Pacemaker, cardiac & electrode
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- OBJECT TYPE
- NON-IMPLANTABLE/SQUARE
- DATE
- 1965–1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0602.001
- MANUFACTURER
- National Research Council Canada
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- PROTOTYPE
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- grey steel box/ plastic connectors at end of steel box and on black coiled cord
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.5 cm
- Width
- 8.5 cm
- Height
- 5.0 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
- NRC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- late 1960s
- Canada
-
1st pacemaker developed at NRC in 1950 by John Hopps was approx. 30cm long and several cm high & wide. Development of transistors & reliable batteries permitted design of pacemaker of implantable size (1957). Pacemaker regarded as one of greatest Canadian engineering achievements of the 20th century. (Ref. 2) - Function
-
Experimental pacemakers used to study the threshold of pacing, non- implantable because researchers needed access to the controls to vary the speed. - Technical
-
More sophisticated version of round pacemakers 850601. Prototype variable speed pacemakers for laboratory use to study the threshold of heart pacing, waveform studies and pulse widths. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- All connections labelled/vary slightly in arrangement of controls, spacing of connectors, etc.
- Missing
- .1-.3 base & sides of steel casing, space for batteries (?)/ .1: cable attachment broken; nothing attached to connector plub; no formica (?) square on base.
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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