Interrogating Your Implanted Device - Boston Scientific LATITUDE Patient Manual

Interrogating Your Implanted Device

The Communicator automatically interrogates your
implanted device on a regular schedule that is set by
your health care provider. This may happen without
your awareness and should not require any action
on your part. Daily device checks are also performed
automatically, without being set by a health care
provider. None of the Communicator indicators will light
during a scheduled interrogation or daily device check.
A scheduled interrogation will not be completed if you
are out of range (10 ft / 3 m) from the Communicator
when it attempts to communicate with your implanted
device. If the Communicator is unable to automatically
interrogate your device after repeated attempts, the
Heart button will flash to allow you to complete the
interrogation manually. The Heart button also flashes
the first time you use the Communicator.
The Heart button is designed to enable you to
manually interrogate your implanted device. Manual
interrogation is a feature that must be enabled by
your health care provider. When you press the Heart
button, the Communicator checks to make sure that
the interrogation is permitted. You should only use the
Heart button if it is flashing or when instructed to do so
by your health care provider.
If you press the Heart button by mistake (not intending
to perform an interrogation), press and hold the Heart
button again for at least 5 seconds to cancel the
interrogation. The Collecting Waves may light yellow
and show progress while the interrogation is being
cancelled.
When using the Heart button, you should stay close
to the Communicator during the entire interrogation
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