132 Stratos LV/LV-T Technical Manual

6.6Pacing When Exposed to Interference

CAUTION

EMI – Computerized systems are subject to (Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) or “noise”. In the presence of such interference, telemetry communication may be interrupted and prevent programming of the Stratos CRT-P.

A sensed event occurring during the interference interval will continuously reset that interval for the corresponding chamber without resetting the basic interval. Depending upon whether the interference (electromagnetic interference, muscle potentials, etc.) is detected by the atrial and/or ventricular channel, atrial and/or ventricular asynchronous pacing at the programmed timing intervals will result for the duration of the interference. The interference interval has a duration of 125 ms. If the detected rate exceeds 480/min (8 Hz), then the interference interval remains refractory during the entire basic interval.

Depending on the programmed pacing mode and the channel in which electromagnetic interference (EMI) occurs, Table 27 details the resulting pacing modes for the duration of exposure to EMI.