CONTACT SENSITIVITY TO POLYCHLOROPARAXYLENE-COATED CARDIAC-PACEMAKER

Authors
IGUCHI N KASANUKI H MATSUDA N SHODA M OHNISHI S HOSODA S
Citation
N. Iguchi et al., CONTACT SENSITIVITY TO POLYCHLOROPARAXYLENE-COATED CARDIAC-PACEMAKER, PACE, 20(2), 1997, pp. 372-373
Citations number
4
Journal title
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01478389 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Part
1
Pages
372 - 373
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-8389(1997)20:2<372:CSTPC>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Polychloroparaxylene (parylene) is widely used as a material for cardi ac pacemaker coating. Contact sensitivity to parylene was proven by pa tch test. Wrapping the pacemaker in a polytetrafluoroethylene sheet pr ior to implantation prevented further skin reactions.