Jiang Rui and Gu Jia sat side by side, looking at each other, watching Zhao Heng and Engineer Liu engage in a heated exchange. From time to time, Engineer Liu tapped some code on his laptop and then showed it to Zhao Heng.

Zhao Heng continuously offered his opinions, and Engineer Liu kept nodding.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

These were the three existential questions Jiang Rui and Gu Jia felt from the depths of their souls at that moment.

The interaction between Zhao Heng and Engineer Liu left Jiang Rui and Gu Jia completely out of the loop.

"Dr. Zhao, if you want to avoid electromagnetic interference affecting the pacemaker, the simplest way is to place a magnet on the skin surface over the pacemaker implantation site. This way, you can have the pacemaker's internal magnet switch close, changing the pacemaker from synchronized to asynchronous mode."

"At this point, the pacemaker will no longer sense its own electrical activity and will emit pulse waves at a fixed frequency, which is the frequency of the magnet."

Engineer Liu proposed a very simple method to avoid intraoperative electromagnetic interference affecting the pacemaker.

"In that case, the likelihood of the pacemaker being inhibited and malfunctioning is high."

Zhao Heng pondered the solution proposed by Engineer Liu and slowly spoke.

"Then what do you suggest, Dr. Zhao?"

Seeing Zhao Heng reject his proposed solution, Engineer Liu couldn't help but ask.

At this moment, as a senior engineer, Engineer Liu was also very curious about what kind of solution Zhao Heng could come up with.

"Engineer Liu, I'm thinking, could we consider programming the device to a fixed-frequency pacing? In this way, the pacemaker will not be affected by electromagnetic interference throughout the surgery."

Zhao Heng offered his solution.

"Reprogramming?"

Engineer Liu was shocked by Zhao Heng's words. He had never heard a doctor suggest such an idea before.

Programming is not a simple task.

"Not completely reprogramming, just developing a plugin to operate the pacemaker at a fixed frequency."

Seeing that Engineer Liu misunderstood him, Zhao Heng continued.

"If it's just a plugin, that can be done."

Engineer Liu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling more at ease.

For a senior engineer, programming is also a core skill, and writing a temporary application plugin isn't a big problem.

"Engineer Liu, can this plugin be used on other pacemakers?"

At this moment, Jiang Rui, who had finally managed to comprehend their conversation, suddenly asked.

"Theoretically, yes."

Engineer Liu thought for a moment and nodded.

Although pacemaker types and manufacturers vary, the source code is the same, so this plugin can naturally be applied as well.

"Wouldn't that mean that in the future, patients with installed pacemakers could perfectly avoid intraoperative electromagnetic interference affecting the pacemaker?"

Jiang Rui spoke with sudden excitement, as if discovering a new world.

It can be said that this method can be applied to all surgeries on patients with pacemakers.

This application scope is very broad and will also be an innovation.

"That's right."

Engineer Liu nodded, but he only just realized.

The plugin Zhao Heng proposed is not that simple; it's a clever and highly practical innovation.

Thinking about this, Engineer Liu couldn't help but look at Zhao Heng.

At this moment, Liu wanted to know, how does this young doctor's mind work?

Even in electronic medical devices, he has such deep knowledge!

Moreover, hasn't this just opened up a new line of business for engineers like himself at the company?

In today's highly shrunken employment market and fierce competition, having one more line of business could be life-saving.

"That's for the future; let's first solve the problem of this surgery."

Zhao Heng, seeing the excited Liu and Jiang Rui, couldn't help but smile and said.

Seeing this scene, Gu Jia's admiration and respect for Zhao Heng were beyond words.

"Yes, yes, let's first tackle this surgery. Dr. Zhao, regarding this programming issue, I'd like to discuss a bit with you..."

Liu's eyes were shining as he looked at Zhao Heng. In his view, Zhao Heng had just opened up a business opportunity for engineers like him with just a few words, practically a provider of livelihood!

"Hmm."

Zhao Heng nodded.

Next, Zhao Heng and Liu engaged in an extremely pleasant discussion.

"Ahem, Xiao Gu, right? Tell me, what types of pacemakers does Sino Company have?"

Seeing Zhao Heng and Liu engage in discussion again without being able to join in, Jiang Rui suddenly felt a bit bored and suddenly remembered that Gu Jia, right in front of him, was a sales representative from Sino Company, so he casually asked.

As soon as Jiang Rui asked, Gu Jia's eyes lit up.

It's known that in large departments like cardiac surgery and neurosurgery, doctors are often very proud, and most medical device salespeople might not even get a chance to meet them, let alone have a doctor proactively inquire about products.

Thinking of this, Gu Jia couldn't help but feel grateful. Before coming here, after hearing it was an issue about pacemakers, she had done thorough preparation, thinking it was better to be prepared.

Sure enough, it came in handy.

"Alright, Dr. Jiang, our company has these types of pacemakers..."

Gu Jia began a professional introduction. She originally studied clinical medicine, so explaining these medical devices was naturally much more professional than other salespeople without a medical background.

Jiang Rui found Gu Jia's explanation very engaging. Compared to other salespeople who spoke in exaggerated terms, Gu Jia's professional and earnest introduction was much more to his liking.

"Hmm, very good. If there are patients with such needs in the future, I'll contact you."

Jiang Rui nodded.

As a doctor, whether in internal medicine or surgery, interacting with medical device salespeople is inevitable.

But as a doctor at Eastern Hospital, there are simply too many medical device salespeople to face, which often leads to a poor impression of the repetitive nature of medical device sales.

However, to someone like Gu Jia, who has a professional background and doesn't exaggerate product evaluations, but speaks thoroughly, most doctors wouldn't resist.

At this point, Zhao Heng and Liu's exchange finally concluded.

"Dr. Zhao, today's discussion was very enlightening for me. Rest assured, I will report the plugin you mentioned to the company, and within three days, no, by tomorrow night, I can have the plugin ready."

Liu said to Zhao Heng.

Today really was an unexpected delight. Unintentionally, he had expanded his business significantly, and likely when reporting back to the company, would lead to a project being initiated. Given his credentials, it's highly probable that he would end up being the project leader.

For mid-aged, already balding Liu, this is certainly a huge surprise.

"Hmm."

Zhao Heng nodded. Getting the plugin by tomorrow night means they can perform surgery as soon as the day after tomorrow.

This coincided perfectly with the surgery schedule Zhao Heng and Jiang Rui had planned.

This was absolutely perfect.

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