A Verified Report of Spurious Programming: A Case Study

A case of unintentional misprogramming is described in which a DDDR pacemaker, programmed to the VVIR mode, reverted to the originally programmed parameters and mode. The misprogramming requires that a particular sequence of steps be followed and has been verified by the manufacturer. This misprogra...

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Published in:Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 1995-05, Vol.18 (5), p.1072-1074
Main Authors: ERICKSON, STEVEN L., SWEESY, MARK W., FORNEY, RICHARD C., CALABRIA, DOMINICK A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Atrial Fibrillation - etiology
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure
Humans
Male
misprogramming
mode reversion
Pacemaker, Artificial
Software
spurious programming
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Summary:A case of unintentional misprogramming is described in which a DDDR pacemaker, programmed to the VVIR mode, reverted to the originally programmed parameters and mode. The misprogramming requires that a particular sequence of steps be followed and has been verified by the manufacturer. This misprogramming may be clinically significant and can be reproduced in an entire family of current pacemakers based on the same software platform.
ISSN:0147-8389
1540-8159
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8159.1995.tb04752.x