Specifications
7 x 9 inches (178 mm x 229 mm)
Medtronic Confidential
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Instructions.
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Hospital or Medical Environment Interference
Prodigy pacemakers are designed to ensure immunity from most common
sources of electromagnetic interference (EMI). Because many different
EMI sources exist or could become common in the future, it is impossible
to characterize all EMI sources. Moreover, due to the everchanging
electrical environment, severe EMI sources presently rare or unknown
could become common in the future. If the pacemaker is inhibited or has
reverted to asynchronous operation in the presence of EMI, turning off the
source or moving away from the source will return the pacemaker to
normal operation.
Listed below are typical EMI sources. Additional information is available
upon request from your Medtronic representative.
X-Ray and Fluoroscopy
Testing of pacemakers similar to Prodigy devices by exposure to diagnostic
X-ray or fluoroscopic radiation has not affected those pacemakers.
Irradiation
The pacemaker should not be directly irradiated by therapeutic levels of
ionizing radiation (such as produced by cobalt machines or linear
accelerators used for cancer treatment) because of the risk of permanent
damage to the pacemaker circuitry. If such therapy is required in the
vicinity of the pacemaker, shield the device and confirm its function after
treatment.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
WARNING: The use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) among
pacemaker patients has been contraindicated by MRI manufacturers.
Medtronic does not recommend subjecting pacemaker patients to MRI
scanning. Clinicians should carefully weigh the decision to use MRI with
pacemaker patients. The following information is provided to the clinician
to assist in careful consideration of the risks and benefits of subjecting
pacemaker patients to MRI scanning, should the clinical circumstances
arise. No objective studies of the effects of MRI on pacemakers have been
performed. Limited Medtronic testing has observed:
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