BIOTRONIK Evia DR, Technical Manual

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Short Pacing Intervals
– Use of short pacing intervals (high
pacing rates) with long atrial and/or ventricular refractory
periods may result in intermittent asynchronous pacing and,
therefore, may be contraindicated in some patients.
12.6.5 NIPS Safety Features
The BIOTRONIK offers the following safety features during NIPS
sessions.
•
When the battery voltage has reached the Elective
Replacement Indicator point (ERI), the NIPS feature is
no longer available.
•
Atrial pacing support is available to pacemaker
dependent patients during burst or programmed burst
stimulation through the back up pacing program as long
as the wand is within 15 cm of the pulse generator.
Removing the programmer wand or placement to
distance greater than 15 cm from the pulse generator
returns the pulse generator to its permanent program.
•
NIPS may only be programmed temporarily.
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High pacing rates and pulse amplitudes together with wide
pulse widths may temporarily decrease the amplitude of the
pacing pulse. The pacing pulse must be continuously
verified with an ECG to assure effectiveness.
To perform NIPS function, the programmer wand must be
placed directly over the pulse generator to enable
continuous telemetry.