Apparatus for use in programming cardiac pacemakers and method o

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1993-01-28

1995-02-21

Kamm, William E.

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical therapeutic systems

A61N 1372

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053911946

ABSTRACT:
Reprogramming of implanted pacemakers is made more reliable and secure by utilizing a pad having an adhesive surface provided on its upper and lower contacting layers. In the illustrated embodiment, the pad is generally circular with a central circular hole. The pad is placed over the implanted pacemaker at a predetermined position utilizing the central aperture hole for alignment of the pad on the site of pacemaker implantation. An auxiliary cardiac device, such as a programming head, is then disposed on the upper adhesive of the circular pad. The shape of the pad inherently induces the medical technician to appropriately register the auxiliary device relative to the pacemaker. The double adhesive layers of the pad provide temporary affixation of the auxiliary device relative to the pacemaker during the reprogramming or other pacemaker manipulation so that inadvertent relative movement of the auxiliary device relative to the programmable pacemaker is avoided.

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patent: 4550731 (1985-11-01), Batina et al.
patent: 4865039 (1989-09-01), Dunseath, Jr.
patent: 5085217 (1992-02-01), Shimizu

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