The actual problem is that EM fields blind the device so that they can't sense the cardiac arrhythmias they are designed to fix, this rendering them useless.
> ICDs want/need to communicate with the outside (at least one way).
My St Jude Ellipse ICD communicates bidirectionally (control inputs in, telemetry out).
The actual problem is that EM fields blind the device so that they can't sense the cardiac arrhythmias they are designed to fix, this rendering them useless.
> ICDs want/need to communicate with the outside (at least one way).
My St Jude Ellipse ICD communicates bidirectionally (control inputs in, telemetry out).