See Also: pulse generator(medicine)
asynchronous pulse generator(medicine)
demand pulse generator(medicine)
standby pulse generator(medicine)
ventricular synchronous pulse generator(medicine)
atrial synchronous pulse generator(medicine)
atrial triggered pulse generator(medicine)
ventricular triggered pulse generator(medicine)
ventricular inhibited pulse generator(medicine)
fixed rate pulse generator(medicine)

pulse generator (medicine)


pulse generator


A device that produces an electrical discharge with a regular or rhythmic wave form in which the electromotive force varies in a specific pattern in relation to time; e.g., in an electronic pacemaker, it produces an electric discharge at regular intervals, and these intervals may be modified by a sensory circuit which can reset the time-base for subsequent discharge on the basis of other electrical activity, such as that produced by spontaneous cardiac beating.