1. Recall devices: Defects at initial visit and during remote monitoring supported follow‐up.
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Grymuza, Maciej, Chmielewska‐Michalak, Lidia, Katarzyńska‐Szymańska, Agnieszka, Migaj, Jacek, Lesiak, Maciej, and Mitkowski, Przemysław
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REMOTE access networks , *MEDICAL equipment reliability , *SCIENTIFIC observation , *IMPLANTABLE cardioverter-defibrillators , *ELECTRIC power supplies to apparatus - Abstract
Background: In March 2021, Biotronik informed about the risk of premature battery depletion in a group of implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators. Following the manufacturers' recommendation, our center executed a recall and introduced remote monitoring (RM) in patients with susceptible devices. This study reports the rate of premature battery depletion in our center and events found in RM‐supported follow‐up. Methods: Single‐center observational study. Results: Out of the 206 susceptible implanted devices, 125 patients appeared for the visit and RM was introduced in 107 (83%) patients. Until the visit, three (2.4%) devices required replacement due to battery depletion, and a further three (2.4%) devices had unexpected battery depletion during follow‐up. Conclusions: The recalled devices had a higher rate of battery exhaustion than expected, while other device or lead defects were less common. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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