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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external defibrillator

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A portable device used to shock a life-threatening arrhythmia to a normal rhythm by using strong electric shocks delivered between paddle electrodes placed on a patient's chest.

femoral

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Pertaining to the thigh.

fibrillation

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

An erratic, chaotic quivering of the myocardium during which the heart cannot effectively pump blood. Fibrillation of the atrium is called atrial fibrillation (AF); in the ...

fibrin

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A protein in the blood that enmeshes blood cells and other substances during blood clotting.

fibrosis

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The formation of fibrous/scar tissue.

fibrotic capsule

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Scar tissue that can form around the lead electrode tip or the pulse generator and is part of the body's normal protective reaction to any foreign material.