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The most common device is a handheld, battery-operated device pressed against the skin under the mandible which produces vibrations to allow speech; [1] other variations include a device similar to the "talk box" electronic music device, which delivers the basis of the speech sound via a tube placed in the mouth. [2]
A ventilator is a medical breathing apparatus that provides breaths to a person impaired in their ability to breathe. [64] venturi mask A venturi mask, also known as an air-entrainment mask, is a medical device to deliver a known oxygen concentration to patients on controlled oxygen therapy. [73] [74] volume control ventilation
Some wheelchair users use a belt or a tray to keep them from falling out of their wheelchairs. In fact, not using these kinds of restraints when needed can lead to legal liability for preventable injuries. [1] [2] Medical restraints are generally used to prevent people with severe physical or mental disorders from harming themselves or others.
A medical device is any device intended to be used for medical purposes. Significant potential for hazards are inherent when using a device for medical purposes and thus medical devices must be proved safe and effective with reasonable assurance before regulating governments allow marketing of the device in their country.
A vacuum mattress, or vacmat, is a medical device used for the immobilisation of patients, especially in case of a vertebra, pelvis or limb trauma (especially for femur trauma). [1] It is also used for manual transportation of patients for short distances (it replaces the stretcher ).
Weiss says that some new devices have come to market, which have used different ways of separating the vaginal walls from the cervix. So far, though, "none of these devices have ever gained ...
Medical halogen penlight: to see into the eye, natural orifices, etc. and to test for pupillary light reflex, etc. Medical ultrasound: to create an image of internal body structures Nasogastric tube: for nasogastric suction or the introduction of food or drugs into the body Nebulizer: to produce aerosols of drugs to be administered by ...
But the device's use in January led to a stolen truck flipping over — briefly sending two people to the hospital — and sparked a disagreement between those monitoring police reforms and the ...