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Cardiac supplies
Cardiac supplies are tools used for medical procedures relating to the heart.
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Biotechnology; Biochemistry
"a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it" Essential Requirements - Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC - Annex I, 13.1: Each device must be ...
description
Biotechnology; Biochemistry
description a statement presenting something in words, from verb describe
scar
Medical devices; Cardiac supplies
An area of tissue that has healed after tissue destruction has occurred. It is electrically inactive. Electrically inactive tissue cannot transmit electrical signals.
sensing
Medical devices; Cardiac supplies
The monitoring function of an implanted pacemaker or defibrillator system that allows the device to detect the heart's natural electrical activity.
sensor
Medical devices; Cardiac supplies
The part of an implanted system that detects the body's need for a different heart rate. The system uses sensor information to provide the proper heart rate.
septum
Medical devices; Cardiac supplies
The muscular wall that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
sick sinus syndrome
Medical devices; Cardiac supplies
A term used to describe abnormalities of the S-A node, the heart's natural pacemaker. These abnormalities may result in slow, fast, and/or irregular heart rates or sinus arrest.
