PACEMAKERS

Topics:
  • Overview
  • Removal of a pacemaker/biomechanical aid
  • Spinal cord stimulators
  • Cochlear implants
Crematoria are very concerned to avoid placing batteries in the cremator: they can explode in the intense heat.

The legal term for such devices is "Biomechanical Aid"
Relevant devices include:
- pacemaker
- Internal Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD)
- Implanted nerve stimulator