Title :
Proposed Cardiac Pacemaker System Combining Unipolar Stimulation with Bipolar Sensing
Author :
Hurzeler, Philip ; De Caprio, V. ; Furman, S.
Author_Institution :
Cardiac Datacorp, Inc.
fDate :
7/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Present cardiac pacemaker designs use either unipolar or bipolar electrode systems. Advantages of unipolar electrodes for stimulation are listed; then arguments in favor of bipolar electrodes for sensing are cited. A proposed system combines unipolar stimulation with bipolar sensing and may be implemented by adding a differential-input stage to the sensing amplifier.
Keywords :
Anodes; Differential amplifiers; Electrodes; Myocardium; Pacemakers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Surface impedance; Voltage; Wire; Electric Stimulation; Electrodes; Heart; Humans; Monitoring, Physiologic; Pacemaker, Artificial;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1979.326425
