Image: Cardiac pacer with sold-state power source

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Description: A medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to cause the heart muscle chambers (the upper, or atria and/or the lower, or ventricles) to contract and therefore pump blood; by doing so this device replaces and/or regulates the function of the electrical conduction system of the heart. Pacer designed by Anthony J. Adducci and Arthur Schwalm.
Title: Cardiac pacer with sold-state power source
Credit: Pacemaker photo: own. Illustration: The website of the United States Patent and Trademark Office states that "the text and drawings of a patent are typically not subject to copyright restrictions," and similar views have been published by patent attorneys.
Author: Brian Adducci
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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