Sorin Group, (MIL:SRN), a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today CE mark certification and market release of the ESPRIT™ pacemaker family in Europe.

The ESPRIT pacemaker, the latest family in Sorin Group's pacemaker portfolio, is the world's smallest pacemaker, at 8cc, with no compromise on longevity. Featuring a set of algorithms designed to help patient safety and delivering proven pacing therapies, ESPRIT follows the success of the REPLY pacemaker launched in Europe in 2007, with a simplified user interface and SmartCheck for faster follow-ups.

Patient focus is one of the cornerstones of Sorin Group. ESPRIT includes a host of algorithms designed for patient safety: continuous lead impedance measurements to monitor the integrity of the lead, automatic adjustment of atrial and ventricular sensing, and ventricular auto-threshold to automatically adjust pacing output in case of changing thresholds, thereby enhancing the performance and longevity of the device.

ESPRIT includes Dplus, an automatic AV hysteresis algorithm designed to reduce right ventricular pacing…