tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post110816031459900798..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Lo Bat for Implantable Cardiac DefibrillatorsRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1108388681089900662005-02-14T08:44:00.000-05:002005-02-14T08:44:00.000-05:00I would bet that the hardware and software inside ...I would bet that the hardware and software inside an ICD is no more complex than that in, say, a typical up market cell phone, or PDA. DVD player, etc., etc. <br />Remember all the things such a cell phone can do beyond acting like a two-way radio (color display, internet access, camera function, multiple auxiliary programs, etc). Yes, there must be other design considerations for an ICD, like Roy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1108361254320760082005-02-14T01:07:00.000-05:002005-02-14T01:07:00.000-05:00Not sure what you mean by the "circuitry" not bein...Not sure what you mean by the "circuitry" not being that complex. But be assured that ICDs are VERY complex and have complicated software - this is required so that the ICD can appropriately treat when indicated (e.g., for VT) but NOT treat when it is not indicated (e.g., rapid afib). Most ICDs can be programmed for 3 zones of therapy - anti-tach pacing, lower energy shock and higher energy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com