Emergency Medicine - Medical Devices in Egypt

Syringe
Syringe is often used to administer injections, insert intravenous drugs into the bloodstream, apply compounds such as glue or lubricant, and measure liquids.

Dressing
An adjunct used by a person for application to a wound to promote healing or prevent further harm.

Bandage
A bandage is a piece of material used either to support a medical device such as a dressing or splint, or on its own to provide support to the body.

Intravenous Line Connector
Intravenous line connector that gives access to an IV infusion set or catheter port from a needleless mechanism.

ECG
Multichannel and interpretive electrocardiographs for on-site analysis.

Adhesive Tape
Sticking tape made of natural, semi-synthetic or synthetic fibers.

Nebulizer
A device that delivers medication as a mist to be inhaled into the lungs.

Vascular Catheter
A thin flexible plastic tube that is inserted into a patient's vein and remains there for repeated access to the vein

Gauze
An absorbent swab to collect fluid and keep an injury site clean.

Wheelchair
Chair attached to large wheels for indoor or outdoor transportation of patients or individuals with impaired walking.

Blood Pressure Monitor
Automatic electronic non-invasive blood-pressure meters and monitors, also other non-invasive parameters.

Patient Monitor
Physiologic monitoring systems that detect and display ECG's, respiratory rate, non-invasive and invasive blood pressure, body temperature, airway gas concentrations, and others.

Adult Ventilator
Intensive care ventilators used for adult ventilation or respiratory support.

Synthetic Suture
A suture made of polyglecaprone, an absorbable polymer made from a copolymer of the glycolide epsilon caprolactone.

Cane
A device used by people to facilitate balancing while walking.

Infant Incubator
Infant and newborn incubators.

C-Arm
Mobile radiographic and fluoroscopic units.

Ultrasound, Diagnostic
Ultrasonic imaging and measurement systems.

First Aid Kit
Prepackaged collection of the articles needed to perform early medical treatment.

Skin Prep Razor
Razor to remove hair from the skin to prepare the area for surgical or other procedures.

Injection Needle
Needle that injects fluid under the skin and/or other soft tissues.

Blood Cell Washer Bag
Bag for the storage and processing of red blood cells in blood cell transfusion washers

Drape
A drape hung in patient rooms with heat reflective properties to reduce window heat from affecting room temperature.

Pulse Oximeter
Oximeter used to calculate the relative amount of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin by checking light absorbence changes resulting from arterial blood flow pulsations and presenting the results as percent saturation of hemoglobin in arterial blood.

Stretcher
Hospital stretchers for patient transportation within a healthcare facility, usually in a supine or prone position.

CR System
A system for digitizing X-ray images from fluorescence plates (cassette).

Mobile X-ray
Mobile radiographic units.

Hyperbaric Chamber
Room for patient treatment in which the air pressure is higher than atmospheric pressure.

Cold/Hot Compresses
Compresses or packs used to apply cold therapy to a specific surface on the body.

Instrument Tray
Flat open container for carrying and storing sterile surgical instruments.

Computed Radiography System
Image digitization system that takes and digitizes x-ray images from image storage phosphor plates.

Tongue Depressor
Depressor presses and moves the tongue in order to view and evaluate the oral cavity.

Patient Transfer Aids
Aids that make transfering a diabled person simpler that require partial or total assistance when going to or from a bed, stretcher, operating table, wheelchair, or other location.

Scissors
Scissors that cut bandage, gauze, and dressing.

Transcranial Ultrasonic Blood Flowmeter
Flowmeter for non-invasive calculations of blood flow in the main brain arteries.

Resuscitation Cart
Cart with drawers and compartments to organize the storage and transportation of equipment, instruments, and accessories needed for emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures.

Eye Pad
Gauze or cotton pad to protect the eye and absorbe secretions.

Surgical Bur
Surgical bur that excavates, perforates, reshapes, or excises fragments of bone usually during orthopedic procedures, including podiatric surgery.

Surgical Procedure Tray
A tray designed to provide all the instruments and supplies needed for the physician to perform a specific medical procedure.

Mobile Radiographic/Fluoroscopic Unit
Radiographic/fluoroscopic unit typically includes two wheeled carts, one supporting the C-arm and the control console and the other holding display monitors and image processing and recording devices.

Manual Bone Saw
Surgical saws that cut hard tissue during surgical procedures.

Nail Extractor
A handheld surgical instrument designed to remove nails from bone.