"That ECG monitor literally saved both lives that day. Amazing."
"Bessie Virginia Blount: Invented an electric self-feeding apparatus for amputees, pioneering the first electric device for feeding amputees."
"Safe to say that anyone whose life has been saved by these super sponges is ecstatic that this device exists."
"Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) helps me breathe through the night."
"So an OPA, or oral fenal Airway, is basically a small plastic device that is curved and when inserted into the mouth, all it does is it prevents the tongue from falling backwards into the airway and occluding the airway."
"It takes two to three minutes to put one of those in and it talks to a system remotely and is actually able to tell us what happens to that patient's heart every day all day for up to five years."
"Vagal nerve stimulation works for me because I can wear it while doing paperwork."
"A defibrillator is used to shock the heart, allowing the heart to regain a regular and effective rhythm."
"An AED is used to detect the absence or presence of a shockable heart rhythm."
"Please do use a pneumatic pump. I use Lympha Press and to me having used it now for a number of years, it's like a hug you know. It's set up so that when I get into it, it is so comforting and it just feels like this wonderful hug on my legs."
"The Lucas device provides mechanical chest compressions to patients in cardiac arrest, ensuring proper rate, depth, and quality."
"TENS units can be purchased by consumers without a prescription and can really be used without any special training."
"Your device does not prevent the abnormal rhythm from happening but it tries to correct the abnormal rhythm as it happens."
"An implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD, is a device that's placed under the skin below your collarbone and is designed to detect harmful heart rhythms."
"The pulse oximeter works by reading the light reflected from hemoglobin molecules inside the finger."
"If you're someone that uses epr you're someone that has a lot of mouth leaking or someone that experiences a lot of aerophasia I would say definitely give the vcom a try."
"A port is a small device used to obtain safe and reliable access to administer IV medications such as chemotherapy drugs or antibiotics."
"It's my insulin pump. It helps manage my diabetes."
"88 percent of climbers regain their previous climbing level after just wearing this pulley protection splint."
"The function of the pacemaker is to facilitate cardiac pacing to reestablish effective circulation and normalized hemodynamics."
"The pump thrombosis rate in the HeartMate 3 is much lower, one to two percent compared to the HeartMate 2."
"If your heart rhythm is stable, it just watches; however, if you develop a life-threateningly fast heart rhythm, the ICD will recognize that and treat it within a few seconds."
"This is how Beamer effectively stimulates basal motion and therefore affects both systemic as well as local circulation."
"Inhalers are little devices that can fit into your hand and are small enough to carry in your backpack, purse, or pocket."
"Yep, that's right, the defibrillator, quite the impressive piece of technology."
"When determining if your product meets the definition of a medical device you should ask yourself the following questions: What is the intended use of your product? How does your product function? And what claims do you intend to make?"
"If a product is labeled, promoted or used in a manner that meets the definition in section 201(h) of the FD&C Act, the product will be regulated by the FDA as a medical device."
"Overall, I think the Convatec Natura 2-piece system is a pretty solid system; it will work for most people that try it."
"I really recommend that you try it, especially if you haven't used a moldable wafer; it's quite unique."
"The first major benefit of this device is it can switch from cold to heat therapy within 60 seconds."
"The biggest benefit of CPAP is the ability to reopen or recruit and ultimately keep open collapsed alveoli."
"A pacemaker is a device that is placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms."
"A defibrillator can also shock your heart if it detects a dangerous rhythm."
"The continuous glucose monitor can actually alarm and wake you up and prevent you from having a low blood sugar that you don't notice."
"The best you can do right now is the 670 G... it is adjusting your basal insulin rates completely in the background without you making changes."
"The purpose of this talk is to shed some light on this confusing topic by providing a clear and concise overview of vaginal mesh."
"The soft prolene mesh that is used today is 70% more flexible than the other types of mesh and is 66 percent open to facilitate tissue ingrowth."
"Where can I go to find out more about mesh? There is a very good and concise summary that can be found at the FDA website."
"My job is to evaluate each patient that comes in to determine if there is a device that would help them."
"I'm so grateful for this amazing device because the knife-stabbing pain in my eyes went away."
"Watchman is one of those mechanical devices that can replace the need for blood thinners in some patients."
"By using this device, you improve phonation time and potentially improve the ability to cough, which is important to clear the airways."
"It's basically a chemical pacemaker."
"The FDA defines high frequency ventilators as any machine that delivers a rate of above 150 breaths a minute."
"An artificial pacemaker sends electrical impulses to your heart."
"One of these is a fashion piece that is unnecessary and one of these is a life-giving, life-saving medical device."
"The Onyx valve alone stands out as having complication rates about half as often as other mechanical valves and as low as those of tissue valves, even lower in many instances."
"The purpose of a pacemaker is to keep the pace of the heart."
"One of the most important diagnostic measurements that can be made is through a device called an electrocardiograph."
"These are designed to shock your heart and restart it if you have a heart attack."
"CPAP is continuous positive airway pressure."
"It's a medical device, it's not a pharmaceutical."
"The beauty of Vasalgel is it's a medical device, meaning it mechanically interacts with the body."