Boston Scientific Launches New Implantable Defibrillation Lead In Europe And Asia

Boston Scientific Corporation

has received regulatory approval to market the RELIANCE 4-FRONT lead, its next generation implantable defibrillation lead now available in Europe and Asia.  Defibrillation leads are insulated wires that connect an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator to the heart for treatment of heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest. The RELIANCE 4-FRONT lead is built upon the demonstrated performance and reliability of the RELIANCE lead platform with design enhancements intended to simplify the implant procedure.  With more than 350,000 implants worldwide, RELIANCE leads have demonstrated a 98.9 percent survival probability at 8 years1. "Leveraging the RELIANCE platform, we made a series of targeted design enhancements with RELIANCE 4-FRONT to improve and simplify implantation," said Kenneth Stein, M.D., chief medical officer of Boston Scientific's Cardiac Rhythm Management Group.  "RELIANCE 4-FRONT represents our continued dedication to product innovation to meet the needs of patients and physicians."