NEW TERMS
A-Z UPDATED 11/18/2008
Remember to use the Ctrl-F (find) feature as a helpful way to find terms on this list, or simply go to a letter of the alphabet by typing in ** and that letter. **# 0-p stage (stages 0-p, 1-5, NOT Roman numerals, of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome) 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test (performed overnight, measures response of adrenal glands, usually done in depressed patients) 1000 micron fiber (holmium laser for lithotripsy) 1-OXY (intravesical oxybutynin) 1p/19q deletion (analysis of gliomas, oligodendrogliomas, glioblastoma multiforme tumors analysis) 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 level 1.5 tesla field-strength scanner (MRI) 1.5-mm bone fixation kit 11;14 translocation or t11;14 (on chromosome pattern, cytogenetics) 11;22 balanced translocation 133 MV (tissue expander, moderate height, variable projection breast expander) 14C-serotonin release assay 14F Aero-Flo catheter and brush for bronchoscopy brushings 15-DSG (see 15-deoxyspergualin) 15-deoxyspergualin (immunosuppressive agent of alloreactive secondary cytotoxic T lymphocytes, aid in graft survival) 17ß-estradiol transdermal (E2III) --estrogen 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 gene testing 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (given for premature labor and polycystic ovarian syndrome) 17-OH progesterone (looking for congenital adrenal hyperplasia, CAH) 1-800-LUNG-USA (Smokers Cessation Helpline)
1-800-NO-BUTTS (California Smokers Cessation Helpline) 2cba (carbonic anhydrase for CLL tests, 2cdv, 2ci2, 2baa, 2aza, 2ccy, 2alp, 2bop, 2ayh, 2alp) 2C4 phase I, II, and III trials 2-FDG PET scan (2-fluoro-deoxy-D-glucose) 2010 electronic pharmacy 2010 Holter system/2010 Plus™ Holter system 20/30 Indeflator Inflation Device™ 2040 erbium SilkLaser 21-French ReValving™ system (treat aortic stenosis by placement of a porcine pericardial-tissue bioprosthesis in less than 15 minutes by CoreValve) 22q deletion syndrome (missing long arm of chromosome 22q, causing cardiac defects, palatal abnormalities, learning difficulties etc.) 22q11.2 DGS/VCFS locus and ARSA (22q11 studies on chromosome FISH analysis for deletions, genetic defects via Vysis) 2nd Skin® 2ME2 (experiemental drug for rheumatoid arthritis by EntreMed, Inc.) 2-NEXT (clinical trial for non-small-cell lung cancer) 2p13 deletion mutation 2p25.1 and 2pter-p23 (q.23;p21) chromosomal genetic abnormalities (note “pter” pronounced “peter) 3 3M Steri-Drape (3 in. x 3 in. by 3M for ophthalmic surgery) 3CP (peptide IgG lab test) 3D-boot (boot after tibial plateau fracture fixation) 3DC® system 3D-CISS (constructive interference in steady state protocol MRI to rule out neurovascular compression of cranial nerves IX and X, root-entry zone, high-resolution sequence) 3D-FISP MRA (fast imaging with steady state precision MRI/MRA protocol to rule out hydrocephalus and compression of cranial nerves, true-FISP and ultra-fast TSE
sequences) 3D IVUS (three-dimensional intravascular ultrasound) 3DKnee(TM) by Howmedica 3D Max-Mesh hernia repair with fibrin glue (used by Sydney Hernia Clinic) 3D MMS mapping (reconstruction images from MRI) 3DRC catheter (radiofrequency ablation catheter for sinus node dysfunction by R. C. Klein) 3D ultrasound reconstruction imaging 3-field radiation therapy technology (1 PA and 2 lateral portals) 3-log reduction by PCR (patient with leukemia on therapy, shows a greater than 3-log reduction within 1st year on PCR FISH testing, then allogenic transplant is postponed in favor of further therapy) 3-Lok Pedicle Screw System (by Corin) 3MCC deficiency (gene defect for 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA Carboxylase) 3M Coban 2 layer (compressive dressing by 3M) 3M foam (dressing with or without adhesive by 3M) 3M scar tape (for keloid type scars) 3-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy (easier and effective, 11-mm trocar and two 5-mm trocars) 3-port pars plana vitrectomy with membrane peeling 3T MRI scan (3 tesla, used for brain, seizures, strokes, and some ortho) 3viseon™ (radiology software, 3D for CT and MRI by 3viseon) 30-minute TUMT® (transurethral microwave thermotherapy) 3160 MRI Patient Monitoring System by Invivo Corp. 4-0 oblique (see Foroblique) 4, 6, 10 shooter Saeed multi-band ligator 4-F’s diet = fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fish, and fowl 400S tunneling tool
4P- syndrome (Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, a 4p-chromosome disorder, characterized by seizures, severe mental and developmental retardation, and heart, head, and midline facial defects, 4P- and 5P- Society) 4S (Scandinavian simvastatin survival study) 5 in 1 nebulizer treatment 5-alpha reductase deficiency (or 5-ARD inhibitor) 5-ARD inhibitor 5-ASA (Asacol/mesalamine; Dipentum (olsalazine) and sulfasalazine for colon, stomach) 5-C’s diet = cookies, cakes, chocolate, cocktails, and candy 5-FC (5-fluorocystosine) 5-fluorouracil/epinephrine injectable gel (5-FU/epi gel)--CA 5G1.1 (Humanized monoclonal antibody C5 complement inhibitor for the treatment of patients with dermatomyositis (orphan drug status; mfg Alexion Pharmaceuticals) 5G1.1-SC -See pexelizumab 5-HIAA test (5-hydroxyndol acetic acid test, MAO inhibitor 5-HIAA in 24-hours urine) 5-HTOL:5-HIAA ratio (alcohol consumption) 5-HTP (5-hydroxytrptophan, OTC supplement) 5P- (or 5P Minus, or 4P-, 5P Minus Society, congenital syndromes) 5-prime-nucleotidase (cytosolic II, NT5C2 lab test) 5q syndrome (a subtype of myelodysplastic syndrome, RPS-14) 50 gram glucose challenge screening test 560 Series High Definition Camera System (video medical imaging by Smith & Nephew) 6th Finger Knot Pusher by Arthrex 6C trial -- colorectal CA 6F Angio-Seal® 6-antigen matched transplant (kidney, liver transplant graft has 61% or better survival)
6-MP (6-mercaptopurine immunosuppressant for ulcerative colitis) 6MWD (6-minute walking test for pulmonary function) 7 + 3 (cytarabine plus daunorubicin to 7 + 3 plus etoposide, AKA 7 and 3 induction therapy) 7F Freezor(R) cardiac CryoAblation catheter by CryoCath Technologies, Canada) 7F Hydrolyser thrombectomy catheter 700 Ultrex Plus penile prosthesis 8F Angio-Seal® 800 series KTP/YAG™ (surgical laser system for treatment of BPH) 840™ ventilator system 920M™ (pulse oximetry by Respironics) 950™ (finger pulse oximetry by Respironics) 9-cis-retinoic acid (treatment for Kaposi sarcoma and skin lesions)
**A A+ Infusion Pump with HPL/RS plug-and-play module by Abbott Laboratories A+ Autoscan portable A-Scan (by Sonomed) A2 rejection of transplant grade (HLA A2, A26, B25, DR12, grades of rejection) A-2000™ BIS™ (Bispectral Index™ monitor A3M (Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches) AAASPS (African-American antiplatelet stroke prevention study) AAC (augmentative and alternative communication speech therapy) AAML protocol (treatment for leukemia, atypical angiomyolipoma, 0123, 00P2, 03P1 and other clinical trials) Aaron Medical Industries, Inc., subsidiary of Bovie Medical Aastrom™ CPS (cell production system; stem cell transplant) AastromReplicell ™ cell production system
AB3632 (assessment and referral for services for children 5 - 11 years of age, Calif.) AB monitor (apnea/bradycardia infant monitor) AB suture anchor by Smith & Nephew abacavir sulfate (name brand Ziagen generic AIDS/HIV drug by Aurobindo Pharma) ABaer™ system abarelix/abarelixdepot-M (reduces testeosterone in prostate CA patients) abarelix depot (Plenaxis™ - Update: trademark name announced, peptide antagonist; reduces testosterone in men and estrogen in women; by Amgen & Praecis Pharmaceuticals) abatacept (Orencia® by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, for rheumatoid arthritis and lupus) Abaxane (paclitaxel protein-bound) ABBI™ system -- to look for breast tumors Abbott ER-EIA monoclonal blood by Abbott Labs Abbott IMx Tacrolimus II by Angeion Corp. ABC (allogeneic bone concentrate) ABC protocol (mental health, dementia guidelines) ABC study of hypertension ABC™ (cutting blocks/bone blocks by Monogram) ABCDE/PRIMARY TRAUMA SURVEY: A = airway, B = breathing, C = circulation, D = disability, and E = environment and exposure abdominal sacrocolpopexy (repair uterine prolapse) abciximab monoclonal antibody -- ReoPro -- reduces ischemic events abelcet(r) suspension for intravenous infusion (antibiotic) Abdoscan® (contrast dye)
A-beta-lipoproteinemia (acanthocytes, liver disease) Abilify (aripiprazole, psychiatric medication by Bristol Myers Squibb) Abilitat (aripiprazole - antipsychotic drug 20 mg/day by Bristol Myers Squibb) AbioCor™ (artificial heart pump by Abiomed, Inc.) ABIOMED (corporation)
Abiomed implantable heart-replacement device Abizaid™ 212 by Cordis ABL kinase (protein tyrosine kinase in leukemia inhibition) Ablatherm™ HIFU system -- endorectal treatment of prostate CA ablation planner topography ABLC (AmBisome, AmBi, Nexstar, ABCD, Abelcet, Sequus, and ABCD antifungals) Abletex PSE (common cold) Ableware Bath & Safe deluxe tub safety rail by Maddak, Inc. abnormal glucose metabolism in the mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus in schizophrenia (18-F-deoxyglucose PET scan and T1-weighted MRI) Abode® nerve stimulator by Abode Health Abrams-Griffith nomogram (uroflow) AB-rated generic by Atrix to topical Elocon® cream 0.1%, , tentative approval for Atrix’s Mometasone Fuorate Cream USP 0.1% Abraxane™ (paclitaxel, breast CA drug by AM Bioscience/American Pharm Partners) Abreva™ (docosanol 10% cream, nonprescription cold sore medicine by SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare) ABREY protocol (chemo protocol in hepatitis and chronic liver patients) Abscession™ biliary drainage catheter a-BSM (bone substitute material by Etex Corp.) Absolute self-expanding stent by Guidant, study Absolute 0.035 biliary stent by Guidant (Vienna study using the Absolute stent) Absorptive Border (dressing by DermaRite) ABS Symphony™ VR (radiopaque bone cement by Advanced Biomaterials) ABT-378/r (lopinavir/ritonavir) = combination treatment for HIV/AIDS, see Kaletra ABT-510, (angiogenesis Thrombospondin-1 mimetic for renal cell carcinoma by Abbott Labs, MO2-428, 427, 457, chemotherapy) ABT-751 (tubulin inhibitor by Abbott Labs, cytoxic chemotherapy)
ABX-PTH, ABX-EGF antibody, by Abgenix-Biotech lab kit ACAC (random phase II studies of docetaxel, Adriamycin, and Cytoxan, TAC for breast CA) Acadia Pharmaceuticals, ACP-102 chronic pain trials ACAM2000 (smallpox vaccine by Acambia, Inc.) Acambis - formerly Peptide Therapeutics Group and Oravax, Inc. Acanya (benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate topical gel by Dow Pharm for acne) Acapella(TM) Vibratory Positive Expiratory Pressure System by Smith Medical Acapella(TM) incentive spirometry (device for COPD, CF) Acapodene (toremifene, prevent breast CA, by GTx, Memphis, TN) ACAS (asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis study) Acat™ 1 intra-aortic balloon pump ACB (albumin cobalt binding test) ACC/AHA guidelines (American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association, for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease, and other cardiac diseases)
AcCell wound dressing (Connexus from Orthobiologics) accelerate hip system (see X-Celerate) Access Mental Health Programs (offered by local communities and work with universities and colleges to assess whether patient needs hospitalization) Access™ ureteral sheath (dual-lumen by Cook) Access 55 (articulating surgical 55 stapler by Ethicon) Access® AccuTnI™ test Access blood test Access MV™ system Access Ostase® blood test Access® Hybritech® PSA/free PSA blood tests -release tablets (antibiotic) AccESS™ wand (by ArthroCare, ENT) Accetropin (recombinant human growth hormone subcutaneous injection by Cangene for short stature, growth deficiency, and Turner syndrome) Acclaim prosthetic elbow (by DePuy)
Accolade® hip prosthesis with Trident cup (Howmedica Osteonics/Stryker) Accolade® RPS Flip Stem (hip prosthetic by Howmedica Osteonics/Stryker) Accolate® (zafirlukast, receptor antagonist for asthma by AstraZeneca) Accordion Pill™ (gastric-retention technology, GRDF, gastric-retentive dosage form, platform is drug-independent, pill can include large amounts of a variety of active agents and drugs by Intec Pharma) Accretropin (somatropin rDNA origin subcutaneous injection by Cangene for pediatric growth hormone deficiency/Turner syndrome) Accu-break tablets (new technology, easy splitting in half generic drugs by SoLapharm) Acculink and Acculink RX (carotid artery stent system by Paradyne) AccuNeb™ (albuterol sulfate) inhalation solution Accunet™ and Accunet RX (embolic protection system, EPS by Paradyne) Accupass™ suture passer (by Smith & Nephew) Accusize™ pyeloplasty (using Accusize percutaneous catheter) Accu-Stream™ (spray can for application of Gebauer's ethyl chloride for pain) AccuTnI™ test - See Access® AccuTnI™ Accu-Chek® Complete™ blood glucose monitoring system Accuclot™ dilute Russell viper venom time by Trinity Biotech, anticoagulant) accuDEXA™ bone densitometer -- measures bone density Accudrive (for neurosurgery by Medcompare, SEE also AcuDriver) Accu-Dx® (for bladder CA) Accufix™ lead system (for pacemakers by Teletronics, Inc.) AccuHist™ LA (antihistamine by Pfizer) AccuLase™ excimer laser (by Global Laser Technology) Acculink™ self-expanding stent (carotid stenting by Guidant) AccuMeter® theophylline test (for asthma patients by Accutech) Accumetrics Rapid Platelet Function Assay (RPFA) AccuPort™ seal (by Accutech)
AccuProbe® 600 system (cryotherapy probe by Accutech) Accuretic™ (quinapril hydrochloride/hydrochlorothiazide, ACE inhibitor/hypertension; diuretic 5 mg to 40 mg, by Ranbaxy) Accurette™ (endometrial sampling device by Bioteque) Accurun™ test control monitoring system Accurus™ machine and Accurus Millenium TSV25 (for making vitrectomy in ophth surgery by EVS) AccuRx™ constant flow implantable pump Accu-Scope (microscope by Dremed) AccuSite™ (fluorouracil/epinephrine, injectable gel for genital warts) Accuson™ Cyprus (echocardiography by Siemens Imaging) Accutemp® temperature probes (for neonates by Kentec Medical, Inc.) Accuvix VT™ (Diagnostic Ultrasound System by Medison, Co.) Accu-Vu™ (sizing catheter (soft catheter tip with platinum radiopaque catheter marker patterns) Acuvue Advance Contact lens (by Alcon) Accuzyme™ debrider for wounds (enzymatic by Healthpoint) ACD50 (by Arthrocare) Ace-Depuy mini-fragment locking plate (by DePuy) Ace harmonic (scalpel by DePuy) ACEA 1021 (stroke drug) Acel-Imune® diph/tetanus vaccine Acel-Imune® (DPT and other vaccines) ACE Malone procedure (antegrade continence enema bowel procedure) Aceon (perindopril erbumine, antihypertensive) Acerflex (protein powder for maple syrup urine disease) acetabular roof-obliquity angle (measurement used in dysplasia of hip)
Acetadote (acetylcysteine, lessens liver damage, used in ER for overdoses) acetamide (acetamides, N-beta-hydroxyethyl-acetamide, a new hypolipidemic agent of low toxicity, for people who cannot take statins) acetaminophen/diphenhydramine (500 mg/50 mg) acetaminophen-phenylephrine (325 mg/5 mg oral tabs) acetazolamide 125 mg/250 mg tablets (bioequivalent to Diamox; glaucoma, seizures, and used for sleep apnea as a respiratory stimulant at bedtime, along with another drug, clomipramine or Anafranil; Xopenex can also be used for sleep apnea) Ace trochanteric nail, screw, hybrid Capture™ system by CE Mark acetylcarnitine profile (lab test, urine, in patients with suspected inborn errors of metabolism, SEE ALSO acylcarnitine, blood test. acyl-Co-A) acetyl sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin drug, AKA sulfisoxazole) AChE (acetylcholinesterase enzyme) AChEase inhibitors (acetylcholinesterase inhibitor) ACHES (A = Abdominal pain severe, C = Chest pain, shortness of breath, coughing blood, H = headaches, E = eye problems, blurred vision, flashing lights, blindness, S = severe leg pain (calf or thigh, side effects of oral contraceptives) ACHIEVE™ drug/paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent by Cook, Inc. Achilles+ ultrasonometer AChR (antiacetylcholine receptor blocker antibody) AChRalpha-subunit gene (CHRNA, gene mutation for myasthenia gravis) Acier stainless steel sutures acinar cell proliferation (fibroblasts in pancreas stimulated by thyroid) Aciphex™ (rabeprazole sodium for GERD) ACIS™ (automated cellular imaging system) ACL carnitine (abbreviated for acetyl-L carnitine, laboratory level) Aclaim Mask for CPAP by SleepQuest Aclasta (zoledronic acid for infusion by Novartis for Paget disease) ACM (Atrial Capture Management of Medtronic pacemakers)
Acolysis -- ultrasound diffuses blood clots Acomplia (rimonabant by Sanofi, obesity, quit smoking, blocks pleasure domain in brain) ACON H. pylori rapid test strip by Acon Labs, Inc. Acon-L barrier gel for exposed nerve roots Acorn CorCap™ (by Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc.) Acova™ (argatroban, former trademark name anticoagulant, formerly Novastan, 2 new brand names are possible new names, but none decided yet) AC-PC 100/100/100 (coordinate 3D volumetric imaging for stereotactic brain imaging for lesioning by Radionics) AcQsim™ (takes standard CT scans and generates 3-D images and simulation views by Varian) acquired perforating dermatosis (umbilicated keratotic papules with a central keratotic plug) acrios (SEE Akreos) Acri.Glide/Acri.Shooter System™ (implantation system for Acri.Smart 48S IOL using a small incision, 1.4-mm by Acri.Tec Products, Berlin, Germany for cataract surgery) Acri.Smart™ 48S intraocular lens (by Acri.Tec products, Berlin, Germany) ACRO ComforT™ (shoulder joint stabilization support by Sammons Preston) AcroMed™ bone graft by DePuy AcroMetrix Corporation AcromioBlaster® (by Smith & Nephew) AcryDerm® (wound dressing filler by AcryMed) AcryDerm® (border island dressing by AcryMed AcryDerm® Sheet™ by AcryMed AcryDerm® Strands™ by AcryMed Acryl-X™ orthopedic cement removal system AcrySof® (intraocular lens, single-piece posterior chamber with toric optic models SA60T3, SA60T4, SA60T5 by Alcon) AcrySof Natural® by Alcon (IOL; single-piece intraocular lens by Alcon) ACS:180 BR (breast cancer screening test) ACS (Advanced Closure Systems) by Synthes ACS allograft by Synthes
ACS Anchor™ by Synthes ACS:Centaur™ chemiluminescent immunoassay system ACS Concorde™ dilatation catheter (by Guidant) ACS Hi-Torque® guide wires (by Guidant) ACS Hi-Torque® Iron Man™ guide wire (by Guidant) ACS Multi-Link™ coronary stents and systems (by Guidant) ACS Multi-Link Duet™ coronary stent (tiny, flexible tube used at the end of angioplasty to prevent reclosure of cleared vessel; also called simply Duet stent. Mfg Guidant Corp.) ACS Multi-Link™ Tristar™ coronary stent system by Guidant ACS Multi-Link™ RX Duet stent by Guidant ACS Multi-Link™ OTW Duet stent by Guidant ACS OTW Photon coronary dilatation catheter by Guidant ACS OTW Solaris coronary dilatation catheter by Guidant ACS Photon™ coronary dilatation catheter by Guidant ACS RAD Curve™ wire by Guidant ACS RX Comet™ angioplasty catheter by Guidant ACS RX Comet VP™ coronary dilatation catheter by Guidant ACS RX Rocket™ coronary dilatation catheter by Guidant ACS RX Solaris™ coronary dilation catheter by Guidant ACS STD Miracle™ wires 3 g, 4.5 g, 6.0 g, 12 g (by Guidant) ACS Torquemaster™ by Guidant ACS Viking™ wire by Guidant ACST Tx2000™ coronary dilatation catheter by Guidant ACSYS Prefix acetabular prosthesis (by DePuy) Acticin® (permethrin cream 5% for scabies) Acticoat® 3 and Acticoat 7 absorbent wound dressing by Smith & Nephew Acticoat™ burn dressing by Smith & Nephew
Acticoat® foam dressing by Smith & Nephew Acticon™ Neosphincter (for fecal incontinence by American Medical Systems) Actidose-Aqua (charcoal - Char-Flo with sorbitol, Charcoaid, Charcoal Plus DS, Charcocaps, Insta-Char, Liqui-Char with sorbitol) Actifuse™ ABX Easyfill synthetic bone (putty bone grafting by ApaTech) Actigall® (ursodiol -ursodeoxycholic acid) -- dissolution of gallstones actigraphy/actigram (small motion-sensing device worn on wrist, gives time in stage III sleep) Actimmune® (interferon gamma-1b) for injection -- treatment for granulomatous disease (for children with osteopetrosis) ACTION (a clinical trial in overt nephropathy) ActiPatch Therapy (electrical wound patches for healing by BioElectronics)
Actipore™ by Biorthex, a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew, porous biomaterial, nitinol technology for interbody fusion implants, allows bone growth) Actiq™ Oralets (oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate -- lollipop for cancer breakthrough pain) Actis® VFC (venous flow controller by Vivus, Inc.) Actisorb™ Silver 220 (antimicrobial dressing by Johnson & Johnson) Activa™ and Activa DBS system (tremor control therapy/dystonia therapy by Medtronic, brain implant, used with Soletra or Kinetra connectors) Active Can™ defibrillator lead by Medtronic ActiveCare DVT® (prophylaxis device weighing just 1-1/2 lb., sequential pressure to legs by MCS Medical Compression Systems) ActiveECG (pocket-size EKG) Active Fix™ (pacer lead by Guidant) Active-Ice® (OTC cold therapy by Active-Ice®) Active Line™ (foot insoles by Spenco) Activella™ (estradiol/norethindrone acetate/estrogen) tablets -Update: FDA approved Activent™ (antimicrobial ventilation tubes TM PE tubes)
Activitrax.RTM pacemaker (distinguishes between stair climbing and other exercise by Medtronic) ACT® MicroCoil ACTN4 (mutation, usually done with WT1, and NPHS1 and NPHS2) Actonel™ (risedronate sodium Update: new dosage strength; additional indications) Actoplus and Actoplus Met™ (pioglitazone HCl and metformin HCl by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company for type 2 diabetes, 500 mg plus 15 mg and Eli Lilly) Actos™ (pioglitazone HCl tablets for oral diabetes drug) Actros® (models D, DR, S, SR, SLR, SLR+ pacemakers by Biotronik/GmbH) Actyve™ (transdermal drug delivery technology for small electric current to deliver drugs to skin, 2-component system transdermal patch, battery-powered controller, by Vyteris)
Acucise™ RP35 (retrograde endopolypectomy device) AcuDriver™ (ortho surgery, osteotome by Exactech, flexible, SEE also Accudrive) Acufex™ bioabsorbable Suretac suture (by Smith & Nephew) Acufex™ TAG rod (by Smith & Nephew) acufix (SEE Accufix lead system) ACUITY clinical trial (using Angiomax anti-clotting injection) Acuity Spiral LV lead by Guidant Acuity steerable lead (by Guidant) Acular® and Acular LS® (ketorolac tromethamine ophthalmic solution 0.5% by Allergan) AcuMatch™ C, M, and P Series™ (modular femoral hip prosthesis by Exactech) Acumed Mayo plate (elbow fixation by Acumed and Mayo Clinic) Acumed™ suture anchor (by Acumed LLC, Hillsboro, OR) AcuNav™ ultrasound catheter (echo technology, 8F, by Acuson Corp.) AcuSeal™ cardiovascular patch (by Gore-Tex) Acuson V510B bi-plane (TEE probe by Hewlett Packard) Acuson Sequoia 8V3 transducer (acoustic ultrasound transducer by Hewlett-Packard) acute macular neuroretinopathy-teardrop-shaped scotomas noted on Amsler grid testing; irreversible) acute mountain sickness (AMS; after ascending rapidly to 8200 feet and above altitude; multiple symptoms) ACUTE trials -- assessment of cardiovascular system with TEE AcuTect (imaging agent to look for DVT -- Tc 99m) Acutrak™ screw system, Acutrak Mini, Acutrak 4/5, Acutrak Plus, Acutrak Fusion, Acutrak Standard, Acutrak 6/7 (orthopedic screws by Acumed) acyclovir 200 mg tablet (generic equivalent to Zovirax® (antiviral) acyclovir injection or oral suspension antiviral acylcarnitine profile (acyl-CoA blood profile to determine metabolic inborn abnormality, NOT to be confused with acetylcarnitine, urine test) acylfulvene (new class of antineoplastic compounds from mushroom toxins)
Aczone™ (dapsone gel 5% for acne, FDA approved) AD7C Alzheimer's diagnostic test Adacel (tetanus toxoid and whooping cough vaccines by Aventis/Sanofi Pasteur) Adair clamp adalimumab (Humira by Abbott Labs, monoclonal antibody for RA) ADAMTS-13 (gene levels for proteolytic cleavage for von Willebrand's disease and TTP, family of metalloprotease) Adams Electronics Adanté™ PTCA balloon catheter ADAPT study Adapta ADDR pacemaker (by Medtronic) ADCEF (cefdinir and Omnicef, 300 mg antibiotic combination by Torrent) Adcon®-A (inhibits postsurgical adhesions, Adcon®-C, I, D, L, P) Adcon®-T/N gel Add-A-Cath -a/k/a Lawrence Add-A-Cath Adams forward bend (test for scoliosis, scoliometry) Adderall XR - Update: FDA approved Adderall XR Update: three additional strengths (5-, 15-, and 25-mg capsules) approved additin (additin-specific IgE test for complement disorders, allergies, CRIg) ADDL (amyloid-beta derived diffusible ligan, protein found in spinal fluid indicating Alzheimer's) AddOn®-Bucky -- produces x-rays without x-ray film ADD-Vantage® drug-delivery system Addvent™ atrial-ventricular pacemaker adefovir dipivoxil (GS 840; Preveon® HIV) ADEKs® (pediatric multivitamin, drops) adeno-associated viral (AAV) gene delivery
Adenocard® (adenosine arrhythmia) Adenoscan® (sterile adenosine to evaluate for CAD) adenovirus EIA test kit -- detects adenovirus in stool samples adenovirus type 2 assay (detection of adenovirus infection) Adentri™ (previously CVT-124, diuretic for CHF) Adept® Adhesion reduction solution 4% (icodextrin, glucose polymer used in the treatment of renal disease with peritoneal dialysis by Innovata sold to Baxter HC) adiadochokinesia (corneal testing for gait instability, nystagmus, finger-to-nose testing, balance)
ADICOL system (insulin delivery system) Adjust-to-Fit™ ankle brace (Sammons Preston) Adkins strut (stainless steel bar used for pectus excavatum repair) ADL 2-1294 (pain killer for skin pain/burns) ADL-5859 (Adolor Corp. for pain management) Admiral 0.035 dilatation catheter by Avantec Vascular Corp. Adolor Corporation ADOPT -- diabetes study of Avandia Adoxa™ (doxycycline) tablets (broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic for acne) ADP (arachidonic acid, collagen/epinephrine analyzer of closure time and bleeding time, EPI closure time versus the ADP closure time, PSA epinephrine cartridge) adrenal rest (congenital “rest” of adrenal tissue on spermatic cord of pediatric patient found during hernia procedure, rare) AdreView (iobenguane 1123 injection by GE Healthcare, diagnostic dye agent for neuroendocrine tumors) Adson forceps Adson-Toennis scissors adult apocrine body odor (in a child) Advair™ Diskus® (salmeterol/fluticasone propionate inhalation powder; asthma) Advair HFA MDI (FDA approved, but does not relieve sudden breathing problems)
ADVANCE® stemmed medial pivot total knee by Synergy hip system and Smith & Nephew Advanced Bionics Advanced Bio-Technologies, Inc. advanced directives - code status categories I, II, III classification system (as to wishes of patient/family for DNR, DNI, DNT) Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc. (software for EEGs, etc.) Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. advanced sleep phase syndrome (sleep disorder in which the major sleep episode is advanced in relation to the desired clocktime) Advanced Stent Technologies, Inc. (AST) Advanta™ SST and PTFE vascular graft Advantage 3000 series Advantage-S (AIDS-fighting spermicide, nonoxynol (topical 3.5% vaginal gel) AdvanTec Legacy ®system using NeoSoniX software by Alcon with Visco Mode and ABS (aspiration bypass system) AdvaSeal™ ADVATE/Advate (antihemophilic Factor Plasma/Albumin-Free Method to control bleeding by Baxter Healthcare) AdVent implant 9one platform dental implant) Advera® (caloric and protein supplement) ADVEXIN® by Introgen (slow lung CA tumor) ADVIA Centaur® PSA immunoassay by Bayer Diagnostics ADVIA Centaur® HBc and HAV IgM total Ready Pack (lab test) Advicor (extended-release niacin/lovastatin;Update: FDA approved) Advocate electric flexion distraction table by Icon International) Advocate™ cemented hip system by Zimmer AECD (automatic external cardioverter-defibrillator)
Aegis™ ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator system Aegis Vortex™ system Aegis™ aortic cannula AER (abduction external rotation test for thoracic outlet syndrome) AerGel (contact lens by Bausch & Lomb) AERO series sheath and sideport by Arrow Intl. AeroDose® inhaler(s) Aeroflex (SEE ArrowFlex) Aero-Flo 14F catheter and brush for bronchoscopy use Aerogen (mfg.) Aerolizer™ inhaler AeroNeb™ portable nebulizer AeroNeb InLine™ nebulizer Aeronix® Aero Otic HC/AERO OTIC HC (Aero Pharmaceuticals, ear drops) Aerospan® (flunisolide HFA inhalation by Forest Labs) AeroView™ optical intubation system Aeroview introducer sheath by Arrow Intl. AER Plus™ (automatic endoscope reprocessor) AERx™ (way to delivery meds for diabetes via pulmonary) AERx™ diabetes management system AERx™ pain management system Aescula™ left ventricular (LV) lead Aesculap® ABC cervical plating system Aesculap Needlescopic Instrumentation System Aesculap Columbus Knee System™ by Aesculap, Inc. Aesculap OrthoPilot® TKA software (CT-free navigational system)
Aesculap PEER interbody cage system
AESOP 2000 (voice-controlled robot) AESOP® 3000 endoscopic system AETI (anterior endoscopic thoracolumbar instrumentation) Afcon surgical stapler by Afcon AfD bacterial culture Affinity™ cage system by Medtronic and Sofamor Danek Affinity blood pump -- heart/lung bypass Affinity™ oxygenator Affinity™ DR, SR, and VDR pacemaker (Pacesetter Affinity™ by St. Jude) Affirm™ (pregnancy test) Affluria(TM) (influenza virus vaccine by CSL Bio) AFGA (air/fluid gas exchange eye procedure) Aflatoxin B1 (fungal toxin associated with hepatocellular carcinoma) Aflexa (glucosamine for joints/DJD, OTC) Afluria (influenza virus vaccine by CSL Bio.) A-Focus™ (steerable diagnostic catheter by Boston Scientific) A-Force dorsal night splint (holds foot in neutral position during sleep for plantar fasciitis) AFRS (Anatomic Facet Replacement System™ by Facet Solutions, Inc.) AG II chemistry analyzer system agalsidase alfa and agalsidase beta (Replagel; long-term enzyme replacement therapy for Fabray disease) Agarwal irrigating phaco chopper (20-gauge cannula with irrigation ports by Katena Products, Inc., Denville, NJ) Agatston Score (quantifies calcium in coronary arteries as a risk factor for CAD) AGC® (bone components by Biomet) AGE (advanced glycosylation end-product) Agee technique (and device for dilating carpal canal in carpal tunnel procedure) Agenerase™ (amprenavir HIV protease by Glaxo Wellcome)
(agestin-see Aygestin below) AGF™(autologous growth factor) Aggrastat® (tirofiban - IIb/IIIa inhibitor blocks platelets/MI) Aggrenox™ (dipyridamole/aspirin) extended-release capsules, decrease stroke risk) Aggressive Plus™ Cutter (debrider by Alliance Medical Corp.) Agilect® (rasagiline mesylate by Teva Pharm for Parkinson's) Agilent Technologies (formerly Heartstream, Inc. & Hewlett-Packard Medical Products) Agility® (guidewire by Cordis/J&J) Agiltrac balloon (0.035 and 0.018 balloon peripheral dilatation catheter by Guidant) Agratroban (anticoagulant, synthetic thrombin inhibitor by Texas Biotech Corp. approved by FDA for limited cardiothoracic use) Agrylin™(anagrelide hydrochloride, not Agrelin- thrombocytopenia) AGUS (atypical glandular cells of unknown significance) agyrophilic nucleolar organizer region staining (breast carcinoma) AH jump (sudden increase in the AH interval on EP study) Ahmed™ glaucoma valve bi-plate tube shunt (by New World Medical, Inc. and Elsevier) Ahmed™ 2000 by Cordis Ahn thrombectomy catheter AIA-PACK PA (in vitro diagnosis device by Tosoh Medics, Inc.) AIC mental/cognitive functioning score (stands for Akaike Information Criterion) AIC (ragweed immunotherapy) AIDA® (automatic interpretation for diagnostic assistance) AIDSVAX™ -- vaccine for AIDS Ailee sutures and needles AILT (angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma) aiming arm (for locking plates in orthopedic surgery)
