Stratos LV/LV-T Technical Manual 1

1. General

1.1Device Description

The Stratos LV and Stratos LV-T CRT-Ps are rate adaptive pacemakers designed to provide Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT). The Stratos CRT-Ps provide all standard bradycardia pacemaker therapy with the additional capabilities of biventricular pacing for CRT. Biventricular pacing in the Stratos CRT-Ps can be programmed to initially pace in either the right or left ventricular chambers with separately programmable outputs for both left and right channels. Sensing of cardiac signals only occurs in the right ventricular chamber.

The Stratos CRT-Ps can also provide single and dual chamber pacing in a variety of rate-adaptive and non-rate adaptive pacing modes. Pacing capability is supported by an extensive

diagnostic set. For motion-based rate-adaptation, the Stratos CRT-Ps are equipped with an internal accelerometer. This sensor produces an electric signal during physical activity of the patient. If a rate-adaptive (R) mode is programmed, then the accelerometer sensor signal controls the stimulation rate.

The Stratos LV-T additionally also employs BIOTRONIK’s Home Monitoring™ technology, which is an automatic, wireless, remote monitoring system for management of patients with implantable devices. With Home Monitoring, physicians can review data about the patient’s cardiac status and CRT-P’s functionality between regular follow-up visits, allowing the physician to optimize the therapy process. Stratos CRT-Ps are also designed to collect diagnostic data to aid the physician’s assessment of a patient’s condition and the performance of the implanted device.

The bipolar IS-1 connections are used for pacing and sensing (right atrial and ventricle) and the additional IS-1 connection is used for pacing in the left ventricle in either a bipolar or unipolar configuration depending on the left ventricular lead. The pulse amplitude and pulse width of each of the three channels is separately programmable.