Diagnostic And Therapy Functions - BIOTRONIK Evity 6 Manuel Technique

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BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring
In addition to effective pacing therapy, BIOTRONIK provides a complete therapy
management system:
• With Home Monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic information and technical data
are automatically sent to a stationary or mobile transmitter via an antenna in the
device header. The data are encrypted and sent from the transmitter to the
BIOTRONIK Service Center via the cellular phone network.
• The received data are deciphered and evaluated. Each physician can set the criteria
for evaluation to be used for each patient and can configure the time of notification
via e-mail, SMS or fax.
• A clear overview of the results of this analysis is displayed for the attending physi-
cians on the protected internet platform Home Monitoring Service Center (HMSC).
• Data transmission from the device is performed with a daily device message.
• Device messages, which indicate special events in the patient's heart or in the
device, are forwarded with the following message.
• A test message can be initiated at any time using the programmer to immediately
check the Home Monitoring function.
Order numbers for Evity
The devices can be obtained as follows:
Evity 6 SR-T 407161
Evity 6 DR-T 407149
Evity 8 SR-T 407158
Package contents
The storage package includes the following:
• Sterile packaging with device
• Serial number label
• Patient ID card
• Warranty booklet
Note: The technical manual pertaining to the device is either included in hard copy
form in the storage package or in digital form on the internet.
en • English
Evity 8 DR-T 407146
Evity 8 HF-T 407140
Evity 8 HF-T QP 407139
The sterile packaging includes the following:
• Device
• Screwdriver

Diagnostic and Therapy Functions

General overview
All the systems have extensive features that allow quick diagnosis and delivery of safe
therapy for bradycardia conditions.
• Automatic functions make it easy and fast to implant, configure, and check the
pacemaker.
• Auto-initialization after implantation: The device recognizes the implanted leads
autonomously and sets the polarity. The automatic functions of the software are
activated after 10 min.
Diagnostic functions
• Data from the last interrogations and follow-ups are recorded as well as
arrhythmia episodes; they are stored together with other data to assess the state of
both the patient and the device at any time.
• Continuous automatic below-threshold impedance measurements are performed
in the device independent of the pacing pulse in order to check the lead for proper
functioning.
• Once a telemetry connection has been established during a test procedure in
an in-office follow-up, the IEGM is displayed with markers.
Antibradycardia pacing
• Sensing: The amplitudes of the P and R waves are measured in the implanted
device fully automatically and permanently to record varying amplitudes. The
sensitivity for the atrium and ventricle is adapted automatically on an ongoing
basis. The measurement data are averaged and the trend can be displayed.
• Pacing thresholds: Pacing thresholds are automatically identified in the device:
In single-chamber devices the right ventricular, in dual-chamber devices the atrial
and right ventricular, in triple-chamber devices the atrial, right and left ventricular
pacing thresholds. Capture control adjusts the pulse amplitudes in such a way that
every change of the pacing threshold results in the patient being paced at an
optimal amplitude.
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