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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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doppler ultrasound

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A noninvasive test using sound waves to evaluate blood flow in the heart or blood vessels.

dual-chamber pacing

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

To pace and/or sense in both the right atrium and the right ventricle. See also pacemaker, dual-chamber.

echocardiogram (echo)

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A non-invasive test that records a sound wave picture of the heart and gives information about the heart valves and the function of the heart's muscular walls. An echo test can ...

edema

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Swelling in body tissues due to excessive tissue fluid.

ventricular tachyarrhythmia

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Ventricular tachyarrhythmia is an excessively rapid heartbeat accompanied by arrhythmia caused by problems of the ventricle.

leadless

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Leadless is the state that the device does not have electrical leads extending from the body of the package.