Medical devices

Medical devices

Any instrument, appliance or machine that facilitates the prevention,diagnosis and treatment of illness, physical or mental injury, by a medical professional.

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carotid endarterectomy

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A surgical procedure in which the fatty plaque causing the blockage of the carotid artery is removed.

catheter

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A long, thin, flexible tube with wires and metal bands or electrodes that is inserted into the groin vein and threaded up through the blood vessel and into the heart under X-ray ...

catheter ablation

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A procedure in which abnormal cells are destroyed by radiofrequency (RF) energy. The energy is transferred to the tissue via a catheter.

catheterization

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity. During catheterization, fluids are injected or withdrawn for diagnostic or ...

cerebral embolism

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A blood clot formed in one part of the body and then carried by the bloodstream to the brain, where it blocks an artery.

cerebral hemorrhage

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Bleeding from an artery in the brain, caused by a head injury or a burst aneurysm.

cerebral thrombosis

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A blood clot (thrombus) that forms and blocks blood flow in an artery that supplies blood to part of the brain. It is the most common cause of stroke.