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[Limiting costs of implanted defibrillators]

H F Brettel1, B Schmitt

  • 1Aus dem Zentrum der Rechtsmedizin der Univ. Frankfurt a.M.

Versicherungsmedizin
|February 1, 1996
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Implanted defibrillators are costly. To enable reuse of functional devices after patient death, health insurance should retain ownership, with patients receiving them on loan. This addresses cost and resource utilization concerns.

Area of Science:

  • Medical device technology
  • Health economics
  • Bioethics

Context:

  • Increasing use of implanted defibrillators.
  • High cost of defibrillator devices (DM 40,000-45,000).
  • Ethical and legal considerations for device reuse post-mortem.

Purpose:

  • To explore the legal requirements for reusing functional implanted defibrillators after a patient's death.
  • To propose a model for cost-effective device management and resource optimization.

Summary:

  • Suggests health insurance retains ownership of defibrillators.
  • Patients would receive defibrillators on loan, not as personal property.
  • This model facilitates device reuse, addressing high initial costs.

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Impact:

  • Potential for significant cost savings in healthcare.
  • Improved resource allocation and sustainability in medical device management.
  • Addresses ethical and legal questions surrounding post-mortem device repurposing.