Pacemaker, cardiac

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0785.001

MANUFACTURER: Medtronic
MODEL: Laurens-Alcatel 9000
LOCATION: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: pulse generator
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic & metal components

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 7.0 cm
Width: 6.7 cm
Height: 2.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Research
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Medtronic
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Minnesota
City: Minneapolis

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of pacemaker developed and used c. 1973. This example never used.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: Unknown
Technical: First nuclear pacemaker implanted in 1973. [Ref. 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " - / [logo] MEDTRONIC/ PULSE GENERATOR/ LAURENS- ALCATEL/ MODEL 9000/ PU-238 [radiation symbol] 2.5CI- 1973/ NON-RADIOACTIVE/ DISPLAY MODEL" marked on one side of casing; " +/ CONTACT HEALTH/ AUTHORITIES FOR DISPOSAL" marked on reverse. "994.1.15" printed by hand in black ink, below. UHN tag tied to pacemaker reads "1st nuclear/ pacemaker/ implanted in/ 1973."
Missing: Unknown.
Finish: Bright silver metal casing; clear synthetic covering on silver metal leads; white synthetic mesh discs surround silver metal contacts on electrode ends.
Decoration: N/A

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