OVATIO™ DR

 

OVATIO™ DR is our smallest dual chamber ICD currently available (29 cc). Its main features include SafeRTM and PARAD/PARAD+.

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OVATIO™ VR

 
OVATIO™ VR is our smallest single-chamber ICD (29 cc). Its optimal shape facilitates implants and optimizes the long-term patient comfort. read more...

ALTO™ 2

 
The ALTO 2 ICD family includes a single-chamber VR model and a dual-chamber DR model. Alto 2 DR includes PARAD and PARAD+ tachyarrhythmia discrimination algorithms. An independent study showed PARAD to be the most accurate arrhythmia detection algorithm*. read more...

1 - “After correction for the clinical prevalence of the simulated supraventricular tachyarrhythmias the specifi city was: ELA medical: 99%; Biotronic: 95%; Guidant: 94%, Medtronic: 93%, St Jude: 92%” Hintringer F et al: Comparison of the specifi city of implantable dual chamber defi brillator detection algorithms. PACE 2004;27:976-982.


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AIDA Follow-up guide:Insight into AV conduction

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Minimizing RV Pacing with a New Pacing Algorithm for Implantable Pacemakers and Defibrillators: ADI Mode

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American College of Cardiology

American Heart Association

Heart Rhythm Society

European Society of Cardiology