Information About Radiology
Category Vascular Access Typical Use Establish peripheral venous access for fluids and meds. Description A short plastic catheter inserted into a peripheral vein to provide access for intravenous fluids, medications, blood sampling, and short term infusion therapy, commonly placed in the hand or forearm. Peripheral IV cannulation requires aseptic technique, appropriate catheter size selection, and … Read more
Category Endoscopy Therapeutic Typical Use Deploy clips for hemostasis, defect closure, or lesion marking. Description A device that delivers small metallic or polymer clips through an endoscope to mechanically close bleeding vessels, mucosal defects, or to mark lesions for future localization, providing rapid, minimally invasive control of gastrointestinal bleeding and facilitating therapeutic endoscopy. Clip appliers … Read more
Category Monitoring Typical Use Convert arterial line pressure to electronic waveform and numeric values. Description A sterile transducer assembly that converts intravascular pressure from an arterial catheter into an electronic signal for continuous real time arterial pressure waveform display and numeric systolic diastolic mean values; requires leveling, zeroing, and flush system maintenance to ensure accurate … Read more
Category Perioperative Blood Management Typical Use Collect, process, and reinfuse the patients own blood during surgery. Description An intraoperative device that aspirates shed blood, filters and washes red blood cells, and returns concentrated autologous blood to the patient to reduce allogeneic transfusion requirements during major hemorrhagic procedures such as cardiac, vascular, and orthopedic surgery. Cell … Read more
Category Orthopedic Stabilization Typical Use Provide temporary or definitive stabilization of fractures and limb reconstruction. Description A modular frame system with percutaneous pins or wires connected to external bars that stabilizes fractures, corrects deformity, or facilitates limb lengthening while allowing soft tissue access and wound care, widely used in trauma, infected nonunions, and complex reconstructions. … Read more
Category Minimally Invasive Surgery Typical Use Grasp and manipulate tissue through trocars during laparoscopy. Description Long, slender instruments with atraumatic jaws designed to handle bowel, omentum, and organs during laparoscopic procedures while preserving tissue integrity and enabling precise traction and countertraction in confined operative spaces.
Category Neonatology Respiratory Support Typical Use Provide noninvasive respiratory support for preterm infants with respiratory distress. Description A system that delivers continuous positive airway pressure via nasal prongs or mask to maintain functional residual capacity, reduce apnea of prematurity, and support gas exchange in preterm and term neonates with respiratory compromise, often used as first … Read more
Category Pulmonology Surgical Typical Use Provide airway control and large bore access for complex airway procedures. Description A metal tubular instrument used under general anesthesia to secure the airway, remove large foreign bodies, perform tumor debulking, and place stents with superior suction and instrument channels compared with flexible bronchoscopes.
Category Dermatology Procedural Typical Use Obtain full thickness skin samples for histologic diagnosis. Description A circular, sharp, hollow instrument that cores a cylindrical sample of epidermis and dermis for histopathologic evaluation of skin lesions, rashes, and suspected malignancies, available in various diameters to match lesion size and diagnostic needs. Punch biopsy technique involves local anesthesia, … Read more
Category Interventional Radiology Therapeutic Typical Use Occlude bleeding vessels or reduce blood flow to lesions. Description Small metallic coils delivered through microcatheters to occlude arteries or arterioles for control of hemorrhage, preoperative devascularization of tumors, or treatment of vascular malformations and aneurysms, achieving hemostasis by promoting thrombosis at the target site. Coil selection, packing density, … Read more