28 After Implantation
Notes for the Physician
Notes for patients A patient brochure and a patient ID card are supplied with the device.
• Provide the patient with the patient brochure and patient ID card.
• Draw the patient's attention to prohibitory signs: places with prohibitory signs
must be avoided.
Possible sources
of interference
Interference can be caused by, among others, the following:
• Household appliances
• Safety locks or anti-theft installations
• Strong electromagnetic fields
• Cellular phones and transmitters
Using cellular phones Electromagnetic interference has a temporary effect only. Generally, BIOTRONIK
implant functions return to normal when the respective cellular phone is removed
from the proximity of the implant.
• Patients are advised to hold cellular phones to the ear opposite the side on
which the device is implanted. Cellular phones should also be kept at least
15 cm away from the implant. If the power of transmission is greater than
3 watts, they must be kept at least 30 cm away.
• Some cellular phones emit signals when in stand-by mode, i.e., even when not
in use. Therefore, patients should not carry a cellular phone in a chest pocket
or attached to a belt or within a radius of 15 cm from the implant.
Magnet application
by patients
If patients are to be entrusted with magnet application, the synchronous magnet
mode has to have been programmed. Patients should also know the following:
• When may the magnet be used?
In cases of severe dizziness and indisposition
• How long is the magnet placed on the pacemaker?
1 to 2 seconds
• What happens when the magnet is applied?
The IEGM of the last 10 seconds is stored.
• What has to happen after magnet application?
The patient has to contact the physician for a check-up
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