Health and Fitness FDA Approves 1st Pacemaker Designed to Work Safely During Some MRI Exams by Gary Kopycinski on February 9, 2011 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Health and Fitness: On Hantavirus, Park Forest Officials Urge Caution May 18, 2026 Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Park Forest Aligns With Illinois Guidance on Childhood Vaccines Amid Federal Changes January 11, 2026 Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first heart pacemaker designed to be used safely during certain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams.