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My Flight Surgeon · October 3rd, 2006, 12:45

Two issues here. The Jarvik is an artificial heart and no one has ever been approved with this device.

The second is that in this scenario, the airman in question has never had an event and the defibrillator was placed prophylactically. It has never fired and he is totally assymptomatic. Electrical failures in defibrillators are essentially unheard of.

October 3rd, 2006, 12:45	#3
My Flight Surgeon Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,386	Re: AICD (Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator) Two issues here. The Jarvik is an artificial heart and no one has ever been approved with this device. The second is that in this scenario, the airman in question has never had an event and the defibrillator was placed prophylactically. It has never fired and he is totally assymptomatic. Electrical failures in defibrillators are essentially unheard of. __________________ Walter Forred, MD PHX 602-368-5633 www.myflightsurgeon.com