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Medtronic Lead Fractures Monitoring

Medtronic has announced a monitoring program to help detect a lead failure in patients affected by the Medtronic leads recall. The program is called “Lead Integrity Alert” and is supposed to improve detection of lead fractures. The monitoring program has three primary goals for patients with defective Sprint Fidelis leads.

Less Shocks
• Alert triggered by two different scenarios: 1) oversensing coupled with nonsustained VT and 2) a fixed impedance
• Safely automatically extends the VF detection NID to 30/40, once alert is activated

Improved Monitoring
• Continuously monitors lead integrity-24/7
• CareAlertTM sent to clinic from wireless devices

Advance Warning
• 76% of patients receive a minimum of 3 days’ notice to seek medical attention1
• Audible alert sounds immediately, every 4 hours, and at the programmed time

1 Swerdlow CD, Gunderson BD, Stadler RW, et al. Inappropriate shocks due to Sprint Fidelis® ICD lead fracture may be reduced by programming more intervals for detection of ventricular fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2008;5(Supp 5S):S33. Presented Abstract: AB16-5.

Defective Medtronic Leads

Researchers, including Dr. Charles Swerdlow, developed a downloadable algorithm to help prevent inappropriate shocks in patients caused by defective Medtronic Sprint Fidelis leads. The algorithm can be downloaded into currently implanted cardioverter-defibrillators to detect lead fractures and alert the patient or their doctor before there is an inappropriate shock. In testing the new algorithm on data from 15,970 patients, it provided at least a 3 day warning in 76% of cases.

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