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Programmable pacer and method of external programming

  • US 4,388,929 A
  • Filed: 12/11/1980
  • Issued: 06/21/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1980
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A pacemaker having a stimulus generator for delivering stimulus signals at a given rate, the rate of said stimulus signals being programmable, having means for receiving external program signals comprising on-off type signals and means for varying said rate as a function of said received program signals, characterized by said varying means comprisingmeans for counting first and second sequenced series of said program signals;

  • decade control means for controlling said rate so that the decade component of said rate corresponds to a first count of said counting means; and

    unit control means for controlling said rate so that the unit component of said rate corresponds to the other count of said counting means.

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