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Abbott CRM History
Guess the Launch Date (Month + Year)
Guess the Launch Date 2 (Month + Year)
Misc.
100
This HV Controller IC is the predecessor to the current Zeus HV Controller IC in Abbott current ICD families, also named after another god of Thunder.
Thor IC
100
This is the original name of the Sylmar-based pacemaker company now known as Abbott CRM division.
What is Pacesetter?
100
Aveir DR
July 2023
100
Assert IQ
May 2023
100
What does project name 'DD' stand for in the Unity ICD family of devices?
Downsized Device
200
This lead family was among the first St. Jude Medical leads offered with the new DF4 connector, simplifying ICD implant connections into a single terminal pin.
What is Durata DF4?
200
This Minnesota city served as the longtime headquarters of St. Jude Medical.
What is St. Paul?
200
Ellipse ICD
May 2012
200
Gallant ICD (Initial CE Mark EU Launch)
February 2020
200
This was the St Jude Medical CEO from 2004-2015
Daniel Starks
300
What is the name of the standardized Radio Frequency band that Abbott RF-enabled implantables communicate over?
MICS (Medical Implant Communication Service)
300
This is the name of the leadless pacemaker company that was acquired by SJM/Abbott, and ultimately resulted in the Aveir Leadless Pacemaker family.
What is Nanostim?
300
Zephyr Pacemaker
May 2007
300
Assurity MRI + Tendril MRI Lead
February 2017
300
This was the launch month + year of the Merlin 3650 PCS 
October 2005
400
The Optim™ material used on Durata leads is a hybrid of these two insulation materials, combining flexibility with abrasion resistance.
What are silicone and polyurethane?
400
This Sunnyvale-based company was acquired by St. Jude Medical in 1996 for approximately $365 million, giving SJM a major foothold in the implantable defibrillator market
Ventritex
400
Confirm ICM
September 2008
400
Atlas ICD
January 2002
400
This was the month + year this headline was published
St. Jude buys Siemens cardiac pacemaker business - St. Jude Medical Inc.; Siemens AG
August 1994
500
This legacy Pacesetter pacemaker family, along with Microny, was among the first commercial implementations of AutoCapture technology
What is Regency?
500
Put these Abbott/SJM pacemaker families in release order.
1. Affinity
2. Accent
3. Zephyr
4. Victory
1. Affinity
2. Victory
3. Zephyr
4. Accent
500
Microny Pediatric Pacemaker
December 2000
500
Pacesetter BD102 VVI Rechargeable Pacemaker
(Only need Season + Year)
Summer 1973
500
Before Merlin@home became the standard remote monitoring platform for St. Jude Medical devices, patients used this predecessor home follow-up system that operated over phone lines.
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