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    More Life. Made Simpler.

    Improving treatment and reducing risk for up to 15 years9

    For patients with arrhythmias, ICD therapy can be an essential safety net, where it’s vital to minimize risk and improve quality of life in the long term. This is what the all-new, smaller and simpler Rivacor 7 ICD systems are engineered to do for up to 15 years9 — optimizing therapy when and where it matters. When used with Home Monitoring® technology, AF can be detected earlier14 and both inappropriate shocks and hospitalization rates can be reduced19. And this has been clinically proven.

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    ICD Tachycardia

    Product Highlights

    Ultraslim

    BIOshape. Ultraslim 10 mm ICD.

    Rivacor ICDs are small and slim – only 10 mm from front to back – with a smooth, elliptical, and body-friendly BIOshape4

    Longevity

    15 Years Longevity. 10 Years Warranty.

    Rivacor ICDs have an extended battery life of up to 15 years1, supported by a full 10-year warranty

    DX Technology Berry 95

    DX Technology

    All these benefits are also available with unique DX Technology that provides complete atrial diagnostics with a single lead

    BIOshape. Ultraslim 10 mm ICD.

    Rivacor ICDs are small and slim – only 10 mm from front to back – with a smooth, elliptical, and body-friendly BIOshape1.

    • Rivacor ICDs are the smallest, slimmest devices that are approved for 3T full-body MRI scans2.

    BIOshape eases implantation3 and reduces skin pressure4.  It helps to lower the risk of skin erosion while increasing patient comfort5.

    • The smooth, elliptical form facilitates insertion procedures. On average, four out of five implanting physicians rated ‘ease of device insertion’ and ‘securing in the pocket’ as ‘better’ or even ‘much better’ than with preceding models6.
    • Thinner design and rounded edges reduce skin pressure7 and help to lower the risk of skin erosion.
    • Over 90% of implanting physicians rated ‘patient comfort’ as ‘better’ or even ‘much better’ in comparison to previous models8.

    15 Years Longevity. 10 Years Warranty.

    Rivacor ICDs have an extended battery life of up to 15 years9, supported by a full 10-year warranty.

    • Rivacor ICDs live up to 15 years and are the smallest, slimmest 3T FBS devices that live that long10.
    • Extended warranty reduces financial risk for implanting clinics, as fewer devices for replacement procedures will need to be purchased.

    This can lead to fewer box replacements and fewer procedures for patients, reducing risks, complications and costs.

    • Fewer replacements means less distress for patients. The higher the remaining life expectancy, the more device replacements avoided.
    • A lower number of required replacements also means lower risk of infection11.
    • Fewer replacements also means reduced procedure costs. At the same time, complication-related costs can be avoided by reducing risks resulting from replacements. The higher the patient’s life expectancy is at implantation, the higher the potential cost savings.
    DX Technology Berry 150

    DX as an Additional Option

    All these benefits are also available with unique DX Technology that provides complete atrial diagnostics with a single lead.

    • BIOTRONIK's patented DX technology offers dual-chamber diagnostics, combining atrial sensing functions via a floating atrial dipole in a single ICD lead. DX devices work without an atrial lead and can detect AF.
    • DX technology provides a more differentiated intracardiac electrogram that facilitates clinical decisions.
    • Two-chamber SVT discrimination reduces inadequate therapies[28].
    MRT Autodetect 150 Berry

    Full 3T MRI. Autodetected.

    All Rivacor devices feature ProMRI®, which gives full and uncompromised access to high-resolution MRI, with full-body scanning and no exclusion zone.

    • 3 Tesla MRI offers the best image quality, required for example for neuroimaging. This standard significantly reduces scanning time and increases hospital efficiency.
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      • Full-body MRI means no exclusion zone and hence allows for the assessment of the cardiac anatomy, function and mass12.

    MRI AutoDetect senses MRI environments and self-adjusts, suspending tachycardia therapy for the duration of the scan only. This can be activated with a single visit to the physician and has a 14-day window for planning.

    • MRI AutoDetect is a sensor-based technology that ensures optimal therapy and simplifies workflows in MRI.
    • Upon activation, MRI AutoDetect automatically recognizes an MR environment for up to 14 days. It provides the shortest time in MRI mode possible by automatically switching in and out of MRI mode. This minimizes tachycardia therapy suspension to the duration of the actual scan.
    • MRI AutoDetect can be active for up to 14 days, allowing for multiple scans and scheduling flexibility regarding time and location.
    • 13.
    Inappropriate Shocks 150 Berry

    90% Fewer Inappropriate Shocks

    ICD patients face risks associated with increased atrial burden. While atrial arrhythmias are known to be the most frequent cause of inappropriate shocks in transvenous ICDs, they also increase the risk for hospitalization and can lead to worsening of heart failure.

    BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring helps physicians detect AF earlier14. It reduces the number of inappropriate shocks by 90%15 and related hospitalization rates by 73%16.

