overall: 5.3 cm x 5.6 cm x 1.8 cm; 2 1/16 in x 2 3/16 in x 11/16 in
overall: 2 1/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 7/8 in; 5.3975 cm x 5.715 cm x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
Pacemaker
cardiology
pacemaker
Place made:
United States: Minnesota, St. Paul
Date made:
Circa 1978
Description:
Kidney shaped titanium pacemaker with a “MICROLITH V / TYPE VVI / MODEL 0505 / SN PG 107859 . . .” inscription on one side; and “CARDLAB PACEMAKER / ST. PAUL, MINN. U.S.A. / U.S. PAT. NO. 303. . . / OTHER PATS. PENDING” on the other. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. was founded by several Medtronic employees, in St Paul, in early 1972, and offered the first pacemakers with lithium-powered batteries.
