BioMonitor 2 Pilot Study: Early Experience With Implantation of the Biotronik BioMonitor 2 Implantable Cardiac...

Area of Science:

• Cardiology
• Biomedical Engineering

Background:

• The BioMonitor 2 is a second-generation implantable cardiac monitor.
• Previous devices required assessment for implantation, sensing, and remote monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess the BioMonitor 2's implantation procedure.
• To evaluate sensing amplitude and remote monitoring transmission success rate.

Main Methods:

• Prospective, multi-centre, single-arm, non-randomised study.
• Seven operators across five Australian sites.
• Data collected at implantation, 1-week, and 1-month follow-ups, plus remote monitoring.

Main Results:

• Successful insertion in 30 patients; median implantation time of 9 minutes.
• Stable R-wave amplitude (mean 0.75±0.39mV) observed.
• 97% of patients connected to remote monitoring within 1 day; 93.8% daily transmission success.

Conclusions:

• BioMonitor 2 demonstrates excellent sensing amplitudes and effective implantation technique.
• High patient compliance and excellent transmission success rates for home monitoring.