Medtronic
Medtronic makes ICDs but they also make other medical devices. if you needed a new knee could Medtronic help?
Yes
Let's say your ICD battery runs out, Can you just go to the store and buy a pack of Duracell?
No
This device can deliver an electrical shock to correct a dangerous heart rhythm
An ICD
Besides shocks, what other type of treatment can an ICD perform to treat arrhythmias?
ATP
Medtronic manufactures this type of ICD that Abbott does not.
Extravascular/Sub-Q
Besides loser Medtronic, who is the leading manufacturer for ICDs?
Abbott baby
What medication is a common anti-arrhythmic used as drug therapy for patients with ventricular arrhythmias?
Amiodarone
What does putting a magnet over an ICD do?
Disables tachy therapies
What is the name of Medtronic's latest ICD?
Cobalt
This type of lead is placed through a vein and into the heart
Transvenous
What is the potentially fatal condition that an ICD can help prevent
VFib/SCD
True or False: ICDs can both detect and correct dangerous heart rhythms
True
If your ICD gives you a zap is it like a small static shock or is it more like the feeling of licking a 9-volt battery?
More like a 9-volt battery
In 2023, what company agreed to pay 8.1M to settle allegations that it provided kickbacks to a surgeon in South Dakota?
Medtronic
Besides delivering a shock what other therapy can some ICDs provide
Pacing
What are Medtronic's TILT options?
50% and 65%