[Implantable loop recorder of the Confirm family (St. Jude Medical)].
St. Jude Medical produces the implantable loop recorder (ILR) Confirm AF DM2102 which offers subcutaneous electrodes on both sides of the device, a specific sensing algorithm and extensive storage capacity for up to 147 episodes. The reliability of detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) has been evaluated in the DETECT-AF study. The device is MR-conditional and allows patients an interrogation at home. The data are transferred to the follow-up centre via telephone by the patient activator, although this process is currently rather complex and slow. Therefore, remote monitoring of the Confirm AF DM2102 is rarely an option for elderly patients. St. Jude medical announced the introduction of a new, substantially smaller ILR using more modern technology by the end of 2016.
Medizinischen Klinik III, Klinikum Herford, Schwarzenmoorstr. 70, 32049, Herford, Deutschland. krzysztof.pujdak@klinikum-herford.de.
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D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D059015:Wireless Technology
Atrial fibrillation; Cryptogenic stroke; Implantable loop recorder; Syncope