Zoll created the cardiac pacemaker in 1952.

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Its once spectacular revenue growth has slowed to a crawl on stagnant sales for its core cardiac defibrillator and pacemaker products, mounting skepticism over its back-surgery devices and industrywide price pressures.

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Key segments of the cardiac device market, particularly the pacemaker business, have matured into slow-growth operations.

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