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Using a special insertion tool your doctor implants the s icd device under the skin at the side of the chest below the armpit and connects it to an electrode that runs along the breastbone. A subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator s icd is a less invasive alternative to a traditional icd. To Place An Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator A Lead Wire Is Inserted Into T Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Ventricular Tachycardia Heart Failure You receive a mild sedative but you re kept awake. Defibrillator implant surgery . A local anesthetic is used. You need to live with an implanted icd for the rest of your life. Whenever anyone receives an implantable cardioverter defibrillator icd the goal is always to allow the patient to return to as normal a lifestyle as quickly as possible. A transvenous or traditional icd about the size of a stopwatch is implanted under the skin just below the collarbone. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator icd is a small ele