Medical equipment 335668 214369470 2008-05-23T06:41:47Z Bonadea 2877947 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 214348127 by [[Special:Contributions/63.93.239.97|63.93.239.97]] ([[User talk:63.93.239.97|talk]]) {{refimprove|date=January 2008}} '''Medical equipment''' is designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions. These devices are usually designed with rigorous [[safety engineering|safety standards]]. ''See also the main articles: [[implant (medicine)|implant]], [[artificial limb]]s, [[corrective lenses]], [[cochlear implant]]s, [[dental implant]]s, [[prosthetic]]s ([[ocular prosthetics|ocular]], [[facial prosthetics|facial]])'' There are several basic types: * [[Diagnostic]] equipment includes [[medical imaging]] machines, used to aid in diagnosis. Examples are [[Medical ultrasonography|ultrasound]] and [[MRI]] machines, [[positron emission tomography|PET]] and [[computed tomography|CT]] scanners, and [[x-ray machine]]s. * Therapeutic equipment includes [[infusion pump]]s, medical [[laser]]s and [[LASIK]] surgical machines. * [[Life support]] equipment is used ''maintain'' a patient's bodily function. These include [[medical ventilator]]s, [[heart-lung machines]], [[ECMO]], and [[dialysis machine]]s. * [[Medical monitors]] allow medical staff to measure a patient's medical state. Monitors may measure patient vital signs and other parameters including [[ECG]], [[Electroencephalography|EEG]], [[blood pressure]], and [[blood gas monitor|dissolved gas]]es in the blood. * Medical laboratory equipment automates or help analyze [[blood]], [[urine]] and [[gene]]s. * Diagnostic Medical Equipment may also be used in the home for certain purposes, e.g. for the control of [[diabetes]] mellitus A [[Biomedical equipment technician]] or [[BMET]] is a vital component of the healthcare delivery system. Employed primarily by hospitals, BMETs are the people responsible for maintaining a facility's medical equipment. ==Inventions== * C. 1280, [[spectacles]] * 1540, [[artificial limb]], by [[Ambroise Pare]] * 1630, obstetric [[forceps]], by [[Peter Chamberlen]] * 1714, [[mercury thermometer]], by [[Gabriel Fahrenheit]] * 1775, [[bifocal]] lenses, by [[Benjamin Franklin]] * 1792, [[ambulance]], by [[Dominique Jean Larrey]] * 1796, [[vaccination]], by [[Edward Jenner]] * 1816, [[stethoscope]], by [[René Laennec]] * 1817, [[dentures|dental plate]], by [[Anthony Plantson]] * 1853, [[hypodermic syringe]], by [[Alexander Wood]] * 1887, [[contact lens]], by [[Adolf Fick]] * 1895, [[X-ray]], by [[Wilhelm Röntgen]] * 1903, [[electrocardiograph]], by [[Willem Einthoven]] * 1956, [[endoscope]], by [[Basil Hirschowitz]] * 1957, [[artificial pacemaker]], by [[C. Walton Lillehei]] and [[Earl Bakken]] * 1958, [[ultrasound scan]], by [[Ian Donald]] * 1973, [[Computed tomography|CT (CAT) scan]], by [[Godfrey Hounsfield]] and [[Allan Cormack]] * 1982, [[artificial heart]], by [[Robert Jarvik]] ;Source: Running Press Cyclopedia, second edition ==See also== *[[Durable medical equipment]] *[[Eucomed]] *[[Home medical equipment]] *[[Medical devices]] *[[Surgical instrument]]s *[[Medical test]] ==Notable medical equipment companies== *[[Boston Scientific]] *[[Beckman Coulter]] *[[Johnson & Johnson]] *[[Medtronic]] *[[Mindray]] *[[Spacelabs Healthcare]] *[[St.Jude Medical]] *[[Philips]] *[[GE Healthcare]] *[[Siemens AG]] [[Category:Medical equipment| ]] [[fr:Équipement médical]] [[ja:医療機器]] [[ru:Медицинское оборудование]] [[zh:医疗器械]]