patient monitoring through telecardiology
  • Talos: the BIOTRONIK pacemaker in combination with Setrox S lead offers longevity greater than 11 years
  • Absorbable Metal Scaffold (DREAMS) results at 24 months continue to confirm the safety and efficacy of the technology
  • BIOTRONIK concludes the European registry for the PRO-Kinetic cobalt chromium coronary stent

2005

  • First implantation of a Cylos pacemaker with BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring and Closed Loop Stimulation, a world-wide unique physiologic rate-adaptive technology
  • Lumos: the first ICD worldwide that automatically transmits IEGMs (intracardiac ECGs) via the cell phone network. BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring of the third generation

2004

  • First human implantation of an absorbable metal scaffold
  • First implantation of a Kronos® LV-T device for cardiac resynchronization with defibrillation and Home Monitoring technology

2003

  • The Protos® VR and Protos DR pacemakers with BIOTRONIK's Closed Loop Stimulation (CLS) received FDA approval
  • With its golden tip electrode, the AlCath® Gold catheter for HF ablation creates lesions deeper by 30 % compared to common electrodes
  • First over-the-wire lead implanted by BIOTRONIK
  • Pre-market study of the Philos® II with Active Capture Control.

2002

  • CE approval and first implantation of Philos® DR-T, a second-generation Home Monitoring pacemaker
  • CE approval of the Lekton coronary stent for direct stenting
  • U.S. approval of the Belos VR-T/DR-T, a dual-chamber ICD with Home Monitoring technology
  • New ViaCath catheter for intracardiac electrophysiological diagnostics

2001

  • First implantation of the ICD Belos® VR-T with Home Monitoring technology
  • FDA approval of the first pacemaker with Home Monitoring technology

2000

  • Philos®, a complete series of pacemakers with telematics
  • SMART II, an algorithm for active discrimination of supraventricular arrhythmia
  • Home Monitoring and data management for pacemakers and ICDs
  • Triple-chamber stimulation for pacemakers (Triplos LV) and ICDs (Tupos LA and Tupos LV)
  • CE approval and first implantation of a pacemaker with Home Monitoring technology

1999

  • Tenax and Tenax XR coronary stents with radiopaque end segments
  • Biventricular pacing

1998

  • Inos2+ CLS, Closed Loop Stimulation with automatic initialization
  • Multi-chamber (bi-atrial) stimulation devices
  • FAST, first automatic follow-up system for intuitive ICD programming
  • EPControl®, a computer-aided electrophysiological measurement system

1997

  • Phylax XM, the ICD with the largest diagnostic memory
  • MycroPhylax, the miniaturized ICD with the largest diagnostic memory and a dual-batter
  • Actros®, the pacemaker series that comes in a 6-mm wide casing
  • Tenax®, the coronary stent with optimized expansion characteristics

1996

  • Phylax AV, the dual-chamber ICD with the SMART discrimination algorithm
  • TMS 1000, the integrated programming and implantation test device

1995

  • Inos®, a rate-adaptive Closed Loop pacemaker
  • Phylax 06, the world's smallest ICD
  • Tensum®, the hypo-thrombogenic coronary stent
  • OLBI®, the overlapping biphasic impulse concept for single-lead dual-chamber pacemakers

1994

  • Physios® CTM 01, a pacemaker for transplant monitoring using the monophasic action potential (MAP) and the ventricular evoked response (VER) technologies
  • Single-lead VDD for pacing

1993

  • Phylax® 03, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) with fractal coated lead
  • Pacemakers used to monitor patients after a heart transplant

1991

  • Implantable fractal-coated leads

1990

  • NEOS-PEP, a rate-adaptive pacemaker with a pre-ejection phase measurement sensor

1988

  • Ergos® 01, an activity controlled rate-adaptive pacemaker

1986

  • Thermos 01, a rate-adaptive pacemaker with a central venous temperature measurement sensor

1983

  • Neos, the world's smallest single-chamber pacemaker with bi-directional telemetry

1981

  • Diplos® 03, a multi-programmable DDD pacemaker with bi-directional telemetry

1979

  • Nomos® 01, a multi-programmable VVI pacemaker

1976

  • The first BIOTRONIK pacemaker with a lithium battery, a hybrid circuit, and an hermetic MP35N housing (Protasul) 
  • Implantable DDD pacemaker
  • Single-channel monitoring via telephone

1975

  • Implantable low-polarization lead

1974

  • BIOTRONIK provides 3-year guarantee for pacemakers
  • Neurostimulator for the hypertension treatment using the baroreceptor concept

1972

  • Radionuclide-operated pacemaker (promethium battery)
  • Telephonic pacemaker monitoring

1970

  • Intra-aortic balloon pump to support the left ventricle for heart failure following myocardial infarction
  • BIOTRONIK provides 2-year guarantee for pacemakers

1968

  • First atrial lead with active fixation in the world
  • Semi-conductor lead for continuous measurement of pO2 and pH

1967

  • Atrial-controlled dual-chamber pacemaker (VAT) with a free-floating endocardial atrial lead

1966

  • Antitachycardia pacing
  • Stainless steel pacemaker housing

1965

  • BIO-Lock rapid connector port
  • First BIOTRONIK endocardial lead

1963

  • First BIOTRONIK pacemaker

 

 

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