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IMPLANTABLE TISSUE STIMULATOR

  • US 3,683,932 A
  • Filed: 06/01/1970
  • Issued: 08/15/1972
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1970
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a cardiac pacer, the combination of:

  • a body stimulating electrode;

    an electrical contact element;

    an elongated flexible insulated conductor having one end connected to said electrode and a second end connected to said contact element, said contact element being mounted in a surrounding plug member of flexible insulating material;

    a pair of spaced parallel cylindrical apertures formed in said plug member, one of said apertures communicating with said contact element;

    a metal housing having a first terminal inside said housing and a second terminal outside said housing;

    a pair of metal posts mounted on and protruding from said housing, said posts extending into and closing said apertures;

    an insulated lead through one of said posts from said first terminal to said second terminal, said second terminal engaging said contact element; and

    a pulse generating circuit located in said housing and having an output circuit connected between said housing and said first terminal.

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