AIMS Quest (survey of physical, emotional, cognitive, quality of life, etc.) Airborne allergy medication (OTC) Aircast, Inc. air crescent sign (on CT scan of chest) Airis® II MRI system air knot (1 cm to 1.5 cm air knots tied for pubovaginal sling procedure by Mayo Clinic) Air-Limb™ air-loss bed (MedAire pump and mattress) AirMax® (strips over nose for help in breathing) Airomir® (CFC-free steroid for asthma) Airozin™ (OTC nutritional supplement for management of asthma, citrus-liquid emulsion, by Pilot Therapeutics) air plethysmography (APG) Air Pulse Sensory Stimulator air shoe (see Air-Shu) Air-Shu™ (boot by Stryker) Airstrip™ (composite dressing by Smith & Nephew) Ais® (pelvic surgical tape by Mentor Corp.) AkPharma (mfg.) Akreos posterior chamber intraocular lens by Alcon Akten (lidocaine hydrochloride ophthalmic gel by Akorn, Inc. for ocular anesthesia) Akura partial depth astigmatic keratotomy (PDAK, marks 7.5 mm cornea diameter for incisions by American Surgical Instruments Corp.) Alagille syndrome (chronic cholestasis, few interlobular bile ducts) ALA photodynamic therapy Alamast™ (pemirolast potassium ophthalmic solution, 0.1%) allergy eyes
Alameda Azdu drug (for HIV by Triton Biosciences) ALARIS Medical System, “Smart” (infusion system by Sharp HealthCare, San Diego) AlaSTAT allergy immunoassay system Alavert™ (loratadine, OTC FDA approved for seasonal allergies) Alaway (ketotifen fumarate ophthalmic solution by Alimera Sciences) Albalon Liquifilm® (naphazoline by Allergan) Albert Grass Heritage digital EEG system by Astro-Med Albizzia technique (limb lengthening and Albizzia intramedullary nail adapted from Guichet, JM, used with ISKD, see ISKD) Albuferon-gene (interferon alfa protein) Albuferon™ (gene for human protein interferon alfa fused with protein albumin as IND, investigational new drug, for hepatitis C) albumin cobalt binding (ACB, lab test to indicate ischemia before or after PCI) albuminocytological dissociation (polyneuropathy) Albunex (ultrasound contrast agent) albuterol MiniHeart nebulizer Albutropin™ (recombinant growth hormone) Alcaligenes xylosoxidans (new species of Alcaligenes) Aldara™ (imiquimod cream for superficial BCC and genital warts by 3M Pharm and skin cancer protection) Aldex G oral tab (allergy medication OTC) aldioxa-chloroxylenol topical cream ALDL (Apo low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) Aldrete score (postanesthesia scoring system) Aldurazyme™ (laronidase enzyme replacement therapy for MPS1, mucopolysaccharidosis for Hurler-Scheie syndrome) alefacept (see Amevive) alemtuzumab (see Campath)
Alenaze-D oral liquid ALERT system -- electronic impulses to heart Alert LIFECOR wearable defibrillator Alert-TD diagnostic ultrasound catheter Alesse™ (100 mcg levonorgestrel/20 mcg ethinyl estradiol, Aviane, Lessina, Levora, Nordette BCP) Alesse® (contraception by Wyeth-Ayerst 5 pink pills, emergency contraception) ALEUTIAN™ (spacer system for spine by K2M) Alexa 1000 system (breast diagnostic) system Alexagram (breast lesion diagnostic test) Alexander technique (to improve posture) Alexion Pharmaceuticals Alexis® (wound retractor, X-Large, by Applied Medical) alfacon-1 (Infergen) Alferon N Gel® (for vaginal warts) Alferon® N (interferon alfa-n3) injection alfimeprase (investigational thrombolytic by Amgen & Hyseq Pharmaceuticals) alfuzosin hydrochloride (see UroXatral OD; for BPH) AlgiCell™ (wound dressing by Dumex Medical) Algiderm™ (wound care by Dumex Medical) Algidex™ (antimicrobial dressing by DeRoyal) AlgiSite M™ (wound dressing by Smith & Nephew) Algo® 3I newborn hearing screener by Natus Medical, Inc. algology (study of pain) AlgoMed™ infusion system Alibra™ (for ED)
alicaforsen (intracellular adhesion molecule; trials for Crohn disease by Isis Pharmaceuticals) Alice® system -- portable laptop computer system for sending patient data Alice® diagnostic sleep system AlignRT and VisionRT (3-D body scanning, owned by DKFZ) ALIF (anterior interbody lumbar fusion, can be radiolucent) AliFleece™ (by AllegroMed) AliMed™ (splint by AllegroMed) Aliminase™ (for ulcerative colitis) Alimta™ (pemetrexel injection, multitargeted antifolate [MTA] chemo for breast, colon CA, lung, and mesothelioma) A-line spine instrumentation by Centerpulse, Spine-Tech, Inc. Alinia™ (tazoxanide, metronidazole by Romark Labs for diarrhea due to parasites, e.g. Giardia) aliskiren (see Tekturna drug) Alista™ (optical preparation for female sexual dysfunction) ALIVE (azimilide postinfarct survival evaluation, prevent MI) alkenylbenzenes (hazardous chemical in cigarettes) Alkphase-B® (serum-basednonisotopic for Paget disease) Allaire clinical trial for perinatal, postnatal cardiomyopathy patients Allanderm-T (topical ointment OTC) Allclenz™ (wound cleanser by Healthpoint) AllderDays (OTC for allergies) Alldress™ (self-adhesive film dressing by Molnlycke Health Care) Allegiance Healthcare Corporation Allegra® (fexofenadine HCl for nasal allergies) Allegra-D™ (fexofenadine HCl 60 mg/pseudoephedrine HCl 120 mg) Allen Cognitive Level Test (battery of tests, determines what assistanc patient needs to
live semi-independently, 1-6 scale by Claudia Allen, OT) Allen test (done at bedside for diagnosis of compromise of arterial system in extremities) Allergan Inamed® (silicone-filled breast implants by Inamed) allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (allergy symptoms involving the eyes and nose) Allermist (fluticasone furoate by GlaxoSmithKline for seasonal and perennial rhinitis) AllerSpray (allergy symptoms) Allfen-DM (55 mg, 1000 mg oral tab ER, congestion) All-Flex® phragm (by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 65, 75 doses) Allevyn Adhesive, Cavity, Island, Tracheostomy, and Sacral (foam wound dressing by Smith & Nephew) All-Flex™ (65 and 75, diaphragm by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) ALLHAT (antihypertensive and lipid-lowering study) alli (drug pronounced AL-eye, 60-mg capsules, orlistat, for weight loss by GlaxoSmithKline) Alliance™ catheter delivery system alligator grasper/forceps Allis forceps Allkare (plastic tape removal solution by Convatec) All-Nite oral liquid (for cough, OTC) Alloclassic™ (press fit stem for hip/knee replacement by Sulzer/Intermedics/Zimmer) AlloDerm® graft (see Cymetra, an allogenic, acellular dermal graft by Life Cell Corp.) Allogen® (stem cells for CA by Invitrogen) Allogran (bone graft substitute by Biocomposites) Allogro® (demineralized cortical bone powder by AlloSource) AlloMap score/test (molecular gene expression test for transplant patients to assess rejection) AlloMatrix™ (injectable putty bone graft)
Allomax (mesh for tissue closure by Bard) AlloMune™ system (helps immune system for transplants) AlloSling™ (for UI by UroMed Corp.) allovectin-7 (attacks cancer cells) Allstar (cardiac wire by Guidant) all-trans-retinoic acid syndrome (when on chemo for leukemia, difficulty breathing) Alm self-retaining retractor Alocril™ (nedocromil sodium ophthalmic solution, 2% -- allergic conjunctivitis) aloe vera gel and juice (ingesting helps lower cholesterol, soothe stomach) Aloe Vesta 2n1™ (skin conditioner by ConvaTec and Allegro Medical) Aloe Vesta™ (antifungal ointment and perineal foam solution II and protective ointment by ConvaTec and Allegro Medical) Aloka SD-3500 Ultrasound System by Aloka Co. Alomide 0.1% eye solution by Alcon Alond® (zopolrestat, diabetic nephropathy) Alonso™ 131 by Cordis Alora Estradiol transdermal patch (estradiol, Prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis and treatment of vasomotor menopausal symptoms. By Watson Pharmaceuticals) alosetron hydrochloride (Lotronex; FDA approved for IBS by Glaxo-Smith-Kline) Aloxi™ (palonosetron hydrochloride by MGI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., oncology drug, 0.2 mg antagonist, antiemetic used with Emend during chemo for injection) alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (A1-P1) alpha-2(I) N-telopeptide (noninvasive marker of bone resorption/osteoporosis or NTX, in urinalysis) alpha angle, beta angle (in x-ray shows femoral acetabular/coronal impingement offset) alpha B-crystallin R120G (autosomal dominant gene) alpha-BSM™ (bone repair)
AlphaCor™ (artificial corneal implant, Microspheres, FDA approved keratoprosthesis) Alpha Dx™ system (whole blood lab panel) Alphagan (eye drops glaucoma by Alcon) Alphagan® P (brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution, 15%) alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (type of drug for diabetes, Precose, acarbose, and Glyset, miglitol) alpha-lipoic-acid (miracle in a jar, OTC) Alpharen™ (oral phos. binder, icodextrin used in peritoneal dialysis by Ineos Silicas HC) alpha-linolenic acid (ALA, heart healthy natural supplement, OTC, many suppliers) AlphaSphere™ (orbital implant prosthesis) AlphaStar™ operating room table Alpha-Stim (device size of stereo to banish insomnia; attached to ear) alpha-synuclein (NAC, SNCA or NACP chromosomes PARK 1 linked to Parkinson’s and amyloidosis) Alphatec Deltaloc cervical plating system by Alphatec Alphatrex (betamethasone dipropionate ointment by Savage Labs) alprazolam ER (0.5 mg, 1, 2, and 3 mg by Barr Labs) alprazolam ODT (ODT = orally disintegrating tablet, for anxiety by Nirvam Shire Pharm, 0.25, 0.5, 1, and 2 mg) Alprox-TD™ (alprostadil for ED) Alrex® (see Zylet, loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension 2%, eye allergies) Altabax™ (retapamulin ointment for impetigo by GSK) Altaire™ open MRI system Altapro® (approved food additive, supposedly helps with asthma, natural ingredient) Altastaph™ (a.k.a. Nabi-Altastaph™ antibiotic for MRSA) alternans test (test for people at risk for MI, trial before cardioverter-defibrillator) Altocor® (lovastatin, adjunctive treatment of hypercholesterolemia by Andrx, FDA approved) Altropane™ (imaging for Parkinson's disease)
Altoprev™ (lovastatin, extended-release capsules by Andrx Labs, Inc., FDA approved) Altrua pacemaker lead (by Boston Scientific) AltrX (polyethylene liner by DePuy) alvameline (LU25-109) -development discontinued alveolar soft-part sarcoma (type of carcinoma) Alveolus Stent Technology System STS™ (implantable device for pulmonary stenting by Alveolus, Inc.) Alvesco (ciclesonide, for asthma by Aventis Pharm, in trials for persistent asthma) alvimopan (ADL 8-2698; clinical III trials for treatment of opioid bowel dysfunction) ALX-0600 (designated by FDA as an orphan drug for treatment of short bowel syndrome) Alzhemed™ (for Alzheimer's by Neurochem, Inc., attacks so-called beta-amyloid fibrils from the brain before they cause plaque formation) Amarin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amaryl® (glimepiride tablets for type 2 diabetes) Amayeza Drug Information Center (PharmNet) Ambesh™ (percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy by Criticure Invasives, India) Ambien CR and Ambien ER (for sleep) AmbioDry (amniotic membrane for ophthalmic procedure of amniotic membrane transplantation) AmBisome® (liposomal amphotericin B injection, fungal infection and for HIV meningitis) Ambrisentan (FDA given orphan drug status for pulmonary arterial hypertension/cardiac disease by Myogen, Inc.) Ambry test (lab test for sickle cell, thalassemia disease) AMC (AIDS Malignancy Consortium) AMD3100 mobilized stem cells for donation AMD-Fab (see rhuFab) A-Med® Systems, Inc.
Amerge™ and Amerge QL® (naratriptan hydrochloride) tablets , for migraines by GlaxoWellcome) American physiologic/al positioning from American Physiologic Society operative surgical site) Amerigel (antimicrobial dressing by American Health) Amersham Health (Nycomed Amersham imaging, now part of GE Imaging Co.) Amevive (generic: alefacept. Investigational immunomodulator for psoriasis; mfg Biogen; FDA approved) Amibid LA 600 mg (guaifenesin by Amide Pharmaceuticals) Amicar® (antifibrinolytic agent, aminocaproic acid, also tranexamic acid is Cykloparon, by Merck & Co.) Amicus™ separator (collects platelets) amifostine (Ethyol® drug to reduce xerostomia during head/neck chemoradiation) Amigo (power-operated scooters, Fiesta, Amigo, TravelMate, HoverRound, etc.) AMIHOT II trial (Acute Myocardial Infarction With HyperOxemic Therapy II by TherOx) Aminosyn 5% drops by Abbott Labs amiodarone -- cardiac antiarrhythmia; may be camiodarone soon AMISTAD (acute myocardial infarction study of adenosine) Amitex PSE (guaifenesin, Deco-D, Duratuss, Maxifed, Sudal, Venbid, Zephrex) Amitiza® (lubiprostone for chronic constipation by Takeda Pharma and Sucampo) AML (types of leukemia M0 through M7 and FAB M0 through M7). Amlactin lotion12% (lactic acid topical) AmLactin XL (moisturizer lotion for diabetics) amlodipine besylate (Norvasc 10 and 30 mg and atorvastatin calcium (antihemophilic factor, recombinant, heart drug) Ammonul (sodium phenylacetate 10% and sodium benzoate 10% injection, urea cycle disorder by Medicis) Amnicator® (ideal test for PROM, premature rupture of membranes, Nitrazine indicator by MW&E)
Amnicot/amnicot (for amniotomy with catheter to save the fluid) Amnihook/amnihook (aid in delivery by Hudson) amniotic membrane transplantation-a graft placed over the cornea for persistent corneal epithelial defect or stromal ulcer and covered by a bandage contact lens) AmniScreen(TM) (home detection liner kit can be used for high-risk pregnancies by Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) AML-M6 (acute myelogenous leukemia, FAB M6 and M4 types blasts) AMO® Array® foldable intraocular lens (IOL) AMO Soverign® (phacoemulsifier by Allergan Medical Optics) AMO® Sensar posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) Ampalex™ for Alzheimer's Ampersand Medical Corp. Amphadase (replacement for Wydase, hyaluronidase by Wyeth) Amphirion™ Deep PTA balloon cahteter (angiography by ev3/Invatec) ampicillin and sulbactam (1.5 g and 3 gm IM by Sandoz, Inc.) Amplatz gooseneck snares and wires by Boston Scientific Amplatz Super Stiff™ (guide wire by Boston Scientific) Amplatz thrombectomy device (Clot Buster by Boston Scientific) Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO; used for occlusion of atrial septal defects by Boston Scientific) Amplatzer Duct Occluder (percutaneous transcatheter occlusion device, intended for the nonsurgical closure of PDA by Boston Scientific) Amplatzer (muscular VSD occludcer by AGA medical Corp., Plymouth, MN) Amplatzer VSD and PFO closure devices by Boston Scientific AMPLE trauma survey: A = allergies, M = medications, P = past medical history, L = last meal; E events of the accident AmpliChip cytochrome P450 (genotyping microassay by Roche) Amplicor HIV-1 Monitor test -- test viral load AMPLICOR hepatitis C test by Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. Amplicor (diagnostic test for chlamydia and gonorrhea)
Amplicor (diagnostic test for chlamydia and gonorrhea; mfg Roche Diagnostics) amplification created restriction enzyme site (ACRES, detecting gene mutations) amplified CT (Chlamydia trachomatis) assay -a.k.a. GenProbe amplified CT test/assay) Ampligen® -- CFS/chronic fatigue syndrome and immune deficiency syndromes Amplatzer® Duct Occluder (by AGA Medical Corp.for closure of PDA in infants with INTACS(R) inserts) amprenavir (Agenerase™ for HIV amrinone (sepsis/CHF/inamrinone, name change; see inamrinone) Amrix™ (cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride, skeletal muscle relaxant 15 and 30 mg by ECR Phrama, FDA approved) AMS 600 malleable penile prosthesis by American Medical Systems AMS 600M malleable penile prosthesis AMS 650 malleable penile prosthesis AMS 700CX inflatable penile prosthesis AMS 700CXM inflatable penile prosthesis AMS 800 sphincter urinary prosthesis (with balloon 61-70 cm of water pressure balloon) amsa (SEE EMSA airway) AMS Ambicor penile prosthesis AMS autoclavable laparoscopes AMSCO orthographic II fracture Chick-Langren model 10500 Orbiter™ (table by Steris Co.) AMS Coaguloop™ AMS Endoview camera (endoscopy camera) AMS Securo-T urinary prosthesis AMS ProstaJect™ ethanol injection system AMS SPARC sling system AMSA block (dental injection) Amsco® OrthoVision® fracture table AMT-8 Octopus wire by Medtronic Amvisc (viscoelastic agent for ophth. surgery) amylase-3 (gene mutation) Amylin Pharmaceuticals (maker of the new drug for type 2 diabetes, Exenatide)
Amylin study protocol (for drug Exenatide, for diabetes type 2 by Amylin Pharm, San Diego with clinical trials at Scripps Green by Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharm) amyloid a assay (cardiovasulcar and cerebrovascular disease risk assessment with obstructive sleep apnea, immunohistological analysis of plasma, normal range 7.3+/-2.6 mcg/mL) Anaconda™ device and delivery system (by Endologix, Inc., Irvine, CA) Anatomic Facet Replacement System (AFRS by Facet Solutions, Inc.) Anchron™ Plus (biodegradable suture anchor device for bone and soft tissue by Inion) androstenedione 3, 17 (endocrinology steroid labs) androstenethione (steroid lab) Antega™ (cementless hip system by Aesculap) AnaMantle HC (contains 3% lidocaine HCl and 0.5% hydrocortisone for treatment of hemorrhoids by Kenwood Therapeutics) Anamed Inc. Anaspaz® (hyoscyamine sulfate, Cystospaz, Donnamar, Colidrops for PUD, abdominal spasms, by BF Ascher Co., Inc., Shawnee Mission, KS) Anastaflo™ coronary stent anastrozole (replaces tamoxifen for breast cancer prevention, IBIS II) ANCA-positive vasculitis Anchor™ catheter exchange device Anchorlok® soft-tissue anchor Ancobon® (antifungal flucytosine, Diflucan, toxic to fetus by ICN, oral capsules 250 & 500 mg by Valeant) ANCURE® Access by Guidant Ancure® or ANCURE aortoiliac system by Guidant AND (allow natural death - becoming a common term in place of DNR) ANDA (abbreviated new drug application) Andara™ OFS™ (nerve growth stimulator system with electrical field by Cyberkinetics) Anderson clamp
Anderson type odontoid fractures (Roman numerals I-IV) Andractim™ (dihydrotestosterone gel) -- geriatric hypogonadism AndroGel™ (testosterone gel) -previously Androgel-DHT(tm) Androgel-DHT™ -former trademark name Androgram (noninvasive tool for monitoring pulmonary artery pressure) Androscope Stethos, Androscope i-Stethos (a new type of stethoscope; the i-Stethos can be interfaced to a PDA by Andromed) Androsonix biological sound monitor (disposable adhesive device affixed to the patient’s skin) Androsorb™ -- testosterone gel androstenedione (serum testosterone, androgen levels, transferases, 3, 5, 17) Androtest-SL® -former trademark name AndroTab-SL® -previously Androtest-SL® Androxal™ (phase III once-a-day testosterone for deficiency by Zonagen) Anemia Meter (hemoglobin rapid test, self-collected at home or office by eBioSafe) AnemiCAM (light-reflecting device for assessing hemoglobin quickly, by Brown University) anergy panel screening lab test AnervaX™ (for rheumatoid arthritis) AnestShield (tubular device from Lexan, gives surgeons access to patient’s extremities, device snaps onto leg/arm boards by MDDI) AneuRx® for AAA endoluminal grafting (AVE graft by Medtronic) AneuRx® AAAdvantage (stent graft system by Medtronic) AneuRx body (referred to as the “main graft body” in dictation) AneuRx™ DTA (descending thoracic aorta) stent graft system -Update: new model AneuRx™ IDS delivery system -Update: improved delivery system AneuRx™ stent graft (stent graft made of expandable material, designed to repair abdominal aortic aneurysm; mfg Medtronic, Inc.) AneuVysion™ assay - FDA approved for immediate use of results as standalone test
AngeCool™ radio frequency (RF) catheter-ablation system AngeFix™ lead system -- pacing/sensing AngeFlex™ lead system Angeion Sentinel™ ICD by Angeion Corp. Angeliq (oral tabs, OTC, drospirenone and estradiol tablets by Berlex, Inc. for menopausal symptoms) AngePass™ lead system Angiocidin (antiangiogenic) angiogenic gene therapy treatment angiography of left internal thoracic artery from right arm approach by YUMIKO-LITA catheter Angioguard® (examines carotid stenting protected by angioguard) AngioJet® Rheolytic(tm) Thrombectomy(tm) system by Possis, Inc. AngioJet® Thrombectomy(tm) system (rheolytic) AngioMARK® (a.k.a. MS-325) -- injectable contrast agent in MRI Angiomax™ (bivalirudin anti-clotting therapy by injection by The Medicines Company) AngiOptic™ microcatheter AngioRad™ radiation system AngioScore (scoring balloon angioplasty catheter by AngioScore, Inc.) AngioSculpt balloon (angioplasty catheter, 2.4-3.8 by AngioScore, Inc.) Angio-Seal® (6-French) Angio-Seal® (8-French) Angio-Seal STS platform closure device AngioStent™ AngioTrak system by ACS, FDA approved Angiozyme™ -- CA angle of Louis (ridge between the manubrium and both of the sternum where JVP is measured) Angstrom™ II ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator)
Angstrom™ MD ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) anhydrovinblastine (AVLB) -- lung CA anidulafungin (formerly V-echinocandin; antifungal agent, by Vicuron Pharm for esophageal candidiasis) Anika Therapeutics Animas IR 1000 (insulin pump and a variety of blood glucose meters by Animas) aniseed, Elmiron, and Aqua-Plex (for cystitis and pelvic pain) ankle arthrodesis, miniarthrotomy technique (two 1.5-cm incisions, adapted from E. Stamatis and M. Myerson) Anklizer II low profile walker (podiatry) ANNA-1, ANNA-2, ANNA-3 (antineuronal nuclear antibodies, markers of lung CA) annamycin (CA/leukemia) AnnuloFlo™ annuloplasty ring system anodized speculum (vaporization of tissue, used in GYN procedures/LEEP procedures) Anogesic® (intra-anal nitroglycerin ointment; fname; see Cellgesic) anorchic, anorchia (after orchiectomy, unilateral or bilateral) ANP (indication of heart failure, atrial natriuretic peptide, used with BNP and CNP complements) Anscore™ health management system Ansel® cardiac sheath (by Boston Scientific) Anspach suture anchor Anspach Turk-LA drill bit Answer® (bone components by Biomet) Antagon™ (ganirelix acetate injection for fertility) Ant-Cer™ cervical plate by Abbott antegrade and retrograde esophageal dilation combined (Hegar dilators, Foley, glidewire) antegrade colonic enema for refractory constipation
antegrade continence enema (ACE, in situ appendix, procedure for refractory constipation) Antegren (natalizumab, see Tysabri drug for MS) Antelys GX® PEEK VBR (vertebral body replacement by Scient’x) anterior choroidal artery (brain anatomy) anterior dynamized system (ADS spinal fixation) Antex Biologics Inc. Anthelios SX (avobenzone, ecamsule, octocrylene, OTC moisturizer with UVA protectant by L-Oreal USA) Anthem 32 (ACB lab test study) anthocyanins (phytochemicals with disease-fighting properties found in tea) anthropometrics (study of body fat, body mass index, etc.) Anthrax Quick ELISA (Immunetics, Inc. of Boston, detects antibodies for anthrax) anti-10A level (hemoglobin clotting factor 9A, 10A, 11A, 11B, factor levels in association with TIMI flow and status of patient on Lovenox or other anticoagulation) anti-21 hydroxylase antibody antiacetylcholine receptor blocker antibody antiamphiphysin antibodies (associated with paraneoplastic neurological diseases) antibacterial Foley catheter antibiotic-mediated rejection (of transplant, AKA antibody-mediated rejection) anti-brush border antibody anti-c Mpl antibody assay (anti-thrombopoietin receptor antibody assay by enzyme serum) Anticort (procaine HCI) -- HIV/AIDS (inhibits adrenal cortisol synthesis) anti-CTLA-4 antibodies (anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocytic associated monoclonal antibody, treatment for cancer, and Ab treatment, negative regulator of T cell activation, blocking antibodies, also MDX-CTLA-4) anti-CV2 antibody (immune-mediated antibody, paraneoplastic neurological syndrome)
anti-cyclic citrullinated peptid antibody (anti-CCP), for RA anti-cytochrome P4502D6 assay (antibody assay; liver kidney microsomal type 1 antibody target assay, LKM1 assay) antidiotypic antibody assay anti-DNA(ds) double-stranded antibodies anti-DnaseB antibody antidulafungin (Eraxis generic for fungal infections) anti-Ep-CAM molecule (epidermal cell adhesion molecule, immunotoxin therapy for cancer) anti-factor Xa levels (factor X/Xa, enoxaparin, heparin guidelines) antifibrinolytic therapy (acute menorrhagia) antifibrotic regimen (for Peyronie’s disease, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, Viagra or sildenafil, pentoxifylline, and L-arginine amino acid) antifilaggrin autoantibody assay (diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis by ELISA by detection of antibodies) Anti-Fog Kit (for eye surgery by Medtronic) anti-Ga1Nac-GD1a (antibodies) anti-GAB antibody anti-GBM antibody (antiglomerular basement membrane) anti-GD1a antibody (IgM antibodies) antigliadin antibody (screening assay for celiac sprue) antiglobulin tests (C3b and C3d, DATs, ELDAT, anti-C3b, haemagluttination of RBCs) anti-GM1 antibody (IgM autoantibodies in focal motor neuron diseases) anti-GQ1b antibodies (IgG, Miller Fisher syndrome) anti-Herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) antibody assay (lab test) anti-Hu antibody (neuromuscular disease marker) anti-insulin antibody anti-Jo-1 antibody
anti-La antibody antiliver and antikidney microsomal antibody, also referred to as anti-KLM, or anti-Jo-1 anti-Lo peptide (antibody, polypeptide) anti-Ma (paraneoplastin antibody) anti-Melan A (antibody immunostaining for melanoma) anti-Mi-2 beta antibody (N-CoR, BRG1 left panel antibodies, and Mi-2 right panel antibodies) anti-malignin antibody in serum test for CA anti-myelin basic protein antibody assay (lab test) anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody anti-OmpC (marker for Crohn disease, Escherichia coil outer membrane porin lab) Antiox (OTC antioxidant) anti-PCA-1 and 2 (antibodies, or just PCA-1 and PCA-2) antiperoxidase (antimicrosomal; an antibody against peroxidase, which is a protein within the thyroid) antiphospholipid-thrombosis (APL-T) anti-Pr-3 ELISA autoimmune test -- Wegner's granulomatosis anti-Profile IV (anticentromere) antireticulin antibody anti-Ro/SSA and SSB antibody proteins anti-SSA 602055 anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mannan antibody test anti-SCL70 (antibody) antisense drugs -- DNA and RNA drugs to stop disease process antisense infusion (melanoma study, Univ. of Arkansas, Bc1-2 oligodeoxynucleotide G3139 antisense) antithrombin III (ATIII), transgenic form -- prevent blood clots
Antivirogram™ (test for HIV) anti-Xa level (standing for “anti-10a” level, factor level in blood) Antizol™ (fomepizole) for injection (antidote for antifreeze poisoning/ethylene glycol) Antova™ (humanized anti-CD40 ligand antibody; hu5c8; MS) ANTRES® (spinal system by Medtronic) Antrin™ (ASHD treatment with lutetium and exaphyrin by Lu-Tex) Anvirzel™ (cancer drug) Anywhere™ shoe (shock-absorbing shoe designed to reduce arch stress) Anzemet™ (dolasetron mesylate 50 and 100 mg tabs/antiemetic) AOD (alcohol and other drug abuse, dual-diagnosis patients) Aorfix™ (stent graft by Lombard Medical Tech, England) aortic arch type classifications (1-10 and a-d, e.g. type 1a Gross classification, Stanford classification is type I, II, and III) Aortic Connector System™ aortic root wrap (Dacron wrap to repair aortic root)
aortic valve dimensionless index Aortoiliac EGS® system -- AAA repair AP gradient (on EEG, means anteroposterior, as on x-rays) AP-1 transcription factor, genetic marker APAC (acceleration of premature atrial contractions; EP studies) Apan™ (investigational beta-amyloaid aggregation inhibitor for Alzheimer's) APAP/caffeine/phenyltoloxamine/salicylamide oral caps for pain APAP/dextromethorphan/guafenesin/PSE (congestion) AperFix(TM) System (for ACL transtibial reconstruction by Cayenne Medical, Scottsdale, August)
Apex SVX Plus excimer laser system aPC resistance (activeated protein C, clotting factor V antigen levels in factor V deficiency)
APC stool test (experimental test that analyzes fecal DNA for mutations of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC gene. Can identify early cases of colorectal cancer) APC study (adenomatous polyposis of colon gene testing) Apdyne Medical Company Apdyne phenol applicator kit (topical local anesthesia for TMs in myringotomy) Apeel™ CS Plus catheter (St. Jude Medical) Apex™ (series model DDD 4000+ pacemakers by CCC) Aphthasol™ (amlexanox 5%, oral paste for aphthous oral ulcers by Access Pharm, Inc.) apico-abdominal bypass (temporary bypass between left ventricle and abdominal aorta) Apidra (glulisine insulin by Aventis Pharm, fast-acting insulin) aplaviro (drug by GlaxoSmithKline CCR5, chemokine coreceptor inhibitor for HIV, in trials)
Aplenzin (bupropion hydrobromide extended release for depression by Biovail Corp.) Apley sign, Apley test (to differentiate ligamentous from meniscal injury of knee) Apligraf™ (synthetic skin by Organogenesis) Aplio xV (tissue Doppler by Toshiba) ApliPure™ (real-time imaging by Toshiba) APM-2000™ vital signs monitor APO-1 and APO-1-TRAIL (clinical trial for colon cancer with irinotecan and Erbitux and TRAIL-4) apo A-1 Milano (innovative treatment to reduce arterial plaque) apocrine (pronounced apo-krin type, glandular secretion, such as a DCIS apocrine tumor) apodized diffractive technology (used to correct vision in patients with cataracts by Alcon) ApoE or APOE, apolipoprotein E (allele testing (genetic testing for Alzheimer disease, linked to epsilon 4 gene) Apogee (for hair removal by Alexandrite lasers)
Apogee™ (vaginal vault system by American Medical Systems) Apo-go (apomorphine, can be used for Parkinson’s) Apokyn® (apomorphine HCl, Bertek Pharmaceuticals, anti-Parkinson’s) apolipoprotein analysis (marker of cardiac risk factor, A-I and C-III deficiency, plasma lipoprotein, along with NMR LipoProfile, and hs-CRP or cardio-CRP lab tests) Apollo 95E tooth-whitening and curing system Apollo™ DXA bone densitometry system Apollo® (hip and knee systems by Asulzer Orthopedics, Inc., Austin, Texas) Apomate™ (radiopharmaceutical imaging agent) apomorphine hydrochloride (Apokyn, anti-Parkinson’s by Bertek Pharmaceuticals) aponeurotic graft used with incisional hernia repair ApoScreen apoptosis test Apotex (Canadian drug maker) appendicular and simple midline commands (on neuro exam) Appendogram (contrast fluoroscopic exam to assess size and shape of left atrial appendage) applanation tonometry of radial artery (assess vasodilatation prior to atheroma; check pressures by Hayward CS, Kraidly, et al.) Apple medical mobius elastic retractor Applebaum prosthesis (ossicular/ENT by Biomed) applied behavior analysis Applied Genetics Inc. Dermactics (AGI Dermactics) Applied Imaging, Inc. Applied Medical Optical Separator (optical trocar system by Applied Medical, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) Appraise diabetic monitoring APPROVE clinical trial using Angiomax anti-clotting injection approximator clamp Apra™ (CT-2584 mesylate for sarcoma chemotherapy)
aprepitant (generic of Emend drug, see Emend) Apri™(desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol, BCP tablets by Watson Labs) Apriso ER (mesalamine capsules by Salix Pharmaceuticals for ulcerative colitis) APS™ III Apthera™ (amlexanox oral paste, 5%), see Aphthasol in U.S. APTIMA® PCA3 molecular urine test (for prostate CA) Aptivus® (tipranavir capsules for HIV, 500 mg tipranavir and 200 mg ritonavir b.i.d.) Aptosyn™ (exisulind - formerly FGN-1 and Prevatac™ oral antineoplastic) Aptus™ (AAA repair system by Aptus Endosystem, Inc.) AQ Depot (growth hormone) Actiq pop (form of Actiq) Aquacel Ag (Hydrofiber antimicrobial dressing with SilverSelect by Allegro Medical) Aquacel CombiDerm (wound dressing by ConvaTec) Aquacel Hydrofiber™ (nonwoven pad or ribbon dressing made of hydrocolloid fibers (sodium carboxymethylcellulose; mfg ConvaTec) Aquacel Silver™ (dressings by ConvaTec) AquaFlow™ collagen glaucoma drainage system, FDA approved by STAAR Surgical of Monrovia, CA AquaForm™ (by Rolyan humerus brace) aquagenic urticaria (rare disorder associated with contact with water) AquaLase® liquefaction device by Alcon Aqualizer® LS101 dental splint for TMJ Aquaphor™ gauze dressing Aquarius TT™ (urodynamics by Laborie Medical) AquariusNET (a streaming 2D/3D medical imaging server) Aquasol HE (topical vitamin E for wounds) Aquasorb™ dressing Aquatab® -- colds/sinusitis
