Pacemaker, cardiac

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OBJECT TYPE: programmable
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0784.001

MANUFACTURER: Cordis
MODEL: Omni- Stanicor
LOCATION: Miami, Florida, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Brushed silver metal casing has amber-colour synthetic piece mounted on top: silver metal wire covered in opaque synthetic exits pacemaker from this area; metal and synthetic components are visible inside synthetic top.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 6.7 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Research
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Cordis
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Florida
City: Miami

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of pacemaker developed and used c. 1973. This example never used.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: Unknown
Technical: First attached lithium pacemaker implanted in 1973. [Ref. 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Omni-Stanicor [registered symbol] [logo]/ Lithium- Powered/ programmable/ R-Wave Inhibited/ Cardiac Pacer/ 190-A/ cordis [registered symbol]/ Miami, Fla., U.S.A." marked on casing; " Not For Human Use" over stamped across printed text. UHN catalogue no. "994.1.14" printed by hand in black ink on casing back. UHN tag tied to pacemaker reads "1st lithium/ pacemaker/implanted in/ 1973" and "994.1.14".
Missing: Unknown.
Finish: Brushed silver metal casing has amber-colour synthetic piece mounted on top: silver metal wire covered in opaque synthetic exits pacemaker from this area; metal and synthetic components are visible inside synthetic top.
Decoration: N/A

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