• DocumentCode
    1183217
  • Title

    Nonlinearity of Cardiac Pacemaker Electrodes

  • Author

    Jaron, Dov ; Briller, Stanley A. ; Schwan, Herman P. ; Geselowitz, David B.

  • Author_Institution
    Surgical Research Laboratory, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11219.
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1969
  • fDate
    4/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    132
  • Lastpage
    138
  • Abstract
    Nonlinear properties of electrodes immersed in saline were studied in the time domain and frequency domain. Three electrode materials were tested: platinum-iridium, Elgiloy, and stainless steel. For time domain measurements, current pulses of 1.0 to 2.0 ms duration and varying amplitudes were applied to the electrodes. Frequency domain measurements of polarization impedance were made with an impedance bridge, utilizing sinusoidal currents of varying amplitudes at frequencies between 0.1 and 10 kHz.
  • Keywords
    Building materials; Current measurement; Electrodes; Frequency domain analysis; Impedance; Materials testing; Pacemakers; Pulse measurements; Steel; Time measurement; Alloys; Electrodes; Equipment and Supplies; Iridium; Methods; Pacemaker, Artificial; Platinum;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1969.4502625
  • Filename
    4502625