An automated ticket for a suspected leads-off condition was generated and upon follow-up the customer communicated the device had been removed because they had a pacemaker placed and had just been released from the hospital following pacemaker placement surgery.The device was returned to irhythm for processing and an additional finding of rapid af was identified while compiling the final report which was not transmitted during the wear-period.The patient¿s physician, however, had recommended she visit the er based upon a rapid af notification due to a second event, which was transmitted to the account as designed shortly after the missed event.An analysis of the diagnostic data was completed and attributed the missed episode to bluetooth communication issues between the patch and gateway.The zio at ecg monitoring system is intended to capture, analyze and report symptomatic and asymptomatic cardiac events and continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) information for long-term monitoring.While continuously recording patient ecg, both patient-triggered and automatically detected arrhythmia events are transmitted to a monitoring center for reporting.After wear, a final report is generated based on beat-to-beat information from the entire ecg recording.It is indicated for use on patients 18 years or older who may be asymptomatic or who may suffer from transient symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, light-headedness, pre-syncope, syncope, fatigue, or anxiety.The reports are provided for review by the intended user to render a diagnosis based on clinical judgment and experience.It is not intended for use on critical care patients.
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