Aqua Thermassage (heated, dry hydrotherapy unit) Aquacel Ag (antimicrobial wound dressing by Bristol Myers-Squibb) AquaGuide™ (Access® ureteral sheath by Bard) Aquilion™ CT scanner AquinOx™ (high-flow, high oxygen concentration humidification system by Smiths Medical, Inc.) AqWire™ hydrophilic guidewires by ev3, Inc. Arabesk® Flow Arabesk® Top arachnophlebectomy (eliminate spider veins) Arachnophlebectomy Needle (trademarked) Aradigm Corporation Arago™ argon laser Aralast™ (alpha-2 proteinase inhibitor using Cohn-Oncley cold alcohol fractionation by Alpha Therapeutic Corp.) Aranesp™ (generic darbepoetin alfa, stimulates RBCs, Update: FDA approved) Aranesp SureClick™ (100 mcg/0.5 mL IM) aranon (SEE Arranon) Arantius ligament approach to hepatic vein and common trunk procedure using vessel loop Arava (leflunomide; expanded indication for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, doses of 100 mg q.d. for 3 days; 20 mg, 10 mg q.d. thereafter by Aventis) ARB (angiotensin II receptor/blocker) Arcalyst (rilonacept by Regeneron pharm for cryoprin-associated periodic syndromes) Architect(R) (Core-M for hepatitis assay by Abbott Labs) ArCom® All-Poly (polyethylene hip liner by Biomet) ArCom XL (Mallory head modular calcar system by Biomet) ARC-22 (active response catheter) Arcoxia (etoricoxib, 2nd generation COX-2 inhibitor, oral administration for OA and RA by Merck)
Arctic Sun™ temperature management system Architect® AUSAB reagent kit Arch Rival™ cavus foot orthotic by DonJoy Archtect® (anti-HCV hemostat, hepatitis C test kit by Abbott Labs) ARDSNet = acute respiratory distress syndrome clinical network treatment protocol = low tidal volume ventilation, PPEP, PA catheter, lysofylline, methylprednisolone, ketoconazole, fluid management, critical care protocol) area of eye of Scottie dog (lumbar back) area under pH 4 (AU4) diagnostic arecoline (Alzheimer's) Arena 501K (new hemodialysis device by Baxter Healthcare) Arestin™ (minocycline hydrochloride, drug for treatment of adult periodontitis) argatroban (formerly Acova™, formerly Novastan™ -Update: to be marketed under generic arzoxifene (LY-353381) -- (selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) Arginaid® (Novartis Medical Nutrition) Arginate nutritional supplement (chromium, picolinate, wholistic formulat, OTC) Arginate nutritional supplement (chromium, picolinate, wholistic formulat, OTC) Arglaes wound dressing (by Jansen Medical with antibiotic) argon beamer (plasma coagulator, resector) argon laser Argos™ (model SSI 197+ pacemaker by CCC) Argyle Sentinel Seal (thoracentesis catheter by Sherwood Medical; Tillamore, Ireland) Argus II (retinal stimulator prosthesis system with 60 electrodes by 2nd Sight Medical) Aria™ (transabdominal, transobturator tape by Mentor Corp., TOT polypropylene mesh) ARIAD by ARIAD Pharm, Inc. chemo regimen for relapsed or refractory cancers) Ariva™ (quit smoking cigalet, replacement nicotine) Aricept ODT (orally disintegrating tablet FDA approved, so no swallowing of pill needed)
Aria™ CPAP system -- sleep apnea Aria™ CABG -- when no vessel available, synthetic graft Aria™ prosthetic coronary artery bypass graft (a.k.a. Aria(tm) CABG) Aricept™ (donezepil hydrochloride for Alzheimer and expanded indications) Ariflo® (COPD/asthma 15 mg b.i.d. by Glaxo SmithKline) Arilvax® -- yellow fever Arimidex® (anastrozole) tablets -- breast CA arninon (see Arranon) aripiprazole (formerly OPC-14597, schizophrenia aripiprazole - Update: NDA submitted; proposed brand name: Abilitat) Arista™ AH (absorbable hemostat by Medafor, Inc. assists body in clotting) Aristopan® (triamcinolone hexecetonide injection 20 mg/mL suspension by Sabex Pharma) Arixtra® (fondaparinux sodium, synthetic antithrombotic, prevent DVT after orthopedic surgeries, pentasaccharinearnica bromelain by Organon Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc., FDA approved) Ariza (gepirone) extended-release [ER] tablets (once daily administration for depression, anxiety by Organon) Arndorfer water-perfused manometry catheter by Arndorfer Medical Specialties, Inc., Wisconsin) Arndt 9-French endobronchial blocker (one-lung vent procedures by Cook) Aromapatch™ nasal inhaler Aromasin® (exemestans tablets breast CA) aromatase inhibitor (breast cancer therapy class of drugs) Aroplatin™ (formerly Platar for mesothelioma) around-the-world urinary catheters Arox ventricular lead (Spectranetics Biotronik, JBP, bipolar passive fixation J Lead 45/52 cm Polyrox PX 53/60 BP, bipolar passive fixation 53 x 60 cm venttricular lead, www.spectranetics.com/index )
Arranon (nelarabine 250 mg or 5 mg/mL IV SR for leukemia by Glaxo-Smith-Kline)
Array® foldable intraocular lens (IOL) -See AMO® Array® Array™ catheter (treatment of brain cancer by Medtronic) ARREST (AngioRad radiation for restenosis) Arrhythmia Mapping System ArrowFlex sheath introducer by Arrow Intl. (Tuohy Y connector by Amitech) ArrowFlex Tip Plus cath (Uniport soft-tip by Arro Intl.) Arrow-Howes multilumen central venous catheter Arrow Infusaid pump 22-gauge by CR Bard and Arrow Intl. Arrow International (thoracentesis catheter by CR Bard, Reading, PA) Arrow TheraCath (see TheraCath) Arrow-Trerotola PTD™ (percutaneous thrombolytic device) Arsenic TriOxide (ATO, for multiple myeloma and refractory acute promyelocytic leukemia) arsenic trioxide (see Trisenox) ArtAssist (compressive dressing by 3M) Artecoll (permanent wrinkle treatment collagen-coated microscopic plastic beads injected into skin) ART pipette tips by Molecular BioProducts, San Diego ART therapy (antirertroviral) Artegraft™ collagen vascular graft Artelon® (surgical suture by ArthroCare) ArteriA™ Medical Sciences, Inc. Arth-Aid™ (capsaicin/aloe minor aches/pains) Arthrex™ coring reamer Arthrex™ suction sidebiter (Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL) Arthrex Suture-Tak™ anchor (Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL) Arthro 7 (OTC arthritis product from health food stores) Arthrobot bone mountable hip surgery robot system ArthroCare arthroscopic system Arthro-MRI of shoulder or Arthro-CT
Arthro-Pierce™ shoulder suture system by Smith & Nephew arthroscopic synovectomy of elbow ArthroSew™ suturing system Arthrotec® (diclofenac sodium and misoprostol for OA) Arthrotek Bio-Phase™ suture anchor Arthrotek EZLoc™ (femoral fixation no-profile screw and washer) ArthroWand™ (radiofrequency surgical tool for tissue removal, dissection, and shrinkage; mfg ArthroCare) articular cartilage autografting articulating molded antibiotic spacers (for joint replacements that had gotten infected until new one can be placed) Articulator injection needle: smooth distal hub (for lifting sessile polyps and tattooing of the colon) artificial anterior chamber (device used for modifying the donor button in endothelial lamellar keratoplasty) Artiflex™ (compressive dressing by BSN) Artirem™ (contrast dye) Artisan® (intraocular lens by Ophtec US, Inc. for nearsightedness in adults) Artisan™ 2 x 8 surgical lead (use with Precision® IPG Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) System using 16 Artisan lead by Boston Scientific)
Artiss (fibrin sealant frozen lyophilized powder for burns by Baxter Healthcare) ARTISTIC (AngioRad radiation therapy for in-stent restenosis intracoronary) Artoscan M (MRI scan for extremities) Artscan 200 arytenoid adduction and laryngeal reinnervation surgery Arvin™ (ancrod - former trademark name, Viprinex anticoagulant) Arxxant® (ruboxistaurin mesylate by Eli Lilly & Co. for diabetic retinopathy) Aryplase® (galsulfase by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. for treatment of
mucopolysaccharidosis) Asacard® controlled-release ASA 325 mg Asacol® (mesalamine delayed-release tablets for ulcerative colitis) Asahi Grand Slam by Abbott Asahi Soft Wire™ and Asahi SS wire (for brachytherapy by Abbott Labs) Asahi Miracle™ wire (by Abbott Labs) Asahi Miracle Pro™ wire (by Abbott Labs) Asahi Conquest Pro™ wire (by Abbott Labs) Asahi Grand Slam guidewire (by Abbott Labs) Asahi Hayate Pro™ wire (by Abbott Labs) Asahi Intec Confianza guidewire (by Abbott Labs) Asahi Intec Miracle Brothers guidewire (by Abbott Labs) Asahi Prowater Flex guidewire (by Abbott Labs) ASAM (American Association of Addiction Medicine counselors/physicians) ASAP (azimilide supraventricular arrhythmia program) ASAP Biopsy System ASAP Solution™ silver mineral supplement Ascensia™ EZE/Accu-Chek/Simplicity/Sure Step/Pro Tracr BG (blood glucose monitoring systems for children with autodisc easy to load by Bayer) Ascensia™ Elite XL glucose monitor by Bayer Ascension® MCP implant/total joint by Orthopedics, Inc. Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. Ascension pyrocarbon finger implant (by Ascension for CMC joint) Ascension® PIP (proximal interphalangeal) total joint Ascension® PyroSphere® (implant, now FDA app. for 4th and 5th tarsometatarsal joints of foot used with On-X Carbon® by Ascension) Ascent™ (bone components by Biomet) Asch (ENT instrument, Asch forceps) ASCO (FDA orphan drug to Arsenic TriOxide for multiple myeloma) ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncologists) ASH (alcoholic steatohepatitis) Ash Split-Cath™ (for dialysis) Ashtanga yoga Ashworth Spasticity Scale (and modified Ashworth scales, most commonly used) Asimia (paroxetine mesylate tablets; major depression, OCD/PD, 10, 20, 30, 40-mg
tabs by Synthon Pharmaceuticals) Askina Sorg™ (wound dressing by Swiss-American) Aslera (prasterone, a.k.a. dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA]) (GL701), for women with SLE to reduce need for steroid; systemic lupus erythematosus by Genelabs Technologies with Watson Pharmaceuticals) Asmanex(R) (mometasone furoate powder 220 mcg corticosteroid for asthma by Schering-Plough) Asmanex Twisthaler 14 dose (220 mcg/inhaltion powder and 60 Dose) Asnis III™ (cannulated screws by Stryker) aspartate-glutamate-enriched blood cardioplegia (for bypass procedures) aspartate/glutamate gene carrier (aspartate 16 polymorphism gene aminotransferase level of more than 35 U per litre), variant of the DRD4 -C521T polymorphism, associated with asthma, hypertension, asthma, etc.) ASPECT (anticoagulation study) ASPECT ELUTES drug-eluting stent study Aspen collar (craniofacial pressure) Aspen ultrasound system Aspergillus precipitant antibodies (lab test) aSpire™ covered stent and Controlled Release™ delivery system Aspirin Chew Tab (81 mg, OTC, generic pharmacy product) AspirinWorks(R) (enzyme-linked immunoassay of urine used to determine effect of aspirin on platelets by Corgenix Medical Corp.0 ASSENT (clinical trial to assess efficacy of tPA) ASSI no-scalpel vasectomy (fixator ring clamp by ASSI products Westbury, NY) assistant free Robb leg positioner (by Innomed product information, savannah, GA) Assure™ blood glucose monitoring system AssureFlow (remote-controlled bladder valve, for weak bladders by Gizmag) Astelin® (azelastine hydrochloride) nasal spray, 137 mcg -Update: FDA approved) Astepro (azelastine nasal spray by Med AB for allergic rhinitis)
ASTEROID study Astro-Med (manufacturer) Astro-Med Albert Grass(r) Heritage digital EEG system AST-38 (chemistry profile with 38 tests) AST-SLK (view stent by Cordis) asymmetric tonic neck reflex (ATNR; alternative name for tonic neck reflex, "The ATNR and Moro reflexes are integrated") asyneresis (localized reduction in ventricular wall motion) A-Syst system At 500™ (pacing system by Medtronic) A/T X-RAY 70 by Air Techniques, Inc. ATA (antithyroid antibodies) Atabax™ (retapamulin ointment by GSM for impetigo) ATAC breast cancer trial Atacand™ (candesartan cilexetil for hypertension) Atacand Plus (Atacand Plus Lipitor) Atacand/HCT Atavi atraumatic spine fusion system Atazanavir sulfate (Reyataz) (a protease inhibitor, once daily in clinical trials for HIV/AIDS) ATB lumbar spine surgery (anterior tension band by Synthes) Athena Laboratory (tests done for Medicare patients) Athena Pelvic Muscle Trainer™ by BK- Medical, Athena Feminine Techno, Inc. AtheroCath Bantam™ coronary atherectomy catheter AtheroCath GTO™ coronary atherectomy catheter Atherotech (company making cholesterol tests, etc.) Athos laser Atiprimod clinical trial phase I/IIa and L-Annamycin (for advanced CA by Callisto)
Atlantis SR (C4020 probe catheter by Boston Scientific, 40 mHz) Atlantis™ SR IVUS catheter probe (by Boston Scientific) Atlantis Vision® (anterior cervical plate by Medtronic Sofamor Danek) Atlantis™ (by Boston Scientific, IVUS intravascular ultrasound imaging) ATL HDI® 3000 ultrasound system Atlas DR and VR and HF pulse generators/implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs by St. Jude) Atlas + HF ICD by St. Jude Medical Atlas™ 2.0 diagnostic ultrasound system AtlasPlan™ (software for neurosurgery) ATLAS trial (Zestril survivor study) ATLAS VR and UR, DR and HF pacemaker by St. Jude AtLast™ blood glucose system AtmosAir(R) V-series MRS (mattress system for treatment of pressure ulcers) ATNAA (antidote treatment nerve agent autoinjector; atropine 2.1 mg/0.7 mL and pralidoxime chloride 600 mg/2 mL in separate chambers for IM injection) ATO (arsenic trioxide; As2O3) -Update: FDA approved; see Trisenox™ for leukemia) atomoxetine hydrochloride (Strattera for ADD/ADHD by Eli Lilly) Atopiclair (nonsteroidal cream for dermatitis by Sinclair, FDA approved) atorvastatin (Lipitor - antilipidemia) ATP III (Adult Treatment Panel III)-new guidelines issued by NIH’s Expert Panel of the National Cholesterol Education Program) ATRA (all-trans-retinoic acid, 11-cis-retinoic) AtmosAir(R) V-series MRS 9new mattress replacement system for pressure ulcers by KCI Licensing, Inc.) Atrac-tain cream (for dry skin, diabetic foot problems by Coloplast Corp., Marietta, GA) atracurium besylate -- muscle relaxant/skeletal injuries/with general anesthesia Atragen™ (leukemia) Atralin Gel (tretinoin 0.05% for acne by Coria Labs)
atrasentan (oral endothelin palliative treatment for bone pain in prostate cancer patients by Abbott Labs) Atraumata forceps (atraumatic intestinal forceps with elastic blades by Aesculap, Center Valley, PA) Atrial Capture Management(R) ACM by Medtronic Atri-Aloe® (laxative, supplement OTC) AtriCure™ coronary device for ablation (by Med Tech and AtriCure, Inc., CA) Atridox™oxycycline), treatment of periodontal disease Atrigel™ (drug-delivery system - periodontal) atrioesophageal fistula (complication of radiofrequency ablation of VF) Atrion™ lacrimal stent, balloon, and other devices (Atrion Medical products) Atripla™ (triple HIV drug by Gilead, Bristol-MyersSquibb, once daily consists of Viread and Emtriva, an NNRTI) Atrisone™apsone topical gel) Atrisorb® FreeFlow GTR barrier with doxycycline (periodontal guided tissue regeneration barrier, tooth graft) Atrium (wrapped Advanta™ graft-- bypass surgery by Atrium Medical Corp.) Atrium HyperLite LX PTCA catheter (LX denotes low crossing profile, 0.17 x 0.0026 with ultraflow tip by Atrium Medical Corp.)
Atrium iCAST covered stent (by Atrium Medical Corp.) AtroPen™ (atropine for poisonings, age 7 and older, 0.05 mg/kg) Atrovent and Atrovent HFA (ipratropium bromide HFA by Boehringer Ingelheim, asthma/breathing difficulties, nasal spray rhinorrhea) ATS 500/1500 tourniquet systems ATS criteria (American Thoracic Society, lung function/spirometry data accepted as reproducible and accurate for lung function, usually used for determining lung function based on exposure of factory worker exposed to asbestos or vermiculite suffering asbestosis) ATS Open Pivot™ heart valve ATS Open Pivot® bileaflet heart valve ATS Simulus valve repair ATT (Attention Training, for treatment of ADD and OCD)
Attablet oral (25, 50, and 100 mg by Atzydus Pharms USA) Attain 2187 and 4193 (family of left ventricular pacemaker leads by Medtronic) Attain™ sheath (pacemaker leads by Medtronic, also used on Guidant products) Attain StarFix™ OTW (over-the-wire lead Model 4195, first cardiac resynchronization therapy, CRT, left heart lead by Medtronic) Attenace® (modafinil tablets, by Cephalon, Inc. for ADHD) Attenade™ (d-methylphenidate [d-MPH]) -- ADD/ADHD ATTRACT trials (anti-TNF trial in rheumatoid arthritis with cA2 treatment) Atuss HD oral cap and Atuss HX (guaifenesin/hydrocodone 300 mg/5 mg oral cap) ATW steerable guidewire by Cordis AU5 Harmonic ultrasound system augmented chemotherapy (sometimes in addition to radiation) auranofin (see Ridaura, drug for arthritis) AUA symptom score (a score from 0-7 used to determine enlarged prostates by the American Urological Society) AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, used with elderly) Auditory Consonant Trigrams Test (by Brown-Peterson) Augmentin ES™ (amoxicillin/clavulanate) Augmentin XR (amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium for treatment of sinusitis or community-acquired pneumonia by GlaxoSmithKline) AUR-7 flexible ureteroscope AuRA™ cemented total hip system AuraTek rapid cancer test Aurex-3 -- home treatment for tinnitus Aurora self-expanding biliary stent system by Medtronic (vascular stent) Aurora™ (diode laser system, Aurora™ HL laser) AURORA study AUT (Advanced Ultrasound Technologies)
autism spectrum disorder (pervasive developmental diagnosis) AutoAmbulator (special treadmill overhead harness with computerized sensors to monitor vital signs by HealthSouth) autoaugmentation (see urothelial augmentation) Autoblock safety syringe AutoCapture™ pacing system AutoCAT™ intra-aortic balloon pump by Arrow Intl. Autocath® 100 bladder-control device AutoCyte™ PREP® system; Update: FDA approval for name change to PrepStain system autoimmune bulbous dermatoses Auto-Lancet™ -- lab product AutoQuant Plus™ (imaging by Phillips Medical Systems) AuTolo Cure Process (chronic nonhealing wounds) AutoLog™ autotransfusion system Autologous Growth Factors™ (AGF™) autologous skeletal myoblast transplantation (grafted from thigh into myocardial scar tissue to improve LV function) Auto-Lyte® cotinine EIA (enzyme immunoassay) Automated Disposable Keratome (ADK) Automated OsteoGram® 2000 AutoPap 300 QC system Autoplex® T -- hemophilia Auto Segmentation (trademarked software tool to isolate and color-code critical structures such as tumors using a scan of patient's brain) AutoSet CS AutoSet -- sleep apnea AutoSet T titration system (treatment of sleep apnea) AutoSonix™ system -- laparoscopic coagulation device
Auto Suture™ Auto Suture™ ABBI(tm) system Auto Suture™ Indicator 30 Mini-CABG(tm) site stabilizer(tm) Auto Suture™ Mini-CABG(tm) occlusion clamps Auto Suture™ One-Shot anastomotic device Auto Suture™ Soft Thoracoport™ Auto Suture™ SurgiStitch™ Auto Suture™ universal retractor base auto-trigger (cardiac event recorder done over 30 days) Autova®/AUTOVAC® autotransfusion system by Boerhinger Labs and Autovac drains for wound drainage Autovac LF™ autotransfusion system auxiliary xenotransplant/xenotransplantation AVA 3X -- advanced venous access device for cardiac surgery Avacor (OTC herbal supplement; hair restorer; do NOT confuse with Advicor) Avage cream (tazarotene, topical treatment of skin conditions by Allergan, Inc.) Avakine (infliximab) -named changed to Remicade(r) -- RA Avalide® (irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide) -- hypertension/Avapro Avalon CTS cordless fetal transducer (monitoring of fetus while mother is moving, Philips Medical Systems, Andover, MD) Avalox™ (moxifloxacin) -Avelox in the U.S. -- antibiotic Avanar™ IVUS catheter Avanar FX (ultrasound by Endosonics, intravascular) Avandamet (rosiglitazone, maleate and metformin for type 2 diabetes by GlaxoSmithKline) Avandaryl (rosiglitazone maleate and glimepiride tablets for diabetes by GlaxoSmithKline) Avandia™ (rosiglitazone maleate) -- diabetes, can be used with metformin Avant Immunotherapeutics, Inc. Avanta Total Wrist, Total Hand, MCP/PIP joint implants formerly by Avanta, now owned by Viscogliosi Bros., Small Bone Innovations, SBI)
Avanto (MRI Tesla imaging by GE LightSpeed) Avapro® (irbesartan) - hypertension Avar® Gel and Avar Gel Green® by Mann Plast Co., Differin PA, washes, used in emergency medicine and operating rooms) Avastin™ (bevacizumab; anti-VEGF antibody in phase III clinical trials with Xeloda for metastatic breast CA by Genentech; also found to be excellent for colorectal cancer; stops new red cells from forming cancer cells and also being used in studies for hepatocellular carcinoma, FDA approved 2/04) Ava-Tex™ (radiopaque bone vertebroplasty cement by Cardinal Health) Avaxim® (hepatitis A vaccine HAV) AVE coronary stent by Medtronic Avelox™ (moxifloxacin) -- 2nd generation quinolone antibiotic for respiratory tract infections; IV formulation; FDA approved) Avemar® (dietary supplement, anticancer) Avenox® Beta-1A (interferon by Biogen) Aventis Pharmaceuticals [USA]) Aventis Behring Aventis S.A. (Hoechst AG and Rhône-Poulenc SA merger) Avera breast imaging system Avesta™ (or AVESTA uterine suspension clinical study studying uterosacral ligament after hysterectomy Inlet Medical) A.V.I. lens system (pronounced ah-vee, used in retinal surgery by Advanced Visual Instruments, Inc.) A.V.I. Panoramic Wide-Angle Viewing System (retinal surgery by Advanced Visual Instruments, Inc.) Aviane™ (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol) tablets [Aviane-21; Aviane-28] (BCP) Aviane® contraceptive Aviane-28 (levonorgestrel 100 mcg and ethinyl estradiol 20 mcg) OCP Aviator RX balloon catheter (by Cordis) Avicidin™ (colorectal CA with radiation) (The) Avina female urethral plug -- USI Avicor (drug for treatment of lipid disorders and possibly for Alzheimer disease)
Avinza (morphine sulfate extended-release, 30, 60, 90, 120-mg round-the-clock capsules for pain control, oncology and HIV patients by Elan Corp. & Ligand Pharmaceuticals; formerly Morphelan®; FDA approved) Avita cream (tretinoin 0.025%) -- acne Avita™ gel (Penedrem, Inc. for acne, topical form of retinoic acid) Avitene® Ultrafoam™ collagen hemostat Avlimil® for female sexual dysfunction (Warner Health Care, Inc.) AvocetPT™ (handheld rapid PT/PTT test) Avodart (dutasteride for symptomatic BPH by GlaxoSmith Kline) Avonex drug by Biogen (FDA approved interferon beta-1 by Allscrips Health) AvoSure™ PT (prothrombin time) monitor by Avocet Medical, Inc. Avosure Pro™ (screening for congenital deficiencies, Factor II, V, VII, X, PTt, warfarin effect, vitamin K deficiency by Avocet Medical, Inc.) AVOXimeter 4000 -- bedside blood gas monitoring AVP2 gene prepro-AVP-gene (X-linked, V2 receptor AVPR2 gene, Xq28 gene, AQP2 gene NDI, CDI, mapped vasopressin locus 20p13, Wolfram syndrome and diabetes insipidus, optic atrophy, etc.) AVR (ascending vasa recta - for tube flows in NICU/ICU patients) AVS (acute viral syndrome) AW protocol (alcohol withdrawal protocol in chronic alcoholics, banana bag algorithm, etc.) Aware breast self-examination pad Aware® rapid HIV assay -Update: no plans to market Axcan Scandipharm, Inc. Axcis™ percutaneous myocardial revascularization (PMR) system Axert™ (almotriptan malate) tablets (selective serotonin 5-HT receptor for migraines, FDA approved) Axid (nizatidine, capsules for stomach acid by Relian Pharma) AxiEM™ (electromagnetic navigation by Medtronic)
axillosubclavian vein thrombosis Axiom orthopedic drains Axios™ (pacemaker by Biotronik/GmbH) Axisu Vacuum 2 stabilizer (used in beating-heart surgery to stabilize area where vessel is blocked) AXIUS™ XPOSE™ 3 Device (by Guidant Stabilization Systems, exposes coronary artery during off-pump bypass) axogenesis factor 1 (AF-1) (CNS growth factor) Axokine™ (ciliary neurotrophic factor [CNTF] for Huntington's) Axon spine construct bAVP2 gene prepro-AVP-gene (X-linked, V2 receptor AVPR2 gene, Xq28 gene, AQP2 gene NDI, CDI, mapped vasopressin locus 20p13, Wolfram syndrome and diabetes insipidus, optic atrophy, etc.) Axon spine construct by Axon Instruments (for formation of axon-dendritic bone) Axonyx Inc. Axopatch 200 (by Axon Instruments) AxSOS (proximal humeral plate by Stryker, Hillsboro, OR) AxSYM HbsAg assay for hepatitis B by Abbott Labs Axura™ (memantine hydrochloride 10 mg, by Merz Pharma GmBh, for Alzheimer’s, memory loss) Axxess spinal cord stimulation lead Axya bone anchor system and kit (BAK) AxyaWeld™ Bone Anchor System (suture material and bone anchors to secure soft tissue structures in surgical procedures utilizing ultrasonic energy to weld polymeric materials, thereby eliminating knot-tying by the surgeon) AxyaWeld™ J-tip suture welding system Aygestin (norethindrone acetate tablets, USP), a progestin. Aygestin is similar to the progesterone hormones naturally produced by the body) Ayr Sinus Rinse Kit 0.9% nasal powder ayurvedic diet/therapy (alternative medicine, ayurrveda school of thought)
azacitidine (Vidaza, by Pharmion, FDA approved antineoplastic, bone marrow and myelodysplastic syndromes) AZ-AIR international site on respiratory care AzaSite™ (azithromycin ophthalmic solution by InSite Vision, Inc. for bacterial conjunctivitis) Azelex® Avita® (PA BenzClin by ETHNOR, for acne) azidouridine drug (Alameda R-beta-ser interferon by Triton Biosciences for HIV) Azilect (rasagiline mesylate, monoamine oxidase MAO-B inhibitor for Parkinson's by Teva Pharm) Azixa™ (MPC-6827 for melanoma and glioblastoma by Myriad Genetics) AZO Cranberry tablets (OTC for urinary health)
azole (antifungal class of drugs, CYP121, cytochrome 450, some patients have azole intolerance) Azopt (brinzolamide, glaucoma drops) Azor (amlodipine and olmesartan by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. for hypertension) Azulfidine EN-tabs(r) (sulfasalazine delayed-release tablets)
**B B1 footplate of Midas Rex drill B-1 therapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma B19 parvovirus (related virus causing bone marrow suppression) B2GP1 (beta-2 glycoprotein-1 antibody) B2M (beta-2 microglobulin) Babcock Backhaus towel retractor Babson and Benda (premie infant growth chart) babygram (diagnostic x-ray performed on the entire skeletal system of a neonate or small infant in order to visualize developmental anomalies or injuries) BabyStart fertility test kit BAC/C® cervical interbody fusion system - Update: FDA approvable letter received
BaCCine (neutraceutical containing naturla antibiotic nisin) Babcock forceps Baby Pod Prism by Enterprises, Inc. BabyTome sphincterotome (used for cannulation of the ductal system and for sphincterotomy by Wilson-Cook Medical) Babywire (see The Babywire by ev3, Inc.) bacampicillin hydrochloride suspension (antibiotic by Pfizer, 125 mg/mL) Bacchus Vascular, Inc. BacFix® thoracolumbar screw system by Spinal Concepts BACID/Bacid (acidophilus, OTC, to prevent antibiotic-induced diarrhea) Backhaus towel forceps Back-Up Meier wire (Boston Scientific) bacterial efflux pump inhibitors Bactiseal™ antimicrobial EVD catheter system (Codman Hakim programmable valve with Codman Bactiseal-impregnated catheter, barrier to bacteria on all catheter surfaces by Codman, Johnson & Johnson Co., Raynham, MA) Bactroban® cream (mupirocin calcium cream, 2%, skin antibiotic) Baden defect analyzer by Marina Medical Instruments Baecke questionnaire of physical activity, performance Baerveldt® seton (glaucoma eye implant, by Upjohn) baffling, baffle (repair heart term) BAFK (biliary atresia failed Kasai) BagEasy® disposable manual resuscitator BAHA® (bone-anchored softband hearing aid, dermatome FAST system by Entific systems, soft band-sound processor worn like head band which allows earn canal to remain open) Bailey & Badgley 3-tip probe Baird bayonet
Baird chalazion forceps Bair Hugger® (brand by Augustine Medical, Inc. of warming unit/blanket; Total Temperature Management System®) Bair Paws warming gown (warming unit through a hose in a gown to keep patients warm before and after surgery) BAK™ interbody fusion system BAK™ laparoscopic procedure BAK/C® cervical interbody fusion system - Update: FDA approved BAK/Proximity interbody fusion implant BAK Vista System (PEAK cages orthopedic device by Zimmer, Inc. and SpineTech) Baker grading system (for breast capsular contractures stages I-V) Bak-Pac® (portable ultrasound scanner) Bakri SOS catheter (by Medtronic) BAL Cath (bronchoalveolar lavage) BALA (broad area linear array treatment) Baladi inverter device (aortic grafting) Balance™ (bone components by Biomet) balanced salt solution BalAsa® (balsalazide disodium, ulcerative colitis/anti-infection former U.S. trademark name; see Colazal™ for ulcerative colitis) Balkan Up & Over introducer (used to access contralateral iliac artery for interventional procedures after initial wire guide positioning has been established; mfg Cook, Inc.) Balkan sheath (6F, for PTCA by Cook, Inc.) balkin sheath (SEE Balkan) ball suction (surgical drain placed to vacuum-ball suction) Ballard testing of neonates Ballenger swivel knife (for ENT procedures by Bolton Surgical and Miltex surgical, NOT Ballinger) Ballert Build-Up™ (color-coded footplates for leg-length discrepancy by Sammons Preston)
balloon photodynamic therapy (treatment for Barrett esophagus; Photofrin injected into vein) Balnetar (coal tar topical, OTC for eczema, also Alphosyl and Aquatar) Balziva (oral tablet, ethinyl estradiol 35 mcg, norethindrone by Barr Pharmaceuticals and Warner Chilcott, OVCON) banana bag (a detox IV given to alcoholics, bag is filled with a fluid made up of thiamine, dextrose, and vitamins, the latter of which gives it a yellow banana-like tint) BandageGard™ (by J&J) bandage scissors Band-Aid® liquid bandage Bankart Tack™ (absorbable soft tissue by Bionx Implants, Inc.) Bantam™ atheterectomy catheter by Guidant Banzel (rufinamide by Ersai Medical Research for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome seizures) B&O suppositories or supprettes (for bladder spasms) BAPS board (biomechanical ankle platform system) Baraclude™ (entecavir, chronic hepatitis B, BMS) Bara-Med® XD (hyperbaric chamber, 34-inch diameter, large patients by Environmental Tectonics) Barbie retractor (by Helveston) bar of hypopharynx or cricoid mucosa (anatomy) Bard® Commander™ PTCA guide wire by Bard Bard® Composix™ propylene mesh by Bard Bard Composix™ Kugel patch (monofilament polypropylene mesh used for repair of ventral hernias; by Davol) Bard mesh PerFix™ hernia plug by Bard Bard® flexible endoscopic injection system BardPort® (implanted port in a breast cancer patient by Bard) Bard Recovery IVC (filter for DVT) Bard® Sperma-Tex™ preshaped mesh Bard® Visilex™ mesh Bard® XT™ coronary stent Bard® Stinger™ S and SM ablation catheter (cardiac arrhythmias by CR Bard, Inc., 13 mm x 203 mm) Bardex I.C. catheter
Bare laser fiber by Laser Peripherals, Inc. BARI protocol (Jomed covered stent) BARI 2D (bypass angiography revascularation investigational 2 diabetes study, tests whether PTCA or CABG has best outcome) Baridium (phenazopyridine antispasmodic 97.2 mg oral tablets) barium burger (dollop of barium on a burger before imaging studies) barotrauma and sinus barotrauma (body exposed to sudden contractions or expansions of air) Barraclude (entecavir (chronic hep B therapy by Bristol-Myers Squibb, FDA approved 3/05) Barraquer cilia forceps Barraquer Colibri forceps Barraquer corneoscleral scissors Barraquer iris scissors BARRICADE coronary stent graft (clinical trials) Barron donor punch (suction punch used for cornea donor cup for stromal thermal effects prior to placement in recipient) BARRX (device for Barrett’s esophagus using HALO by BARRX Medical, inc.) Barth generators for ablation catheters Barthel Index of ADLs (functional abilities) Baruch orthopedic shoes by Mephisto bar valve shunt for eye, ear, and brain draining of fluid by LeVeen) Bascom procedure (for repair of pilonidal sinus) BASEMET (chem profile 7) basilar invagination brainstem compression SRS-X BAT (B-mode acquisition and targeting) system Bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index (BASMI, assess ankylosing spondylitis) batimastat (BB-94; synthetic matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor, marimastat, Biodiv-Ysio stent by British BioTech; batimastat-coated BIOdivYsio stent by Biocompatibles)
