
Longevity Projection Update
Software release 1.1 for Medtronic and Vitatron devices
InSync® 8040
Legacy® II/Visa
Thera® (including i Series™)/Prodigy
Thera® DR 7968i
®
Programming guide supplement
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The following are trademarks of Medtronic: InSync, Medtronic, Prodigy, Thera
The following are trademarks of Vitatron: Legacy II, Vitatron

Introduction
The information in this technical literature supplement covers only the
features updated by the Longevity Projection Update software release 1.1
and the operation of your updated Medtronic programmer. This
information is intended as a supplement to the technical literature
supplied with the programmer software for InSync 8040, Legacy II,
Thera/Thera-i/Prodigy, and Thera DR 7968i pacemakers.
Instructions for installing the Longevity Projection Update software
release 1.1 are covered separately in the software installation instructions
provided with the software.
Use the Longevity Projection Update software release 1.1 and this
supplement with the InSync 8040, Legacy II, Thera/Thera-i/Prodigy, and
Thera DR 7968i pacemaker models listed in the following section, “About
the Longevity Projection Update software.”
Refer to the section “About the programmer software” for more
information about the programmer software and the corresponding
technical literature that covers operation of your programmer.
Refer to the section “Software feature update” for a detailed description of
the changes to the longevity feature.
About the
Longevity
Projection Update
software
Installing the Longevity Projection Update software release 1.1 in your
programmer updates all previous versions of the software for the devices
listed below and the following software applications:
■
Software model 9980 for InSync 8040 pacemakers.
■
Software model 9849 for Vitatron Legacy II/Visa pacemakers.
■
Software model 9879 for Thera/Thera-i/Prodigy pacemakers.
■
Software model 9847 for Thera DR 7968i pacemakers.
The following pacemaker models will be updated:
InSync
8040
Prodigy
D: 7864, 7865, 7866
DR: 7860, 7861, 7862
S: 8164, 8165, 8166
SR: 8158, 8160, 8161, 8162
VDD: 8168
Thera
D: 7944, 7945, 7946, 7964i, 7965i, 7966i
DR: 7850, 7851, 7852, 7940, 7941, 7942, 7950, 7951, 7952, 7960i,
7961i, 7962i, 7968i
S: 8944, 8945, 8946, 8964i, 8965i, 8966i
SR: 8940, 8941, 8942, 8960i, 8961i, 8962i
VDD: 8948, 8968i
Vitatron Legacy II
S: 126, 128
SR: 526, 528
D: 726, 728
DR: 826, 828
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