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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1977
Jack Driller, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
David Porter, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
William Henriksen, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
A pacemaker training aid for use in explaining the conduction system of the heart and the therapy provided by the use of a pacemaker, utilizes an illustration of the heart having lights associated therewith to show the sequence of transmission of command signals that normally cause proper action of heart chambers; the sequence of transmission of command signals usually present during improper or abnormal operation of the heart; and the effect of a pacemaker on such irregularities. The lights are mounted at various predetermined locations on or behind the illustration in order to simulate the location of various physiological entities; the illustration is usually in the form of a color transparency. A means for controlling the sequence of illumination is provided. The sequence is determined by the normal or irregular cardiac condition which it is desired to illustrate. The placement of a pacemaker and its effect on the cardiac condition or the operation of the heart may also be illustrated, by use of a dummy pacemaker and electrode which can be attached to the training aid during the training session and an illumination sequence control which illustrates the pacemaker's effect on the heart's operation.