# Abbott expands cardiac device manufacturing facility in Penang

Abbott's Penang manufacturing site in Bayan Lepas produces implantable heart devices for cardiac rhythm management. The facility is Abbott's only manufacturing site for pacing devices in Asia and employs over 1,000 people.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-10-06
- Where: Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
- Status: completed
- Products: pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, insertable cardiac monitors, leads, printed circuit boards
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Abbott](https://endata.com/companies/4479.md)

## Sources

- [mida.gov.my](https://www.mida.gov.my/abbotts-state-of-the-art-manufacturing-facility-for-cardiac-devices-in-penang/), 2023-10-06: "Established in 2009, Abbott's Penang manufacturing site produce implantable heart devices for cardiac rhythm management."

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