St. Michael’s Hospital first in Ontario to implant powerful new defibrillator
Posted December 21, 2010 10:52 pm.
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TORONTO, Ont. – St. Michael’s Hospital became the first in Ontario to implant a small but powerful new defibrillator into a patient’s chest, Tuesday.
The defibrillator, about the size of a zippo lighter, is the smallest available, and can deliver the highest level of energy.
It allows doctors to make a smaller incision in the patient’s chest, which should mean a faster recovery and smaller scar.
Most patients go home the same day.
St. Michael’s implants about 290 defibrillators and 230 pacemakers a year.
