This device is called as - subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator (S-ICD), this device is placed under the patient's skin and has a wire under the skin along the left side of the breast bone.
The device detects life-threatening arrhythmias from normal rhythms, and once it notices the life-threatening rhythm it will automatically shock the heart back to its normal rhythm.
This device has a great advantage that it's very durable, because of the flexibility in the wiring.
However, the new device won't replace standard implantable defibrillators because many patients who need an implantable defibrillator also need a pacemaker to keep the heart beating regularly and this new device does not pace the heart, so it will be a good alternative for the patients who doesnt need pacing.
Also, this new device is more costly then the standard defibrillators and cost about $24,000.
For more information about the study please visit-http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_140080.html
So, what are your thoughts about the device? will it be very useful in future? looking at the cost of the device and also the fact that it doesn't have the ability of pacing the heart.
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