Stratos LV/LV-T Technical Manual 3

1.3Contraindications

Use of Stratos LV and Stratos LV-T CRT-Ps are contraindicated for the following patients:

Unipolar pacing is contraindicated for patients with an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) because it may cause unwanted delivery or inhibition of ICD therapy.

Single chamber atrial pacing is contraindicated for patients with impaired AV nodal conduction.

Dual chamber and single chamber atrial pacing is contraindicated for patients with chronic refractory atrial tachyarrhythmias.

1.4Note to Physician

As with any implantable pulse generator, there are certain infrequent risks associated with Stratos CRT-Ps. Section 1.6 lists the adverse events that have been observed or may potentially occur with these Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Pacemakers. The warnings and precautions listed in Section 1.5 should be taken under serious consideration in order to aid in avoiding device failures and harm to the patient.

Regular monitoring of the patient and their implanted device should be conducted to identify performance concerns and ensure appropriate therapy is being administered to the patient. Please communicate any performance concerns to BIOTRONIK and to FDA.

All explanted devices should be returned to the manufacturer for testing to help understand device reliability and performance. Refer to Section 10 for recommended procedures for handling explanted devices.

1.5Warnings and Precautions

Certain therapeutic and diagnostic procedures may cause undetected damage to a Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Pacemakers, resulting in malfunction or failure at a later time. Please note the following warnings and precautions: