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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Apr 17 3:53am | Replies (69)
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I also have Medtronic Azure and switched to monitoring my device with iPhone app. It goes w me everywhere, though the PM is programmed to record all events even if phone wasn’t within 3 feet. In other words, it catches up. As for the FDA warning, there were 3 patients 3 yrs ago that the battery was depleting..2 were caught immediately during implanting. There have been no other battery events.
You should be able to talk w device staff where your PM is being monitored ..don’t rely on office nurse. I will leave it with not all electrophysiology doctor offices are equal. I switched back to having Mayo’s monitor mine( had my PM installed at Mayo’s), local office was woefully incompetent.
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The point was that medtronics never even contacted my EP office or the cardio doc....you mentioned that there were 3 known events, 1 was not so lucky.....and at the time medtronics already had 135k units implanted, I find it extremely difficult to believe that only 3 of them had a problem. they actually had one of their techs lie to me on the phone, saying don't worry about it was a software update and it has been fixed.....I contacted the FDA the next day and they confirmed there was never any fix or update to the device to clear the warnings. it is a hardware problem, not a software problem. medtronics is not a patient friendly company.