6515-438794 (1519)    CATEGORY STOCK NUMBER (6917)

Name Value
NAME 6515-438794
LIFE EXPECTANCY 13
BRIEF DESCRIPTION MONI-PACE CARDIAC
NOMENCLATURE
MONITOR-PACEMAKER, CARDIAC. AN ELECTRONIC ITEM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A
CONTINUOUS AUDIBLE AND/OR VISUAL INDICATION OF HEART RATE AND RHYTHM.
ALSO, IT AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDES, BY ELECTRICAL IMPULSES, EXTERNAL OR
INTERNAL STIMULATION TO THE HEART MUSCLE AT A CERTAIN RATE. IT IS USED
FOR PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF CARDIAC ARREST. CONSISTS OF A MONITOR
SECTION WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT CONTAIN A CARDIOSCOPE, AS WELL AS A
PACEMAKER SECTION; ALL GENERALLY CONTAINED I N ONE HOUSING.