Biotronik Releases Reocor External Pacemakers

Here is a new line of external pacemakers from BIOTRONIK, devices that can be hooked to temporary epicardial pacing wires after open heart surgery, or to a pacing central line or a PA catheter in an emergency. The company hopes that its intuitive dial design and ease of operation will help anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons, cardiologists and other critical care specialists to pace patients efficiently and without errors. And, of course, the company really hopes that these devices will make a strong headway against the already popular pacemakers such as Medtronic’s Model 5388 and others.
Biotronik representative sent us the following info:

· Intuitive design for simplified usage

Function dials allow for device programming at one operation level (no submenus in touchscreen applications, user does not have to change between dials and screen applications, etc.

· Extended longevity increases reliability and reduces costs over time

600 hours of battery lifetime in the single chamber model is quite moderate compared to the market but 500 hours of battery lifetime during permanent pacing therapy is definitely unsurpassed

· What is Reocor´s main attribute?

Reocor is completely reliable. It will be a reliable partner for clinicians in every situation. Based on experiences and feedback from its forerunners, Reocor builds on more than 25 years of external device history.
· Up to 25 days of permanent pacing therapy
· Backup power supply during battery replacement
· High pacing outputs and high pacing rates for a broad range of patients
· Continuous status monitoring for patient safety at all times

· Improvement to forerunners:

Especially the high pacing rates (see below) and high pulse amplitudes

Technical details and links below:

Technical details Reocor D
Pacing therapy
Pacing modes DDD, D00, VDD, VVI, V00, VVT
Pacing rates 30 – 250
Fast pacing (Burst therapy) 60 – 1000 ppm
Pulse amplitude 0.1 – 17 V
Battery
Type 9 V
Service time 500 h
Backup power 30 s
Housing
Dimensions 160 x 75 x 35 mm
Weight (including battery) 260 g
Technical details Reocor S
Pacing therapy
Pacing modes S00, SSI, SST
Pacing rates 30 – 250 ppm
Fast pacing (Burst therapy) 60 – 1000 ppm
Pulse amplitude 0.1 – 17 V
Battery
Type 9 V
Service time 600 h
Backup power 30 s
Housing
Dimensions 160 x 75 x 35 mm
Weight (including battery) 240 g
Press release: BIOTRONIK adds New “Reocor” External Pacemaker to its High-Quality Product Portfolio…