A UNIVERSAL PROGRAM FOR FULLY PROGRAMMABLE PACEMAKERS

作     者：THAKOR, NV 

作者机构：Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Northwestern University Evanston IL 60201 U.S.A. 

出 版 物：《COMPUTERS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE》 (生物学与医学中的计算机)

年 卷 期：1983年第13卷第4期

页      面：271-279页

核心收录：

学科分类：0831[工学-生物医学工程（可授工学、理学、医学学位）] 0710[理学-生物学] 07[理学] 09[农学] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：Pacemaker Program code Parameters Transmission 

摘      要：Modern pacemakers can be programmed to change their operating parameters even after implantation. The trend is towards custom microprocessor-based all digital, and fully programmable devices. In view of the present and anticipated future complexity and diversity of the pacemakers, a versatile programming technique was developed. The program code consists of 1 byte of check-sum or pacemaker ID. One or more bytes of op-code (mode of operation), 1 or more bytes of operand (data or parameters), and 1 byte for synchronization. The full range of program parameters such as the width and the rate, and all modes of operation such as asynchronous and demand. Due to the flexibility of this programming technique it is suitable for all present and possible future generations of programmable pacemakers.