It was reported that a charge time out alert was received by the device.Technical support was contacted and the charge time out alert was suspected to be due to the depleted battery of the device.It is unknown if the depletion was suspected to be normal or due to premature depletion.Furthermore, the longevity of the device was inaccurate, but upon investigation, was due to normal behavior after the amount of device charging that had occurred.The device was explanted and replaced to resolve the event.The patient was stable and will continue to be monitored.
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The reported event of extended charge time was confirmed by reviewing the data in the device image.However, the extended charge time was due to excessive number of high voltage (hv) charges within a short timeframe that didn¿t leave enough time for the capacitors to properly charge and discharge.Interrogation of the device revealed the device was above elective replacement indicator (eri) when received.Telemetry, impedance, sensing, pacing and hv output functions of the device were tested and found to be normal.
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