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Temperature Dependent Pulse Generator Dysfunction
Author(s) -
ABRAHAMSEN ARNE M.,
AARSLAND TORBJØRN
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1981.tb06222.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pulse (music) , pulse generator , generator (circuit theory) , cardiology , voltage , thermodynamics , electrical engineering , power (physics) , physics , engineering
Malfunction of a lithium‐powered R‐wave inhibited unipolar pulse generator (CPI* Model 0505) necessitated removal 15 months after implantation. Examination of the pulse generator in a water bath revealed abnormal function at temperatures above 31.5°C and normal function at temperatures below 31.5°C. CPI suggested that the failure was caused by the 10 kHz timing crystal in the generator. (PACE, Vol. 4, September‐October, 1981)