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Cremation of Leadless Pacemaker.

Lily Cheung¹, Gary C P Chan¹, Joseph Y S Chan¹

¹Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.

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|March 16, 2017

Summary

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Cremating leadless pacemakers, such as the Micra™, appears safe. A study found no explosions or damage to cremation chambers when these devices were cremated with the body.

Area of Science:

Medical Devices
Biomedical Engineering
Forensic Science

Background:

Implanted cardiac electronic devices (CIEDs) pose explosion risks during cremation due to rapid gas formation.
This hazard can endanger crematoria personnel and facilities.

Keywords:

cremation leadless pacemaker

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