batimastat-coated BiodivYsio® vascular stent (British BioTech) Batista procedure (left ventricular reduction surgery named for Dr. Randas JV Batista, Brazilian surgeon) BAX/bax gene expression level lab assay (prediction of relapse in patients with childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia, also see PAX gene expression) Baxter dialysis catheter Baxter Bevel Button (beveled myringotomy tube by Micromedics) Baxter Lifepath (vascular graft) Baxter Mini-Bevel button (myringotomy tube by Micromedics) Baxter Vigilance Monitor (modified thermodilution pulmonary artery catheter for measuring cardiac output by Biomed NCCOM 3) Baycol™ (cerivastatin sodium, cholesterol lowering, new 0.8-mg tablet approved) Bayer Aspirin Regimen (OTC 81 mg) Bayer Diagnostics Bayer DCA 2000 (glycosylated hemoglobin A1c test) Bayer® HER-2/neu serum test Bayer IL-2 study (investigational drug, interleukin derivative, called BAY 43-9006 being investigated for use in kidney cancer and HIV, a signal transduction inhibitor by Bayer Pharmaceuticals) Bayer® Immuno 1 (PSA test) Bayesian approach (statistical method/approach to treatment of cancer) Bayesian Belief Networks (BBN, interpret lung scans and chest x-rays to predict pulmonary emboli) bayonet bipolar forceps Baza cream (antifungal, miconazole OTC, Peri-Wash) Bazedoxifene (by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals for prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis) BCell-HDM™ (filtering out malignant cells) BCG Onco-TICE (DNA vaccine for cancer) BCIRG 006 study (breast cancer study) bcl-2 (expression in pulmonary and cardiac function, myofibroblasts, indicates cell death)
BCI-Immune Activator™ BClear system BC Powder (for relief of headache, OTC) BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) BDCP (Biologic/Device Combination Product, part biological components, such as porcine cells, but also part medical device for FDA approval category)
B-D Easy A1c test kit BD Insyte AutoGuard™/AutoGuard-P™ shielded IV catheter -See Insyte AutoGuard™/AutoGuard-P™ IV catheter BD K-3000 microkeratome (titanium keratome handpice with 360-degree suction port by BD Ophthalmic Systems) BD ProbeTec™ ET system BD Sensability™ breast self-examination aid bDNA (branched DNA) BD® Ultra Fine (blood sugar test strips, Becton Dickinson mfg.) BD Vacutainer push button blood collection set (retracts needle with push of a button by Dickinson & Co., Palo Alto, CA) Beacon® tip (to catheter with Slip-Cath or KMP catheter by Cook) Beacon Technology System™ (BTS) BEACOPP chemo protocol and escalated BEACOPP (bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone, and GCSF on day 8 for treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma, as published by Volker Diehl, M.D., et al.) Bead Block (drug delivery by Biocompatibles) beaded or "bumpy" lead anchors by Medtronic beaded T cells and beaded antigen (T-cells enriched by lymphocytes) BEAM chemotherapy regimen (prior to stem cell infusion, busulfan, etoposide, adriamycin or cytarabine, and melphalan) Bear-hugger (warming or cooling blanket; see also Bair Hugger®) BEAT (bucindolol evaluation in acute myocardial infarction trial)
beating-heart bypass BEBIG iodine-125 (I-125) seed implant becaplermin -- heals open wounds Bechert lens-holding forceps Bechterew sitting test Becker double-ended carbide rasps (reduce cutting surface to allow targeted reduction of bony structures in rhinoplasty procedures) Becker double-lumen breast implant Becker modified converse scissors (rhinoplasty procedures) Becker neurosurgery venous drain by Donald Becker, MD Becker single-guarded osteotome (precise lateral osteotomy with limited penetration beyond the lateral bony wall in rhinoplasty procedures; comes in 2.5- and 3.0-mm sizes) beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP, corticosteroid drug, site acting, inhaled and nasal for allergic rhintis, asthma, etc.) BED (binge eating disorder) Bedbugg™ system, test, diagnosis service Beeby (premie infant growth chart) Beehler pupil dilator (by MicroTech/LASIK Instruments) Beelith (B-complex vitamins by Beach Pharmaceuticals) beer drinker’s potomania (see below) beer potomania (hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, electrolyte problem in alcoholics) Beighton scores (derm analysis) Be In Charge™ program BeKoool® (cooling forehead strips for pediatric fevers) Bellatal (another name for Donnatal - antispasmodic) BELLES (trial studies the use of electron beam computed tomography, EBT, to detect the progression of coronary artery disease in post-menopausal women) Bellevue Bridge (scrotal support)
Bellucci alligator forceps BEMA™ (BioErodibile MucoAdhesive Bioral® (thin disk attaches to mucous membranes in mouth, medication is quickly absorbed into blood by BioDelivery Sciences Intl.) BEMA™ LA (long-acting analgesic drug delivery system through buccal mucosa, mucoadhesive by BioDelivery Sciences, Intl., Inc., or BDSI) Benadryl Allergy/Cold FASTMELT (obvious use) Benecalorie (formula feeding by Novartis) Benecol sitostanol (margarine that reduces cholsterol) Benefen™ (SEPA®/ibuprofen) - OA Benefiber® (fiber supplement) BeneFin® shark cartilage powder -- OA BeneFix™ (recombinant factor IX) -- for bleeding BeneJoint™ -- arthritis pain Benelli mastopexy Benephit infusion system by FlowMedica, Inc. (protects kidneys during coronary procedures) Beneprotein® (protein powder by Allegro Medical and Novartis Nutrition) Benestent™ I and II (coronary stents by R & D Horizons) Benicar™ (olmesartan medoxomil; angiotension II receptor antagonist for hypertension from Sankyo Pharmaceuticals and Forest Laboratories; Update: FDA approved) Benicar HCT (See Benicar) benign fasciculation syndrome (kinetic movements, neurological disorder) Benirschke approach (surgical technique for treating calcaneal fractures. Named for Dr. Stephen K. Benirschke) bentoquatam topical lotion (5% Ivy block by Enviroderm) Bentson-Marshall angioplasty balloon by Karger BenzaClin™ gel (topical treatment for acne) Benzamycin® Pak (erythromycin 3%, benzoyl peroxide 5% topical gel; acne)
Benz-O-Sthetic 20% (mucosal membrane spray) benzydamine HCl (see Tantum) ber/abl protein test (for testing for Philadelphia chromosome leading to 95% cases of CML) Beraprost® (for pulmonary hypertension) Berg balance scale or test (used by physical therapy) Berke ptosis forceps Berkeley liposuction apparatus Berkeley® Vacurette® cannula F-tip by Acmi Corp. Bepridil hydrochloride/Vascor (Ortho McNeil Pharm for angina pectoris, and will be OTC) BERT (beta energy restenosis trial for CHF) Bertek Pharmaceuticals BEST (beta-blocker evaluation of survival trial) beStent™ 2 coronary stent -Update: FDA approved beStent™ Rival™ coronary stent system beta-2 glycoprotein 1 and 2 beta-2 microglobulin beta-amyloid antibody (destroys A beta plaque of Alzheimer's) Betabloc (AN-1792) -- Alzheimer's beta cells (of pancreas produce insulin, genetic test to determine if there is a defect in the production of those cells which would mean type 1 diabetes, not type 2 which is a metabolic disorder not an autoimmune disorder) Beta-Cath system device by Novoste Corp., FDA approved Betafectin(r) PGG-glucan -- reduce wound infections Betagan® (levobunolol eye drops 5 mL by Allergan) beta-hemolysin/cytolysin toxin assay (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) beta-L-Fd4C (HBV/HIV)
betamethasone-calcipotriene (topical 0.064% - 0.005%) Betapace AF™ (sotalol HCl) tablets -- atrial fib. Betaseron™ (interferon beta-1b) -- MS Beta-Sitosterol (betasitosterinol, plant herb supposedly reduces cholesterol levels and used also to reduce BPH) BetaSorb™ (investigational device for use with hemodialysis for filtering out toxins, by Renal Tech) BetaTan (brompheniramine carbetapentine phenylephrine cough suppressant) Betathine™ (beta-alethine; a.k.a. Beta LT(tm)) - MM beta-tricalcium phosphate (TCP, bone filler) Betatropin (recombinant glucagon-like peptide-1 [GLP-1]) Betaxon™ (levobetaxolol HCl ophthalmic suspension for glaucoma) Betoptic Pilo (betaxolol HCl 0.25% and pilocarpine HCl 1.75%) --glaucoma drops BETTER study -- coronary study Bettocchi (4-mm continuous flow hysteroscope system by Karl Storz EndoscopyAmerica, Inc.) bevacizumab (Avastatin) (drug combining fluorouracil and leucovorin acetate with or without irinotecan, used to treat metastatic colorectal cancer) bevirimat (Syzigium claviflorum plant for HIV/AIDS, blocks the virus by Panacos Pharm) bexarotene (Targretin for lymphoma) Bextra (valdecoxib. COX-2 inhibitor for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, Pharmacia Corp. & Pfizer, Inc) Bexxar (tositumomab and Iodine I 131 tositumomab; with CD20 positive, follicular, nonHodgkin's lymphoma whose disease refractory to Rituximab with relapse by Corixa/GlaxoSmithKline) BGC Matrix (wound collagen by Brennen) Bhaskaran™ wire 129 by Cordis Biafine® RE (radiodermatitis emulsion wound dressing, prevent radiation burns by Hecker Dermatology and Medix)
Biafine® WDE (wound dressing emulsion by Medix) Biatain wound dressing by Coloplast Biaxin XL® (clarithromycin extended release) BIB® system (nonsurigcal, nonpharmaceutical aid in treatment of obesity with diet and behavior modification, balloon in stomach by BioEnterics) BICAP cautery (used to remove gastric polyps) BiCOAG® 3-mm bipolar forceps BiCOAG® (listing of additional BiCOAG products) BICON-PLUS® threaded cup (with metal-metal pairing by EBI Medical) BiContact® Universal Hip System (by Aesculap) Bicyclams (compounds investigated for HIV application) Bi-Dent electrosurgical system BiDil® (hydralazine HCl/isosorbide dinitrate, for CHF by NitroMed, Inc. for treatment of African Americans with heart failure, awaiting FDA approval) Bidop 3 hand-held Doppler (Koven Technology, St. Louis, MO) Bielschowsky head tilt test Bi-Est natural hormone, see also Tri-Est biestrogen (natural hormone) Bifepruonx (for schizophrenia by Solvay Pharmaceuticals and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals) BiFlex (CPAP machine) bifringement (ophthalmological term) BigEasy (see The BigEasy) Bijuva (synthetic conjugate estrogens, vaginal cream by Barr Pharm) Bika lacrimal tube Bikram yoga BiLAP® bipolar cutting and coagulating probes BiLAP® bipolar needle electrode
bile acid resins (LDL cholesterol-lowering class of drugs) bile acid sequestrant (cholestyramine Questran, Colestid, class of drugs prventing cholesterol) bile duct stone washout BiliChek™ bilirubin analyzer biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (bariatric hybrid surgical procedure for weight loss and permanent weight control) BiliTest™ (monitoring of bilirubin in newborns) bimatoprost (see Lumigan) Bi-Metric® Interlok (bone components by Biomet) Bi-Metric™ Porous Primary (total hip system by Biomet) Bimexes (oral drug for ED by Zonagen, Inc., ZONA) Bimix (papaverine and phentolamine intracavernosal injection for ED; Peyronie disease) BIMT (Blessed Information-Memory-Concentration Test) BinaxNOW Legionella (urine antigen test by Remel, Inc., Lenexa, KS) BinaxNOW RSV test (by Remel, Inc., Lenexa, KS) BinaxNOW Flu A/B test (by Remel, Inc., Lenexa, KS) Binkhorst equation/formula (measures axial length of eye to determine strength for IOC) binocular microscopy (Mel Sobel stereo microscopes) binocular otomicroscope BioArc (suspension system by BioArc Research Solutions) Bio-Assay (lab tests by Oncotech, Inc., Irvine, CA) Bioavailable testosterone test bio-bar-code assay (test for Alzheimer's looking for protein amyloid-beta derived diffusible ligan, ADDL via spinal tap, very accurate and early diagnosis) BioBlanket™ patch (reinforce, repair ruptured or damaged soft tissues) Biobrane (plastic skin by Mylan Bertek) BioBypass® angiogen (a.k.a. AdGVVEGF121.10) -- induce blood flow without surgery
Biocell™ (breast implants by Inamed) Bioclot® DRVVT by Trinity Biotech Bioclusive MVP (skin matrix by J&J) Biocor™ 200 high performance oxygenator (improve lung function by Lifebridge Medizintechnik GmbH)
Biocor™ softshell venous reservoir by Lifebridge Medizintechnik GmbH) BioCore (wound dressing by The Hymed Group) Bio-Corkscrew™ anchor by Arthrex BioCuff™ (bone components by Bionx Implants, Inc.) Biodex balance system (provides measures of patient's balance in rehab testing by Biodex Medical Systems, Inc.) BiodivYsio® SV OTW stent; Update: FDA approved by BioCompatibles) Bio-E-Gel (estradiol transdermal gel by BioSante Pharma, Inc., for menopausal symptoms) BioEnterics LAP-BAND® by Inamed Health BioEst™ (estrogen for pre- and postmenopausal women, day 1-14 of cycle by Sabre Sciences) Bio-eye® hydroxyapatite orbital implant by IOI/Dream Team, Scripps, Calif. Bio-FASTak™ by Anchor Systems Biofield® diagnostic system/Biofield® test Biofix absorbable rods and screws Bio-Foam by Atlas Orthotics (casting foot orthotics) Biofreeze -- topical pain reliever Biogel skinsense gloves (synthetic polyisoprene (PI) gloves, non-latex, powder-free) Bio-Gide® (resorbable membrane enhances bone by Biomaterials, Inc.) Bioglan Pharma Inc. Bioglass® -- repair bone tissue BioGlide (neurosurgery catheter by Medtronic)
BioGlue® surgical patch (tissue sealant surgical adhesive by Cryolife, Inc.) Bio-Groove® HA (bone components by Biomet) Bio-Hep-B™ vaccine -- Hep B vaccine BioHy™ (hyaluronic acid, reduce pain with OA) bioidentical hormones (estradiol, estrogen, testosterone, etc.) bioimpedance or bioelectrical impedance (algorithm for body mass index calculation) Bio-Intrafix (soft tissue tibial fixation system by DePuy Mitek) Bioject Medical Technologies, Inc. biokinetic coronary artery calcium (seen on PET CT, indicator of future coronary disease) BioKnotless™ suture anchor by Mitek Biolase Technology, Inc. Biolex wound gel cleanser by Bard Biolight® by Biolight International for stage II decubitus ulcers BioLogic® evoked potential (EP) system by Bio-Logic Systems Corp. BioLogic-DT® system -former trademark name -- liver dialysis by Bio-Logic Systems BioLogic-HT® system -former trademark name by Bio-Logic Systems BioLon™ (sodium hyaluronate) 1% solution -- eye drops after cataract surgery Biolox Alumina ceramic femoral head (28 mm) BioLuminate (minimally invasive alternative to painful, costly breast biopsies by BioLuminate, Inc. of San Jose, CA) BIOM 1, 2, and 3 lens systems (Binocular Indirect Ophthalmomicroscope, panoramic wide-field viewing system by Moeller-Wedel with scleral indentation, ophthalmic Procedure, mfg. Oculus, Inc.) BIOMEC Inc. Bio-Medicus cannula (by Baxter, Inc.) bioMérieux, Inc. BioMesh® by Bard for pelvic floor mesh
Biomet metal-on-metal articulation (hip system by Biomet) Bio-Moore® II (bone components by Biomet) BION muscle stimulator (hypodermically injected muscle stimulator designed to stimulate paralyzed muscles and prevent atrophy) Bionicare® knee device and Bionicare 1000 stimulator system by ArthroWave Bionichie Life Sciences, Inc. Bionics cochlear implant Bionix absorbable cannulated screw Biopatch (wound filler dressing by J&J, Biopatch is a small foam disc, impregnated with chlorhexidine gluconate)
Bio-Phase™ (suture anchor by Arthrotek) Bioplate™ Neurosurgery Fixation System (by Codman) Bioplate rigid fixation plating system for craniomaxillofacial deformities by Bioplate, Inc. BioPlex™ (estrogen crèmes can by Sabre Sciences www.sabresciences.com) Biopool International BioPro (bur and other components for joint replacements, small and large) BioRaptor™ 2.9 AB anchor by Smith & Nephew BIOPSYS mammotome system by Johnson & Amp. Johnson Bio-Rad Micromat II (Hgb A1c test for diabetics) BioRCI bioabsorable screw bioscript (SEE Bioscrypt) Bioscrypt® IPS (intrusion prevention system, software network for patient data, setup of patient’s home medications, home care, etc.) BioScrew® (Endo-Fix, Phantom, Arthrex by Smith & Nephew) Biosense-Webster NaviStar (Celsius ThermoCoal diagnostic ablation catheter) Bioshaf automated one-step infertility kit BioSilicon™ (drug component used to make cardiovascular drugs by Psivida and Cirrus
Pharm) BIOSIST dry collagen-based sheet cut to fit wound by DePuy BioSling™ (bioabsorbable urethral sling for USI) BioSole-GEL soft, self-forming orthotics (with EVA foam by Foot America) BioSorb endoscopic browlift screw BioSorb® suture BioSorbFX SR™ (self-reinforced) plate and screw Biosound Esoate, Inc. (manufacturer) BioSTAR™ (pH monitoring system by Sandhill Scientific, Highlands Ranch, CO) BioStar® Strep A OIA® Max Bi-Ostetic™ (osteoconductive bone substitute granules for bone filler by DePuy) Biosplint™ (splinting rubber by Statelec) Biostent® BBIOSTEP(TM) and BIOSTEP(TM) AG products BioStim™ digital NMS muscle stimulator by BioMedical Life Systems, Inc. BioStinger™ -- knee fixation BioStop® G bone cement restrictor(bioresorbable bone plug) Biosyn™ suture Biotene® (mouthwash for dry mouth by KAO) biotenidase (SEE biotinidase deficiency) biotinidase deficiency (genetic deficiency) BioTract™ (proprietary strain of Lactobacillus salivarius which inhibits H. Pylori bacteria in vitro) Biotronik Lionx pacemaker Biotronik Protos™ pacemaker Biotronik Setrox pacemaker Biotronik Xelos pacemaker Bio-Vac (irrigator hooked to colonoscope by Katena Products) Biovac smoke evacuator (during loop cervical electrosurgery, Wallach Surgical Devices, Inc., Orange, CT)
BioVance collagen-based wound dressing Bio-Vascular Probe (vascular surgical procedures) Bio-Vascular remoldelable tissue urethral sling for SUI BiovaxID (by Biovest International, Inc., for non-Hodgkin lymphoma) BioZ hemodynamic monitoring system BioZ.com™ cardiac output monitor BioZ.pc™ system (transmits medical data to a central server) BioZtect sensors -- (to be used with BioZcom cardiac output monitoring systems) BiPAP® Duet™ system -- sleep apnea BiPAP S/T-D® 30 for sleep apnea BiPAP® S/T-D® ventilatory support system BiPAP titration study (sleep study with first half without BiPap, second half with BiPap titration) BiPAP Focus (breathing device at night by Respironics) bipolar cutting loop Biport™ catheter C1894 (used in electrophysiology) BI-RADS™ (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System) BirdBeak™ suture passer by Arthrex (orthopedic use) BIRDS (brief ictal rhythmic discharges on EEG) Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System (BHR, by Smith & Nephew, Inc.) Birnbaum procedure (for vaginal prolapse) bisacodyl/sodium biphosphate sodium phosphate oral tab and rectal kit) Bispectral Index Monitor (Bis monitor/sensor makes sure patient is still under anesthesia) bisphosphonate antiresorptives Bonefos (clodronate by Berlex Labs, adjuvant chemo for breast CA) bisacodyl EC tabs (laxative, 5 mg EC tabs)
BIS sensor -- measures effect of anesthesia on brain BIS Sensor Plus anesthesia device BIS® Sensor Plus -Update: new sensors approved Bishop-Harmon forceps BiSNARE® bipolar polypectomy snare bisopr (hydrochlorothiazide and bisoprolol for hypertension) bisphosphonates (prevent vertebral fractures) Bissinger detachable bipolar coagulation forceps bite sign (x-ray evidence of avascular necrosis, gouged-out area) BiV (biventricular pacemaker) BiVAD (biventricular assist device) BiVAS-NEDO AICD with centrifugal pump, Gyro P1601 bivalirudin (Angiomax, now Hirulog) biventricular pacing wires (implanted in both lower chambers of heart for pacing at the same time) Bivona Fome-Cuf (tight-to-shaft cuffed endotracheal tube and Aire-Cuf) Bjork-Shiley cardiac valve (pronounced Jork) BK virus (bovine kidney virus) B&K transrectal ultrasound probe by Cook Urological Products, Inc. BKN (bovine kidney nephropathy) Black® Max® and Black Max® and Max LC® fiberoptic picks by MediaLas, Germany Blackstone fusion anterior cervical plate and spinal fixation by Blackstone Medical, Inc. bladder neck closure (BNC, salvage procedure with continent urinary diversion procedure) Blair palate hook BladderScan (BVI 2500; portable transabdominal bladder ultrasound) Blauth™ (total hinged knee by Aesculap)
Blaydes lens-holding forceps Blazer cobalt chromium stent (by OrbusNeich) Blazer RPM™ (navigational and ablation catheter by Boston Scientific) Blazer II XP C2021 (ablation catheter by Boston Scientific) Blazer II H TD (ablation catheter by Boston Scientific) BLEED classification (ongoing bleeding, low systolic blood pressure, elevated prothrombin time, erratic mental status, unstable comorbid disease) Blenderm® (clear plastic tape by 3M) blepharoplasty, upper, for upper eyelid myopathic blepharoptosis Blisterfilm™ (plastic skin substitute by Kendall) blood oxygenation level-dependent response (BOLD, change in MRI signal with variations in oxygen saturation, with T2-weighted imaging) BloodSTOP™ EX (hemostatic silky gauze OB/GYN procedures by LifeSciencePlus) Blower/Meister™ device (clears retrograde blood flow and parachutes open the arteriotomy by Medtronic) Blower tool (vaporizing tool mixes air and heparinized saline for beating-heart surgery with ClearView instrumentation by Medtronic) Blue Goo -- hydrating gel Bluemyst aerosol spray (pulmonary delivery of drugs) Blue Peel (line of skin health products) Blue Rhino™ Ciaglia Blue Rhino (tracheostomy kit and PTCA introducer by Cook) blue toe syndrome Bluetooth-enabled system (medical patient information, electronic) BluLaze™ (dental device) Bluminator™(hand-held slit lamp by Eidolon for cycloplegic retinoscopy) BLU-U™ blue light photodynamic therapy illuminator (Approved by the FDA, to be used with the Levulan photodynamic therapy system in the treatment of nonhyperkeratotic actinic keratoses; mfg Berlex Laboratories and Dusa Pharmaceuticals) B-Lynch suture (managing postpartum hemorrhage) BlyS™ (B-lymphocyte stimulator) (orphan drug, human protein that stimulates the
immunesystem for AIDS) BMP (bone morphogenic protein, bone matrix BMP-1, 2, 3, etc. InFuse with insulin-like growth factors also, IGF-I, II proteins) BMS (sarcolemmel, BMS-180448, selective sodium-hydrogen exchange subtype 1 inhibitor, BMS-334825) BMW wire (balanced-middleweight wire, universal cardiac guide wire by Guidant and other manufacturers) BNK (see B&K) BNP assay (b-type natriuretic peptide which measures B-type natriuretic peptide is the first objective test approved to aid in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure; normal 85100, worry when levels are over 400) Boc-1 arginin (tosyl) by AerChem, Inc. and BioChem Boc-1 asparagine (xanthyl) by AerChem, Inc. and BioChem Boc-1 glutamate (o-cyclohexyl) by AerChem, Inc. and BioChem bodan miniblocks (SEE Bohdan) Bodyblade exercise equipment body box test (plethysmography test for claustrophobia) Body Box™ 5000 series (name brand device used in pulmonary function testing) Bogota bag (large (3-liter) sterile plastic bag used for temporary abdominal closure in staged laparotomy) Bohdan miniblocks (bone monomer matrix) Boil Ease Pain Relieving 2% topical ointment (for boils, OTC) Boix-Ochoa score (acid reflux score for GERD in children and/or DeMeester-BoixOchoa) Boje and Arora cannula (mL/h in 150 mmol/L) Bojrab otologic prosthesis (by Medtronic Xomed for partial ossicular reconstruction) Bolaria mental status testing BOLD response (see blood oxygenation, also BOLD effect, BOLD signal BOLD contrast enhancement) bolus-chase technique (also bolus and chase; method to administer contrast media in MRDSA used in MRI and angiography) Bonaccolto utility and splinter forceps
Bonanno catheter (suprapubic for bladder drainage) Bondek® absorbable suture bone bruise sign (evidence of MRI of ACL tear) Bone Bullet™ suture anchor Bone Care International (manufacturer) BoneCollector device bone gelatin (OTC supplement for joints) bone hog device bone-in-bone (abnormal finding on lumbar spine x-rays of osteoporosis) BONE-LOK (device for surgical reconstruction of small bones) bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft (for ACL knee repair) Boneplast™ (bone void filler by Interpore Cross Intl., Inc.) BoneSmart™ (hip replacement system by Stryker) bone sonometry (bone density test) BoneSource hydroxyapatite cement (name brand) bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP) bone turnover (term used in osteoporosis) Boniva 150 mg IV (ibandronate sodium for treatment and prevention of osteoporosis by Hoffmann-LaRoche, FDA approved 2003) Bonn iris forceps Bonn suturing forceps Bookwalter retractor (not Buchwalter) Boomerang™ ClosureWire by Abbott Vascular Boostrix (whooping cough vaccine for adolescents by Sanofi Pasteur) BOPP (boronated porphyrin, regimen for cancer) BOR syndrome (branchio-oto-renal syndrome)
Boreham syndrome (intubation of esophagus instead of trachea or retching causing the injury) Borg [score] Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE; helps determine the intensity of exercise you can tolerate, the scale ranges from 6, no exercise, to 20, maximal exertion) Borna disease (new virus, neuro symptoms) Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) bortezomib (proteasome inhibitor, new class of drugs for multiple myeloma, see also Velcade, antineoplastic for multiple myeloma) bosentan (Tracleer, CHF/pulmonary hypertension) Bosniak classification (for renal cysts, classes 1-4) Boston® ES Enflufocon A (By Bausch & Lomb for eyes) Boston® XO, EO, and ES gas permeable contact lenses by Bausch & Lomb Boston Medical Technologies, Inc. Boston® Scleral Lens (specialized contact lens to treat blindness due to certain corneal diseases by Bausch & Lomb) Boston type 1 and 2 keratoprosthesis (corneal transplant) BOSU 360 board (OT/PT) BOSU Balance Trainer (NTSC, VHS, OT/PT) BotB™ (botulinum toxin type B neuroblock) bother score (urinary symptoms in men, Pinnock and Marshall study with scores given by older men of their urinating problems) Botox Cosmetic (botulinum toxin type A. Approved for temporary improvement of frown lines in adults 65 and younger; by Allergan) botulinum toxin type A (Botox Cosmetic)-a contraction blocker Boudreaux's Butt Paste (diaper rash ointment) Bouffard (deformity of shoulder) Bovie 1250 -Update: New Bovie model Bovie 2000 Bovie Medical (manufacturer) bovine bone gelatin (joint supplement)
bow-tie repair (another name for Alfieri-plasty) Boyle-Davis mouth gag (also known as BD mouth gag) Boynton needle holder bozza (SEE Baza) BP™ lordotic fusion cage by SpineTech BPD verteporfin -- (benzoporphyrin monoacid ring A) BPI (Brief Pain Inventory - done in ICU setting, restricted to score of 1-3 due to patient’s severe illness) B-Plex (renal supplement by Wellzymes) BPSD (behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia) BPT (bronchial provocation tests BRACAnalysis™ genetic susceptibility test for breast and ovarian cancer (by Myraid Genetics) BrachySeed™ (Iodine-125 brachytherapy for prostate CA) BrachySeed palladium-pd-103 seeds (update: FDA and NRC approved dexmethylphenidate HCl; d-methylphenidate (d-MPH) (update: FDA approved) BrachySill™ (32-P BioSilicon brachytherapy treatment for inoperable liver cancer with SIMPL implantation system, by Sivida) BrachyVision 6.0 (software with 3-D imaging for planning brachytherapy) Bradley femoral canal preparation scraper (orthopedic by Innomed Instrument Division) brain-gut access (related to functional bowel diseases) BrainLAB and BrainLAB VectorVision frameless steretotaxy) (manufacturer of medical computer systems; stereotactic navigational system by Smith & Nephew) BrainLAB Kolibri system BrainSUITE® (Iplan®, iMRI, imaging system by Smith & Nephew) Bralon™ braided nylon suture branched DNA (bDNA) Brandt-Daroff exercises (done for vertigo, BPPV) Brantigan cage (internal fixation device used in lumbar spinal fusion)
Braun surgical tray/kit (pre-packaged surgical kits for epidural steroid injections, etc.) Braun vena cava filter (by IMPRA) Brava® breast enhancement system Bravelle (urofollitropin for injection, purified; an hFSH for infertility by Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) BRAVO trials (evaluate stroke/MI victims) Bravo™ pH system (study by Medtronic, wireless esophageal scores, numerical pH levels, swallowing studies; GERD miniature radiotelemetry pH gelcap, AstraZeneca) Bravo trauma team activation (or Alpha team, Charlie team, whatever team is on call that day) Bravo/TeleTrend (electronic patient information, raw data, VS) BRC (Biostatistics Research Center) BRC cardiac catheter by Medtronic BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes (doctors may pronounce "bracka"lab tests to assess risk of developing breast or ovarian carcinoma) Breas (manufacturer) Breas CVP device (CPAP sleep apnea device) breast cancer candidate of metastasis-1 assay (polymerase chain reaction biopsy) Breast Cancer Radar imaging system (breast-imaging system using radio wave signals projected into a 3D image to detec small tumors by Interstitial product, Mount Prospect, IL) Breast Cancer System 2100 (thermal imaging) BreastCheck™ BreastExam™ breast tangents (tangents of isodose radiation therapy for cancer treatment) Breathe-Easy™ nasal splint for postoperative nasal stabilization Breathe Right® nasal strips Breathe with EEZ (almost invisible nasal device inserted in nostrils) BreatheX™ (CPAP machine with ramp function)
BREEZE® (glucose monitor by Bayer) Breg Fusion XT ACL knee brace (by Breg) Breisky-Navratil (speculum, retractor OB-GYN) Breisky-Stille (speculum, retractor OB-GYN) Bremer AirFlo® Halo Vest System (by DePuy) Brennen biosynthetic surgical mesh Brescia fistula (not Brescio) Breslow staging (used to measure invasion of melanoma tumor) BrevaRex (anti-cancer drug; pancreatic, etc. by Altarex) Brevi-Kath®idural catheter (by EpiMed Intl.) Brewster retractor (gynecologic surgery) BRIC/PFIC1 (gene for progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis) Bricanyl® (terbutaline sulfate, bronchospasm/peds) Bridge Assurant (a biliary stent delivery system) Bridge X3 renal stent system briesky (SEE Breisky) BRIGADE (Beta Radiation with IVUS Guidance and Directed Energy) Bright Chip catheter (coronary guiding catheter, Cordis products, Miami, FL) Brimonide (0.20% eye drops for glaucoma) brimonidine tartrate (ophthalmic solution indicated for use in lowering intraocular pressure; glaucoma or ocular hypertension, 0.2%; Bausch & Lomb) Brink-Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) brinzolamide suspension (ophthalmic 1% by Azopt) Brio cardiac pacemaker by ELA Medical, Inc. Bristojet (pre-filled syringe) Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale (geriatric)
BRITE study (coronary clinical trial) BriteSmile® laser tooth whitening system (by Ion Laser Technology) Brite-tip™ (Cordis sheath) brittle coping style (psychiatric term, also ego-brittle coping) brivudin (investigational nucleoside analogue for herpes zoster lesion pain) BRK™ series transseptal needles Brody bite (malocclusion overbite) Broflex (trihexphenidyl for Parkinson’s) Bromatane DX (OTC for cough, congestion) Bromatane Plus (OTC decongestant) BromHist-NR and Bromhist-PDX (oral pseudoephedrine HCL, brompheniramine maleate, cough/decongestant, 12.5 - 1 mg/mL) BromHist-NR and Bromhist-PDX (oral pseudoephedrine HCL, brompheniramine maleate, cough/decongestant, 12.5 - 1 mg/mL) bromocriptine mesylate tabs 2.5 mg (generic Parlodel by Mylan Labs, Inc.) brompheniramine/carbetapentane/phenylephrine (4 mg, 30 mg, 7.5 mg, 5 mL oral suspension for cough) bronchiolocentric interstitial pneumonia bronchopleuromediastinal fistulectomy (pleural cavity to the mediastinum) bronchoreactivity (bronchial hyperactivity of lungs per bronchial provocation tests) bronchovisceral fistulectomy Brooke formula for management of pediatric burns Brostrom-Gould ankle reconstruction Brovana (inhalation arformoterol tartrate solution 15 mcg/2mL nebulizer by Sepracor) BroveX, BroveX CT, BroveX HC (by Athlon Pharm., brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, Lodrane ER, banana flavoring oral allergy drug) Broviac® catheter (by Bard) Broviac ChronoFlex catheter (by Bard)
Browlift Bone Bridge™ system (by Xomed) Brown-Adson forceps Brown limbal relaxing incision guide (to fixate the globe for all surgical procedures while using a backrest for the LRI knife by Rhein Medical, Inc., Tampa, FL) Brown tissue forceps Broxine® (broxuridine for management of gliomas/brain tumors/ improves destruction with rads) broxuridine (BudR, see Broxine) BRST-2 tumor markers (histochemical) Brugada syndrome (the syndrome of right bundle-branch block ST segment elevation in V1 to V3 and sudden death) Bruns bone curette (by Spinal Dynamics Corp.) Brunnstrom Stages (of recovery after stroke, also Wallerian Degenerations) Bryan Cervical Disk System (by Spinal Dynamics Corp., Seattle, WA) BSC hemoclip by Ingenta Mfg. (for gastric procedures) B-Scan ultrasonography (by Alcon, 2-dimensional ophthalmic views) B-Scan Plus Ultrasound (high degree eye resolution by Accutome, Inc.) BSS Plus® solution (balanced salt solution plus antibiotic) BST-DermOn® (topical medical therapy for chronic wounds, while allowing gas exchange, for slow or nonhealing wounds by Biosyntech) BST-GEL (drug delivery system) BTA TRAK™ assay (for recurrent bladder tumor) BTE (behind-the-ear processor/sensor system for cochlear implant by Advanced Bionics, Sylmar, CA) B-trace protein (B-TP analysis by laser-nephelometry (prostaglandin D synthase for CSF traces to identify CSF in rhinorrhea or otorrhea) BTS (Beacon Technology System™ product line BTX-A for axillary hyperhidrosis bubblegram echo (see below, bubble study)
