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Report of the NASPE Mode Code Committee.

A D Bernstein, R R Brownlee, R Fletcher

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE

|May 1, 1984

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The North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE) developed two pacemaker codes: a generic code for general use and a specific code for detailed antibradycardia and antitachycardia functions. The specific code was adopted in 1983.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Cardiology
Medical Device Technology

Background:

Increasing complexity of cardiac pacemakers necessitates standardized functional descriptions.
Existing coding systems lacked comprehensive detail for advanced pacemaker functions.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish efficient and standardized coding systems for single- and dual-chamber cardiac pacemakers.
To develop both a conversational and a detailed code for pacemaker function description.

Main Methods:

Evaluation of numeric, alphabetic, and pictorial coding systems.
Recommendation and adoption of a generic and a specific code for pacemaker function.

Main Results:

The NASPE Mode Code Committee proposed two codes: a generic and a specific code.
The NASPE Specific Code, detailing antibradycardia and antitachycardia functions, was adopted in March 1983.
A generic code, similar to the Revised ICHD Code, was described for future reference.

Conclusions:

The NASPE Specific Code provides a detailed method for describing complex pacemaker functions.
Standardized coding enhances communication and understanding of pacemaker technology.
The generic code remains available for future consideration based on practical application.