Demonstration model of the Reveal™ LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM)

Demonstration model of the Reveal™ LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM), also known as an implantable loop recorder, designed by and made by Medtronic Ltd, 2020

For some people a single ECG or 24 hour monitor may not capture an irregular heart rhythm that causes them to faint. Episodes can be unpredictable and sometimes without symptoms. Fear of an episode can disrupt every-day life and can be emotionally testing. Insertable cardiac monitors, also known as implantable loop devices, continuously loop its memory and has automatic triggers to store irregular heart beat events. Episodes can also be logged by the user and all data is uploaded for remote monitoring. The wireless device is implanted under the skin during a small operation involving a local anaesthetic.

Medtronic has been a market leader in this area since the launch of their first device in 1998. The Reveal™ LINQ was launched in 2020, improving on accuracy and battery life. People can chose how to link their data either through a home monitoring device or a smartphone application. It was also the first CE-marked (for use in Europe), implanatable cardiac monitor with remote programming capabilities.