bubble study (with transthoracic echocardiogram shows heart defects) Bucci PFT rating and prediction scale (pulmonary function predicted DLCO for children 10 and under) Bucci’s DLCO (see above, for PFT) bucindolol (beta blocker, discontinued development) Buck-Gramcko retractor Buckley's® cold & cough relief products Bucky® -a.k.a. Digital AddOn Bucky(r) (digital x-ray device) Buddy™ wire by Cordis BUEC AND BUEC-3 cannula (uterine elevator by Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., also Buie cannula, Buie retractors, forceps) Buechel-Pappas total ankle prosthesis buffalo cap, buff cap (cap for IV line) buffered aspirin with pravastatin sodium buffered penicillin G potassium injection buffy coat -- filtered platelets bug juice (medical slang/jargon for antibiotic irrigant with gentamicin and an anticoagulant) (buick) cannula (SEE BUEC) Buie cannula (ALSO SEE BUEC cannula, uterine elevator) buji-Block™ (protective SPF 20 lotion that inhibits urushiol absorption, toxic oil in plants that may cause skin reactions, PABA-free, fragrance/dye-free by Cade Laboratories) buji-Wash™ (exfoliating cleanser to wash away urushiol after poison ivy/oak exposure by Cade Laboratories) bulbous pemphigus hypertension bullous aquasita (dermatologic problem) BuMeITT (acronym for busulfan, melphalan, and thiotepa, a regimen for Ewing sarcoma) BUN ultrasound (biochemical and ultrasound for nuchal translucency screening, first trimester test for trisomy 18/Down syndrome)
Bunnell tendon stripper buprenorphrine (opiate withdrawal protocol) bupropion and bupropion ER (Wellbutrin® for depression) Buratto forceps (used in ophthalmological surgery; deveoped by Lucio Buratto, MD, of Milano, Italy) Buratto technique (excimer laser surgical technique to correct or reduce high myopia, described by Lucio Buratto in 1993) Burch-Schneider antiprotrusio acetabular orthopedic cage (by Sulzer Inst.) Buretrol type drain (a “buretrol” type collection device that is attached to the drain) Burke-Fahn Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale (BFMDRS) Burkholderia cepacia (formerly Pseudomonas cepacis in CF patients) burner syndrome -- chronic cerivcal nerve root neuroopraxia/sports injuries/burning pain BURP maneuver (anesthesiology maneuver used to displace the larynx in three different directions for successful intubation) burscopy (ortho procedure) Buscopan (scopolamine, Diastop, Metamide, Scopace, used for air/car sickness and IBS) Buser bone chisel by Hu-Friedy Buspar ER (see bupropion ER and Wellbutrin ER) buspirone transdermal patch -- ADHD busulfan (antineoplastic) Busulfanex (busulfan)-name changed to Busulfex™ (antineoplastic) Busulfex™ (busulfan injection) (used in combination with cyclophosphamide as a conditioning regimen prior to allogeneic hematopoietic progenitor cell transplanation for chronic myelogenous leukemia) butter bur (homeopathic headache remedy) buttonhole technique (hemodialysis) button sequestrum (round lucent defect with a bony density on radiographs showing eosinophilic granuloma)
B-V Similase (OTC supplement, plant enzymes) BVA-100 (blood-volume analyzer) B-Vex 12 mg/15 ml oral suspension for congestion OTC BVF (bone void filler) BVI neurosurgical dissection kit by Bio-Vascular, Inc. BVS-5000 (biventricular support cardiac assist) BWM™ (Bad Wildungen Metz spine system) BxSonic™ coronary stent (by Cordis and Johnson & Johnson) Bx Velocity™ stent (used to treat difficult coronary artery lesions, by Cordis) Byetta (exenatide, incretin mimetic for type 2 diabetes to be used with other drugs Eli Lilly, made of saliva of Gila monster mimics action of GLP-1, spurs insulin production) Byron Medical) byssinosis (brown lung disease, caused by cotton exposure) Bystolic 9nebivolol by mylan Labs & Forest labs for hypertension)
**C C-1 esterase inhibitor deficiency (hereditary angioedema or acquired) C1q circulating immune complex (parainfectious) C2a Taper™ (hip acetabular prosthesis by Biomet, Inc.) C3c, C4c, C4b complement levels (IgG levels) C3d immune complex test C4 trial for ovarian cancer C225 compassionate use clinical trial (unproven cancer drugs for dying patients) C3d circulating immune complex (parainfectious) C3F8 (octafluoropropane; gas tamponade for macular hole repair; detached retina gas/fluid exchange) C7 oil short chain acid (Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency)
ca2 monoclonal antibody for Crohn disease CA 15-3™ RIA (radioimmunoassay) serum tumor marker CA 25 monoclonal antibody (for treatment of Crohn's disease) CAB (combined androgen blockade; significantly increases survival in patients with prostate CA; CABG) cabergoline (Cabaser, Dostinex tabs by Par Pharm for Parkinson’s) Cabrol II mustache (coronary instrument) CAC™ (Cervical Access Catheter) CACTUS technique (coronary bifurcation, application of the crushing technique) CADASIL (acronym for cerebral autosomal-dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy) CADD pump (computer-assisted drug delivery like the CADD-Prizm VIP pump from Smiths Medical for delivering hydrocodone for pain) CADD-Prizm VIP pump (drug delivery system for hydrocodone for pain) Cadence pedical screw system by SpineTech Cadence™ precision injector by ev3, Inc.) Cadence® tiered defibrillator by St. Jude Cadet® High Voltage Can (HVC) implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD by Guidant) Cadillac™ 211 wire by Cordis CadPlan™ (cancer therapy protocol) Caduet (amlodipine/atorvastatin for hypertension by Pfizer) Caelyx (pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride for ovarian CA by ShceringPlough) CAESAR (Canada, Australia, Europe, South Africa AIDS study) Caesar grasping forceps (Wilson-Cook Medical, Winston-Salem, NC) Cafcit® (caffeine citrate injection for apnea of prematurity) Cafgesic oral capsule (for pain) CAG repeats (on alleles on chromosome testing)
CAGE (questionnaire for alcoholism) calamine phenolated topical (for pruritus OTC) Calaxo® osteoconductive interference screw (promotes bone regrowth after ACL reconstruction by Smith & Nephew, used with Milagro screw) CalCarb® (calcium carbonate with direct compression tablet filler) Calcicard SR 240 mg (for angina; verapamil) Calcilo XD (powder formula by Novartis) calcimimetic (drug class for reducing serum calcium levels in dialysis patients and hyperparathyroidism patients) calcineurin inhibitor sparing protocol (for transplant patients) calcipotriene cream topical (Dovonex by Bristol Myers, LEOPharma, 0.005%) calcitonin nasal spray, calcitonin-salmon rDNA origin spray 200 IU/spray (Fortical calcium for osteoporosis Unigene Labs) calcium alginate dressing calcium carbonate-risedronate (1250 mg/35 mg oral tablets OTC) Calcivirus Calculase Holmium Laser system by Karl Storz Caldera (drug company testing new proteins) Calgary sleep apnea quality of life index CALGB-59804 and 98401 clinical trials (phase III for prostate and Hodgkin's) calicoscopy (scope of the caliceal process of kidney) Calgiswab™ -- throat cultures/gyne cultures Calgitrol (fibre-free gel wound matrix by Magnis Bio-Med) Callos (bone substitute) CALM™ II (computer-assisted labor monitoring) Calmactin (cilanestron by Solway Pharm, Inc. for IBS with diarrhea) Cal Mag Plus FIZZ (supplement for renal patients)
Cal Mag Stress (OTC supplement) Calmette-Guein (Bacillus CG, treatment for bladder cancer) Calmette-Guerin RIVM treatment
Calmoseptine (cream and ointment for wound management, diaper rash, zinc oxide and menthol, by Southwest Medical) Calmspirit (herbal stress reducer popular with cancer patients) CaloMist (cyanocobalamin nasal spray, IgG IV 10% liquid, vitamin B12 deficiency by Fleming & Co., CSL Behring for primary immunodeficiency syndrome) Calot node (OR nodes of Calot, cystic duct nodes) caltostat (SEE Kaltostat) Calypso™ Rely™ PTCA balloon angioplasty catheter CAM 5.2 (lab test marker of cytokeratin, breast CA, proliferative nipple duct lesions, PNDLs) “cam” impingement, post-cam impingement, cam effect (femoral-acetabular impingement) camiodarone (see amiodarone) Campath (generic: alemtuzumab. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; mfg Berlex Laboratories, Inc.) Campral® (acamprosate; Update: NDA filed; by Merck-Lipha & Forest Laboratories; prevent relapse in recovering alcoholics) Camptosar™ (irinotecan hydrochloride) injection -Expanded indication (chemo for colorectal cancer also) Campylobacter-like organism (CLO, gel test for H. pylori by Abbott Labs) Campyvax™ (oral vaccine of inactivated whole-cell Camylobacter for prevention of same) cam-type femoroacetabular impingement canal wall down mastoidectomy (technique) canal wall up mastoidectomy (technique) canalith repositioning procedure (CRP, maneuver for vertigo) canalithiasis (treated by the canalith maneuver) Canasa® (mesalamine) rectal suppository
Canasa (mesalamine) drug for the treatment of active ulcerative proctitis) Cancidas (antifungal; caspofungin acetate for invasive aspergillosis by Merck & Co., only SOME indications approved by FDA; others not) Candela laparoscope (by Candela Corp.) Candela lasers (by Candela Corp.) Candistat-G™ (for thrush) Candistroy(™ for Candida) CANDLE (Atacand study) Caneda device (see Kaneda) Canges-HC (oral liquid) Canrobert "C" ophthalmic procedure marker (corneal stability for hyperopic astigmatism by Mastel, Rapid City, SD) canstatin (15 g/mL a statin drug by CLONTECH, California Co.) Cantil (dicyclomine, OTC by Hoechst-Marion mfg.) Cantrell suspension (for facial nerve palsy with placement of gold weight, Smith & Cantrell method) Canvaxin (allogenic whole cell cancer vaccine in phase III trails for III and IV melanoma and metastatic colon CA by CancerVax Corp.) CAPACITY I and II studies (trial of pirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Deskar, FDA trials) Capio CL™ (TVB/S device allowing suturing of sling to Cooper ligament by Boston Scientific for USI) Capio suture capturing device by Boston Scientific CAPIT (Core Assessment Protocol for Intracerebral Transplantations, dyskinesias) Capizzi protocol (for leukemia) Capizzi II (high-dose cytarabine/L-asparaginase & additional intrathecal cytarabine; after recovery, given interleukin-2; chemo agent) Capno-Flo resuscitator (single use manual resuscitator) capnography ventilation monitoring (continuous noninvasive measurement and dsiplay of end-tidal CO2, also used to confirm placement of ET tube)
CapnoProbe™ SL system CapnoProbe™ model 2000 system - Update: New smaller model Capozide (captopril HCTZ tab by Bristol-Myers Squibb for hypertension) CAP RAST (allergy testing to antigens without skin testing due to patient’s severe allergies, RAST testing being with prick to skin) CAPRICORN trial (Coreg after MI) CAPRIE study (trial of Plavix and/or aspirin) Caprosyn absorbable suture for soft tissue by OB-GYN procedures, Tyco Healthcare CAPS (computer-assisted personalized sedation) CAPS ArthroWand (by Acculink) Capset™ (calcium sulfate bone graft barrier by Citagenix) capsid antibody (capsid antigen as in EBV capsid antigen) capsule endoscopy (M2A® capsule patient takes which then enables visualization of the colon, colonoscopy or in ERCP in visualization of the stomach and duodenum) CapSure™ (continence shield for women by CR Bard) CapSure Epi® (model 4968 lead, steroid-eluting bipolar epicardial pacing lead by Medtronic) CapSure Fix® 6 (pacemaker by Medtronic) CapSure PS (pedicle screw spine system and StaXx® XD expandable PEEK spacer by Spine Wave using NuCore™ injectable nucleus) CAPTEN (captopril trial) Captique™ (injectable wrinkle filler like Restylane by ASPS, FDA approved) Captive Head Bi-Polar (bone implant components by Biomet) Captive study (CardioShield filter) captopril renal scan (captopril renography, renogram, plasma renin activity test, captopril-DTOPA scanning, captopril-enhanced renography) captopril tablets USP (generic equivalent of Capoten®) Capture digital hip screw system by Stryker Capture-S® (blood test for syphilis) Cap Vac mode (see CAP vacuum, vac mode to polish posterior capsule)
CAP vacuum/vac mode, AVIT mode (I/A cutter/chip to clean posterior capsule, eye surgery by Storz; custom contoured ablation pattern method to remove microscopic amounts of tissue from cornea; correct off-center ablation) capravirine (AG1549) - HIV Carac™ (fluorouracil cream, 0.5%, Microsponge formulation of 5-FU for actinic keratosis; Aventis Pharmaceuticals) CARASIL (cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy) Carbatrol® (carbamazepine) – seizures carbetapentane-diphenhydrAMINE (30 mg and 25 mg OTC decongestant) carbonyl iron (OTC iron powder) carbidopa and levodopa extended-release tablets, also entacapone carbinoxamine/dextromethorphan/PSE (36 mg/27.5 mg/5 mL oral suspension) Carbodissecting endoscope by Endo Surgical Devices, Inc. Carboflo graft by IMPRA carbonyl iron (iron supplement OTC) Carbo-Seal® ascending aortic prosthesis carbotaxol (chemo combination agent) Carbylan™ SX (HA vocal fold tissue gelatin by Carbylan, Inc.) Carbylan GSX (thiolated gelatin by Carbylan, Inc.) Cardeon® ABC™ (ascending balloon cannula) Cardeon Corporation Cardiac Airbag and Airbag-T (AICD TMS 1000 Plus EPR by Biotronik, German) Cardiac Compass™ (for Arrhythmia monitoring by Medtronic) Cardiac STATus™ controls for troponin I; Cardiac STATus™, CK-MB/myoglobin panel test; Cardiac STATus™ rapid format troponin I panel test) Cardiac T® rapid assay (for detection of troponin T) Cardiac View Probe™ CardiArc® (single-photon emission CT SPECT imaging device by CardiArc Ltd)
CardiaRisk™ Cardinal Health, Inc. (Mfg) CardioBeeper® CB 12L cardiac monitor Cardioblate RF surgical ablation system Cardiocap 5 patient monitor (by Datex Ohmeda) CardioCheck PA (blood testing, Chem-7) Cardio Chelate Oral (with EDTA, OTC supplement) cardio-CRP (AKA hs-CRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein predictor of first and recurrent cardiovascular events; lab test) cardiodiagnostic (testing, assessment, etc.) CardioFit™ (vagus nerve stimulator by BioControl Medical) CardioGrip® (hand-held, battery-operated exercise device by MD Systems, Inc.) Cardiologic™ system (diagnostic tests for CK-MB, myoglobulin and troponin I for assessment of cardiac injury by Pace Corp.) cardiology protocols/studies/trials CardioMagic® 2000 cardiac-monitoring software (by Instromedix) CardioMem CM-3000 (AAA pressure monitoring by Getemed, GE Healthcare) CardioMeter by MedicTouch, Polar Accurex Plus by MedicTouch, Carlsbad, CA) CardioPAL SAVI™ (autocapture event monitor by Medicomp) Cardiopass (layered small-bore vascular graft) CardioRex™ (a phytosterol hypercholesterolemia by CardioRex Co.) CardioSEAL® or CardioSeal (septal occluder by NMT Medical, Inc.) CardioSen’C (ceulllar digital personal ECG transmitter in real time by SHL) CardioSound Diagnostics (radiofrequency ablation mapping, Miami) CardioTec® (Kit for the Preparation of technetium Tc99m Teboroxime. Bracco Diagnostics Inc.) CardioTech International, Inc.
CardioVations div. of Ethicon Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company Cardioview -- EKG software CardioWest total artificial heart (TAH, by SynCardia Systems, FDA approved, Tucson, AZ) carditis, manifestation of gastroesophageal disease (severe chronic inflammation in cardia mucosa, CM) Cardizem LA® by Biovail Cardizem® Monovial®100 mg injectable for atrial fib Cardizem Monovial Infusion delivery system CARDS® O.S.® mono test pregnancy test CARDS® Q.S.® hCG serum/urine pregnancy test Cardura XL (doxazosin mesylate ER tabs by Pfzier for BPH) CARE study careless weed (SEE Carelessweed) Carelessweed (one word, an allergen tested for in RAST testing) CareLink cardiac monitor (Medtronic for GEM II DR/VR AICD, Minneapolis) CareLink® Network (remote monitoring of rhythm of patient by Medtronic using EnPulse virtual physician, using Marinr™ ablation catheter and Conductr™ recorder) Caremark Health Resources (home health supplies delivery) CaReS® (Cartilage Regeneration System, mechanically stable homogeneous transplant biological collagen type 1 matrix enables patients to grow their own transplant by Arthro Kinetics) CARE STIM™ (by Care Rehab & Orthopedics) Cares Built, Inc. CareTone® II telephonic stethoscope CARGO (Cardiac Allograft Rejection Gene Expression Observational Study) Cariel™ (gel for decubitus ulcers) Carignan syndrome (postanesthesia syndrome discovered by nurse Maureen Carignan and Linda Nelson, Rns as they noticed upon emergence from anesthesia, urethral burning, high BP, aggressive behavior, etc.)
Carimune (IgG maker) CARISA trial (sub-analysis of Ranexa™, ranolazine study of angina in diabetics) CARISOLV dental composite chemical gel Carlesta™ (OTC topical for incontinence rashes) Carl Zeiss Meditec LASIK MEL 80 (excimer laser system by Carl Zeiss) Carl Zeiss microscope (by Carl Zeiss) C-arm amino acid pairing CARMEN procedure (cryoablative radiation) Carmol® 40 (40% urea carbamide, derm product by Bradley Pharmaceuticals; gel formulation added to product line; now Carmol® 40 cream, lotion, and gel) Carnation Instant Breakfast® by Nestle carnitine esterase (laboratory level acetyl-L-carnitine esterase activity) Carnitor® (approved in US for end-stage renal disease, injection for carnitine deficiency by Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) Carolon stockings (Kinetic Concepts, Inc. to prevent DVT) carotid cave aneurysm (extends into the cavernous sinus usually) carotid IMT (intimal-medial thickness imaging) carotid tubular basilar ischemia Carotis head support CARP clinical trial (prior to surgery in patients with coronary disease) carpal fusion plating system by Avanta Orthopaedics, Inc. Carpenter/Coustan criteria for gestational diabetes Carpentier-Edwards Magna™ valve (by Carpentier-Edwards) Carpentier-Edwards Perimount™ mitral valve (Update: New model FDA approved) Carpentier-Edwards Physio and annuloplasty ring carpet lesion (type of lesion of colon) carphologia (picking behavior, typical in dementia, repetitive behaviors)
CarraGinate with Acemannan gel (wound gel by Carrington Labs) CarraKlenz™ (by Carrington, wound cleanser) CarraSmart™ foam (wound dressing) CarraSorb H (wound dressing by Carrington Labs) Carrasyn® (hydrogel dressing by Carrington Labs) CarraVex™ (injectable for cancer by Carrington Labs) Carrel™ patch (invented by Alexis Carrel, pioneer surgeon, first transplant surgeon, autologous bioengineered surgical patch, Nobel prize for resecting aortic patch, creating this patch around the renal artery for kidney transplant) Carrisyn drug (HIV, experimental drug by Viratek/ICN) CarrierWave drug delivery Carroll tendon retriever Carrozza™ wire by Cordis caruncular incision (orbital) Casale vesicostomy (technique similar to the full Monti single bowel to gain additional length for urinary diversion) CarTCell® and CarTCell® NF -- shark cartilage for osteoporosis Carter-Thomason device fascial closure Cartia® XT (diltiazem hydrochloride USP) -- angina and hypertension (form of Cardizem) Carticel® cartilage-cell culturing service (knee implant, autologous cultured chondrocytes by Futura Biomedical) Carticin™ -- shark cartilage cartilage-derived inhibitor (CDI) CARTO ablation catheter by Webster US case positive (on deep brain stimulation, as opposed to contact negative) CASEC Crucial Perative, Peptamen (protein powder supplement by Mead Johnson) Casodex® (bicalutamide) tablets Casola cecostomy (percutaneous placement of a cecostomy catheter for colonic
decompression in adults, do not confuse with Casale vesicostomy) CaspaRevolution™ (cervical plating system by Aesculap) CASPIAN™ OCT (spinal system by K2M) caspofungin acetate (see Cancidas and echinocandins) CASS (computer system for neuroimaging by Midco, San Diego, CA) CAST study Castaneda™ (over-the-wire mechanical thrombolysis brush by ev3, Inc.) CastBlast (cast by Johnson & Johnson) CastGuard Castile soap (various mfg., generic, OTC) Castillo class I-IV tib-fib fractures casting of ventricles (in severe hemorrhage, jargon used for them coming together) Castroviejo forceps Castroviejo-Colibri forceps Castroviejo-Mayo needle holder Castroviejo needle holder CAT response team or CAT team (Critical Response Team, in hospital rapid responders) catalytically moving (slow-moving, as in a slow-moving clot/thrombus) Catalyn (OTC vitamin supplement, AKA Cyroplex) Cataplex B (complex B vitamins OTC) Catarex™ (surgical device for cataract removal) catch-up saccades on head thrust testing (neurological testing) catechol-o-methyl-transferase, COMT, for Parkinson’s) Catera™ suture anchor (by DePuy OrthoTech) CathEffects™ (FDA approved for mapping during electrophysiology studies by Desai)
Cathepsin D and HER-2/neu, c-erbB-2 (breast cancer terms) Cathflo Activase® (alteplase, recombinant)-- (t-PA for thrombus and for opening up venous access devices by Genentech, Inc.) CathLink® 20 CathScanner ultrasound imaging system (intravascular catheter used with ultrasound) Cath-Secure(R) (for securing catheters by Allegro Medical, medical tube holder) Cath-Shield (implantable cover for attachment of catheter to drug delivery system) CathTrack™ catheter locator system cationic trypsinogen gene (for pancreatitis) Catrix® wound dressing Catrix® skin care product line CATS (study for the safety and effectiveness of the safe-steer guidewire in traversing total occlusions) Caud-A-Kath® epidural catheter cavaplasty (suprahepatic venacavaplasty, liver procedure) cave man diet Caveolin-7 and Caveolin-2 in urothelial care by Pharmacia Caverject™ (shot kit by Pharmacia-Upjohn) CaverMap™( surgical aid cavernotome (device used to prepare cavernosa for penile prosthesis) Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises C-B murmur (heard chest-to-back) CBD (corticobasal degeneration disorder, ganglionic movement disorder) CBDF (Cord Blood Donor Foundation) CBG cortisol-finding globulin CBP-1011 (medroxyprogesterone acetate [MPA]), see Colirest, for ITP CBT (cognitive behavior therapy).
CBT-CD study depression study CBVT (Cone Beam Volumetric Tomography, used with NewTom 9000 x-ray) CCD 1042 (ganaxolone seizures) CCM (cardiac contractility modulation) CCOmbo volumetris (pulmonary artery catheter and SGC-CCOmbo by Edwards LifeSciences) CCR5 (chemokine coreceptor inhibitor, GSK 873140, for HIV, currently in trials) CCS -Composite Cultured Skin™ CCSAS (Canadian Cardiovascular Society angina score) CCSC (Canadian Cardiovascular Society classification) CD1, 2, 3, 4, CD4+, CD37, CD22+, CD79a, etc. clusters of differentiation tumor markers) CD3, CD4, CD5, CD6, CD7, CD8 subsets (T cell subsets) CD8 and CD11 suppressor T cells CD19 B cells (type I transmembrane glycoprotein expressed on B cells) CD88 (on skin dendritic and absolute count, C5a receptor) CDAD (Clostridium-difficile-associated diarrhea) CDC-501 (multiple myeloma) CDH and CDRH Ethicon anvil (GI surgery) CD Horizon® rod by Medtronic and Sofamor Danek and Sextant Spinal System) CDIP (chronic demyelinating inflammatory polyneuropathy) CDIS (controlled distention irrigation system) CDNH (chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis, a painful condition of the ear) CDRPan™ digital x-ray system CdTOX A OIA® kit CEA (cultured epidermal graft) CEA 125 (CEA II, CA 125, CYFRA 21-1, SCC and NSE tumor markers)
CEA-Cide™ SCLC CEA-Mono (lab test) Ceana glove technique to seal pneumoperitoneum CeaVac™ (monoclonal antibody for colorectal CA and melanoma) Cebotome laparoscope CECT (contrast enhanced computed tomography by American Medical Systems) CED (cavity evacuation site, balloon that is inflated) Cedax® (ceftibuten, antibiotic bronchospasm/OM by Schering Plough, Mfg.) Ceegraph™ 128 EEG system CeeOn (Model 920) CeeOn with heparin surface modification (HSM) CEF (cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, fluorouracil, cancer) cefadroxil (generic equivalent to Duricef, antibiotic for UTI by Bristol Myers Squibb) cefprozil oral suspension (Cefzil, by Bristol Myers Squibb) Ceftin™ (cefuroxime) -- Lyme disease also antibiotic cefuroxime axetil (generic Ceftin by Lupin Ltd., FDA approved, 250 and 500 mg tabs) Celebra™ (celecoxib) -former trademark name -- Celebrex for RA and OA Celebrex™ (celecoxib) adjunct therapy for fmilial adenomatous polyposis) Celebrex clinical trial using neoadjuvant chemotherapy with Celebrex for adenocarcinoma of the lung, Stage I Celexa™ (citalopram, depression) celiac plexus neurolysis, endoscopic ultrasound-guided (chemical splanchnicectomy of the celiac plexus that ablates the fibers that transmit pain from the intra-abdominal viscera, using endoscopic ultrasound) Celite®ACT (activated clotting time) test Cellasene™ capsules -- dietary supplement reduce cellulite CellCept® (mycophenolate mofetil [MMF])
CellCept® (mycophenolate mofetil [MMF] HCl) intravenous, for injection, prevent organ rejection,k CellCept® oral suspension, CellCept® tablets, capsules, (IV, oral solution) Cellect™ (bone concentrate machine system for spine fusion, enriches bone graft with progenitor cells by DePuy, AcdroMed, Inc., bone marrow aspiration also) Cellegesic (nitroglycerin ointment 0.4% by Cellegey Pharm for anal fissure pain) CellerateRx (wound dressing by The Hymed Group) cellophane gel (aloe vera lotion wrapped in cellophane; used after hemorrhoid surgery) Cell Recovery System (CRS) for bladder biopsy Cell Saver 5 -- by Haemonetics -- save blood lost in operation Cell seeding (of vascular grafts, also graft seeding technique) Cellugel® ophthalmic viscosurgical device Celontin (Canada drug methsuximide for restless leg syndrome) CEL-SCI/HGP-30W Celsior™ solution -- preserves donor organs Celsius™ control endovascular catheter , employing hypothermia Cemex® cement and Cemex Genta implant (gentamicin-impregnated antibiotic into bone implant by Exactech) Cem-Ostetic™ (bone putty by Berkeley Advanced Biomet) Cenator® (bone components by Corin) CeNeS Pharmaceuticals Cenestin™ (synthetic conjugated estrogens for relief of vasomotor symptoms of menopause) Cenestin™ tablets - Update: new dosage strength -- (synthetic estrogen) Cenogen-OB™ capsules (prenatal iron, multivitamin) CentAK anti-TPO (quantitative and highly sensitive determination of thyroid autoantibodies (anti-TPO) in human serum) Centaur™ chemiluminescent immunoassay system Centauri Er:YAG laser
Centerplus (anatomical devices, braces, by Centerplus Orthopedics, Inc.) Centerpulse by Smith & Nephew
Centistokes silicone oil (ophthalmic, abbreviation cSt) central semi suture-loop meniscal repair technique (loops around meniscal flap) central steep islands Centrament® Cemented Hip Stem (by Aesculap) Centrica rotational core biopsy system centripetal distribution of fat (on a patient) Centrum Kids (OTC children’s vitamins) CEP® 12 SpectrumOrange(tm) DNA probe kit CEP® 8 SpectrumOrange™ cephs (cephalogram, cephalometric images for orthognathic/oral surgery, “lateral cephs”) Ceplene™ (phase III traials for AML histamine dihydrochloride by Maxim Pharm, Inc.) CEPRACT trial (cerclage treatment for prevention of pre-term delivery/miscarriage) Ceprate® SC Instrument II Ceprate® TCD T-cell depletion system Ceprotin™ (eculizumab injection by Baxter Healthcare for PNH and severe protein C deficiency) CEP® X SpectrumOrange(tm) DNA probe kit CEP® Y SpectrumGreen(tm) DNA probe kit CeQUAL® protocol (Cedars Quantitative Analysis, cardiac rehab protocol; do not translate) C.E.R.A. (continuous erythropoiesis receptor activator by Roche for renal anemia) CERAD (Consortium to Establish a Registry of Alzheimer Disease, auditory verbal learning test, AKA naming test) Ceralas™ I Laser and Ceralink™ Slit Lamp Adapter (by QLT, Inc.)
Ceramic TRANSCEND Articulation Hip System (ceramic-on-ceramic” total hip replacement system, surgically implanted to completely replace a diseased hip joint. Wright Medical Technology) Cerasorb™ (TCP by Spinal Concepts, Inc.) CeraVe (topical cream and lotion, hydrating cleanser soap) CerAxon™ (citicoline sodium) -- 500 mg/day, CVA c-erbB-2 levels (lab test)
cerebral cisternoscintigram cerebrolysin (FPF 1070 (Alzheimer's) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) procedures Cerebyx® (fosphenytoin) - seizures Cereport-Brain A (phase II trials with IV carboplatin for brain tumors) Cernevit™12 (multivitamins for infusion/parenteral nutrition) Ceresine™ (previously CPC-211) -- prevent CNS ischemia Ceretec® imaging agent to detect CVA ceroid lipofuscinosis (storage disease, affects nerves cells) Ceron DM cough syrup (OTC) Cerovel lotion (Hawthorn Pharm cream, OTC) Cerrobend block (dosimetric mini-multileaf collimator, MLC, radiosurgery, larger pneumbra virtual mini-MLC HD270 program by Siemens) Certican™ (everolimus by Novartis (transplant immunosuppressant drug approved only in Sweden presently, proliferation signal inhibitor, PSI to prevent organ rejection) Certican study (in heart and lung transplant patients, UCLA participant) Certiva™ diph/tetanus vaccine Cerus Corporation. Cerveillance™ scope cervical root injuries evaluated by intraoprerative evoked potentials Cervical-Stim® cervical bone-growth stimulator
CerviCore® (spinal system by Stryker) CerviFix system by Synthes Cesamet® (CII nabilone, oral capsules to treat nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy by Valeant Pharmaceuticals) Cesia (desogestrel tabletes, ethinyl estradiol Rx, triphasic oral contraceptive in 3 phases, 7 days each) cethromycin (orphan antibiotic status by FDA, rh PDGF-BB for CMV prophylaxis by ViroPharma, see also maribavir) Cetraxal Otic (ciprofloxacin otic 0.2% solution by Salvat) cetrorelix (see Cetrotide) Cetrotide™ (cetrorelix for injection, fertility) -Update: FDA approved (Generic: cetrorelix. Prevention of premature luteinizing hormone surges in women; mfg Asta Medica) cetuximab (a.k.a. IMC-C225; C225) - Update: see Erbitux™ cevimeline (Evoxac) -- for dry mouth in Sjogren syndrome CF101 (methotrexate MTX drug, phase IIb for RA by Can-Fite BioPharma) CFC BioScanner System™ C-Fit Hip & DC-Fit Cup (by Corin) C-flex™ (intraocular lens by Rayner Surgical, Inc.) C-Flex mode (CPAP therapy) C-Flex II (cervical traction device by Shamrock Medical, Inc., Portland, OR) C-flex™ double-J stent by Guidant CFTR transporter (gene for trypsinogen mutation of pancreatitis) CG 7000-DX-BT ECG recorder (Card Guard) CGA (Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment) CGMS(R) IPRO(TM) (continuous glucose recorder worn for 3 days by Medtronic) CGP (lens with Goniosol, ophthalmic procedures, also GCP lens) CGX-1160 (see contulakin) CH50 and CH100 (complement tests/panel for lupus and allergy testing)
CH 2000 cardiac diagnostic system CHADS and CHADS-2 score (Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age, Diabetes, Stroke - and 2 points assigned for prior cerebral ischemia, predicts stroke risk) CHAD Therapeutics Chait percutaneous cecostomy (antegrade colonic enema technique) Champ arthritis Hotmitt (reusable mitt with two thermal packs on both sides of the hand) Champion DES, Everlimus (Y, Y, Y, Drug Eluting Stent by Boston Scientific) CHAMP protocol (UCLA cardiovascular hospitalization atherosclerosis management program for NRMI, National Registry for Myocardial Infarction) Champion™ stent system (see Paragon™ Champion™ stent system) Chance fracture or ligamentous fracture (through vertebra with lap-only seat belt, usually L1-2, but can be cervical, AKA "hangman's fracture" and patient may have been ejected from vehicle instead) Chang forceps (double-barrel, head/neck/eye surgery) Chantix® (varenicline stop smoking pill by Pfizer) Charcot-Leyden crystals (on stool exam) Charite Artificial Spinal Disc (for DDD by DePuy Spine, Inc.) CHARM heart failure trial Charnley retractor chase bolus (imaging technique, bolus of dye is chased by a digital imaging camera, also bolus chase) Chatelut (creatinine clearance clearance formula) CHD7 gene mutation (associated with CHARGE syndrome, ear abnormalities) Check™ strip (glucometer) Check-Flo® introducer by Cook Checkmate™ gamma brachytherapy system -Update: FDA approved chee-kong (SEE qigong homeopathic therapy for breast CA, etc.)
