assist device

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• Ventricular assist device — Graphic describing a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). The device pumps blood from the left ventricle to the aorta. A Ventricular assist device, or VAD, is a mechanical circulatory device that is used to partially or completely replace the… …   Wikipedia

• Honda Walking Assist Device — Необходимо перенести содержимое этой статьи в статью «Экзоскелет». Вы можете помочь проекту, объединив статьи. В случае необходимости обсуждения целесообразности объединения, замените этот шаблон на шаблон {{к объединению}} и добавь …   Википедия

• left ventricular assist device — (LVAD) a ventricular assist device capable of augmenting left ventricular function; its pump has an afferent conduit attached to the left atrium or left ventricular apex and an efferent conduit attached to the ascending aorta. Implanted systems… …   Medical dictionary

• right ventricular assist device — (RVAD) a ventricular assist device capable of augmenting right ventricular function; its pump has an afferent conduit attached to the right atrium and an efferent conduit attached to the pulmonary artery. Cf. biventricular assist d. and left… …   Medical dictionary

• biventricular assist device — (BVAD) a ventricular assist device with the combined functions of both left and right ventricular assist devices …   Medical dictionary

• Ventricular assist device — A mechanical pump that takes over the function of the damaged ventricle of the heart and restores normal blood flow. Left ventricular assist devices were originally developed for patients with heart disease from which they were not expected to… …   Medical dictionary

• ventricular assist device — noun Date: 1970 a device implanted in the chest or upper abdomen to assist a damaged or weakened heart in pumping blood …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Device tracking software — is software installed in an electronic device that is capable of reporting the device s location remotely. Depending upon the software and the device on which it is installed, the software may obtain the location of the device by means of GPS,… …   Wikipedia

• Device, assistive — Any device that is designed, made, and/or adapted to assist a person to perform a particular task. For examples, canes, crutches, walkers, wheel chairs, and shower chairs are all assistive devices. Device, intrauterine contraceptive (IUD): A… …   Medical dictionary

• device — An appliance, usually mechanical, designed to perform a specific function, such as prosthesis or orthesis. [M.E., fr. O.Fr. devis, fr. L. divisum, divided] central bearing d. in dentistry, a d. which provides a central point of bearing, or …   Medical dictionary

• assist — I. verb Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French assister to help, stand by, from Latin assistere, from ad + sistere to cause to stand; akin to Latin stare to stand more at stand Date: 15th century transitive verb to give usually… …   New Collegiate Dictionary