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5.4.2 Burst Stimulation

Burst Stimulation offers a burst of pacing pulses to either atrium or ventricle when the programming wand is placed directly over the CRT-P. The duration of the burst is as long as the burst key on the programmer is touched. When the burst key is no longer touched, the program reverts to the backup program. Should the wand be removed, the pulse generator reverts to the permanent program.

Burst Stimulation may be stepped up or down from the nominal value to user-defined high or low limits as long as the selection is touched on the touch screen. When the Step Up or Step Down key is touched, NIPS is invoked starting at the nominal burst rate and then steps up or down respectively in 25 ppm steps. As soon as the step up or step down key is released, NIPS terminates. Subsequent inductions resume at the initially programmed burst rate.

5.4.3 Programmed Stimulation

Programmed Stimulation offers burst pacing at specifically defined intervals that are user defined. Programmed stimulation offers S1-S1, S1-S2, S2-S3, S3-S4, S4-S5 individual intervals. In addition, up to 7 cycles are available containing a programmable pause of up to 50 seconds. The last selected interval decrements in 0 to 100 ms steps. As with Burst Stimulation, the pacing mode switches to the permanent program when the wand is removed.

5.4.4 Back up Pacing

The back up pacing program remains active once NIPS has been selected and remains active during burst or programmed burst stimulation and within this menu. This program remains active until the Stop touch key is pressed.

CAUTION

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.