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Can a pacemaker expire?
14 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Battery life: Pacemakers have a battery or generator life. The device does not 'expire' but it does come to end of life and the generator or body of the pacemaker must be replaced.
Answered 8/1/2018
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The battery runs out: The battery runs out after years and the whole unit needs to be replaced.
Answered 6/2/2016
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Pacemaker life: Usually pacemaker batteries last up to 8-10 years and then battery is depleted.
Answered 3/29/2016
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Pacer life: Pacemakers should be interrogated regularly in a pacemaker clinic and one of the parameters tested is battery life.
Answered 3/30/2016
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