Upon receipt, the icd was interrogated, revealing the battery status bos.The memory content of the device was inspected, revealing no anomalies.The header of the icd was inspected, revealing no anomalies.The set screws could be easily screwed in and out, there was no foreign material inside the header bores.The set screws showed screw marks on the bottom side indicating that they were tightened during the implantation.All dimensions of the header bores were within the range.Also the spring elements of the device did not show any deviations.In a next step, the ability of the device to deliver therapies was verified.The anti-bradycardia pacing pulses proved to be normal and in amplitude and frequency as programmed.A fibrillation signal was applied and the device delivered a defibrillation shock as specified, documenting a normal and expected sensing and shock delivery.In particular, the specified energy level was reached.Furthermore, the manufacturing process for this device was re-investigated and all production steps were performed accordingly.There was no sign of any inconsistency during the manufacturing process.Particularly the final acceptance test proved the device functions to be as specified.In conclusion, there was no indication of a device malfunction.
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