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MRI information
The Barostim System has an MR Conditional safety label to indicate patients may receive MRI exams of the head & lower extremities provided specific guidelines are met. If your patient has device model 2102 (Barostim NEO) with lead model 103X, they may be eligible. Please consult the Instructions for Use for a complete list of guidelines.
Click here to view the CVRx International Instructions for Use
Unlike pacemakers, ICDs, and CRT devices, Barostim does not sense and respond to electrical activity. For this reason, and the presence of a magnetic switch that automatically pauses therapy during an MRI scan, Barostim requires no pre- or post- MRI scan programming (newest models only).
Patient identification
You have several options to determine what type of CVRx device and lead system is implanted in your patient:
Look at the patient’s ID Card
Examine the patient’s medical records
Identify through X-Ray
Patient ID card
There is an MR Conditional triangle icon on the back of the Patient ID Card if your patient has the device model 2102 (Barostim NEO) with lead model 103X. If so, they are eligible for MRI scans of the head and neck and lower extremities provided specific guidelines in the manual are followed.
Note: For MRI models implanted prior to the labeling update, the patient ID card will not have the MR Conditional triangle icon.
If your patient has device models 2000 (RheosTM), 2100 (Barostim Legacy), or 2101 (XR-1) and/or lead models 1010 or 1014, damaged leads, or repaired leads with Lead Repair Kit Model 5010, they are not eligible for MRI scans.
However, they are eligible to have CT scans, X-Rays and ultrasound images taken anywhere in the body.
Click here to view the CVRx International Instructions for Use
Identify through x-ray