    • The TRUST trial clearly shows that BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring enables physician evaluation of arrhythmias more than 30 days earlier17. This allows physicians to better manage atrial burden18.
    • In ECOST, a randomized study with 433 patients, BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring was highly effective in the long-term prevention of inappropriate shocks. The number of inappropriate shocks was 90% lower as compared to control19.
    • 20.

    Home Monitoring works via a smartphone-sized, ‘plug in and go’ CardioMessenger Smart mobile unit, which is quick and easy to use

    [21] and transmits data without any patient involvement.

    • BIOTRONIK's 'plug in and go' solution allows for user-friendly system initialization. Data transmission is completely automatic, not requiring any active patient involvement[22], while the smartphone-sized CardioMessenger Smart transmitter makes BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring a mobile system.
    • Daily, system-based transmission checks allow for industry-leading transmission success rates of 85%[23],[24].
    • 99% of patients agree that BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring is easy to use, while 98% express their complete satisfaction with the system[25].

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      References

      1 Contoured housing; Acticor/Rivacor VR: 60 x 61.5 x 10 mm; 30 ccm

      2 as part of an MR Conditional system

      3 Post-market observation; interim analysis, December 21, 2018. Data on file.

      4 Device shape analysis, February 2019. Data on file.

      5 Post-market observation; interim analysis, December 21, 2018. Data on file.

      6 Post-market observation; interim analysis, December 21, 2018. Data on file.

      7 Device shape analysis, February 2019. Data on file.

      8 Post-market observation; interim analysis, December 21, 2018. Data on file.

      9 Single-chamber ICD standard conditions. Data on file (service time calculation)

      10 Acticor/Rivacor Single-Chamber ICD @ 60 ppm, 15% pacing, 2.5V, 500 Ohms: Medtronic 3T FBS; VISIA AF (EVERA; MIRRO) MRI S VR SureScan: 10.7 years (MDT IFU) vs Acticor 7 VR-T ProMRI: 14.9 years. Competitor device manuals as of Nov. 2018

      11 Polyzos KA, Konstantelias AA, Falagas ME, Risk factors for cardiac implantable electronic device infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Europace (2015) 17, 767-777.

      12 Fact file: Cardiac Imaging with MRI, CT and Nuclear Techniques British Heart Foundation. January 2010.

      13 When patients are monitored by BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring. See ProMRI(R) manual for all details.

      14 Varma N et al. Efficacy and Safety of Automatic Remote Monitoring for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Follow-Up: The Lumos-T Safely Reduces Routine Office Device Follow-Up (TRUST) Trial. Circulation, 2010;122: 325–332.

      15 Guedon-Moreau L et al. Decreased delivery of inappropriate shocks achieved by remote monitoring of ICD: a substudy of the ECOST trial. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 25 (2014), 763-770.

      16 Guedon-Moreau L et al. Decreased delivery of inappropriate shocks achieved by remote monitoring of ICD: a substudy of the ECOST trial. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 25 (2014), 763-770.

      17 Varma N et al. Efficacy and Safety of Automatic Remote Monitoring for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Follow-Up: The Lumos-T Safely Reduces Routine Office Device Follow-Up (TRUST) Trial. Circulation, 2010; 122: 325–332.

      18 Schwab JO et al. Clinical Course of Dual-Chamber Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Recipients followed by Cardiac Remote Monitoring: Insights from the LION Registry. BioMed Research International, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3120480.

      19 Guedon-Moreau L et al. Decreased delivery of inappropriate shocks achieved by remote monitoring of ICD: a substudy of the ECOST trial. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 25 (2014), 763-770.

      20 Guedon-Moreau L et al. Decreased delivery of inappropriate shocks achieved by remote monitoring of ICD: a substudy of the ECOST trial. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 25 (2014), 763-770.

      21 Ricci R P et al. Long-term patient acceptance of and satisfaction with implanted device remote monitoring. Europace (2010) 12, 674-679.

      22 Ricci R P et al. Long-term patient acceptance of and satisfaction with implanted device remote monitoring. Europace (2010) 12, 674-679.

      23 Hindricks G et al. Implant-based multiparameter telemonitoring of patients with heart failure (IN-TIME): a randomized controlled trial. The Lancet. 2014; 384 (9943): 583–590

      24 vs. 55% - Crossley G H et al. The CONNEXT (Clinical Evaluation of Remote Notification to Reduce Time to Clinical Decision) Trial. JACC. 2011; 57(10):1181-1189 [for bar chart comparison only]

      25 Ricci R P et al. Long-term patient acceptance of and satisfaction with implanted device remote monitoring. Europace (2010) 12, 674-679.

      26 Performance analysis. Data on file, 2018

      27 Performance analysis. Data on file, 2018

      28 Kurt M et al. Avoiding inappropriate therapy of single-lead implantable cardioverter defibrillator by atrial-sensing electrodes. Journal of Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. 2018; 29(12): 1682-1689