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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intrauterine insemination

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A technique in which sperm are introduced directly into a woman’s cervix or uterus to produce pregnancy, with or without ovarian stimulation to produce multiple ova.

kallman's syndrome

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A congenital hypothalamus dysfunction which has multiple symptoms including the failure to complete puberty.

karyotyping

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A test performed to analyze chromosomes for the presence of genetic defects.

klinefelter's syndrome

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A genetic abnormality characterized by having one Y (male) and two X (female) chromosomes. May cause a fertility problem.

lab technician

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Assistants who may help draw and interpret laboratory blood tests, interpret semen analysis, and/or assist with IVF procedures.

laparoscope

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A small telescope that can be inserted into a hole in the abdominal wall for viewing the internal organs; the instrument used to perform a laparoscopy. Used to diagnose and treat ...