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)