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Battery Change
- by jenne819
- 2007-04-03 10:04:05
- Batteries & Leads
- 2900 views
- 7 comments
My son is 3 years old and has had a pacemaker since birth. My son has congenitive heart block. He has to get new batteries within 6 months or less. I am not sure what to expect. Will this be hard on him? Am I worring over nothing?
I know when they put his pacemaker in he had a hard time recovering and got infections, was sadated for 3 days. Also, my sons pacer does all of his work for him and this is why he needs to have the batteries replaced in only 3 years time.
T...
1st checkup
- by kenz
- 2007-04-03 04:04:03
- Batteries & Leads
- 2032 views
- 3 comments
I had a Medtronic Novas implanted 30 days ago and just had my first checkup. Battery voltage is 2.78 volts. One of the leads has 623 ohms resistance and the other has 1205 ohms resistance. Do these numbers sound ok?
Many thanks
Remove old leads before it is too late
- by HOWCPA
- 2007-04-01 09:04:28
- Batteries & Leads
- 2064 views
- 1 comments
Old leads can cause major problems. They can calisify and get into spots that cause interfernce in thef future.
It happened to me on vacation. I had a pacer inserted 30 yrs ago. When the attereies wore out the pacer was reoved and leads left in. Five yrs after remval I ned a new pacer. The cappedleads were uncaped and used. 11 yrs la leads.er the batteries wore out and a new pacer was installed with the old leads.
In March 2007 major problems crept into the picture and pa...
old leads
- by sfconstrct
- 2007-03-30 09:03:07
- Batteries & Leads
- 2512 views
- 9 comments
My wife is 49 and has had a pm since the age of 9. Back in the day pm were placed in the abdomin.
Her xray looks like a map of the united states.
We were told that the wires (leads) were not a problem to be left in.
Does anyone have any experience or studies or opinions if this would ever be a problem.
I am sure some are fractured.
At some point she will get a scar revesion to replace the very large scar and tissue from the many battery replacements.
They will free...
lead broke
- by jennfran
- 2007-03-27 08:03:52
- Batteries & Leads
- 2083 views
- 1 comments
Hi I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it is ok to leave a lead dangling inside. My heart defib shocked me 35 times within 18 minutes because my lead broke. Since this happened I have had muscle twitches all over my body and vibrations. I have seen a neuro for this but am wondering if the dangled lead inside could be causing some kind of electrical interference? Also just wondering if the lead should be cut back or not? One other time i had to have a lead cut down and another put in...
Battery issue of a Pacemaker, KDR901
- by Franklin
- 2007-03-22 09:03:41
- Batteries & Leads
- 3012 views
- 2 comments
Dear Sir/Madam:
A friend of mine in China is currently using a Implantable Pacemaker-Kappa, model KDR901 from Medtronic. It was bought via an agent one year ago. However, the battery in it seems not working well and shows low voltage number (2.6 v). The local Medtronic office in Shanghai did not provide a good service in explaining it in details. They suggested to buy a new one. It costs US$10,000 in China for a new one. Obviously this cost is way too high for a low income family. My friend...
Displaced Lead
- by swilson10
- 2007-03-20 02:03:41
- Batteries & Leads
- 2519 views
- 4 comments
Has anyone left a displaced lead (it is apparently caught on to a place in my heart where is is not supposed to be, not free floating) in for an extended period of time like months or years? The Atrial lead is shut off for now and I am having minor symptoms, but nothing too uncomfortable. I am wondering if this can be a long term solution or if another surgery is inevitable. Thanks always for the feedback and support. Shanna
New batteries going to 15 years!!
- by tah1432
- 2007-03-19 04:03:12
- Batteries & Leads
- 2090 views
- 0 comments
http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/eaglepicher-claims-worlds-smallest-implantable-battery/
EaglePicher claims "world's smallest" implantable battery
Posted Mar 18th 2007 1:48AM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
We've just about had our fill of "world's smallest" gizmos this week, but when it comes to a new development in the battery realm, we certainly won't complain with delivering power in a less burdensome manner. Vancouver's own EaglePicher Medical P...
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