title: An instrument for testing external cardiac pacemakers.
abstract: Checking the function of an external pacemaker can be time consuming both as a routine maintenance task and after the repair of a fault. An instrument is described which is easy to use and contributes to a higher standard of maintenance by considerably reducing the time taken and by eliminating the need for the interconnection of specialized test equipment.
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D003199:Computer Systems; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012984:Software