Temporary Pacing Wires
Temporary Cardiac Pacing Wires · Epicardial Pacing Wires · Temporary Pacing Leads · Heart Wires · Myocardial Pacing Wires
Thin, insulated multistrand stainless-steel wires. One end has a short bare electrode (straight, looped or zigzag) and a small curved needle for the myocardiummy-oh-KAR-dee-umThe thick middle layer of the heart wall, made of heart muscle that contracts to pump blood.my/o musclecardi/o heart-um structureFull entry ; the other end has a straight cutting needle that snaps off after it is brought out through the skin.
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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Sewn to the surface of the atriumAY-tree-umOne of the two upper chambers of the heart, which receive blood coming back to the heart.atri/o atrium-um noun endingFull entry and ventricleVEN-trih-kulOne of the two lower chambers of the heart, or one of the fluid-filled spaces inside the brain.Full entry at the end of heart surgery and brought out through the chest wall, so an external temporary pacemakerPAYS-may-kerA small device that sends electrical pulses to the heart to keep it beating at a set rate; also the heart's own natural rhythm center.Full entry can pace the heart after surgery. They are pulled out once pacing is no longer needed.
Lengths and variants
atrialAY-tree-ulRelating to an atrium, one of the two upper chambers of the heart.atri/o atrium-al relating toFull entry and ventricleVEN-trih-kulOne of the two lower chambers of the heart, or one of the fluid-filled spaces inside the brain.Full entry styles; unipolar, bipolarby-POH-lerHaving two poles or two opposite ends; most often used as a short form of bipolar disorder.bi- twopolar having polesFull entry or quadripolar; different electrode shapes (straight bare wire, loop, tapered loop, zigzag) and needle sizes; color-coded insulation. Example: 2-0 wire, 24 inches (60 cm).
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- zbthoracic.com
- fda.innolitics.com
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 20, p. 463
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