If this is the device I think it is, it is shaped like an over-sized glycerin capsule, like the ones common meds come in. If so, then it may be moving along the road to approval, but it is not for every pacemaker patient. IIRC, this device can only replace the single-lead pacemakers. This one is implanted directly into the heart and acts only on the atrium. It cannot pace both the atrium and ventricle like typical dual-lead pacemakers do. (Mine is a dual-lead unit, so this one is not for me.)
That said, I think it is great for the patients who only need atrial pacing, and once they finish development of this device, they may move on and develop a tiny pacer to replace my dual-lead unit.
