ICD Combo Device (Only Surgery)

A Heart Defibrillator is a device that detects if one’s heartbeats alter from normal patterns. The defibrillator then acts to alert the patient to their changed heart rates. This device is also known as an ICD Implant and the implant that is put in to help the patient manage any heart conditions that may already exist. This device, however, does not replace following your doctor’s orders to take care of the other heart conditions you may already have. Note that for about 8 weeks after this ICD Implant of a Heart Defibrillator, any intense physical activity you may generally do is highly discouraged. It may also take up to a week to return to driving after the procedure as a precaution to let the ICD Implant settles in.

A Cardiac Defibrillator is an implant device that is placed in the chest or abdomen to help determine if there are any heartbeat abnormalities and arrhythmias. A Heart Defibrillator is another name for the ICD Implant or the Cardiac Defibrillator which is an Implanted Defibrillator put into the abdominal or chest area to notify the patient of symptoms they may be having. This is used when an open-heart procedure to fix the problem is not a feasible possibility due to other health conditions the patient already has. This device is exceptionally useful to use as a precaution for people who would not survive open-heart procedures, or for patients who have an exceptionally high mortality risk if major surgery were to be performed.