ICD Systems from Boston Scientific CRM

ICD Indications and Usage

ICDs are intended to provide ventricular antitachycardia pacing and ventricular defibrillation for automated treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. ICDs (i.e. Vitality AVT) with atrial therapies are also intended to provide atrial antitachycardia pacing and atrial defibrillation treatment in patients who have or are at risk of developing atrial tachyarrhythmias.

Contraindications

Use of ICD systems are contraindicated in: Patients whose ventricular tachyarrhythmias may have reversible cause, such as 1) digitalis intoxication, 2) electrolyte imbalance, 3) hypoxia, or 4) sepsis, or whose ventricular tachyarrhythmias have a transient cause, such as 1) acute myocardial infarction, 2) electrocution, or 3) drowning. Patients who have a unipolar pacemaker.

Warnings

Read the product labeling thoroughly before implanting the pulse generator to avoid damage to the ICD system.. Program the pulse generator ventricular Tachy Mode to Off during implant, explant or post-mortem procedures. Always have sterile external and internal defibrillator protection available during implant. Ensure that an external defibrillator and medical personnel skilled in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are present during post-implant device testing. Patients should seek medical guidance before entering environments that could adversely affect the operation of the active implantable medical device, including areas protected by a warning notice that prevents entry by patients who have a pulse generator. Do not expose a patient to MRI device scanning. Do not subject a patient with an implanted pulse generator to diathermy.. Do not use atrial tracking modes (or an AVT device) in patients with chronic refractory atrial tachyarrhythmias.. (applies to dual-chamber devices only.) Do not use this pulse generator with another pulse generator. Do not kink, twist or braid lead with other leads. For single patient use only. Do not reuse, reprocess, or resterilize.

Precautions

For specific information on precautions, refer to the following sections of the product labeling: clinical considerations; sterilization and storage; implantation; device programming; environmental and medical therapy hazards; hospital and medical environments; home and occupational environments follow-up testing; explant and disposal; post-therapy pulse generator follow-up. Advise patients to avoid sources of electromagnetic interference (EMI).

Potential Adverse Events

Potential adverse events include, but are not limited to, the following: allergic/physical/physiologic reaction, death, erosion/migration, fibrillation or other arrhythmias, lead or accessory breakage (fracture/insulation/lead tip), hematoma/seroma, inappropriate or inability to provide therapy (shocks/pacing/sensing), infection, procedure related, psychologic intolerance to an ICD system - patients susceptible to frequent shocks despite antiarrhythmic medical management/imagined shocking, and component failure. In rare cases severe complications or device failures can occur.

Refer to the product labeling for specific indications, contraindications, warnings/ precautions and adverse events. Rx only.

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