How to get donate of pacemaker

I use pacemaker which has ICD in one set from Boston Scientific , it is very expensive in my country ( Thailand ) I am unlucky since 1 lead line can put in heart only 2 mm. so they should set highest volt of electric and may be battery finish with in next 1.5 years.
I have no money to replace new one even I can get discount rate.since price of CRT-D only may be 20,000 USD.
Who can introduce me where I can get donate new CRT-D or secondhand ( if it can use ) I can not find from any where

1 Comments

Talk to doctors

by AmyS - 2011-03-28 04:03:15

I suggest that you talk to the doctor who implanted your Boston Scientific pacemaker and ask if they know where in Thailand you can get a used pacemaker. There are many charitable medical organizations around the world who handle used medical devices. If the doctor who did the implantation doesn't know, ask other cardiologists in the hospital.

Here is an article that lists a few organizations:
http://www.theheart.org/article/995109.do

I hope you find help soon!

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