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heart pacemaker

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heart pacemaker [′härt ′pās‚māk·ər]
(medicine)


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The device, about the size of a heart pacemaker, delivers a steady stream of electrical pulses that block the pain messages sent along the spine from reaching the brain, where pain is perceived.
In 1995, Guidant reassigned him to the Cardiac Heart Pacemaker division, and in his first year, he took sales from $500,000 to $5.
Mann's track record in creating and building successful companies includes his first firm, Spectrolab, an electrophysics company; Heliotek, a semiconductor firm; Pacesetter, a heart pacemaker manufacturer; Medtronic MiniMed, an insulin pump maker; and Advanced Bionics, a manufacturer of ear implants.
 
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