Twenty years' use of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sheet for an artificial cardiac pacemaker

Abstract

Abstract Physicians can prolongedly use expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sheets for fixation of artificial cardiac pacemakers to avoid pacemaker lead displacement. The sheets can also be used to prevent implant rejection in patients with metal allergies.

Keywords

• cardiac pacemaker
• expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sheet
• foreign body