Pacemaker protector

Pacemaker Protector

by Gemita - 2024-11-03 15:04:34

Hello Chris, just wanted to welcome you.  Although you have a CRT defibrillator device, I see you are clearly fit and ready to get back to netball as soon as possible.  I expect you have spoken to your doctors and they have explained to you what you can safely do once you are healed and the reason for your CRT-D, which you don't mention, is under firm control? 

I attach a link for an ICD guard which might be worth looking at.   You need to copy and paste the link into your browser to open.  You could also look at Vitalbeat advertised on this site above, although their products seem pricey to me. 

A direct blow to your CRT-D device is unlikely to harm your device, but you might suffer extensive bruising and pain yourself or trigger some unwanted disturbances from your device or heart, so a guard seems a sensible plan.  Anyway, have a look and see what you think.  Both Vitalbeat and Paceguard are US sites which ship to the UK.  

https://www.paceguard.com/shop 

Plus click on Vitalbeat banner above

You could try asking our British Heart Foundation and of course your doctor's advice is of paramount importance at all stages of your recovery.  Stay safe

Protection

by piglet22 - 2024-11-04 05:52:13

Never played netball or basketball.

A lot of sports are a lot more vigorous than they used to be.

Gemita has given some suggestions for protection.

The generator, the body of your device, is pretty robust. The leads and connectors are less robust. There is a vulnerable length of lead between the generator to where it gets under the protection of bones.

I can see on X-rays that there are loops in the leads immediately above the generator.

Another consideration is that devices have sensors built in like accelerometers to detect movement. Again much more robust now so damage is unlikely. A direct blow with a ball is unlikely to have lasting effects.

Just be aware of where all the bits are and maybe if the opportunity arises, ask to look at an X-ray of that part of the chest.

They use fluoroscopy to guide leads into place and I would have thought it good practice for them to keep a still of the final positioning.

Enjoy your activities.

Pacemaker protection

by Chris0104 - 2024-11-04 08:50:09

Thank you boh for your comments, which I have taken on board and will look in to. I will of course, run this past my Cardiologist before I, hopefully, start playing again.