Re: Pacemaker

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 7/20/03 5:14:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

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>If it were me, I would ask the doctor about the information he has on the
>particular type and contact the manufacturer.  If you can find the "right
>person" in the design department, they can tell you everything to watch out
>for.

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Hi,
The answer you get from the pacemaker company or the doctor may not be 
based on medical acumen or engineering knowledge.  If they tell you "NO" 
and their wrong, you have been kept out of a strange hobby. If they say 
"OK" and anything happens, you or your heirs could cost them millions. In 
this day of the "lawsuit lottery", the answer may well come from the 
risk-management clerk at the insurance companies that handle the liability 
claims for the manufacturer and your doctor. I fear you can expect a VERY 
conservative answer, independent of the science involved.

Matt D.