(New York, NY) — Gregory Dobin [[ DOB-bin ]] is making history at New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center. He’s become the first heart patient in the nation to get a pacemaker that has no electrical leads. The pacemaker is literally screwed into the heart muscle which is a ten-to-15-minute process that promotes quicker healing. The procedure performed on Dobin is part of a clinical trial. It’s expected to take two years before the lead-less pacemaker gets FDA approval for widespread use.
