• DocumentCode
    1203550
  • Title

    A Pu238O2 Nuclear Power Source for Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers

  • Author

    Greatbatch, Wilson ; Bustard, Thomas S.

  • Author_Institution
    Wilson Greatbatch Ltd., Clarence, N.Y. 14031.
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1973
  • Firstpage
    332
  • Lastpage
    336
  • Abstract
    Implantable cardiac pacemakers are currently powered by mercury batteries. These cells have approximately 50-percent reliability for 2-year operation in this application. The patient has an expected lifetime of five and one-half years. Thus the cardiac pacemaker must be replaced several times during the patient´s lifetime.
  • Keywords
    Batteries; Bismuth; Fuels; Insulation; Lithium; Pacemakers; Radioactive materials; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Voltage; Electricity; Life Expectancy; Pacemaker, Artificial; Plutonium; Radiation; Temperature; Time Factors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1973.324284
  • Filename
    4120666
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1203550