9. Henry Ford was a frugal man and would never install anything on a tractor that was not essential to its operation. The fuel shut-off valve on the sediment bowl (right) is there for a reason â shut the gas off when you turn off the ignition key every time!
Sensitivity and sensitivity threshold. The electrodes do not only pace, they also sense the electrical activity at the myocardial surface. One can define the sensitivity of a pacemaker electrode as the minimum myocardial voltage required to be detected as a P wave or R wave, measured in mV. The sensitivity of the pacemaker is actually a setting on the box, where the lower the number, the more sensitive the pacemaker.
A pacemaker is a small device that helps your. heart beat more regularly. It does this with a. small electric stimulation that helps control your. heartbeat. Your doctor puts the pacemaker under. the skin on your chest, just under your collarbone. Itâs hooked up to your heart with tiny wires.