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Endoscopes for examining the interior of the sigmoid colon.

A soft, loose-fitting polyurethane sheath, closed at one end, with flexible rings at both ends. The device is inserted into the vagina by compressing…

Autologous skeletal muscle that is wrapped around the heart and electrically stimulated in order to provide mechanical heart assistance. The latissim…

Synthetic material used for the treatment of burns and other conditions involving large-scale loss of skin. It often consists of an outer (epidermal)…

A microscope with a light source that can be projected into a linear beam. It allows cross-sectional viewing of the AQUEOUS HUMOR; CONJUNCTEIVA; CORN…

Computerized eyewear with multiple technological applications for advanced computing and interoperability. Smart glasses are optimized to facilitate …

Pressure suits for wear in space or at very low ambient pressures within the atmosphere, designed to permit the wearer to leave the protection of a p…

Instruments for measuring arterial blood pressure consisting of an inflatable cuff, inflating bulb, and a gauge showing the blood pressure. (Stedman,…

Rigid or flexible appliances that are used to maintain a displaced or movable part in position, or to maintain the position of and protect an injured…

Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting.

Instruments intended to detect and study sound produced by the heart, lungs, or other parts of the body. (from UMDNS, 1999)

Tight coverings for the foot and leg that are worn to aid circulation in the legs, and prevent the formation of EDEMA and DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS. PNEUM…

Bed-like structures for transporting or temporarily holding patients.

Support structures, made from natural or synthetic materials, that are implanted below the URETHRA to treat URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE.

Sterile clothing worn during surgical procedures to protect the surgical site from sources of contamination.

Sterile fabric or fabric-like material used to isolate the surgical site from the rest of the body and other possible sources of contamination.

Nonexpendable apparatus used during surgical procedures. They are differentiated from SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, usually hand-held and used in the immedia…

Devices used to hold tissue structures together for repair, reconstruction or to close wounds. They may consist of adsorbable or non-adsorbable, natu…

Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They ret…

Hand-held tools or implements used by health professionals for the performance of surgical tasks.

Any woven or knit material of open texture used in surgery for the repair, reconstruction, or substitution of tissue. The mesh is usually a synthetic…

Hardware and software tools that coordinate the use of imaging data (IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER ASSISTED) to provide measurements for the plannin…

Gauze material used to absorb body fluids during surgery. Referred to as GOSSYPIBOMA if accidentally retained in the body following surgery.

Fastening devices composed of steel-tantalum alloys used to close operative wounds, especially of the skin, which minimizes infection by not introduc…

A flat, flexible strip of material used to cover or fasten together damaged tissue.

Organs or parts of organs surgically formed from nearby tissue to function as substitutes for diseased or surgically removed tissue.

Implants used in arthroscopic surgery and other orthopedic procedures to attach soft tissue to bone. One end of a suture is tied to soft tissue and t…

Materials used in closing a surgical or traumatic wound. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

Devices for accelerating protons or electrons in closed orbits where the accelerating voltage and magnetic field strength varies (the accelerating vo…

Instruments used for injecting or withdrawing fluids. (Stedman, 25th ed)