It was reported that the battery of this subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (s-icd) was suspected to be depleting prematurely.The battery of this device was noted to be at 32% in november and now at 11%.A request was made to have data from this device analyzed.Data analysis confirmed the battery appeared to be depleting more quickly than expected.The patient had not been seen with a programmer, so no battery depletion code was emitted.Boston scientific technical services consultant recommended device replacement.This s-icd remains in service.No adverse patient effects were reported.
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