Assert-IQ ICM

Designed to Outperform, Built to Outlast

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Assert-IQ™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) is an advanced ICM, sometimes referred to as a a loop recorder, which provides efficient, accurate, and continuous patient monitoring. 

This next gen ICM delivers meaningful value in the areas that are most important:

  • Extended battery longevity with full functionality and no compromises. 
  • Clinically actionable data with reduced false positives.1-3
  • Clear, crisp EGMs for improved visualization of P-waves.4
  • 1.5 Tesla (T) and 3T MR Conditional

Whether you are a healthcare provider or a patient, Abbott’s Assert-IQ ICM offers an innovative solution for monitoring cardiac activity, delivering reliable data, and enabling better care decisions.5

Longest Lasting Bluetooth® ICM

Assert-IQ ICM is a Bluetooth®-enabled ICM that provides reliable, long-lasting cardiac monitoring with no compromises in features.

We offer two battery life options to suit different monitoring needs:

Assert-IQ 3+ | May be Preferred for Traditional Cardiac Monitoring.

≥ 3 years* may be preferred for more traditional reasons for monitoring, such as diagnosing syncope, palpitations, or detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) within cryptogenic stroke patients.

Assert-IQ EL+ | Longer Term Monitoring; May be Preferred for AF Management.

≥ 6 years* may be preferred for longer-term monitoring, such as those undergoing therapy and are at risk of developing further arrhythmias such as AF.

The Assert-IQ 3 ICM offers another 3-year battery life option that encapsulates only the essential and most valued ICM features. 

Clinically Actionable Data

Assert-IQ ICM is an innovative medical device designed to provide industry-leading accuracy for arrhythmia detection. Advanced algorithms build user confidence in transmitted data and provide reassurance to patients who need diagnosis by removing false positives. Each new enhancement for algorithm detection has been tested and proven to reduce false detections.1-2

Enhanced algorithms reduce false detections by 98.7% for AF and Pause while maintaining 97.7% of true EGMs.1-2

New 5-step AF detection discriminator for R-R interval patterns and P-waves in EGMs to verify if an event is true or false.

Key Episode Technology provides flexibility for data management while maintaining time-to-diagnosis for patients. Key Episodes** are uniquely programmed for each arrhythmia type based on evaluation criteria that remove false positives versus a standard set of criteria for episode management. The feature can be toggled on/off as needed.

New IQ Insights

IQ insights provide trends and timelines of clinically relevant information to empower data driven decisions. Assert-IQ ICM provides a holistic view for patient management with new intelligent diagnostics:

Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs):

Leading PVC detection algorithms offers the ability to capture consecutive events, including couplets and triplets.6

Elevated Heart Rate with and without Activity:

An ICM first.5, 7-11

Body Position & Posture Changes:

Assess new patient factors to help adjudicate episodes.

Direct Trend Viewer:

Assess AFib Burden, PVCs, Activity Trends,  and MORE!

Remote Programming

Assert-IQ ICM offers simple and secure remote programming, allowing healthcare professionals to control any connected device remotely. Clinicians can adjust device settings, optimize performance, and eliminate unnecessary alerts or transmissions without requiring patients to visit the clinic physically.***

By leveraging the power of remote programming, healthcare providers can reduce clinic workflow burden and ensure data is transmitted unique to the patient.

All parameters can be remotely programmed by the clinician.^

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References

†As of 12.31.22. Reveal LINQ User Manual, LINQ II User Manual, Lux Dx User Manual, Biomonitor III User Manual, Biomonitor IIIm User Manual.

*Data on File, Abbott - Report 90984075.

**Key Episodes is a feature of Merlin.netPatient Care Network.

***Available on DM5300/DM5500.

^Not applicable for Name, DOB, and reason for monitoring

  1. Gopinathannair R, Lakkireddy D, Manyam H, et al. Improving the Specificity of Atrial Fibrillation and Tachycardia Detection in an Insertable Cardiac Monitor. Presented at Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); San Francisco, USA; 2022.
  2. Afzal MR, Gopinathannair R, Manyam H, et al. Development and Evaluation of a New Algorithm Enhancement to Improve Specificity of Pause Detection in an Insertable Cardiac Monitor. Presented at Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); San Francisco, USA; 2022.
  3. Gardner RS, Quartieri F, Betts TR, et al. Reducing the Electrogram Review Burden Imposed by Insertable Cardiac Monitors. J Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2022;33(4):741-750. doi:10.1111/jce.15397Abbott. Assert-IQ ICM User Manual.
  4. Shehata MM, Nair DG, Qu F, et al. Insertable Cardiac Monitor P-wave Visibility in a New Clinical Report. Presented at Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS); Bangkok Thailand; 2022. Data on File. Abbott - Report SJM-CFM-0919-0163.
  5. Abbott. Assert-IQ ICM User Manual.
  6. Manyam H, Afzal MR, Gopinathannair R, et al. Evaluation of A Novel Premature Ventricular Contraction Detection Algorithm in an Insertable Cardiac Monitor. Presented at Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); San Francisco, USA; 2022.
  7. Medtronic. REVEAL LINQ LNQ11 Insertable Cardiac Monitor and Patient Assistant PA96000 Clinician Manual. Updated August 26, 2015. Accessed January 17, 2023. https://manuals.medtronic.com/content/dam/emanuals/crdm/CONTRIB_215651.pdf
  8. Medtronic. LINQ II LNQ22 Insertable Cardiac Monitor Clinician Manual. Updated September 01, 2022. Accessed January 17, 2023. https://www.medtronic.com/content/dam/emanuals/crdm/M032283C001B_view.pdf
  9. Boston Scientific. User’s Manual, Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor System M301, 2925, 2935. Updated July 2020. Accessed January 17, 2023. https://www.bostonscientific.com/content/dam/Manuals/us/current-rev-en/92216689-002_LUX-Dx_UM_en_S.pdf
  10. Biotronik. Technical Manual BioMonitor III. Updated December 10, 2020. Accessed January 17, 2023. https://manuals.biotronik.com/emanuals-professionals/?country=US&product=ImplCardMon/BioMonitor3/BioMonitor3_US
  11. Biotronik. Technical Manual BioMonitor IIIm. Updated December 10, 2020. Accessed January 17, 2023. https://manuals.biotronik.com/emanuals-professionals/?country=US&product=ImplCardMon/BioMonitor3m/BioMonitor3m_US

Additional References

  1. Medtronic. LINQ II LNQ22 Insertable Cardiac Monitor Clinician Manual. Updated September 01, 2022. Accessed January 17, 2023. https://manuals.medtronic.com/content/dam/emanuals/crdm/M032283C001B_view.pdf
  2. Boston Scientific. User’s Manual, Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor System M301, 2925, 2935. Updated July 2020. Accessed January 17, 2023. https://www.bostonscientific.com/content/dam/Manuals/us/current-rev-en/92216689-002_LUX-Dx_UM_en_S.pdf

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