CHEESE study (M61003) chemodenervation (by injection of botuliniu toxin type A or phenol into a muscle) Chemophase (recombinant human hyaluronidase by Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. chemoadjuvant) ChemTrak AccuMeter® theophylline test cherry-handle Kerrison punch/rongeur CHESS (comprehensive health enhancement support system) Cheung BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy) treatment system chevron osteotomy, large displacement distal Chiba biopsy needle chi-kong (SEE qigong homeopathic therapy) Child-Pugh classification for liver cancer (Milan criteria, see also CLIP) Child-Pugh-Turcotte CPT score for HBV cirrhosis/liver Children’s Claritin (loratadine chewable tablets by Schering-Plough) Children’s ElixSure IB suspension (by Taro Pharma for cough) Children's Tylenol® Allergy-D (diphenhydramine, pseudoephedrine, and acetaminophen) Children's Tylenol® Sinus (acetaminophen and pseudoephedrine) Chili 3D color mapping system (for cardiac mapping) Chilli® and Chilli II (cooled ablation catheter/system by Boston Scientific) Chin-to-jugulum distance (term used to assess ankylosing spondylitis) Chin-Up Strip® ChipRx (drug delivery system by MIT) Chirila keratoprosthesis (technique for corneal transplant) Chirocaine™ (levobupivacaine) -- long-acting anesthetic/childbirth, etc. Chiroflow back rest (with adjustable air bladder) Chito-Seal topical hemostasis (chitosan gel, vascular sites by Abbott)
Chk1 and Chk2 inhibitors (clinical trials with sunitinib/gemcitabine CBP-501 and UCN-01 for cancer, Can-Bas)
Chlamydia pneumoniae (seropositivie for C. pneumoniae associated with intimia-media thickness in common carotid artery and plaque) Chlamydia trachomatis PCR (lab test) ChloraPrep One-Step Frepp (antiseptic 1.5 mL, 2%, 10% Medi Flex, Inc. and ChloraPrep with tint) Chlorascrub Swabstick (chlorhexidine gluconate/isopropyl alcohol prep by Nice Pak) chlorpheniramine/hydrocodone (2 mg/5 mg/30 mg PSE oral cap) chlorpheniramine/phenylephrine 8 mg/20 mg oral tabs and extended release) chlorphenermine/hydrocodone/phenylephrine (for pain, 4 and 5 mg) Choice DM tube feedings ChoICE PT floppy and extra support guide wires by Guidant ChoICE PT Allstar wire by Guidant ChoICE PT Grand Slam by Guidant cholecystokinin in acute post-ERCP pancreatitis procedure CholestaGel(r) (colesevelam HCl) -Former trademark name; see Welchol(tm) (statin) Cholestech L.D.X.® system -- blood test with single drop of blood/renal disease cholesterin natural animal sterol (OTC to reduce cholesterol, some forms come with niacin, 600 mg plus 60 mg niacin) Cholesterol 1,2,3™ (cholesterol test with drop of liquid on palm; no blood taken by Medical Innovations, Inc.) cholesterol absorption inhibitors (used to treat hyperlipidemia, Zocor, Lipitor) cholesterol trio (policosanol, garlic, and niacin OTC supplements to reduce cholesterol) CholesTrak® -- OTC cholesterol test Cholestron™ -- hand-held cholesterol test Cholestron™ Pro -- hand-held cholesterol test choline-to-creatine ratio (Cho/Cr, on MR spectroscopy, greater than 2:1 is abnormal) choline, creatine, and lactate, and NAA signal (on MR spectroscopy) creatine-to-NAA ratio (on MR spectroscopy, abnormality suggests neoplasm)
cholinesterase (ChE) inhibitors (treatment for dementia, Alzheimer’s type) chondrex assay for RA and OA Chondrogel™ (tissue-based product for treatment of vesicoureteral reflux) Chondrogen (stem cells injected into knee to grow new cartilage/meniscus, trials by Osiris) Chonstruct™ chondral repair system Cho-Pat straps (www.cho-pat.com 3 poor, 4 dead) ranolazine (see Renexa, for angina) Ranson's criteria for pancreatitis (mortality rate rises with 3 or 4 of criteria met) Rapaflo (silodosin capsules by Watson Pharm for BPH) Rapamune® (sirolimus, previous kidney transplant drug/FDA approved) rapamycin (sirolimus, Rapamune, immunosuppression)
rapamycin (RAPA; sirolimus; Rapamune-coated stent by Biochemical and AG Scientific) Rapid Drug Screen rapid palatal expander (Hyrax appliance for palate/dental problems) Rapid Wound Cleanser (wound cleanser by Darja Labs) Rapide suture Rapid Exchange (RX, SVG stent by Medtronic) RapidFlap™ - cranial fixation (by Lorenz Surgical) Rapidgraft arterial vessel substitute rapid latex agglutination test (20 minute slide for sensitivities and specificity for infection, PBP2’ for staphylococcus resistance) RapidMist metered-dose spray applicator RapidMist insulin applicator RAPIDO™ (cut-away guiding catheter) Rapido sheath, guiding catheter, Submarine PTA balloon, FDA approved by Guidant Rapidpoint Access/Rapidpoint™ Coag Rapid Rhino® Bilateral nasal packing (2 cuffed PVC nasal catheters by Applied Therapeutics, Tampa, FL) rapid slide latex agglutination test (20 minutes for sensitivities for infection) RAPID Strand™ Rx preloaded, per patietn prescription of prostate brachytherapy by Oncura) RAPIDTEC (5M multiple dip test by American BioMedical Corp.) Rapinex (omeprazole powder for oral suspension by Santarus, Inc. for GI bleeding. nausea, and GERD) RapiSeal patch RapiTest (by Dako Diagnostics, RSV, strep, HSV, etc. FDA approved) rapogle (SEE Replogle tube) Raptiva™ (antirheumatoid arthritis drug may get approval soon by Genentech) Raptorail™ (drug-eluting stent by Cordis)
Raptor™ (sirolimus drug-eluting stent by Cordis) Raptor (over-the-wire delivery system used with Bx Velocity stent) Raptor PTCA balloon Raptorail™ PTCA dilatation catheter by Cordis Corporation) RAR (retinoic acid receptors, RARE = RAR element) Ras signaling, Ras mutations, Ras-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK, H-Ras, NRas, K-Ras, farnesyltransferase, Ftase, signals cell growth for cancer) rasagiline mesylate (investigational monoamine oxidase-B, MAO-B inhibitor similar to Eldepryl for Parkinson disease) Rashkind umbrella (USCI Angio, for cardiac procedures) Rasilez (aliskiren by Novartis for high blood pressure, see Tekturna) Raskin protocol (dihydroergotamine for headaches) Raspberry Emer'gen-C Raulerson/Duo-Flow IJ catheters by Raulerson Rausch catheter by Southwest Medical RAVEL™ sirolimus stent by Cordis Raven video (information video provided to patients prior to surgery) ravuconazole (RAV-Bristol Myers Squibb, antifungal)
Ray™ TFC (Ray threaded fusion cage by DePuy) rayataz (SEE Reyataz, atazanavir) Rayhack osteotomy systems Raytel (pacemaker marketer for Medtronic, marketer of medical device batteries) Razadyne (galantamine HBr by Ortho-McNeil Neurologics - changing name from Reminyl) RazorVac ArthroWand (device used to remove torn knee joint tissue) RB (rye bran diet) rcsF (resistance to cerebrospinal outflow as in an rcsF cyst, chromosome table)
RDX coronary radiation delivery catheter REAADS (anticardiolipin antibody test reported in GPL, MPL, AND APL units) ReACT -(Red cell Adherence Column Technology test system) READIT technology Ready-set punctum plug REAL 2 study (Xeloda, oxaliplatin, and epirubicin, EOX protocol) Realize Band (gastric banding by Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.) Re All 12 (oral suspension ER by Generex, OTC) reanimation procedure (dynamic procedure for facial nerve paralysis) Rebar microcatheter Rebar™ microcatheters (used for both neurologic and peripheral vascular procedures by ev3, Inc.) Rebetol (ribavirin capsules -- chronic hepatitis) Rebetol® (ribavirin 200-mg capsules - Update: combination therapy with PEG-Intron® FDA approved) Rebetron (combination therapy chronic hep C) Rebif® (recombinant interferon-beta-1a; MS recombinant human antithrombin III (rh AT III) - anticlotter) Recancostat (100 mg, redux modulator, AnthoRedoxin by Natural Solutions) Reclast™ (zoledronic acid, in clinical trials for Paget’s & osteoporosis by injection by Novartis, formerly Aclasta) recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA, used to detect the hepatitis C virus; by Serono, S.A., FDA approved) recombination (of a chromosomal duplication or deletion) Recon/recon (orthopedic plate for reconstruction per Wheeless Orthopaedics) Recothrom 9thrombin topical recombinant by ZymoGenetics for hemostasis in surgery) Rectogel (for hemorrhoids by LEOPharma, Inc.) RED (rigid external distraction, used in orthopedic and maxillary, mid face surgery, for
maxillary mid face distraction by KLS Martin) Reddick-Saye suture grasper Redefine (SEE Redefyne) Redefyne injectable soft tissue filler (for facial wrinkles, scar remediation by Anika Therapeutics) red gurney (speed patient to ER, as in "redlined to ER") Redler percutaneous pin (clamp by Innomed, Savannah, GA) Redline Alert (to test for Bacillius anthracis, anthrax by Tetracore, Inc.) Redmond spinal retraction system (Integra LifeSciences) Redmond (distractor, screw driver, drill guide, vertebral body distractor by Integra LifeSciences) "red neck" syndrome (a.k.a. "red man" syndrome histamine reaction) Redsense (blood loss detection device by Redsense Medical AB) red yeast rice (600 mg, lowers cholesterol, OTC) REE (resting energy expenditure) Reef hip by DePuy ReFacto® (antihemophilic factor, recombinant, hemophilia) refeeding syndrome (when begin re-feeding patients who were previously malnourished) referent analysis (for assessing the cornea, meta-analysis, pronounced “ray-ferent”) Reflection® (ceramic acetabular system by Smith & Nephew) Reflex anterior cervical plate (ACP system) ReFlex Wand (disposable wand used with ENTec surgical system for removal of tissue while leaving the mucosal lining intact) Refludan® (lepirudin, class of drugs called hirudins, anticoagulation therapy) Refobacin® Palacos® with gentamicin bone cement by Biomet Refobacin® Plus bone cement by Biomet Refresh Endura® (lubricant eye drops by Allergan) Ref-Star® catheter (by Biosense Webster, Inc.)
Regatta™ (steerable floppy wire by Cordis, Inc.) Regenafil allograft paste (used as replacement tissue for bone; mfg Regeneration Technologies, Inc) Regency SC, SR, and Regency SR+ pulse generator & pacemakers (by St. Jude) RegimA scar repair (contains Elastin plus Centrella Asiatica, a plant, is micro-molecular prepartion for scar repair by BioCELL) Regranex® (becaplermin gel, tissue matrix diabetic ulcers by J&J) Reguloid (500 mg oral cap) Reinhardt coronary artery classification system from CT and MRI (Joseph Reinhardt, MD, Univ. of Iowa) Reitan® catheter pump by JOMED Rejuveness tape (for scar treatment by 3M) Rejuvesol® (RBC rejuvenator) Relacon DM (NR oral liquid and HC NR for cough) relapsing polychondritis (an uncommon, multisystem disease characterized by recurrent episodes of inflammation of the cartilaginous tissue) Release-NF® (nitrofurazone Foley catheter) Relagard® vaginal gel (for bacterial vaginosis by Blansett Pharmaceuticals Co., Inc.) relative perforating collagenosis (extrusion of collagen fibers through the epidermis, childhood and adult forms are recognized) Relenza (zanamivir; GG167 influenza) Relia-flow device (surgically implanted for hemodialysis) Reliance® urinary control insert ReliefBand™ (nausea/vomiting worn on wrist)
Relistor (methylnaltrexone bromide subcutaneous injection by Progenics Pharma and Wyeth Labs for opioid-induced constipation) Reloxifen (3-methoxy thiophine for breast cancer; similar to tamoxifen; NOT raloxifene which is drug for osteoporosis and weight loss) Relpax (eletriptan oral migraine drug)
Relume system (received FDA approval to treat stretch marks and acne scars; the device uses a fiberoptic light source to darken the scar tissue until it matches the healthy, normal skin) Relpax (eletriptan hydrobromide, Pfizer, for migraine) Rely balloon catheter (AngioSculpt scoring by AngioScore, Inc.) REMATCH study Remedy™ (coronary catheter by Boston Scientific) Remeex™ Needleless™ (single-incision sling system for female UI by Neomedic) Remeex™ TRT (tension-free readjustable tape system, male urinary procedure by Neomedic Intl.) Remeron® (mirtazapine, SolTab newer version of Remeron antidepressant in orally disintegrating tablets of 15, 30, and 45 mg) Remeron SolTab™ (orally disintegrating tablets) Remicade® (infliximab; expanded RA indication; improve physical function; additional indication for Crohn disease) Remifemin and Remifemin Good Night Menopause (an extract of the herb black cohosh to relieve menopausal smptoms by GlaxoSmithKline) Reminyl (generic: galantamine hydrobromide. Twice-a-day treatment for Alzheimer's (4-, 8-, 12-mg tablets mfg by Janssen Pharmaceutica) Remitogen (anti-HLA-DR; SMART 1D10; humanized antibody in phase II clinical trials for low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma by Protein Design Labs, Inc.) Remodulin (treprostinil, prostacyclin analogue, given subcu for pulmonary hypertension, in NYHA class II-IV symptoms by United Therapeutics) Remon Impressure (by Remon Medical, monitor intra-aneurysm pressure) Remon HeartLook (measures PVH pressure) REMOVE cardiac stent trial REMstar® Reliance CPAP system REMstar(R) (Pro Smart card with EncoreViewer for respiratory care) Remune (for HIV/AIDS) Renagel® (sevelamer HCl for ESRD) RenalGuard9TM) System (single-use urine collection PLC Medical Systems)
Renalin® 100 (cold sterilant for hemodialysis by Minntech) RenalTech International (mfg.) RenAmin (amino acid drugs by Baxter Healthcare Corp., Aminosyn, Freamine, Travasol, ingredient phenylalanine, 490 mg injection solution) RenaPlex™ (vitamins for renal patients by powdered form) Rena-Vite vitamins (renal supplement, OTC) Renax (5.5 oral tab) Renegade® (guide wire by Cordis/J&J) Renessa System (by Novasys Medical for SUI) Renew spinal cord stimulation system Re-New laparoscopic instruments RENEWAL™ AICD device by ELA Medical Renexa (ranolazine for angina by Roche and CV Therapeutics) Renova (tretinoin cream, 0.02% -New strength approved) Renoplex™ (20 mL drops by Brauer for urinary incontinence)
Rentacel (diphtheria, polio, pertussis, and tetanus vaccine by Sanofi Pasteur) ReNu® MultiPlus solution (contact lens solution) Renvela (sevelamer carbonate tablets by Genzyme for hypephosphatemia of renal failure) Reolysin® [respiratory enteric orphan virus] (human reovirus, using 2-aminopurine, 2AP, Ras pathway, targets cancer cells by Oncolytics Biotech, Inc.) ReoPro (abciximab, previous cardiac ischemic drug) Repair Hydrogel (wound hydrogel by Darja) repaglinide (Prandin for diabetes) Repel (to prevent adhesions in surgery) Repel-CV (to prevent adhesions) reperfusate (reperfused blood) RepHresh™ and RepHresh-p2 (vaginal cream to restore pH balance, by Columbia
Laboratories) Repicci II unicondylar knee system (unicompartmental knee replacement by Biomet named for Dr. John A. Repicci, DDS) repifermin (KGF-2 mucositis associated with bone marrow transplant; keratinocyte growth factor-2 [KGF-2] -- (investigational drug for chronic skin ulcers by Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline) REPLACE-2 (drug trial compares the new blood thinner drug Angiomax to other new blood thinners in angioplasty procedures) Replagal (agalsidase alfa) Replica™ and Replica A (hip system by DePuy) RepliCare® (wound dressing by Smith & Nephew) Repliderm wound dressing Repliform (tissue graft, fascia lata, from human dermis for bladder sling procedures, USI)
Repliva 21/7™ (Ther-Rx, tablets for oral administration to provide 28-day iron supplement therapy) Replogle tube (drainage tube) Repose surgical system Repose™ (minimally invasive procedure for obstructive sleep apnea Influ-ENT) Repronex (menotropins injection by Ferring Pharmaceutical for infertility) ReQuip (ropinirole hydrochloride for Parkinson's and restless leg syndrome) Rescriptor (delavirdine mesylate tablets for HIV/AIDS, 100-400 mg) rescue pod (SEE ResQ-POD) Rescula® (unoprostone isopropyl ophthalmic solution, 0.15%, FDA approved) reset osmostat (rare condition in acutely ill patients with pulmonary, neurologic or processes where they will get hyponatremia) Residerm® (topical zinc delivery for skin by Access Pharm, Inc.) resiniferatoxin (RTX for urinary incontinence) resiquimod (for genital herpes, STDs) Resolution™ clip (hemoclip by Boston Scientific with Olympus and Wilson-Cook brand
sizing) Resolve Quickanchor Resource® (protein powder diabetic nutrition per G-tube by Novartis) Resource® Just For Kids (protein powder nutrition by Novartis) Resovist® (contrast dye, MRI, reticuloendothelial system by Schering-Plough) Respalor® (tube feeding by Mead Johnson) RESPECT trial (Randomized Evaluation of Recurrent Stroke comparing PFO closure) RESPeRATE device with guided monitored breathing exercises (www.resperate.com) RespiGam (immune globulin, IV for RSV) RespiPac (dosing packaging) respiratory embarrassment (rupture into the pleural space of a tumor) Respirionics Comfort Gel (for CPAP masks) Respironics CPAP masks Respironics Gold Seal nasal mask Response™ CV Catheter System (with Switchbox II system and patented CSL curve by St. Jude Medical Inc., Minnetonka, MN) Res-Q Micron ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) ResQPOD circulatory enhancer (increases blood flow to heart by Advanced Circulatory Systems) Res-Q-Vac suction by Repromed Systems, Inc. Restasis eye drops (for dry eye, cyclosporine emulsion by Allergan, 0.05% emulsion) Restenosis in Intervened Coronaries with Hyperhomocysteinemia (RICH) study Rester-NG (gene-targeted therapy drug, prevent restenosis by AV1) Reston foam (latex-free adhesive dressing by 3M) ReStor™ AcrySof (aspheric, apodized diffractive posterior chamber intraocular lens by Alcon, Crystalens, also ReZoom) Restoration Revision™ hip system by Stryker Restore® (wound cleanser by Hollister)
Restore™ (dorsal column spinal implant stimulator by Medtronic) Restore BioBalance™ (NTx bone density testing, to measure the amount of NTx secreted in urine, home test) Restore™ CalciCare™ (wound dressing by Hollister) Restore cuff tear implant (reinforces soft tissue implant by DePuy Orthopedics) RESTORE study RestorePRIME™ neurostimulator (nonrechargeable device for back, trunk, extremity pain, injectable by Medtronic) restricted pain score or scale (because of a patient in an ICU setting, the scale may be restricted to 1-3 rather than 1-5) Restylane® (hyaluronic acid, cosmetic dressing, injectable clear gel for filling out lips, facial wrinkles from Q-Med Laboratories) Restylane, Restylane Fine Lines (wrinkle treatment, injectable gel of hyaluronic acid by Q-Med AB of Sweden) RESUME® II AND RESUME TL® (generator leads by Medtronic, Inc.) RET gene (mutation in germline of malignancies and paragangliomas, von HippelLindau disease) Retaane (ancecortave acetate for depot suspension by Alcon, Inc. for wet, age-related MD) retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL, thickness, vision measurement in eyes with glaucoma) resveratrol (phytochemical with disease-fighting properties, herbal OTC) Retaane (anecortave acetate for Depot suspension by Alcon, Inc. for wet, age-related macular degeneration) Retapamulin (topical by GlaxoSmithKline for uncomplicated skin infections) Retavase (reteplase for MI) RetCam photography (photos of retina by Massie Research Labs) reticulin fibrosis (argyrophilic fibers on bone marrow aspirate on planimetric analysis, CD105, correlated with multivariate analysis showing types of leukemia) Reticulose (for HIV/AIDS) retinal endovascular surgery (REVS) Retin-A Micro and Micro PA (tretinoin gel, microsphere, 0.1% for acne by Sene Gence)
Retisert (fluocinolone acetonide - intravitreal implant by Bausch & Lomb, noninfectious uveitis) Retract-O-Tape (Quest Medical) retroequatorial myopexy (of rectus muscles for repair of congenital eye deformities designed by Dr. Faden) retromolar intubation (fiberoptic by Bonfils) retroperitoneoscopic (retroperitoneal lateral decompression) retroplaced (as in an artery in a retrograde position, odd for anastomosis) retroseptal injection (used in eye surgery, usually with retrobulbar injection of eye) Rett syndrome (genetic testing for MECP2 gene, large deletion, and STK9, RTT gene) retubularized ileum (option for creating a continent vesicostomy in the absence of the appendix) Reuben flap (deep circumflex iliac artery DCIA breast reconstruction flap) reuter bivalve nasal splint by Xomed Revatio™ (sildenafil citrate 20 mg tabs t.i.d. for pulmonary hypertension) Reveal® (loop recorder by Medtronic) Reveal™ Insertable Loop Recorder (heart rhythm; implantable monitor to detect complete heart Block by Medtronic, Inc.) Revelation™ endocardial microcatheter (by Cardima, Inc.) Revelation™ hip system Revelation Tx™ Select Microcatheter (4 mm by Cardima, Inc., Fremont, CA) reverse total shoulder replacement (option for shoulder arthroplasty) Reversionex (HE317, HIV/AIDS) ReVia (naltrexone, ondansetron, cell-mediated immunity, also NALTIMA, Naltrexone and ReVia by DuPont Pharmaceuticals) Reviderm (hyaluronic acid in which dextran beads are suspended, used as temporary wrinkle treatment) reviparin (blood thinner, not FDA approvied yet, in trials)
Revitadyne (new therapy for neuropathy) RevitaMed infrared therapy for DPNP (diabetic peripheral neuropathy) Revlimid™ (lenalidomide, bortezomib, IMiDs™ myelodysplastic syndrome and breast cancer drug, aromitase inhibotor ertrozole superior to tamoxifen, clinical phase III trials, lenalidomide in combination with dexamethasone by Celgene, Inc.) Revolution™ XR/D (pacemaker by Biomedical) Revoxyn (oxygen-enhanced fluid to minimize brain damage after severe ischemic event) rexinoids (drugs activating retinoid X receptor) Reyataz (atazanavir, sulfate, protease inhibitor, 100, 150, and 200 mg capsules by Bristol-Myers-Squibb) ReZoom(TM) (intraocular lens by Alcon, Crystalens) Rezyme (OTC diabetes aid) RF (rheumatoid factor test) RF ablation system RFID (radiofrequency identification chip technology, a small chip adheres to patient's skin like a Band-Aid with name, surgeon, and type of surgery to be verified prior to placement of patient under anesthesia) RFHE (radiofrequency/high energy) R.F. tissue ablation device RFS 2000 (9-nitrocamptothecin, 9NC, rubitecan) RGEA (right gastroepiploic artery) RF-PMR (delivers radiofrequency energy to the oxygen-deprived heart muscle through a catheter, creating small, crater-like injuries in the endocardium believe dot stimulate the body's response and iogenesis, creation of new vessels) rh AT III (recombinant human antithrombin III) rhBMP-2 (recombinant human bone morphogenic proten, cortical bone dowels by Medtronic) rHead radial implant (hand/wrist replacements formerly by Avanta, now bought by Viscogliosi Bros., Small Bone Innovations, SBI) Rheolog (a toaster-sized device with tubing inside, which accurately and quickly measures blood viscosity)
Rheos® System (CVRx, new clinical trial for advanced blood pressure therapy) Rhinocort Aqua (budesonide nasal spray) RhinoPak™ (nasal packing) rhinoprobe (nasal aspirate for influenzae and RSV tests) RHo(D) (immune globulin 1500 IU/M) rhuFab (investigational anti-VEGF antibody fragment for the treatment of the wet form of age-related macrular degeneration; also AMD-Fab) rhuMAb VEGF (metastatic cancers) rhupus(combination of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus) Rhyder diagnostic catheter Rhythm Catheter, The (disposable electrical catheter for emergency fluid exchange/resuscitation) RhythmStat XL system Riata 1580 (pulse generator by St. Jude) Riata ST 7000 (AICD by St. Jude) RIBA® HCV 3.0 SIA (strip immunoblot assay to confirm diagnosis of hepatitis C ribbon retractor) RIC (fluid exchange resuscitation catheter) Ricarimpex SAS (French firm first to get FDA approval to market leeches) RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation for muscle strain/pain) R-ICE chemotherapy regimen Riccardi classification (of neurofibromatosis 1-5 types, Dr. Riccardi formerly of UCLA) Rich retractor (short for Richardson; operating room jargon) RICH (Restenosis in Intervened Coronaries with Hyperhomocysteniemia study) Richard-James' Silikon 1000 intraocular fluid Richard Wolf 5-mm (compact hysteroscope, 5-French by Richard Wolf Medical Instruments, IL) Richards titanium partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (PORP, reconstruction)
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) (a 10-level scale from +4 to -5 for the assessment of sedated and agitated patients) RID® mousse (OTC for lice) RidaScreen® (parainfluenza 1, 2, 3 enzyme, EIA test) Ridaura (auranofin, RA and OA drug for pain by Yamanouchi) Riese hearing/petition (mental status hearing for a patient noncompliant with meds, state of California) Rigidfix™ ACL Cross Pin System by Mitek rifabutin (Mycobutin, 300 mg once a day) rifalazil (for TB) rifaximin (antibiotic, hepatic encephalopathy) Rifton stander (rehab equipment) righting reflex (response, reaction of infant to turn head back to center position after moving, and “right” one’s body position after being moved) right-sided linear ablation of atrial fibrillation with Revelation catheter RIGIDfix pins (ortho device by Mitek) Rigid TTTS fetoscopy by Karl Storz (instrument set) right angle connectors (for bladder procedures) RIGS®/ACT (activated cell therapy) Rilutek (riluzole, drug in trials by Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc. for ALS) RIM (Rosch inferior mesenteric catheter, 4F by NCBI for embolization) Rim™ (thermodilution catheter by Zeon Corp.) RIMA (right internal mammary artery) rimantadine (Flumadine, antiviral, used to treat type A influenza) rimonabant (drug in trials now to stop cravings for food, cigarettes by Sanofi-Synthelabo) rind (parietal rind seen in lungs on thoracoscopy) ring forceps
Ringloc® Bi-Polar (orthopedic liner by Biomet) ring-reinforced vessel graft (8-20 mm, PTFE) Rinspirator (Rinspiration Systems) Rink modification of Casale continent catheterizable vesicostomy RIO aspiration catheter (by Boston Scientific) Riomet® (cherry flavored liquid, antihyperglycemic by Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, liquid antihyperglycemic that improves blood sugar levels) RIPE therapy (4 drugs – isoniazid, INH, rifampin, RIF, ethambutol, EMB, and pyrazinamide, PZA for 2 months followed by INH and RIF for 4 months for HIV, TB) Riquent® (abetimus sodium by La Jolla Pharm.Co. for renal disorder in lupus patients) Risperdal Consta® (microspheres, injectable risperidone by injection for schizophrenia by Janssen-Cilag, Ltd.) Risperdal® M-Tab (0.5, 1, and 2 mg, see Risperdal) Risser classification (sign of skeletal maturity, 0-5) ristocetin cofactor (aVWD in von Willdebrand disease) RITA medical system for radiofrequency technology) Ritadex (see Focalin) Ritalin® LA (methylphenidate HCl extended-release capsules Update: FDA approved) Rithron-XR (coronary stent by Biotronik GmbH) Ritleng lacrimal tube, hook, and probe ritonavir (Norvir - HIV) Rituxan (rituximab; monoclonal antibody by Genentech) Riva-Dicyclomine (slows intestinal contractions, by LEOPharma, Inc.) Riva-Loperamide (slows intestinal contractions, by LEOPharma, Inc.) Riva-Lorazepam (slows intestinal contractions, by LEOPharma, Inc.) Rivanase AQ (intestinal enzyme by LEOPharma, Inc.) Rivasol-HC (anal suppository by LEOPharma, Inc.)
