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Implantable Gastric Stimulation — (IGS) is a pacemaker like device, where the pacemaker electrical leads are attached by a surgeon to the surface of the stomach. These devices are aimed at obesity management. This device works on either or both of the following principles. 1)… … Wikipedia
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator — An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a small battery powered electrical impulse generator which is implanted in patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation. The device is programmed to detect… … Wikipedia
Implantable pacemaker — A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm. An internal pacemaker is one in which the electrodes into the heart, the electronic circuitry and the power supply are implanted (internally) within… … Medical dictionary
Implantable cardiac defibrillator — A device that is put within the body and is designed to recognize certain types of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) and correct them. Defibrillators continuously monitor the heart rhythm in order to detect overly rapid arrhythmias such as… … Medical dictionary
implantable hearing aid — a form of hearing aid in which a small electrical vibrator is surgically attached to the auditory ossicle. An external device with a microphone and an electronic processing unit passes information to the implanted device using radio frequency… … Medical dictionary
implantable hearing aid — a form of hearing aid in which a small electrical vibrator is surgically attached to the auditory ossicles. An external device with a microphone and an electronic processing unit passes information to the implanted device using radio frequency… … The new mediacal dictionary
implantable — /im plan teuh beuhl, plahn /, adj. 1. capable of being implanted. 2. pertaining to a device, as a micropump or porous polymer membrane, for surgical insertion under the skin for the controlled release of a drug. n. 3. Surg. a material, foreign to … Universalium
implantable cardiovertor defibrillator — ICD a self contained device, similar to a pacemaker, that monitors heart rhythm and delivers an electric shock to correct life threatening arrhythmia. See also: defibrillator … The new mediacal dictionary
implantable pump — A small device installed under the skin to administer a steady dose of drugs … English dictionary of cancer terms
automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator — (AICD), implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) an implantable device that detects sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation and terminates it by a shock or shocks delivered directly to the myocardium … Medical dictionary
Medical device — A medical device is a product which is used for medical purposes in patients, in diagnosis, therapy or surgery[citation needed]. Whereas medicinal products (also called pharmaceuticals) achieve their principal action by pharmacological, metabolic … Wikipedia
