First Wireless Heart Defibrillator Implanted in Canada
Last week in Canada, the Medtronic Concerto wireless heart defibrillator was implanted in a patient for the first time on July 6th.
Mr. Pierre Giroux, the first patient to receive the new wireless device:
Since I live over two hours away from the MHI, I’m very happy to have this new type of defibrillator. It means that I won’t have to travel for nothing, since the follow-up can be done from a distance. I’ll also have peace of mind, knowing that all of my symptoms are being monitored continuously.
More about the Medtronic Concerto cardiac device:
This 67-year-old patient from Chénéville in the Outaouais region suffered from heart failure and was at risk for dangerous arrhythmias; his condition required the implantation of a defibrillator. Thus, the electrophysiology team at the MHI made him the beneficiary of the first device for managing cardiac rhythm disorders which uses the wireless technology and was approved by Health Canada on June 20, 2006. With this new Concerto(TM) cardiac device, effective remote communication can be established between the implanted defibrillator and the programmer in the clinician’s office or operating room. Within a matter of months, another device will make it possible for medical personnel at the MHI to interrogate the patient’s defibrillator when he is at home. This completely wireless follow-up therefore improves patient management during the implantation itself and in subsequent routine examinations.
CNW Group, July 13, 2006
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2 opinions for First Wireless Heart Defibrillator Implanted in Canada
angelo
Jul 15, 2006 at 7:38 pm
wow… even those things are going mobile now.
Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD
Jul 16, 2006 at 2:51 am
angelo: hehe They were always mobile since defibrillators are implanted in your chest, but now data collection’s gone wi-fi. Woohoo!
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