33243 Removal of single or dual chamber implantable defibrillator electrode(s); by thoracotomy
33244Removal of single or dual chamber implantable defibrillator electrode(s); by transvenous extraction
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It was invented at Cornell University by Wilson Greatbatch.
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Robert Koffler Jarvik
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VeriChip was the only Food and Drug Administration-approved
human-implantable microchip.
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The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator should not be used on
patients who faint from causes other than a known life-threatening
ventricular arrhythmia, to treat slow heart rates, or during an
emergency.