[Classification of implantable electrodes intended for constant electrostimulation of the heart]

The analysis is given of the currently used classifications for implantable electrodes with special reference to their disadvantages. Since manufacturers produce a great variety of electrode models with the intrinsic codes, certain difficulties are involved when decoding. So, the new, unique seven-alphabetic coding is proposed that may find extensive application. The coding was approved at the Second All-Union school-seminar held in Kaunas in September, 1983. Foreign specialists present there appreciated the proposed coding.