BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG ICSPGH Manual De Usuario

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PGH Programming Head

ICS 3000 PGH

(Programming

head)

Communication between the programmer and the 
implant takes place by means of telemetry via the 
ICS 3000 PGH (programming head). The output data 
from the implant (digital and analog) are converted 
into digitally coded impulses and transmitted over an 
inductive coupling between the coils of the 
programming head and those of the implant. 

Connect the programming head to the Operation 
Module before you turn it on.

The programming head port is located on the back of 
the Operation Module, behind the mount for the 
programming head (see the fold-out page).

With some implants, telemetry cannot be carried out 
until a reed switch in the implant has been closed. For 
this reason, a strong permanent magnet has been 
integrated into the programming head. Before the 
programming head and the implant can exchange 
data, the reed switch in the implant is closed. 

When the reed switch is open, telemetry is blocked. 
This protects the implant from unintentional 
reprogramming. With some implants, closing the reed 
switch also switches the device over to an 
asynchronous pacing program (see the technical 
manual of the respective implant).