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Original Datasheet for Arco’s Nuclear Pacemakers (ca. 1974)

Published on January 11, 2012 by David Prutchi in Arco Medical (1969-1980), Bradycardia, Cardiac Pacing, History, Museum, Nuclear Batteries

Some time ago, my friend and colleague Paul Spehr gave me a copy of Arco Medical’s product catalog. I scanned the original datasheets for Arco Medical’s nuclear fixed-rate and demand pacemakers models NU-5 and NU-6 and posted them here in pdf format: Arco_Nuclear_Datasheets Click here for a color picture and more information on Arco Medical’s nuclear pacemakers.

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Arco Medical’s Nuclear-Powered Pacemaker (ca.1974)

Published on December 24, 2011 by David Prutchi in Arco Medical (1969-1980), Cardiac Pacing, History, Museum, Nuclear Batteries

An isotopic thermoelectric generator was developed in the US by Numec Corporation under a contract from the US Atomic Energy Commission and sold for $3,200 (back in 1974). The thermopile consisted of doped bismuth telluride pairs that were placed in a parallel/series arrangement to generate some 300 μW of power to run this Arco Medical

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