Information About Radiology
Category Obstetrics Monitoring Typical Use Record and store fetal heart rate and contraction tracings for review. Description A battery powered CTG device that records fetal heart rate and uterine activity for ambulatory or clinic based monitoring, enabling data storage and transfer for clinician review and triage.
Category Laboratory Diagnostic Typical Use Examine cells, tissues, and microorganisms. Description An optical instrument that magnifies small specimens such as blood smears, tissue sections, and microorganisms to enable microscopic examination for diagnostic purposes in pathology, hematology, and microbiology. Microscopy techniques include bright field, phase contrast, and fluorescence modalities, each suited to specific specimen types and … Read more
Category Wound Closure Typical Use Approximate tissue layers for healing. Description Sterile suture materials and needles are used to approximate tissue layers during surgical closure, with choices of absorbable versus nonabsorbable threads and needle shapes tailored to tissue type and healing requirements. Proper suture technique, knot security, and layered closure reduce dead space, tension, and … Read more
Category Vascular Surgery Interventional Typical Use Exclude aneurysms and repair vessel wall defects via endovascular approach. Description A composite device combining a stent framework with a fabric graft that is delivered endovascularly to exclude aneurysmal sacs or seal vessel wall injuries, providing a minimally invasive alternative to open surgical repair for selected aortic and peripheral … Read more
Category Vascular Access Typical Use Facilitate percutaneous insertion of vascular sheaths and catheters. Description A graduated set of dilators used to sequentially enlarge an access tract and introduce vascular sheaths safely, minimizing vessel trauma and enabling passage of larger interventional devices for angiography, dialysis, or structural procedures.
Category Phlebotomy Typical Use Temporarily occlude venous return to facilitate blood draw. Description An elastic band applied proximal to the venipuncture site to engorge veins and facilitate needle insertion for blood sampling or IV cannulation, improving vein visibility and palpation. Tourniquet application should be brief (generally under one minute) to avoid hemoconcentration and inaccurate laboratory … Read more
Category Endoscopy Diagnostic Typical Use Obtain cellular samples from bronchial mucosa for cytology and microbiology. Description A flexible, small diameter brush passed through the working channel of a bronchoscope to collect epithelial cells and secretions from bronchial lesions or airways for cytologic analysis, culture, and molecular testing; it complements forceps biopsy and lavage techniques to … Read more
Category Radiation Therapy Imaging Typical Use Deliver external beam radiation therapy for cancer treatment. Description A high energy photon or electron beam generator that delivers conformal external beam radiation to tumors using advanced techniques such as intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT and image guided radiation therapy IGRT, enabling precise dose delivery while sparing normal tissues. … Read more
Category Reconstructive Surgery Typical Use Expand harvested split thickness grafts to cover larger wound areas. Description A mechanical device that creates a patterned series of slits in a harvested skin graft to allow expansion and drainage, increasing the surface area covered by a graft and facilitating conformability to irregular wound beds in burn and reconstructive … Read more
Category Gastroenterology Interventional Typical Use Establish long term enteral access for nutrition via endoscopic gastrostomy. Description A sterile procedural set including introducer needles, dilators, guidewires, and feeding tube components used to create a percutaneous gastrostomy under endoscopic guidance for long term enteral nutrition in patients with prolonged swallowing impairment. PEG placement requires endoscopic visualization, transillumination … Read more