Sounding pacemaker ?

Hi: Perhaps it'll sound nonsense to you, but I've been told some pacemakers, in the case of failing battery or broken lead,will emit a warning sound.
Is it true ?

Thanks

4 Comments

Certainly

by mike thurston - 2010-12-06 04:12:59

Not familiar with other companies setup but Medtronic PMs certainly have audio alarms. If you go to icdsupportgroup.com there is a link with the sounds so you can listen to them or your tech can let you hear it (if so equiped) at your next pm check.

True vibrations

by ccmoore - 2010-12-06 06:12:23

St Jude PM/ICD
Mine does a self check once a day. If something is out of specs it will vibrate like a cell phone. I can't remember how often it vibrates but since May 08 it hasn't except when the tech sets it off during a PM check for a test.

The vibrations doesn't mean that it has stopped working, it is more like a 'check engine' light.

Later,
Charlie

St Jude Vibrations

by relax221 - 2010-12-19 11:12:36

MY PM/ICD JUST STARTED TO VIBRATE LIKE A CELL PHONE...ONCE OR TWICE A DAY. MY MONTHLY BATTERY CHECK IT WAS AT 2.52 AND ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD. NOW I LIKE THE BEACH BOYS GOOD VIBRATIONS.GOING TO THE CARDIOLOGIST THIS WEEK AND WILL UPDATE

THANKS

MIKE

True

by SUPERSTARDJ01 - 2010-12-30 04:12:39

My St Jude vibrates and emites a sound.

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