Rivastigmine tartrate (acetylcholinesterase oral suspension by Novartis) Rival beStent (2.5 mm to 4.0 mm by Medtronic) Rivas vascular catheters rivastigmine tartrate (Exelon for Alzheimer disease treatment) RiVea or Rivea (corymbosa, just given investigational status in the U.S.; has been around since 1995; hallucinogen; see naltrexone) Rizaben (tranilast to prevent restenosis after angioplasty) Riza-Ribe® (grasper needle, GraNee needle) RK (radial keratotomy) RLP (remnant-like particle cholesterol) RLP (remnant-like particle cholesterol assay) r/LS system (blood filtering) RM3 (Renal Preservation System by Waters Inst., Inc.) R-Med® plug (10-mm and 12-mm repair trocar defects during surgery) RMI Thin-Flex wire, Fem-Flex II (pediatric surgery by Edwards Lifesciences) RNS (radial nail system) Robert G. Edwards catheter (introductino of embry into uterine cavity) Roberts book holder (hands-free reading by Maddak, Inc., Pequannock, NJ) Robicsek technique (sternal approximation/suturing technique described by F. Robicsek) Robicsek weave (for sternal deshicence by Vesalius) Robinul and Robinul Forte (by First Horizon, to reduce PUD) RoboDoc® (robot assisted surgery by In Touch Health, Goleta, CA) Rob-Nel 16" catheter (by Kendall) RoboLas laser by MediaLas of Germany robot-assisted thoracoscopic resection of mediastinal tumor, da Vinci robotic system robotic micro-drill (used to place hearing implants) robotic prostatectomy
ROC and ROC XS suture fasteners Rocaltrol® (calcitriol for hyperparathyroidism) ROCAP syringes Rocephin® (ceftriaxone sodium antibiotic) Rocephin IM Convenience 1 gram - 1% IM Rochalimaea henselae (former name for Bartonella henselae, the organizm known to cause cat scratch fever) Rochard retractor (by Lexique) ROCK (Rho kinase molecule (fasudil, linked to calcium sensitization in prostate) RODA® (real-time oxygen dynamics analysis monitor) Rodnan and m-Rodnan skin thickness score (summation from 17 to 26 areas of body, 04 scale for diagnosing degree of scleroderma) rods, Auer (on CBC usually with blast cells, sounds like “arrow” rods) rod-sleeve instrumentation for treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures Roland-Morris (disability questionnaire)
Rolator Nova walker Roll-A-Bout walker (to replace crutches - can walk with 1 leg bent in the 1-leg walker by Roll-A-Bout Corp., Delaware) roller-ball cautery RollerLOOP - electrode Rolyan TAP (Tone and Tap Positioning) splint by Sammons Preston Rolyan products, Bolingbrook, IL) Rondo Fixation titanium fusion by Fixano SA ropinirole (ropinirole hydrochloride, for restless leg syndrome, see also ReQuip) Rosen splint (abduction splint for hip dysplasia, similar to Pavlik) Rosenkranz pediatric retractor system Rosenwasser deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK, shovel 4 x 8 mm wide, by Katena Products)
rose thorn sign (radiologic finding on arthrogram of inverted labrum between femoral head and acetabulum in development dysplasia of hip) rosiglitazone (generic Avandia, see Avandia) Ro/SSA (scleroderma antibody) Ross-Abbott Stomate low profile gastrostomy tube Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale (measure of communication skills) Ross pulmonary porcine valve Rossmax automatic wristwatch blood pressure monitor rostaporfin (SnET2 drug nearing clearance for macular degeneration) Rosula aqueous cleanser by Doak rosuvastatin calcium (AstraZeneca, high cholesterol) Roswell Park regimen (5-FU, leucovorin and flaxuridine for cancer treatment, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY) rotary gamma scalpel Rotablator® RotaLink rotational atherectomy device Rotafix Cage (spinal cage by Corin) RotaGlide™ lubricant by Boston Scientific RotaLink Plus rotational atherectomy device
Rotarix (rotavirus vaccine live by GSK RotaTeq® (rotavirus vaccine from Merck and Co.) RotaWire (guide wire to direct ablation of bur during atherectomy) Rotech inhaler (by Rotech, Inc.) Roth Net forceps (standard, food bolus, polyp endoscopy forceps) Rotigotine (non-ergolinic dopamine skin patch treatment for Parkinson’s disease by Brany Research, NY, comes in 4 patch sizes by GlaxoSmithKline) Rotons (surgical instrument for measuring nerves, by Roboz Surgical Co.) round or rounded pneumonia (in children or adults, round opacifications, densities on chest x-rays, CTs, with or without cavitations)
Rousseau chin-lift stabilizer (used for LASIK, eye proceudres by Refractive Innovations) Rowasa (mesalamine rectal suspension enema by Solvay Pharm) Roxicodone (oxycodone HCl 10 mg and 30 mg pain) Royalpro® (approved natural food additive, supposedly helps with asthma) Rozerem™ (ramelteon, insomnia 8 mg, FDA approved) RRV-TV (rhesus rotavirus-tetravalent) vaccine -- oral vaccine rotavirus) RPM (real-time position management tracking system/catheter) R.P. Scherer Corporation R-Ras (global regulator of vascular regeneration) RS (resuscitation suite) RS3PE (=abbrev. for remitting seronegative symmetrical syndrome with pitting edema, a polymyalgia rheumatica type syndrome with inflammatory swelling) RSD1235 (by Cardione Pharma Corp. for acute conversion of atrial fibrillation) RT-PLUS™ Solution Rotating Hinge Knee (by DePuy) Rubavax® (vaccine for pregnant women against rubella by Aventis Pasteur) rubber shod (shod-covered hemostat) Rubicon Filter™ (smallest-profile embolic filtration system by Rubicon Medical Corp., Salt Lake) rubitecan (9-nitrocamptothecin [9NC] chemo oral) rufinamide (Inovelon drug, Eisai Medical Research, Inc. for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome) Ruggles Fukushima-Day universal retraction system Ruggles Apfelbaum microsurgical spinal retraction system Ruiz microkeratome Rultract ret retractor by Rultract/Pemco Rumack-Matthews nomogram (semilogarithmic plot used to assess the risk of hepatoxicity following overdose of acetaminophen) RUMBA clinical trial for rheumatoid arthritis
RUMI uterine manipulator RunWay guide catheter by Boston Scientific rupus (SEE rhupus) Rush disease (retinopathy of prematurity, or ROP, zone I plus disease, in other words, “Rush” disease is the more severe form of ROP, those born before 30 weeks’ gestation) RUTH (raloxifene use for the heart) RVP (respiratory viral panel, lab tests) RWE-Cath™ (by Durect Corp.) RX 90™ and RX 90™ Low Profile (cemented hip replacement femoral components (by Biomet) Rx Acculink® (stent for neck artery by Guidant) Rx Accunet 2 recovery catheter RX Biliary System™ (by BioPharma) RX Chassis 1 coronary dilatation catheter Rx Herculink Plus 0.018 wire Rx Herculink 14 biliary stent system -- premounted Rx Multi-Link coronary stent system RX Cypher stent (see CYPHER/Cypher stent) RXR (retinoid X receptor, RAR = alpha, delta, etc.) ryanodine receptor (genetics responsible for arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, ARVD) Ryna-12 S suspension (for coryza and nasal congestion) Rynaze (oral tab, for allergic rhinitis ER) Rythmol and Rythmol SR (propafenone by Reliant Pharm who bought it from Abbott Labs, antiarrhythmic, 50 mg or 300 m; and 225 mg)
**S S660 with discrete technology coronary stent system (by JoMED)
S670 coronary stent (by JoMED) S7 coronary stent (by JoMED) S7 Zipper MX (coronary stent by Medtronic AVE, Santa Rosa, CA) SAANDs (acronym for apoptic antineoplastic drugs) SAAVE (Screening Abdominal Act Aortic Aneurysm Very Efficiently trial) sabeluzole (Alzheimer's now discontinued, now refers to Reimnyl, brand name for galanthamine for Alzheimer's) saber-sheath trachea (abnormality in coronal to sagittal tracheal measured ratio) S-oxybutynin -- UI Saber BT blunt-tip surgical trocar Sable™ (PTCA; balloon system by AngioDynamics, Inc.) Sabolich socket system (Novacare/Sabolich) Sabratek infusion pump (by Graseby Medical and Baxter Healthcare) SABRE™ (self-anchoring bioresorbable sling by Mentor Corp.) Saccharomyces boulardii (bacteria) Saccomanno fixative (95% ethyl alcohol, saline wash for needles) sacrocolpopexy (see abdominal sacrocolpopexy) SADBE (squaric acid dibutylester for cutaneous warts and alopecia) Saeed six-shooter (variceal band ligator by Dr. Z. A. Saeed, Cincinnati) Safe-Connect ™ (valve used with syringe by Faulding, Inc.) Safe Cross™ and Safe Cross RF angled support wire, 0.014 and straight support wire by Intraluminal Therapies, Inc., crossing wire) Safe-Steer optical cohesion reflectometry (OCR wire by IntraLuminal Therapeutics, Inc., Britain) Safe Step blood-collection needle safe suction - see SAF Safe-T-Centesis (paracentesis procedure kit)
Safetex cervical spatula Safetussin-30 (cough) Safety Excalibur introducer SAF-Clens® (wound cleanser by Convatec, Smith & Nephew) SAF-Clens™ AF (dermal wound cleanser by Smith & Nephew/Convatec) Safe-Cross AP and RF crossing wires by Intralumin SafeFlo™ (retrievable IVC stent Simon Nitinol by Cook) Safelead® (EEG-E-1, Genuine Grass Gold Disk electrodes) SafeSheath® Worley vein introducer with braided core (for Guidant & Medtronic products) SafeSheath-CSG Worley STG with braided core (for Guidant & Medtronic products) SafeSheath-CSG Worley Jumbo with braided core (and Worley renal shape braided, Worley hockey stick, hook shape, and multipurpose telescopic guide) Safe Sheath™ dilator by Guidant Safety Huber needle and insulin pump (by Cozmo) Safe-Zone (wrist support for wrist and finger numnbess by Healiohealth) Saffron™ NM (guiding catheter by Neich Medical) SAF-Gel (hydrogel wound care dressing DuoDerm by ConvaTec) SAFHS -Sonic Accelerated Fracture Healing System SAFHS 2000 (electrical bone growth stimulator by Exogen, Inc.) Safil® synthetic absorbable surgical suture SAFL sheath (by SJM/Daig) SAF suction device and SAF-T-PUMP (ENT/dental procedures, etc. device by HNP) Saforis (glutamine oral suspension for oral mucositis by MGI Pharma, Inc.) SAG (serum-ascites albumin gradient) Sahara® clinical bone sonometer (done via ultrasound of heel by Hologic, Inc.) Sailor™ balloon catheter (ev3.net) ev3 Inc. Sailor Plus™ PTA balloon catheter (angiography by ev3/Invatec)
St. John's® transdermal patch (by St. John’s Hospital) St. Jude Medical SJM® (mechanical heart valves by St. Jude) Saizen (somatropin rDNA origin, 5-mg and 6-mg vials; fountain of youth drug; stolen a lot by Genentech) Salagen® (pilocarpine HCl tablets -- dry mouth, Sjogren's) SalEst system (test salivary glands) SaliCept (freeze-dried dressing and topical gel for oral wounds, ulcers, stomatitis) Salinetrode electrode salivary estriol assay (E3 assay lab test) Salk HIV Immunogen (Immunization Products Ltd., Seattle, WA, for HIV, experimental vaccine) Salman modification of Norwood procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome at birth) Salon pas or Salonpas (Japanese herb for muscular pain) "salon sink" radiculopathy SALT -Sequential Aggressive Local Therapy same-day LTK -- same day treatment of both eyes for myopia Saltz protocol (chemotherapy regimen for colon cancer that includes Camptosar (irinotecan HCl; named for Dr. Leonard Saltz of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, who was principal investigator of the North American trials) Salubria nerve cuff (a cuff used to help peripheral nerves grow back together after damage using elastic biomaterial) SaluMedica (mfg.) salutary effects (of drugs on growth rates of tumors) Salute fixation system (by Onux mfg.) Salute tacker (by Onux mfg) Salvadore Dali mustache (term referring to scooped ST depressions on EKG) SAM (self-administered medications) S.A.M. (surgical-assist mechanism) SAMBA (simultaneous areolar mastopexy and breast augmentation)
SAMe, SAM-e (nutritional supplement consisting of S-adenosylmethionine; used for depression, arthritis, and some liver disorders. Made by various manufacturers and some spell it with a hyphen, some without; pronounced Sammy) Samson sutures (sutures treated with povidone iodine to prevent infection in wounds) Samter syndrome (associated with bronchial asthma/nasal polyposis/intolerance to aspirin) Samter’s triad (polyps seen in association with asthma and sensitivity to aspirin, hyposmia, anosmia) Sandosource® (nutrition formula for TPN by NovaSource) Sataloff laryngoscope (by Dr. R. T. Sataloff and Collagen Corp.) S-Caine Peel (lidocaine and tetracaine cream by ZARS Pharma, local anesthetic) sinusitis, nasal polyps, also known as Widal-Abrami-Lermoyez triad) Samuels Micro-Scler catheter (for treating spider veins) Sanaka creatinine clearance formula Sanarus Medical, Inc. Sanctura (trospium for overactive bladder by Indevus, recent purchase from Maudaus) Sancuso (granisetron transdermal patch by ProStrakan Group for nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy) SandoSource Peptide® (by NovaSource Renal, nutrition formula, G-tubes) Sandostatin® (octreotide acetate for chemo-induced diarrhea) Sandostatin LAR® (octreotide acetate for injectable suspension) -- " Sandoz (drug supplier of potassium products, by In-Pharma) Sand process (cornea) sanera (see Synera) Sands of Sahara (syndrome after lasik surgery) SangCya™ (cyclosporine oral solution, USP, Update: Product recalled) San Francisco swish (combination of Amphoteracin mouthwash, salt and soda rinse and chlorhexidine 0.12% used at UCSF Hospital in San Francisco) sanguinous and non-sanguinous blood cardioplegia (with or without erythrocytes, blood
cardioplegia) Sankyo Parke Davis Sano modification (technique/revision with conduit to Norwood cardiac procecdure for severe cyanosis) Sanova (antimicrobial for commerically prepared red meats) Sanofi (see xaliproden) SANS (Stoller afferent nerve stimulation device) Santen Inc., a subsidiary of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Santil (SEE Santyl) Santura (trospium chloride by Indevus Pharma) Santyl ointment (collagenase for dermal ulcers (by Advance Biofactures) Sanvar IR (vapreotide by H3 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for esophageal variceal bleeding, EVB) SAPHfinder surgical balloon dissector Saphir™ (3 VDDR pacemaker by Vitatron B.V.) SaphLITE/SaphLITE II retractor system SAPHtrak balloon dissection system saponins (group of phytochemicals with disease-fighting properties) SAPPHIRE (trial, multi-center, prospective, randomized study, evaluated the safety and performance of the Cordis PRECISE® Nitinol Stent and AngioGuard® Emboli Capture Guidewire for patients with carotid disease)
Sapporo-like viruses (SLVs) (temporary name for viruses associated with travel, cruise ships) Sapporo antiphospholipid classification APS (h=4926), for positive diagnosis of SLE saquinavir (Fortovase™ soft-gel formulation for HIV) SAR (seasonal allergic rhinitis). Sarmiento (brace for humerus) Sarafem (fluoxetine HCl for premenstrual disorder)
sarcoglycanopathy (form of dystrophy caused by mutation of one of 4 sarcoglycan genes, SCARMD) SAS (influenza A and B lab tests) Sasada transbronchial angled forceps 9STAF forceps by Shinji Sasada, MD) satratoxins (Trichothecene mycotoxin family of fungus produced by Stachybotrys F, G, H) scanning laser polarimetry (lser measuring angle of rotation) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) Satiatrim weight-loss product (reduces caloric intake up to 20% and increase metaboloism of fat, ready-to-drink beverage by PacificHealth) SatinCrescent tunneler SatinShortcut™ (ophthalmic knife by AngioDynamics, Inc.) SatinSlit keratome (by Alcon Ophthalmics) Sativen (medical marijuana) Satraplatin (by GPC Biotech AG for hormone-refractory prostate CA, HRPC) (The) Saturn Splint (JACE system and SAM system by Alegro Health) sausage digit (swelling in fingers) Sauve-Kapandji (procedure for fixation of distal ulnar fracture) S.A.V. porcine bioprosthesis by Edwards Lifesciences Corp. Savage Labortories Savary dilator SAVER (surgical anterior ventricular endocardial restoration) Savvy® vaginal gel (contraceptive, C31G, with Biosyn antispermicide, antimicrobial) Savvy™ PTA angioplasty balloon catheter (by Cordis) Sawalhe laparoscopic uterine morcellator by Med Tech sawalley - See Sawalhe saw palmetto berry -- BPH
SB 899 (California state labor laws, apportionment to causation of injury) SB Charite® III (intervertebral titanium mesh disk spacer by Link Spine Group) SBI (Small Bone Innovations, implants) SBO System (Side Branch Occlusion System) SCA17 DNA/gene testing SCAAN exam (on child after suspected abuse, Society of Applied Anthropology Network, see also SCAN, can be either/or, but more likely SCAN) SCA-EX™ catheter by Guidant S-Caine Peel™ (lidocaine and tetracaine cream by ZARS Pharma, local anesthesia) SCAN team (Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program for abused children, SCAN physical, see also SCAAN, a SCAN report would be for DSS) Scan C (2.1% oral and rectal suspension for contrast for x-rays) Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study Scandique cream to enhance facial skin Scandi-shakes by Scandipharm (nutritional supplement) Scar Care (vitamin E preparation, OTC)
Scarff-Bloom-Richardson (breast CA grading system) SCARMD (severe childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy) SCC (skin conductance changes syndrome - in infants) SCC (smoking cessation counseling) SCC diet (soy protein diet) SCD-HeFT (heart failure trial with ICD for patients with cardiomyopathy) Schafer nomogram (uroflow) Schatzker fracture type classification 1-6, tibial plateau fractures Schaubel modification of Smith-Petersen approach (different method to expose hip joint capsule) Schauta hysterectomy retractor (Dr. Schauta) Schirmer test (for sicca syndrome, Sjogren’s)
Schnur scale/index (logarithmic chart for comparison of body surface area (BSA of excess breast tissue) Schofer™ 178 wire by Cordis Schon hemodialysis catheter (also SchonCath) SchonCath (chronic dialysis catheter; mfg AngioDynamics, Inc.) Schrudde rotational flap -- for treatment of skin defects of foot and ankle Schuhli implant system (Synthes) schwannomatosis (condition in which a patient develops more than 1 schwannoma) Schwartz method, formula, or constant (algorithm by Gregory and Schwartz for calculating GFR, glomerulofiltration rate, creatinine clearance, and diagnosing renal tubular acidosis) Schwartz-Pregenzer urethropexy (mesh graft to bladder for SUI) SCIENT'X (CC interbody fusion cages by SCIENT'X) Scientix (SEE SCIENT'X) Scimed® Radius stent by Scimed Systems scintmammographic breast analysis (thallium-201 (TI-201, single-photon emission CT, SPECT mammography, especially helpful in dense breast tissue) Scion manual instrument set Scissors/shears SCIWORA syndrome (spinal cord injury) SCL70 (scleroderma antibody) Scleral Expansion Band (SEB) scleroderma sine scleroderma (category of scleroderma where internal organ involvement is present without skin features) ScleroLaser ScleroPLUS - laser Sclerosant Foam (SF) (sclerotherapy, with 3-way stop cock and 2 syringes technique for microsclerotherapy, cock-it 1, 2, or 3 results) Sclerosol(r) (talc powder) intrapleural aerosol -- pleural effusion
SCNIA mutation (generalized epilepsy) SCOPC (Southern California Organ Procurement Center, pronounced "scope-see") SCOPe™ (prosthetics, orthotics maker, Southern California) Scorpio™ total knee system (by Stryker Howmedica Osteonics) Scorpio® Howmedica Osteonics knee reconstruction Scorpion™ suture passer (by Smith & Nephew) Scot-Tussin DM (cough) scotty dog sign (diagnostic of spondylosis on x-ray) Scoville retractor “scuds" (SCDs, sequential compression devices) Sculptra™ (sterile, freeze-dried poly-L-lactic acid implant, cosmetic filling, plumps faces of HIV victims by Dermik Labs, poly-L-lactic acid) scythe, scythed, scything (to make smooth, débride, as in podiatric procedure) SDHB gene (for paragangliomas) SDHC gene (for paragangliomas) SDHD gene (for paragangliomas) SDN (signal-dependent noise command electrodes during deep brain stimulation) S-DNA (single-stranded DNA) S·D·port -- for arthroscopy SDS (summed difference score on nuclear stress test) SDS (shoulder distraction system) S·D·sorb E-Z Tac system S·D·sorb meniscal stapler Sea-Clens™ (SEE BELOW ALSO, wound cleanser by Comfeel) Sea-Clenz™ (wound care by Choice-Med) SEA syndrome (seronegativity, enthesopathy, and arthropathy, arthritis syndrome) SEAL study
SeamGuard sleeve (GIA stapler device) Seamguard® (bioabsorbable stapler by Gore) Search AV™ (t-pacing 1:1 AV conduction) Seasonale by Barr Laboratories (84 days on hormones, 7 days off, contraceptive, extended OCP, levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol, oral contraceptive, menstrual periods to 4 x per year by Duramed Pharm, Inc.) Seasonique (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol, extended-cycle oral contraception by Duramed Pharm) SeaSorb™ (wound dressing by Coloplast Corp.) (SEE ALSO Zeasorb foot care) SeaSpine (spinal fusion/motion preservation device by Encore Medical) SEB - See Scleral Expansion Band (SEB) Secalon T® cannula Secca® system (RF generator and electrosurgical accessory similar to Stretta system, delivers RF to the anal canal by Curon Medical, Inc.; FDA approved) sECM (synthetic extracellular matrix for vocal fold tissue wound healing) second-skin wound care products SecreFlo (synthetic porcine secretin for injection; synthetic porcine secretions for injection to stimulate pancreatic secretions by Repligen Corp.) section turret lobe of placenta Sector hip replacement cup by Duraloc Secure-Fit HA hip system by Eurocream SED-Control Sedlackova syndrome (also known as velofacial hypoplasia, and velocardiofacial Shprintzen syndrome have a corresponding phenotype and are both associated with chromosome deletion of 22q11.2) Seed Link implant by Implant Sciences Corp. SeedNet™ (cryotherapy for prostate CA by Oncura) see-wa (SEE CIWA) Segard (afelimomab) -- sepsis/septic shock
segmental mediolytic arteriopathy (variant of fibromuscular dysplasia, a noninflammatory disease of small and medium arteries) segmentally demineralized bone technology (SDBT), allows bone to be softened in portions, combining flexible and inflexible bone sections in one implant) Seguin annuloplasty ring Seibel LASIK flap irrigator and squeegee cannula Seidler fibers (parasympathetic fibers from the ground plexus of the iris of the eye) Seiff silicon sling (Dr. S. R. Seiff, for repair of ptosis of eyelids) "Seinfeld syncope" Seirin and Seirin Pyonex acupuncture needles by Seirin SelCID (selective cytokine inhibitory drug) -- MS/RA/IBS/TNF-alpha Seldane(r) (terfenadine); Seldane-D(r) (terfenadine and pseudoephedrine) -Discontinued select allograft (SEE Cellect) Select-OB prenatal vitamins Selecta® 7000 glaucoma laser system SelectCells Mini endometrial sampler Select GT blood glucose system selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) Selector® ultrasonic surgical aspirator (see CUSA) Selector® neuro ablation via ultrasound selector battery change for deep brain stimulator Selectra (pulse generator and battery, QUAD deep brain stimulator by Medtronic, Chardack-Greatbatch implantable pulse generator) SelectSecure™ (lead wires by Medtronic) Selection™ 9000 AF 3.0 (pacemaker by Vitatron B.V.) Selection™ AFm Model 902 (pacemaker by Vitatron B.V.) selenoprotein metabolic disorder
Self-Cath Plus Soft Cath (by Coloplast) self-mutilatory behaviors (cutting, burning, etc. oneself) self-selected gait speed (predictor of overall function) Sellick maneuver (anesthesiology maneuver that creates extrinsic obstruction of the esophagus during intubation in order to prevent gastric contents from leaking into the pharynx; see also BURP procedure) Selox® atrial lead by Biotronik Selute™ pacemaker lead by Guidant Selute Picotip steroid-eluting endocardial atrial J-lead Selvaggi incision (by Dr. O. Selvaggi; abdominal surgery) Selzentry (maraviroc tabs by Pfizer, entry & fusion inhibitor, CCR5 antagonist for HIV-1) Semex (see CEMEX) SEMG (surface EMG, measures muscles noninvasively, less voltage) semiology of seizures (their history, frequency, type, etc.) S-E-M-M (serrated-edged macro morcellator) senator bone components (SEE Cenator) Senokot-S (laxative) SenoSonix(TM) (with Encor ultrasound biopsy system by SensoRX, Inc.) Sensia pacing system by Medtronic (SEE also Ascensia) Sensipar (cinacalcet, for hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia by Amgen) Sensititre blood culture analysis (by TREK Diagnostic Systems) Sensititre blood culture analysis (by TREK Diagnostic Systems) Sensor™ (PTFE Nitinol guidewire hydrophilic tip, by Boston Scientific) Sentinol™ sheath (by Boston Scientific) seroid (see ceroid) SEPS procedure for venous stasis (subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery) SEPT™ (cardiac catheter by SJM/Daig)
Septocaine® (articaine HCl and epinephrine by Depro Company) septo-optic dysplasia (de Morsier syndrome III) Sequel connector (see The Sequel) Sequoia 8V3 transducer (acoustic ultrasound transducer by Acuson) SERAD (registry for Alzheimer's disease centers, info.) Series 50 XMO Fetal/Maternal Monitor Serotec (manufacturer of scanners, sensors)\ serotonin syndrome (use of certain drugs in patients on heroin, etc. such as giving linezolid or dopamine to a patient taking drugs and alcohol and the negative effects therein) sertaconazole (Ertaczo, OrthoNeutrogena, for atehlete's foot) SET LNOP Blue Sensor™ (for use with cyanotic babies, measuring SpO2 in pediatric patient) Seven Star needle by Helio Medical Sellick maneuver (anesthesiology maneuver that creates extrinsic obstruction of the esophagus during intubation in order to prevent gastric contents from leaking into the pharynx; see also BURP procedure) Selute® Picotip steroid-eluting lead by Guidant semeiology (used in dictation of partial complex seizures) Semmes-Weinstein monofilament (1-20 gm) Semont maneuver - (for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) Senetek PLC senna (SenoSol (8.6 mg oral and 17 mg) sennosides A and B (natural laxative, thus Senna the brand name) Senographe (2000D fully digital mammography system for breast CA by GE) SenokotXTRA (double strength Senokot)
SenoScan full-field digital mammography system (detection of breast cancer; FDA approved)
SenoSol-SS (oral tablet laxative) Sensability breast self-examination aid (lubricated sheet placed over breasts) SensAire® hand-held spirometer, pocket (Broan Broan(R) by Burdick) senSAVE™ (real-time ECG mobile monitoring by Fraunhofer) Sensi-Care skin care products SensiCath system Sensipar (cinacalcet, for hyperparathyroidism, hypercalcemia, by Amgen, FDA app) Sensititre HP panel sentinel bleed -- minor bleeding preceding a subarachnoid hemorrhage Sentinel 2010 implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) system Sentinel urine HIV-1 test SEPA® -- drug delivery system SEPA®/alprostadil (Topiglan) -- ED SEPA®/ibuprofen (Benefen) -- osteoarthritis SEPA®/testosterone gel (for male hypogonadism by Watson Labs) Sepacell RZ-2000 (device for removing white blood cells from a unit of whole blood; leukoreduction) Sepra birth control maker Sepracoat coating solution Seprafilm bioresorbable membrane SepraGel and TG SepraGel Mini and MiniPlus bioresorbable gel (sizes (10 cm x 10 cm) gel for ENT surgeries, etc. with Tris-Glycine SDS buffer) Sepramesh biosurgical composite Septocaine® (articaine HCl/epinephrine) injection (local anesthesia) sequestration of medication (gradual withdrawal) Sequoia ultrasound system from Acuson Seracult/Seracult Plus/Super Seracult -- occult blood test in stools
Serad (see CERAD) Seradge hand exercises (hand exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome and other hand conditions) Serax (oxazepam capsules oral 30 mg by Merck for anxiety) Serdolect® (sertindole, antipsychotic by Lundbeck) SERENGETI™ (minimally invasive retractor system by K2M) Seretide (salmeterol/fluticasone propionate) Serevent® Diskus® (salmeterol xinafoate inhalation powder) -- asthma 12-hour Serf 90 by Stryker serial methacholine challenge test (serial concentration on PFTs) Series 50 XMO Fetal/Maternal Monitor (Integrated Fetal Oxygen Saturation Monitoring Electronic fetal/maternal monitor for use during labor by Philips Medical Systems, Inc.) sericite (silken mineral layer of bone) Serlect (sertindole) -- schizophrenia SERM (new class of drug-selective estrogen receptor modulators) sero-group (lab as in Legionella sero-group A) SeroJet needle-free delivery system [for Serostim(r)] Seroquel® (quetiapine fumarate) Serostim (Genef, sermorelin acetate, somatropin rDNA, AIDS, 4, 5, or 6 mg for wasting, Parkinson’s, HIV, BALA or broad area linear array treatment for wasting syndrome by Serano Laboratories) Serotec (manufacturer of scanners, sensors) serotonin-release assay (for heparin antibodies, along with PF4, 14C) serous choroidals (type of choroidal in eye) SERPACWA (skin exposure reduction paste against chemical warfare agents) Serralene suture Serralnyl suture Serralsilk suture
sertaconazole nitrate (generic Ertaczo, Spain mfg. for tinea pedis) (sertican) (SEE Certican, everolimus) serum conjugated bilirubin assay, Bc assay, cB assay, serum CB assay for hepatobiliary disease serum osteocalcin assay (clinical evaluation of bone metabolism) Servox Inton™ Electrolarynx™ TrueTone™ SolaTone™ Nu-Vois™ Optivox™ (for speech after laryngectomy by Bivona Medical Technologies) S.E.T. catheter (thrombectomy system) SET (signal extraction technology) pulse oximetry system SetoCrepe dressing (by 3-M) Setopress® (compression wrap/bandage by ConvaTec) SetoPrime dressing (by 3-M) SetPoint system (see COOLAID) sevelamer HCl (Renagel 400 mg and 800 mg by Genzyme) seven absolutes to go through prior to surgery marking sure of ID of patient, site, etc. Sevrain cranial clamp 200 series (SCC 200) Sextant™ technique for posterior interbody lumbar fusion Sextant™ CD HORIZON® (percutaneous rod insertion, pedical screws by Spine Universe, Medtronic/Danek) Sextant™ system (minimally invasive pedicle screw instrumentation technique for spinal stabilization by Medtronic/Danek) SF-36 Health Survey/Questionnaire (short form questionnaire with 36 questions for adults regarding health items from British Health) SF4 forced-duction eye testing (SF4 and SF6 Bendix magnetos, human helicases, endonuclease, usually test to determine restriction of either eye to rotation/direction) S-GAP breast reconstruction Sgarbossa criteria (scoring system for acute MI) Sgarlato (lesser toe, great toe MP replacements by Sgarlato)
SGN-15 (breast and colon carcinoma) sham therapy in which the main treatment or ingredient is inactive (placebos are a form of sham therapy) Shaman Pharmaceuticals/Shaman Botanicals (Shanobi) (SEE Shinobi wire) SHAFT (mnemonic for Shopping, Housework, Accounting (bills), Food preparation , and Transporation, see also DEATH for ADLs) shamshedi (SEE Jamshidi) SHAPE (study in Europe of Heart failure Awareness and perception in Europe) Shapiro Stapilizer (power stapler; Switzerland) sharco-ladan crystals (SEE Charcot-Leyden crystals) Sharplan SilkTouch laser system Sharpoint® (suture by Ethicon) SharpShooter for inside-out suturing of meniscus Sharpx needle destruction unit (NDU) SharpX™ needle by Biomed Shaw-SHIP rods (hammertoe implants by Sgarlato Labs, SHIP = Sgarlato Hammertoe Implant) sheathed Bovie cautery Sheath-Lok™ (system by AngioDynamics) Sheffield ring fixator by Orthofix, standard Ilizarov fixator) Shelhigh No-React bovine vascular patch Shellgel (sodium hyaluronate) -- (hyaluronic acid-based viscoelastic to protect eye in surgery) SHELTER study (Stenting of High-risk patients with Extracranial lesions Trial with Emboli Removal) Shepherd-Rentsch capsule polishers (for cataract surgery) Sherlock threaded suture anchor
Shields brace (patellofemoral orthopedic brace) Shiley DAR filter (by Nellcor) Shimada classification (for neuroblastoma) Shinobi cardiac wire by Cordis Shionara BNP Cis® assay for heart disease Shirakabe implant (silicone nasal implant) shock-on-T technique (defibrillation, DFT, testing for pacemakers, step-down method) shoe irradiation history (people who have had x-rays of their feet in shoes for fitting in department stores in the 1950s/1960s) Shur-Band (wound compressive dressing by BSN) Shur-Clens® (ShC); Calgon Vestal Laboratories, St. Louis, MO and Convatec Shuttle Walking Test (SWT, 6-minute walking test for patients with lung disease, PFTs) shod-covered hemostat Shohl solution (sodium citrate and citric acid, Bicitra R same thing) shol solution (SEE Shohl) Shone complex (congenital syndrome hypoplastic left ventricle, severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, Ross-Konno or Norwood procedure to correct or a heart transplant) Short Citation femoral component by Stryker Orthopaedics sho-saiko-to (Japanese term; seven Chinese herbs, Liver-Kampo for liver CA, just approved as investigational drug for efficacy of treatment for liver CA, dietary system) SHOT scheme (serious hazards of transfusion) Shouldice technique for hernia repair Shur-Clens® (antibacterial cleanser by Convatec) Shutt™ Suture Punch System (by Smith & Nephew) Shuttle® (sheath by Cook) SI (suicidality, slang abbreviation) sialidosis - AKA MPSs (mucopolysaccharidosis - type I, II, III, VII genetic defect,
lysosomal enzymes, Morquio syndrome, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome - Sanfilippo A, B, C, D, lack of sialidase or neuraminidase enzymes, death by age 20, occurring 1:25K) SIB-1508Y -- Parkinson's SIBS -surgical isolation bubble system sickle beta-o-thalassemia (beta-(+)-thallassemia) sickle beta plus thalassemia (sickle-thal) Side Branch Occlusion (SBO) System side-effect electrode by Mitek (soft tissue at the base of the nose) SIEA breast reconstruction siemens metric unit (statsiemens, femtosiemens, microsiemens, absiemens, gigasiemens, etc. in measuring electrical conductance) Siemens Mingograph7 (100 mm/sec) recordings on electrophysiology Siemens Total Imaging Matrix, Magnetom, Sonata, Trio 32 or 8 channel MRI 1.5 tesla Siesta® (wireless sleep disorder monitoring system by Compumedics) Siflex™ (dialysis solution port by Sifra Est) S.I.F.R.A. Est (dialysis port catheter mfg.) SIGECAPS (signs of depression: sleep, guilt, energy, concentration, appetite, psychomotor movements, suicidal thoughts, agitation, or slowing, suicidal ideation, etc.) (siglitazone) (SEE ciglitazone, class of diabetes drugs) SignaDress™ (hydrocolloid dressing by ConvaTec) Signa Excite 3.0 tesla MRI system by GE Signa Infinity 1.5 tesla MRI system by GE Signa Special Procedures (SP) System by GE signal transduction inhibitor (STI) Signature Genomic Laboratories (Signature Genomics, genetic testing lab) signet-ring sign (caused by abnormal orientation of the scaphoid on x-ray, rotary subluxation also called the cortical ring sing and not be confused with signet-ring pattern) Signus PEAK interbody cages, in foreign countries, Cygnus
sildenafil citrate (Viagra) -- ED sildenafil citrate (REVATIO(TM) for pulmonary hypertension, 20 mg tabs t.i.d.) SILENT (sonotherapy for in-lesion elimination of neointimal tissue) Silent Night® (OTC device positions lower jaw into a position less likely for snoring) Silent Nite™ (snore prevention device by Glidewell Laboratories) Sileryst® Silver antimicrobial wound cream
Silhouette™ instrumentation by Spine-Tech, Inc./Centerpulse Silhouette laser system Silicon IOL (intraocular lens by OptiEdge Design) silicone seed (used in eye surgery) silicone synovitis (condition induced by particles of silicone debris that come loose from a silicone implant) Silikon 1000 intraocular fluid Silipos silicone (toe sleeve orthotic) silium (see psyllium) SilkLaser® by Palomar SilkTouch® (laser scanning system by EDAP Technomed Group) silo (IV bag silo closure, formed surgically as part of staged procedure for gastroschisis or in the case of abdominal compartment syndrome for temporary closure of abdominal wound without tension, can be done with desktop stapler) SI-LOC® (sacroiliac belt for instability and pubic symphysis or after fracture of pelvic ring by Sammons Preston) Silon® (family of wound care and scar management products and Silon-TSR, DualDress, Dual-Dress Extra, Silon-SES, Silon-STS, by Bio Med Sciences, Inc.) Silon Dual-Dress O4P® (BioMed wound care dressing) Silon-TSR Temp Skin (contact layer dressing by Bio Med) Siltex® Contour breast implant (see Mentor) Siltex™ breast implant by Mentor
Silva Ranger® and Niga Silva forceps by Forest Schwarzwald SilvaSorb Gel and Site dressing (antimicrobial dressing by Medline) SilverBullet® electrode by Folsom SilverCell™ (wound dressing by J&J) SilverDerm7 (antimicrobial dressing by DermaRite) SilverHawk® (peripheral plaque cable catheter excision atherectomy system by FoxHollow Technologies, Inc., Redwood City, CA/) Silverlon® wound packing strips (antimicrobial dressing by Argentum Medical) Silver Pen (insulin infusion system compatible with Novo Nordisk) Silver Ring Splint (splint for arthritis patients by Silver Splint Co.) Silver Seal (antimicrobial dressing by by X-Static) SilverSpeed™ (hydrophilic guide wire by ev3, Inc.) silver stains on liver biopsy Silver-Thera stocking Simal cervical stabilization system Simcor (niacin ER and simvastatin tabs by Abbott for hyperlipidemia) Simdax® (levosimendan injectable for CHF) simino (SEE Cimino fistula) Simmons-2 glide catheter (radiographic angiography) Simon Nitinol filter (IVC filter by Boston Scientific) Simonsen technique (for large rectovaginal fistula repair; creation of a neovagina) SimpleShot (single syringe with 2 sealed chambers for meds by Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge sponsored by The History Channel) Simple Suction Probe Simplex Airbrator (See Disposable Simplex Airbrator) Simplex P Speedset (bone cement by Howmedica) Simplici-T annuloplasty system by Medtronic
