Medical Devices / Implants to be Removed before Cremation

If a medical device / implant has any kind of battery, radiation, pressurisation or silicone in its manufacture, it must be removed before a cremation can take place. Otherwise, the cremator(s) could suffer serious damage.

Please find below the current list of such medical devices / implants that must be removed prior to cremation.  There is a PDF download at the bottom of this page which offers more detailed information from 2021 trade publications for the majority of the below list.

Pacemakers

Defibrillators (ICD’S)

Cardiac Resynchronisation Device (CRTD’s)

Implantable Loop Recorders

Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD’s) Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD’s) Right Ventricular Assist Devices (RVAD’s) or Biventricular Assist Devices (BVAD’s)

Implantable Drug Pumps including Intrathacal Pumps

Radioactive Implants (Brachytherapy)

Fixion Nails

Implantable Stimulators (for Pain, Bone Growth& Functional Electrical Stimulation)

Hydrocephalus Programmable Shunts

Therapeutic Patches

Any Other Battery Powered or Pressurised Implant

Silicon Implants

Other Prosthesis (i.e. artificial limb) 

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