The Frontier II biventricular cardiac resynchronization device is designed to promote resynchronization and improve hemodynamic performance in patients with heart failure. The 6 mm, 25 gram CRT-P (cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker) is capable of stimulating the heart in a biventricular or left-ventricular fashion, and features advanced biventricular pacing capabilities, AF management capabilities, advanced AT/AF diagnostics, ventricular rate control during AT/AF episodes, enhanced atrial arrhythmia detection, and stored electrograms.
Programmable interventricular pace delay (V-V timing) offers independent programming of right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular (LV) outputs, which helps to ensure appropriate therapy and optimal patient hemodynamics. Either the right or left ventricle can be paced first and the delay for the second ventricle can be customized to achieve optimal patient hemodynamics.
- Independently programmable RV and LV amplitudes, pulse widths, and pulse configurations enable the customization of energy requirements to assist in more appropriate capture of both ventricles
- Programmable ventricular pacing configuration provides RV only, LV only, or biventricular therapy
- Triggered modes help to ensure continuous resynchronization therapy delivery
- Negative AV/PV hysteresis provides a self-regulating means by which to shorten the programmed AV/PV delay when a sensed ventricular event occurs during the AV/PV delay interval. This algorithm promotes a high percentage of ventricular stimulation, which is important for the maintenance of resynchronization.
AF Suppression algorithm offers suppression of atrial fibrillation (AF) by promoting a high percentage of atrial-based stimulation at patient-tailored rates. This clinically proven algorithm dynamically adjusts the stimulation rate so that the heart is stimulated slightly above intrinsic atrial rates.
- AT/AF burden trend provides a graphical representation of the percentage of time in AT/AF and the number of AT/AF episodes for the previous 28 weeks. This diagnostic view can help identify long-term trends related to the time or episodes in AT/AF. The AT/AF burden trend event counter identifies a historical trend for device or drug management and provides specific tabular data on the number of episodes, duration, and percent of time per week the patient was in AT/AF.
- AT/AF episodes log offers a record of AT/AF occurrences, providing insight into the patient's pattern of arrhythmias. This assists the clinician in determining if revisions in therapy are needed or if there is a change in the pathology that is responsible for the AF.
- AT/AF episode histogram provides a broad picture for speedy diagnosis and improves patient management by reporting episode rate and duration data
- AT/AF detection trigger provides an EGM snapshot of AT/AF episodes, determines efficacy of therapy, and displays atrial and ventricular rhythm
- Programmable auto mode switch base rate allows clinicians to program a higher ventricular base rate for the duration of the mode switch episode. This can help compensate for the loss of atrial output and prevent an irregular ventricular response that may be uncomfortable for the patient.
- Far-field protection and atrial absolute refractory period provides enhanced AT/AF diagnostics and allows more accurate mode switch events
- Atrial protection interval offers enhanced protection against competitive atrial pacing
Far-field protection and atrial absolute refractory period provides enhanced AT/AF diagnostics and allows more accurate mode switch events
Auto rest rate features an automatic adjustment of the pacing rate according to periods of patient inactivity rather than by pre-programmed clock settings
Real-time EGMs provide up to 120 seconds of real-time electrocardiograms to help in the identification of key intrinsic and pacemaker-related events and to simplify the diagnosis of complex ECG rhythms associated with heart failure
Frontier II 5596
- IS-1 connector
- 25 g
- 11.5 cc
- 6 mm
- V-V timing optimization
- DDT mode
- AF Suppression algorithm
- Negative AV/PV hysteresis with search
- AT/AF diagnostic suite
- Auto mode switch
- Stored electrograms