Grunkemeier G L, Dobbs J L, Starr A
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1976 Oct;72(4):562-4.
Despite the known advantages of hermetic encapsulation of implanted pacemakers, only a few conventionally powered models are totally hermetically sealed, and most of them are not yet clinically available. This report describes the results with a mercury cell unit which has been in clinical use since 1970 and has been totally hermetically sealed since 1974. The lowered premature failure rate with the newer model substantiates the theoretical advantages of hermetic encapsulation. The rate behavior of the pulse generator, upon which our telephone follow-up system is based, is essentially the same for both models.
尽管植入式起搏器进行气密封装有诸多已知优点，但只有少数传统供电型号是完全气密密封的，而且其中大多数尚未在临床上应用。本报告介绍了一种自1970年起投入临床使用、自1974年起完全气密密封的汞电池装置的使用结果。新型号较低的早期故障率证实了气密封装的理论优势。我们的电话随访系统所基于的脉冲发生器的速率行为，在两种型号中基本相同。
