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Originally Posted by LubeMaster77
Yup - made by Medtronic. It is an Internal Cardio Defibrilator. It sends a shock if he goes out of rythym?
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Yes, the ICD is different than a pacemaker. The ICD senses a certain type of arrhythmia and provides a high energy shock to the heart. Much like an external defibrillator, but it is implanted. The Medtronic has leads that attach to the heart. The weak component in the system is typically the leads. As I said earlier, the device my company has designed and manufactures uses no external leads, a major breakthrough in how to accomplish this.
ICDs are great devices, they allow people who are at risk with these arrhytmias to go on with their normal activities and have the device monitoring and providing therapy when needed.
I can recommend some great books, how technical are you or how much technical detail do you want to know? PM me if you would like me to send you information on recommended reading.