Surgical Equipment
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

History of cervical disc arthroplasty.

30 Aug 2009 Enthusiasm for cervical disc arthroplasty is based on the premise that motion-preserving devices attenuate the progression of adjacent-segment disease (ASD) in the cervical spine. Arthrodesis, on the other hand, results in abnormal load transfer on ... Read more...

Flexibility of head positioning and head fixation provided by a novel system for non-invasive maxillary fixation and frameless stereotaxy: technical note.

29 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the flexibility in patient positioning and head fixation provided by a newly developed, minimally invasive upper jaw fixation device in combination with standard navigation software. TECHNIQUE: The ... Read more...

Today's sterilizer is not your father's water heater.

29 Jun 2009 Today's sterilizers are sophisticated, automatic, and computerized devices that accurately execute programmed jobs, creating uniform conditions inside pressure vessels to achieve sterilization. Specialized knowledge is necessary to ensure that the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Surgical Equipment'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• History of cervical disc arthroplasty. 30 Aug 2009
• Flexibility of head positioning and head fixation provided by a novel system for non-invasive maxillary fixation and frameless stereotaxy: technical note. 29 Jul 2009
• Today's sterilizer is not your father's water heater. 29 Jun 2009
• The perioperative nurse's role in table-enhanced anterior total hip arthroplasty. 29 Jun 2009
• Waste in the NHS. 29 Jun 2009
• Jackson spinal table failure: a possible design flaw. 29 Jun 2009
• A survey on prevention of surgical infections in operating theaters. 5 May 2009
• Inflatable pressure bags to aid in positioning of patients. 4 May 2009
• Education and imaging. Gastrointestinal: Dysphagia caused by erosion of a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band. 29 Apr 2009
• Comparison of torque measurements and clinical handling of various surgical motors. 29 Apr 2009
• CMS requirements for sterile storage expiration dates in ASCs. 29 Apr 2009
• Device reprocessing makes inroads in ASCs. 29 Apr 2009
• Creating a no-lift, no-transfer environment in the OR. 30 Mar 2009
• The development of a material model and wheel-tissue interaction for simulating wheeled surgical robot mobility. 30 Mar 2009
• The standard for the surgical mask. 30 Mar 2009
• Effectiveness of antimicrobial incise drapes versus cyanoacrylate barrier preparations for surgical sites. 8 Mar 2009
• Cold knife valvulotomy for posterior urethral valves using novel optical urethrotome. 7 Mar 2009
• Microdebrider-assisted endoscopic marsupialization for the nasolabial cyst: Comparisons between sublabial and transnasal approaches. 27 Feb 2009
• Hybrid theatres: nicety or necessity? 27 Feb 2009
• Integrating your facility's ORs. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Surgical Equipment'

Definition: Nonexpendable apparatus used during surgical procedures. They are differentiated from SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, usually hand-held and used in the immediate operative field.

Descriptor UI: D013523

Alternative terms: Surgical Equipment; Equipment, Surgical; Equipments, Surgical; Surgical Equipments;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; microbiology; parasitology; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; virology; ethics; legislation & jurisprudence;

Tree Number: E07.858;

Technical Notes: differentiate from SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS in that the instrument is for use in the immediate operative field, usually held in the hand