Active implantable medical devices – Requirements and test protocols for safety of patients with pacemakers and ICDs exposed to magnetic resonance imaging

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AAMI	04/01/2021	136

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AAMI PC76 – Active implantable medical devices – Requirements and test protocols for safety of patients with pacemakers and ICDs exposed to magnetic resonance imaging

Provides requirements and test protocols for implantable pacemakers and ICDs exposed to magnetic resonance imaging. Physicians are increasingly using magnetic resonance imaging as tool for differential diagnostic, thus exposing pacemakers and ICD patients to such equipment. Current product standards for implantable pacemakers and ICDs do not include requirements and test protocols for implantable pacemakers and ICDs, which would ensure patient safety during such procedures.