Specifications

7 x 9 inches (178 mm x 229 mm)
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Introduction to Prodigy
™
Diagnostics
Overview
The Prodigy pacemaker offers both background and programmable
diagnostics intended for evaluation of the patient’s intrinsic rhythms and
the pacemaker’s operation. All Event Summary diagnostics run
continuously in the background. Only one of the three programmable
diagnostics can be selected at a time.
Event Summary
Event Summary is a nonprogrammable, pacemaker function that provides
summary counts. At the first data summary “Interrogate” or “Interrogate
All” command at each follow-up session, the Event Summary data are
automatically telemetered to the programmer and the counters are cleared.
Thus, data collection is independent of the programmable diagnostics.
Event Monitoring Diagnostics
Three programmable event monitoring diagnostics are listed below. Two
are described in this chapter (depending on the Prodigy model and
programmed mode), the other diagnostic is described elsewhere. They are
as follows:
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Rate Histogram. Collects heart rate and percent-paced data for the
atrium and/or ventricle.
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High Rate Episode. Collects data on high-rate episodes occurring in
the atrium or ventricle.
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Lead Trend. Collects lead impedance data over time (Chapter 13).
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