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Clinical Use of a New Myocardial Electrode
Author(s) -
JAUSSERAN JEANMICHEL,
TIMPONE GÈRARD,
FORMICHI MAXIME,
PISAPIA ANDRÈ
Publication year - 1982
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.1540-8159.1982.tb02267.x
Subject(s) - medicine , volt , electrode , fibrous joint , reliability (semiconductor) , surgery , biomedical engineering , voltage , electrical engineering , power (physics) , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Prior to clinical use, this new myocardial stimulating electrode was studied in animals in order to test its electrical and mechanical reliability. The Telectronics 030.168 electrode consists of a conductor constructed of 3 stainless steel wires. Its present surface area is 25 mm 2 and its length is 10 mm. The device is easily inserted into the myocardium with a suture and needle and is held in place with a surgical clip. We report observations on 42 patients made over an average follow‐up period of 14.6 months. There were no surgical complicotions and there was no operative mortality. Calculated as an average of recorded electrical measurements, the stimulating threshold was 1.03 volts and 2.40 mA at 500 ms. None of the patients have required further surgery and no malfunctions have been discovered, (PACE, Vol. 5, July‐August, 1982)