Medical Devices & Equipment terms

A device used to inhale (breathe in) small doses of nicotine through the mouth.

A device surgically placed under the scalp and used to deliver anticancer drugs to the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

An electronic device that is implanted in the body to monitor heart rate and rhythm.

A firm rod or inflatable device that is placed in the penis (an external male reproductive organ) during a surgical procedure.

A small, flexible tube used to deliver fluids into the body.

A device that is used to help a person talk after a laryngectomy.

A synthetic, biodegradable wafer containing the agent carmustine with antineoplastic activity.

An implanted device through which blood may be withdrawn and drugs may be infused without repeated needle sticks.

An implanted device through which blood may be withdrawn and drugs may be infused without repeated needle sticks.

A device, such as an artificial leg, that replaces a part of the body.

A device that is used to give a controlled amount of a liquid at a specific rate.

A thin, tube-like instrument used to remove tissue from inside the body.

A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the nose.

In medicine, an instrument that takes pictures of the inside of the body.

A device that responds to a stimulus, such as heat, light, or pressure, and generates a signal that can be measured or interpreted.

A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the colon.

An instrument used to widen an opening of the body to make it easier to look inside.

An instrument used to listen to sounds inside the body.

A device used to look at tissues in the esophagus.

A device used to look at tissues in the esophagus.