Simplicity nasal mask by Respironics Simplicity spirometer SimpliCT interventional guidance system Simpson coronary AtheroCath® by Guidant Simpulse irrigation system Simron (ferrous gluconate; also Hemocyte; Feostat; Ircon; Fergon; Ferralet; proteins, nutrients; electrolytes in a yellow liquid; given for anemia; alcoholism, or prior to ECT therapy) Sims-Johnson lateral views of hip Simuc DM-SOL (dextromethorphan-guaifenesin solution 25/225 mg/5mL) Simuc-DM (oral elixir) Simulect® (basiliximab) -- renal transplant/anti organ rejection simultaneous Malone antegrade continent enema (MACE) using divided appendix simvastatin (Zocor® cholesterol lowering) Sina-12X (decongestant) Sine-Aid ID (new OTC sinus medication) SinEcch (herbal Arnica Montana product used by plastic surgeons to reduce swelling and bruising by Alpine Pharmaceuticals) Sinera (see Synera) Sinerem® (contrast dye) Single BAR electrovaporization and resection electrode (endoscopic surgery by PROSURG) single pass dialysis Singleton-Merten syndrome (rare disorder, abnormalities of teeth and osteoporosis) Single Tooth Anesthesia™ system (STA, device computer controlled for anesthesia to teeth with audible and visual biofeedback to dentist on pressure at the tip of injection needle, periodontal ligament, PDL injection anesthetizes only the tooth that needs repair, not entire side of mouth by Milestone Scentific) singo (SEE syngo)
Singulair® (montelukast sodium, asthma, a leukotriene, by Merck) sintered titanium beads Sinton method (Dr. Sinton method of calculating ejection fraction in infants on echo) Sinufix (nasal spray OTC) Sinugram (identify origin of fistula) Sinu Knit (dissolvable by Opus Medical, Inc.) SinuNEB™ (sinus irrigation machine and nebulizer for Timentin and other drugs) SinuSeal resorbable nasal packing sinus Sequel probe (ENT surgery) sinus tarsi implant (small, soft-threaded titanium device, aid in correction of flat feet by dr. Oliver Zong) SIOS (subcutaneous insulin order set) SIP (sickness impact profile) SIP test (surface inductive plethysmography, noninvasive method to measure pleural pressure) SiPAP (device for delivery of intermitently increased and positive airway pressure to lungs of infants) SIRA (selective imidazoline receptor agonist) Sirad (see CERAD) (siraphone) (SEE CyraPhone) sirasphere (beads in liver for CA) SIRIUS (clinical trial of the Cordis Bx Velocity stent with sirolimus coating, placed in the coronary artery to prevent restenosis; drug-eluting stent) Sirolaser by Sorona Dental Systems sirolimus (Rapamune, immunosuppressant) SIR-Spheres® (radioactive implant, beta-emitting yttrium -90 microspheres for liver metastasis from primary colon CA by SIRTex Medical) SIS graft (small intestinal submucosal graft)
SIS patch (porcine intestinal submucosa, or swine intestinal submucosa patch) SIS wound dressing SIS sling (small intestinal submucosal graft for gastroschisis repair or pubovaginal sling, etc.) SIT (Suggested Immobilization Test) for restless leg syndrome sitagliptin (see Januvia 100 mg) sitaxsentan (TBC11251 for PAH and CHF) SITBON clinical study, phase III by Actelion, Ltd. Site-Rite II (ultrasound scanner for vascular imaging) SiteSelect SITEtrac™ spinal surgery system (by Clarus Medical Systems, Inc.) Situs Corporation Sitzmarks® radiopaque markers (study for constipation) Sitzmarks® test sivelestat (injectable neutrophil elastase inhibitor for acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress) SiWa™ 114 wire by Cordis SJM® Biflex® annuloplasty ring SJM (Biocor™ and Biocor Supra™ (heart valves/stents by St. Jude Medical) SJM® Epic valve SJM® Genesis system SJM® Masters Series heart valves SJM® mechanical heart valves SJM® pericardial patch SJM® Quattro mitral valve SJM® Regent (mechanical heart valve, pyrolytic carbon valves by St. Jude Medical) SJM® Rosenkranz pediatric retractor system SJM® Séguin annuloplasty ring SJM® Tailor annuloplasty ring SkarKare (name changed to Clinicel) Skate/skate flap (nipple/areolar reconstruction type) SKBM (Summit Krumeich-Barraquer microkeratome) Skeeter surgical drill by Xomed Skelid® (tiludronate disodium) -- oral Paget's disease drug for abnormal bone growth
"skier's" tear Skimmer laryngeal blade tip skin adhesive (block type using copolymers, hydrocolloids) SkinLaser system Skinlight erbium YAG laser system (for skin resurfacing) Skinscan device Skin Skribe (marking pen by Moore Medical) Skin Tegrity™ (wound cleanser by by Medline Industries) Skin Temp (wound collagen dressing by BioCore) Skinvisible hypoallergenic hand lotion skipped facets (on CT spine) Skipper guidewires (by ev3, Inc.) SKY (spectral karyotyping) technology Skylight system (gantry-free nuclear medicine gamma camera) SLA (soluble liver antigen antibody) slant back procedure for ingrown toenail SLAP -serum lucine amino-peptidase SLAP lesion -superior labrum anterior and posterior lesion Slave system for grafts (orthopedic, Orthonet) SleepNet Corp. Sleepscan Traveler(r) ambulatory polysomnography system Sleuth MII (pH monitoring by Sandhill Scientific, Highlands Ranch, CO) Slide-On EndoSheath (flexible cystoscope by Medtronic) SlimLine fiber (for lasertripsy by Lumenis Surgical) Slim Mini and Slim Petite plugs (collarette plugs)
Slider® sheath by Folite Industries, Great Britain Slip-Cath® (with Beacon® tip by Cook) Slip-Coat neuro-interventional guidewire SLK-View (stent and delivery system) SLP1000 (super long-pulse) diode laser system SL-PLUS® hip stem (by EBI Medical) SLS Chromos 694® long pulse ruby laser system by Guidant SLS (Spectranetics laser sheath) device SMA1 (spinal muscular atrophy gene mutation 1) small fiber polyneuropathy (hydrochloride causing burning, tingling in feet) Small Slo Mo™ balls (for helping eye-hand coordination by Sammons Preston) S.M.A.R.T. biliary stent SmartCath (esophageal balloon catheter for measuring esophagus parameters) SMART (clinical trial with pemtumomab for ovarian CA) SmartCore wire (cardiac wire technology by Toshiba Medical) SmartDepot™ spray drying of condensed protein implants) SmartDose® (prefilled infusion system by AngioDynamics, Inc.) SmartFlow® (smart loop system by AngioDynamics, Inc.) Smartmix™ Cemvac )prefilled Smartset HV bone cement by Orthopaedics, Inc. SmartHeat™ dry heat technology by Augustine Medical, Inc. SMART study (Second Manifestations of ARTerial disease by Dijk et al.) Smartlipo™ (laser lipolysis system, minimally invasive for removal of fat LaserBodySculpting(sm) by Cynosure, Inc.) SmartLoop™ (hand-held by Intergraft) SmartMist™ (asthma therapy delivery system) SmartNail™ (orthopedic nail by Linvatec)
SMART needle (Doppler ultrasound-guided vascular access device by Fronheiser) SmartPill Capsule® (inert capsule, computer monitored, noninvasive measurements of GI tract) SmartPin™ (PLLA, polymer fixation screws by Bionx Implants) SmartPlug ophthalmic punctum plug by Medennium, Inc., Irvine, CA) SmartPReP PRP system (prepared platelet rich plasma added to bone graft material) SmartScrew™ (by BIONX Implants, Inc.; Update: additional indications) SmartSite™ needleless system (by Cardinal Health) SMART™ Control™ stent (biliary stent (SMART = Shape Memory Alloy Recoverable Technology; mfg Cordis Endovascular) Smart-Rod™ (condensed bone protein lipid implant) SMART study [Thyragyn] SmartSuction® HARMONY™ system (high air-flow, self-regulating suction for optimal removal of fluid from the surgical field used with Haemonetics OrthoPAT, CardioPAT, and CellSaver autotransufion systems by Haemonetics) SMART surveillance study [Synercyd®] SmartTack™ S.M.A.R.T. (System to Manage Accutane Related Teratogenicity) SMART/Smart Walker™ (orthosis) SmartSound technology (used for cochlear implants by Cochlear) SMAS layer SMAS dissection (midface rejuvenation) SMF resorbable mesh/sheet Smith & Nephew CrossLink™ (poly-zirconia femoral component, OGP pedicle screw and spinal rod) Smith-Magenis syndrome (chromosomal defect causing multiple congenital anomalies with mental retardation) Smith-Magenis region probe Smitt sleeve (for use with stapler closure device) Smoothbeam (nonablative diode laser technology for skin renewal. It works by heating
the upper dermis of the skin to induce a mild thermal injury; the body's natural healing reponse initiates collagen remodeling and the deposition of new, organized collagen) Sm-RNP (smith RNP, extractable nuclear antibody, anti-DNase B, anti-ds-DNA, antiENA antibody) SNA = sympathetic nerve activity, insulin hypothesis SNAG (S-nitrosothio-acetyl glucose) SNAP and SNAP-IV (Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham questionnaire for ADHD) SNAPIST (examines safety of ABI-0007 for patients undergoing stent placement in native coronary arteries, anti-cancer drug) S-Nerve (visualization tool for nerve block procedures by SonoSite, Inc.) SnET2-PDT (by Miravant Medical Technologies for macular degeneration) SNF (Simon Nitinol filter) Sniper hydrophilic nitinol guidewire by Maxxim Medical, Athens, TX Snoezelen Room (comforting room with images shown on ceiling, etc. for stimulation of Alzheimer’s patients and calming for autistic patients or patients with stimulation problems) Snoreclipse Hi-Tech anti-snoring device Snore Guard® (by SOMNI to prevent snoring) SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) scoring technology SNS (supplemental nutrition cup system for infants) Snugs tapeless wound care products SNX-111 (a.k.a. Neurex SNX-111; ziconotide) -- calcium blocker -- pain Soaker catheter (5 inch); (provides continuous even infusion of local anesthetic to long incision) Soaker Minappi soaker pad by MediQuip for incontinence Socon and Socon-SRI™ (spine fusion system by Aesculap) SOCS-3 (acute IL-1 hematopoietic endothelial cell indicator for rheumatoid arthritis) SOD1 mutation test (for ALS-linked cu/zn-SOD mutation for diagnosis) sodium hyaluronate solution (by Supartz dispo)
sodium oxybate (Xyrem)-an anticataplectic agent Sof Airr insole Sofamor Danek (mfg. of orthopedic surgical devices with DePuy) Softclix lancet device SofDraw safety syringe Soffer clamp (OB-GYN use) Sof-Foam dressing by J & J Medical Soflet (gel cap drug delivery) Soflex intraocular lens (IOL) -formerly Chiroflex II SoftPAP(TM) (cervical cell collector by CytoCore, Inc.) SofPort® (Advanced Optics & Bausch & Lomb lens, aberration free) Sof-Press™ compression therapy pump for lymphedema by Gaymar Sofsilk nonabsorbable silk suture Soft-Cell® (catheter by Bard) Softcup® OTC diaphragm by Instead, Inc. SoftFlex dressing (cut-to-fit) Soft-Flow® (aortic cannula by Belgian equipment) SoftLight® laser/skin resurfacing process soft-pass (to pass without resistance; soft-passed) Softpatch (Impress Softpatch) SoftPlug collagen punctal plug (Oasis Medical, Inc., Glendora, CA, and Extended Duration plug, and silicone punctal plug, 0.4 mm to 0.8 mm) softport (see SofPort) Softscan laser scanner Soft Seal cervical catheter soft sell (see Soft-Cell)
SoftSpec disposable vaginal speculum SoftStartStop™ (generators by Medtronic) Sof-Tact glucose monitor SofTec® Dorso and Lumbo (for use in straightening spine by Sammons Preston) Soft Thoracoport Soft Tipped cannula Soft Torque uterine catheter Soft Touch™ (surgical wand by ArthroCare Corp.) soft touch clamp and soft touch surgical tools (coated) SOL (soluble) Solagé topical solution (mequinol 2%, tretinoin0.01%) solar lentigines Solara high-speed dental handpiece by Den-Tal-Ez, Inc. Solarase -Update: SEE Solaraze in U.S. Solaraze (diclofenac sodium, 3%) gel -Update: FDA approved (actinic keratosis) Solcotrans drain (closed suction drainage for hip and knee arthroscopy and Solcotrans Plus by Stryker-CBC ConstaVAC, www.ejbjs.org) Solera thrombectomy catheter Soletra™ generator (deep brain stimulator by Medtronic, used as 2 small units, Kinetra is 1 larger one, model 7424 or 7426) Solia (contraceptive pills) Soliris™ (eculizumab by Alexion Pharma, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, PNH) Solitaire cage (EBI composite filling spacer with Titan technology by Biomet, Inc.) Solodyn ER tablets (minocycline by Medicis) Solo-Prep (topical gel for prep for surgery by Clinipad Corp.) SoloSite™ (formable gel, moist wound hydrogel healing by Smith & Nephew) SolTab -See Remeron® SolTab Soltamox (tamoxifen oral liquid solution hormonally sensitive for breast CA by Cytogen)
Soltara (tecastemizole, allergic rhinitis, nonsedating) Solus® and Solus II (pulse generator for pacemakers) Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Somatokine (IGF-BP3 mecasermin rinfabate by Insmed, Inc. for growth hormone insensitivity) SOMATOM Volume Zoom (computed tomography system that aids physicians in monitoring progression of CAD and evaluating graft patency) somatropin (rDNA origin, Humatrope, human growth hormone, FDA approved) Somatuline Depot (lanreotide acetate injection for acromegaly by Tercica, Inc.) Somavert™ (Trivert, pegvisomant, by Pharmacia; blocks effects of pituitary tumors, 10, 15, and 20 mg injections; FDA approved) Somerset Pharmaceuticals Somnoplasty® system -Update: New application/device (radiofrequency ablation of tissue in upper airway, apply heating, can be done over 8 weeks for OSA, snoring, etc.) Somnus probe (radiofrequency ablation unit, see Somnoplasty by Medical Tech, California, radiofrequency ablation of nasal turbinates) Sonablate 200 Sonata (zaleplon) -- insomnia Sonazoid -- ultrasound contrast agent Sonesta operating tables Sonic Accelerated Fracture Healing System (SAFHS) Sonic Accelerated Fracture Healing System (SAFHS) 2000 Sonic Flashlight™ (real-time tomographic reflection, RTTR system, ultrasound guidance with a 2-inch monitor and probe by Dr. George Stetten) SONIC/Sonic™ over-the-wire stent by Cordis Sonicator Plus 930 therapy unit (Mettler Electronics Corp., Anaheim, CA) SonicWAVE phacoemulsification system Sonnenberg catheter (by Boston Scientific)
Sonoace 5500 3D ultrasound (high digital performance, picture perfect by TriMed) Sonoace X4 Diagnostic Ultrasound System (Medison Co.) Sonocur Basic system (extracorporeal shockwave therapy system for treating tennis elbow) sonographically-guided human thrombin injection (thrombin injected into hematoma under ultrasound guidance) Sonoline Adara ultrasound system by Siemens Medical Systems Sonolith Praktis (portable lithotriptor used to treat kidney stones) SonoNav (intraoperative imaging system, correlates preoperative MR or CT scans with ultrasound video images by Sofamor Danek) SONOMA-3 (clinical trial, phase 3 with Nuvelo & Bayer HC using Cathflo and Activase) Sonopet™ (ultrasonic surgical aspirator/dissector by Synergetics USA) Sonopet Omni™ (ultrasonic surgical aspirator/dissector by Synergetics USA) Sonopsy 3-D ultrasound system Sonopuls 190 (system provides continuous and pulsed ultrasound at 1 MHz for chronic and acute pain) SONORA beta interferon clinical trial SonoRx® (simethicone coated cellulose suspension) SonoSite (ultrasound by SonoSite, Inc.) SonoSurg® blade tip ultrasonic coagulator by Keymed Medical Sonotherapy system Sonotron -- lower power radiofrequency device to treat pain/edema SOOF plane, SOOF lift (suborbicularis oculi fat, subperiosteal, in blepharoplasty) Soothe-N-Seal Liquid 10 (OTC for canker sores) Sophysa Sophy valve (for hydrocephalus) Soprano cryotherapy system Sontac® gel pad -- bladder sorafenib (Bayer Pharm and Onyx Corp., phase III trials for renal cell carcinoma, endothelial growth factor)
soralen (SEE Psoralen) Sorbalgon™ (wound dressing by Harmann Conco, Inc.) Sorbie-Questor® total elbow system sorbitol charcoal Sorbsan™ (dressing by Mylan Bertek) Soriano surgical retractor (for abdominal or vaginal surgery by Angel Raul Soriano Sanchez, MD) Soriatane (psoriasis med) SOS1 mutation (associated with Noonan syndrome, KRAS mutation, PTPN 11) S.O.S.® (Segmented Orthopaedic System) SOS Omni nonbraided catheter, Soft-Vu sotalol HCl tablets (generic equivalent of Betapace for severe arrhythmias) Sotret (acne drug by Barr Labs) Soundscan 2000 SoundScan Compact sourcil fracture (fracture of the weightbearing acetabular roof. From the French word meaning eyebrow, sourcil is the shape seen on the radiograph) Sovereign (laparoscopic bipolar instruments/scissors by Aesculap, Inc., San Francisco) S-oxybutynin (for urinary incontinence) Soyapro® (approved natural food additive, supposedly helps with asthma) soybean oil Intralipid (10% by Fresenius) space chamber with inhalers Spacekeeper retractor SpaceMaker balloon endoscopic abdominal defect repair SpaceNaker breast balloon dissector by Snowden Pencer Spacemaker® SAPHtrak balloon dissection system
Spacemaker VBD-300 Space-OR retractor SpaceSaver® volumetric pump SPAD (single-pass albumin dialysis) SPAH (secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension) SPAIR breast reduction (scar periaureolar inferior pedicle reduction) Sparc™ (AKA SPARC, minimally invasive sling procedure for urinary stress incontinence for women by American Medical Systems) SPARC/Sparc™ pubovaginal sling microvasive anchors by Texas Health Res. Institute) SPARCL (Stroke Prevention by Aggressive reduction in Cholesterol Levels trial) Sparlon® (formerly Attenace, modafinil tablets by Cephalon, Inc. for ADHD children & adults) Spartacore™ (35 hi-torque stent guidewire by Abbott, for renal artery stenting) Spartaject -- drug delivery system Spartaject busulfan antineoplastic SpaTouch PhotoEpilation system (hair removal from Israel) SPD465 (amphetamine mixed salts by Shire plc for adult ADHD) Specialist 100 cast padding by Johnson & Johnson speckle interferometry -- monitor blood and lymph flow in microvessels SPECT/MRI (imaging system only for research purposes; helps diagnose fibromyalgia, CFS, and MDD) Spectracef 200 mg (cefditoren pivoxil tabs cephalosporin antibiotic, by Purdue Pharm) SpectraClenz (antibacterial soap) Spectral Cardiac STATus controls for troponin I Spectral Cardiac STATus CK-MB/myoglobin panel test Spectral Cardiac STATus rapid format troponin I panel test Spectranetics laser sheath
Spectranetics support catheter Spectra Probiotic (OTC with cofactors for healthy intestinal balance) SpectraScience Optical Biopsy system forceps, reusable Spectrazyme™ (OTC digestive enzyme herbal supplement) Spectron™ hip screw by Smith & Nephew Spectrum™ silicone Foley catheter by Cook Spectrum™ (silicone PICC by Cook) Spectrum® tissue repair system Spectrum™ System suture anchors by Linvatec Spectrum™ mammary prosthesis by Mentor Corp. Speculite® (chemical light for visualization) speculoscopy Speedband Superview (to stop bleeding) SpeedBlocks head immobilizer (reusable collar with x-ray translucency and three-way adjustable snap-in blocks by Laerdal product, Wappingser Falls, NY) SpeedStitch® (suturing device used with LabraLock™ by ArthroCare for shoulders) Spencer mallet probe, E-1210, DCR, aspirating cannula (by Boston Scientific) Spencer cardiovascular cannula (by Boston Scientific); (cannot document SpencerMallette cannula) Spencer Technologies Sperma-Tex preshaped mesh Spetzler aneurysm clip (Elekta Inst.) SPG1-16 chromosome abnormalities (spastic paraparesis) Spheramine (cell-based therapy/implantation of human cells in brain for Parkinson's) SPI-77 -- liposome-cisplatin/antineoplastic SPICE study (NV15436) Spider embolic protection device (see below) SPIDER (a trial using SpideRX embolic protection device trial sponsored by ev3, Inc.)
SpideRX™ embolic protection device (ev3.net, ev3, Inc.) SpiderFX™ (embolic protection device by ev3, Inc., FilterWire) spider vaginal sling SPIDER (Steady-state Projection Imaging with Dynamic Echo-Train Readout) Spinal Concepts Encompass® system (by Teleflex Medical, OEM) spinal Galant reflex (alternative name for Galant reflex; stroking baby's back causes back to curve) SpinaLogic-1000 SpineLine™ (spinal fusion system by Medtronic, Sofamor Danek) SpinalPak™ bone growth stimulator by Biolectron, Inc., NJ Spinal-Stim® (Cervical-Stim, Spinal Stim-Lite by Sulzer) SpineCATH intradiscal catheter SpineCATH ™ electrothermal catheter SpineCATH Intradiscal ElectroThermal Therapy, or IDET, system and the ElectroThermal Arthroscopy System (by Oratec, Inc.) SpineLink™ by EBI Medical SpineLink® anterior cervical spinal system by EBI Medical SpineScope™ (by Clarus Medical) SpineTech pedicle screw SpineTech plating system Spiralok suture anchor by Panalok Spira-Valve (implantable device for COPD) Spiriva® (tiotropium, HandiHaler (tiotropium, potent drug for treating COPD and opening the airways of patients with smoking-related lung conditions by Boehringer Ingelheim for bronchospasm) Spiriva® Handihaler® (nebulization and inhaler devices) SpiroFlo® (bioabsorbable prostate stent for treatment of temporary urethral obstruction) spirometric correlates (pulmonary/respiratory term) Spiros inhaler
Spirulina therapy (anti-cancer NIH, MRT therapy, mollecular reform therapy for cancer) SPL®ad SPLATT(R) (split anterior tibial transfer lateral half transferred to the cuneiform) Splenda OTC sweetener with less sugar Split Cath (see Ash Split Cath™ sometimes referred to as Split Cath) Spontak pedicle screw spoon forceps Sporanox® (itraconazole) injection, capsules, or oral solution, antifungal Sporidin-G (bovine immunoglobulin concentrate) -- for parasite-induced diarrhea Sporox® II sterilizing and disinfecting solution Sportmesh® (made of Artelon, tissue reinforcement, artimplant, Britian mfg.) S'Port wire (Also known as support wire by Guidant) SPORTIFV (Efficacy and Safety Study of the Oral Direct Thrombin Inhibitor H 376/95 Compared with Dose-Adjusted Coumadin in the Prevention of Stroke and Systemci Embolic Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation) SportsRAC arm care system (computerized therapeutic device for recovery from injured and postoperative shoulders by sportsTrac Systems, Inc., Boulder, CO) SPOT (sonographic planning of oncology treatment) Spotlight OPS(TM) Sheath (1-piece sheath for endovenous laser treatment by Diomed Holdings, Inc.) SPRAX (see Neomax adhesive) SprayGel adhesion barrier system Sprint Model 6942 (tachyarrhythmia lead, tined, steroid-eluding electrode) Sprint Quattro pacemaker lead by Medtronic (steroid elution) Sprint Quattro Secure AICD lead Sproam™ (dressing by Coloplast) Sprotte needle (spinal needle used for administering local anesthesia, also called Pajunk needle)
Sprycel™ (dasatinib tablets by Bristol Myers Squibb Co., for chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome acute lymphoblastic leukemia, oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor) SPTBN2 gene, SCA5 III spectrum (cytoskeletal protein) Spurling Kerrison rongeur SPY™ (intraoperative imaging system for use during CABG, fluroescent lighting by Novadaq) SpyGlass(TM) cholangioscopy, angiography catheter by Boston Scientific Spyrogel® hydrogel wound dressing squalamine -- antineoplastic/solid tumors squalmaine angiogeneis inhibitor (currently under investigation for treatment of advanced ovarian cancer and non-small cell lung disease) square-med (Hohmann instrument by C-Med Surgical) square-shaped wrist test squaric acid dibutylester (SADBE) treatment for warts Squirt wound irrigation system SRDD (SimpliRED D-dimer assay by Agen, Inc.) S retractor (various manufacturers, generic type retractor in S shape, blunt-tipped type as per Blackwell Synergy) SR0 Daig sheath (Note: SR zero, not letter O, 10 and 12F, 45 cm, St. Jude and Daig, Inc., transseptal needle introducer, snap and peel) S-ROM hip system by DePuy SRP - See surgical reversal of presbyopia (SRP) SRS injectable cement (paste) SRS (self-retaining bicanaliculus intubation set by FCI Ophthalmics) SRUS (solitary rectal ulcer syndrome, hemoatochezia, evacuation disorder) S-Series sleep systems (Compumedics) SSH (guide catheters by Toshiba, Tokyo) SSLF (treatment for sacrospinous ligament fixation for vaginal vault prolapse)
SSRI (selective seratonin reuptake inhibitors) SSS (Stanford Sleepiness Scale) SSV autoantibody (used to treat rheumatoid arthritis) STA (Single Tooth Anesthesia™ system) STAAR® Glaucoma Wick STAAR TORIC™ intraocular lens STAAR® implantable contact lens (ICL) STAAR® low-diopter IOL STAAR® Toric IOL lens (for astigmatism) Staarvisc® and Saarvisc® II (sodium hyaluronate) -- eye surgery, viscoelastic Stabilizer® (guide wire by Cordis/J&J) stab phlebectomy (type of vein stripping) Stablecut™ (used with Synvasive Technology during total knee, orthopedic procedures, online assistance) Stableloc II external fixator system Stachybotrys molds F, G, H Stage-1 single-stage dental implant system stagnation (term used in report of a thrombin injection for pseudoaneurysm, neck of pseudoaneurysm occluded during injection to promote stagnation and prevent thrombin leakage) Stahl classification of Kienbock disease (see modified Stahl classification) StairbustA (transferring patient device for stairs or harsh terrain by Edwin Yau, Univ. of Technology, Sidney, Australia) Stalevo™ (carbidopa/levodopa/entacapone Compand® by Orion Pharm, Inc. for Parkinson's) STALIF (stand-alone anterior lumbar fusion cage) Stammberger sinus dressing (by Opus Medical, dissolvable) STAN® S31 (fetal heart monitor by Neoventa Medical AB)
Stanate® (stannsoporfin, drug blocks bilirubin to prevent jaundice in infants) standardized progenitor assay (CFU-GM assay, colony-forming-unit assay, blood & bone marrow graft) Stanford V (Roman numeral V) regimen for Hodgkin’s = Regimen A, B, C, consolidative therapy by Stanford University) Stanmore™ cemented hip replacement femoral components (by Biomet) STA-Peg Smith design (ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene implant by Wright Medical Tech Inc.) StaphVAX (geneticaly engineered vaccine for life-threatening staph infections by NabiStpahVAX) Staphylococcal protein A immunoadsorption (Prosorba® column pheresis) Staphylococcus warneri (cause for pediatric bacteremia) StapleTac2 bone anchor system changed name to TransFix bone anchor system STAR (Stereotactic Alignment for Radiosurgery (using Conforma 3000) STAR trial (study of tamoxifen and raloxifene) STAR chromosome test StarClose™ vascular closure system by Abbott Vascular STAR excimer laser system -a.k.a. VISX STAR excimer laser system StarBAR (electrovaporization) StarDrive plate/screw (by Synthes Stratec) Starfish™ coronary access device by Medtronic Starfish inhibitor (E. Coli 0157:H7) StarFlex™ (cardiac device by NMT Medical, Inc.) Stargate falloposcopy catheter STARI syndrome (Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness) Starion thermal cautery hook Starlight International LIFEGuard cholesterol control
Starlix (nateglinide) tablets (insulin secretion stimulator, oral with or without Glucophage, 60 and 120 mg tablets, FDA approved, by Novartes) Starlock (lumbar interbody fusion; harvesting system, Cervifix holding sleeve/screwdriver) StaR™ sleeve (AR-1600M, holder/traction for arthroscopic shoulder surgery by Stryker) Starr Cloze procedure (including so-called "total Cloze", also see The Reduced Redundancy Test) Starr-Edwards silastic ball valve (by Edwards Lifesciences) STARRT (selective tubal assessment to refine reproductive therapy) starry night pattern (term used to describe infiltrative diffuse liver disease noted on CT) START (stents and radiation therapy trial) START (selection of thymidine analog regimen therapy) studies STARZ-TX2 TAA trial (Study of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair with Zenith endovascular graft by Cook, Inc.) StatLock (catheter securement by Venetec) Statak suture State-of-the-Art Conference on Autism (recommendations developed for treatment of autism and autism spectrum disorder) STAT-CRIT Hct (by Wampole Laboratories, measures H&H quickly in ER, clinic) STATLase-SDL diode laser state screen (for state of patient’s thyroid and other hormone levels) Stat*Simple (H. pylori test) STAT-Site MHgb test (hemoglobin in blood test by GDS Technology) Staudt, L.M., M.D., the Staudt lymphoid malignancy studies Stavzor (valproic acid capsules by Noven Pharm for bipolar disorder, seizures, migraines) StaXx® FX System (new means to treat vertebral compression fractures and NuCore™ by Spine Wave) Stayfuse (for interdigital bone fusion)
STC cannabinoids microplate EIA STC cotinine microplate EIA St. Croix Medical StealthMerge® Image Registration System by Sofamor Danek Stealth physicians (ankle and foot doctors using Stealth navigation technology) StealthStation® (by GE imaging protocol systems by Sofamor Danek) Stedicor® (azimilide) -- antiarrythmia drug/cardiac Steelex electrode set by Aesculap, Inc. Steercath-Dx Octa (diagnostic catheter by Boston Scientific) Steinberg thumb test for Marfan syndrome Steiner speculum Stelid® II pacing lead Stelix® pacing lead Stelkast autosuture rib resector (by Stelkast and DePuy) Stelkast Surpass acetabular system (hip prosthesis by Stelkast Co.) Stellar 404T (3-part patient monitor by Larsen and Tourbro) StemCyte (research in stem cells) Stemgen® (ancestim) -- mobilizes stem cell growth for cell transplant STEMI and non-STEMI (non- or ST elevation myocardial infarction) STEMI (cardiac care team protocol) Stemmer sign (thickened cutaneous fold of the second toe, found in the late stages of descending lymphedema) Stenotrophomonas maltophilia STENT-PAMI™ 200 wire by Cordis stent retrieval basket technique and variations for endoscopic procedures for retrieval of migrated biliary stents, also uses Dormia basket) stent sandwich (term used for a second coronary artery stent placed within a restenosed
stent) Stenvers x-ray (for “cochlear view” of ear) Step I and II screening panel (for IBD, inflammatory bowel disease) STEP procedure (serial transverse enteroplasty for gastroschisis, pre-STEP and postSTEP procedure for lengthening small intestine in patients with short bowel syndrome by Children’s Hospital of Boston) STEP IPF protocol (clinical study of placebo versus sildenafil 20 mg for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to begin Jan. 2007) STEP procedure (serial transverse enteroplasty for gastroschisis, short-bowel syndrome in infants) stepping or walking reflex (primitive reflex of neonate, hold infant so that soles of feet touch a flat surface; also grabbing reflex may be dictated instead of “grasping”) Step minimally invasive surgical access device Step I diet, Step II diet (diets of the National Cholesterol Education Program of the American Heart Association) Step 1-4 mattress for decubitus ulcers STEPS (system for thalidomide education and prescribing safety program) Step™ sleeve (used with Veress trocar system) Step Up on Second ACT program (model ACTMS program for developmentally, mentally disabled individuals, state of California) stepwise photic stimulation (on EEG) StereoEndoscope StereoScope camera head Stereotaxis catheter advancer by Stereotaxis, Inc. sterile talc powder (for talc pleurodesis) SteriPath blood pathogen inactivation system Steris System 2S Sterling Medivations, Inc. sternectomy (removal of sternum)
steroid track formation (during an epidural, if needle not flushed prior to removal) Sterox (Guidant Fine Line II model lead) Sterox EZ FINELINE pacemakers and leads by Guidant Sterrad 100 system (sterilization) Stethos® electronic stethoscope Stevens scissors stiff-person syndrome (neurological disorder) stigmata of syndromal hearing loss (e.g. Treacher-Collins syndrome) Stille-Horsley bone cutter StIM® system (neuromuscular stimulator to reduce shoulder pain in upper extremities after CVA and increase movement) Stimate® and Stimate challenge (desmopressin nasal spray, acetate 1.5 mg/mL; patients are challenged with the nose spray to stop bleeding in mild hemophilia and von Willebrand factor) Stimex needle, insulated with block bevel for electrolocation by Arrow Intl. Stimucath (continuous nerve block set by Arrow International, Inc.) Stimulan™ (bone graft substitute by Biocomposites) stimulated graciloplasty (see DePalma staple procedure) Stimulen (wound collagen by Southwest) Stimulon (immune system modulator from Quillaja saponaria tree) StimuLong cannula by Pajunk GMBH stimulus-induced drop episodies in Coffin-Lowry syndrome - SIDES Stimuplex® nerve stimulator Stinchfield maneuver (on hip exam) Stinger™ (ablation catheter by Bard) S-Tip Swan Ganz catheter (with a bend by Edwards, double lumen) stippled salt-and-pepper nuclei (description of a finding in a biopsy diagnosed as oat-cell carcinoma)
St. John's® transdermal patch St. Jude Medical (SJM® mechanical heart valves) STMS (Short Test of Mental Status) Stocker™ 70 RF generator (and catheter by Biosense/Webster) Stöckert Instrumente (by GmbH) Stöckert V142 series (venous cannula with lighthouse tip by GmbH) stomach pleat procedure for GERD stone-age scalpel (where cutting action required) Stonerisk/STONERISK Diagnostic Profile (risk factors for developing kidney stones) stone tome (surgical tool to crush stone) STOP contraception device/procedure STOP Hypertension-2 Stoppa principle (evolution of hernia repair at www.medscape.com/viewarticle/420354_3 , allows Valsalva pressure of mesh against muscle to incorporate and strengthen abdominal wall, source Medscape Today) Stormer balloon catheter and NC Stormer and Stormer Z balloon (over-the-wire balloon dilatation catheter system for CAD) STORQ (steerable guidewires with SLC silicone coating, over-the-wire by Cordis) story card pictures (used in mental status/stroke assessment, Picture Story Language Test, PSLT) (Karl) Storz N2O Endoflator STP transfer (superficialis to profundus in wrist procedure) Straight-In sling for USI by InVance StraightShot graft passer by DePuy Straightshot® (handpiece to locate nasal frontal outflow by Medtronic Xomed used with InstaTrak sinus navigational system) straight shot microdebrider by Trebay Strata® heart valve by Medtronic
Stratasis™ urethral sling (TF, tension-free sling for SUI by Cook) StrataSorb® (composite dressing by Medline)
Stratos LV and Stratos LV T (cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers by Biotronik) Strattera™ (atomoxetine HCl for ADD/HD and depression 10, 25, 40, 60 mg caps by Eli Lilly) Stratis® II MRI system StreptAvax (group A strep vaccine) Streptococcus gallolyticus
Streptococcus oralis salivarius viridans mutans STRESS™ 98 wire by Cordis Stretta system (radiofrequency generated electrosurgical accessories) Stretta procedure (nonsurgical for GERD using electrosurgical coagulation) Stretta procedure (cardiac ablation by Curon) stria stroke (stria laminae granularis internae, outer stripe of Baillarger, from Dorland’s) Striant (testosterone buccal system by Columbia Laboratories, Inc.; not just for men) strike-through drainage (drainage on the outside of dressing material) Stromagen® -- stem cell chemo breast CA Stromectol® (ivermectin -antiparasatic by Merck) Struempel-Voss ethmoid forceps StrykeFlow electrocautery probe StrykeFlow suction irrigator Stryker® Air-Shu boot (relieves tissue pressure) Stryker Howmedica Osteonics (line of orthopedic reconstructive devices) Stryker illuminated retractor Stryker Meridian joint replacement system Stryker PainPump 2 by Stryker
Stryker wedge suture anchor Stryker Stereotactic Systems (assist surgeons in location within brain) stub (occlusion of poorly grafted artery) stump shrinker (used as a compression stocking after amputation) Stylet coil Super Sheath Introducer (by Togo Medical Kit Co.) subcision (surgical procedure for acne scars) Sub-Microinfusion Catheter (NeuroVasx), low-profile catheter with ability to navigate within the cerebral vasculature for precise delivery of agents, mixing blood and contrast) Suboxone® (buprenorphine HCl and naloxone HCl dehydrate sublingual tab combination for treating opioid dependnecy by Reckitt Benckiser) subpleural blanketing technique (to prevent digestive spillage into the mediastinum) sub rosa surveillance (surveillance of individuals in workers’ compensation cases to determine fraud, sub rosa meaning “under the rose” or to be kept secret) Sub-Second dental device subselective catheterization and chemoembolization procedure sub-SOOF plane (suborbicularis oculi fat, preperiosteal fat pad) subtelomeric testing (chromosomal testing) subthalamic nucleus (STN DBS - STN = subthalamic nucleus, DBS, deep brain stimulation) succenturiate (anatomy -- substituting for or accessory to some organ "the uterus had a succenturiate lobe” ) Sugita aneurysm clip by Mizuho America sulfites (additives in food) SUPER study (Sildenafil Use in Pulmonary Hypertension study, sildenafil/Viagra) Supracore guidewire (Spartacore, Steelcore, Memcore Guidant endovascular instrument) SureScan™ EnRhythm® (MRI compatible pacemaker by Medtronic)
SureSite (skin matrix by Medline) SurgiTouch(TM) (uses UltraPulse laser and ClearSpot 160 micromanipulator laser) subcutaneous array lead (used in placement of pacemaker/AICD) Submarine™ Plus PTA balloon catheter (angiography by ev3/Invatec) subureteral Deflux injection (for vesicoureteral reflux) Subutex (buprenorphine HCl for opiate addiction, FDA approved by Reckitt Benckiser) Sucraid (sacrosidase) oral solution sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID; sucrase deficiency, metabolic disorder) suction cup (by Guidant for CABG) Sudex (slow release tablet - Mosby’s Rx Online reference) Sulcatrans drain (Wheeless Book of Ortho) Sulene™ compression polyethylene for knee replacement by Centerpulse Orthopedics Sulfamylon® (powder for 5% topical solution, topical antimicrobial by Mylan Bertek) Sullivan® Humidaire (CPAP includes moist warm air for sleep apnea by SleepQuest) Sullivan® (VPAP, Variable Positive Airway Pressure; II ST bi-level flow generator by SleepQuest) Sullivan Comfort CPAP device with tubing by SleepQuest) sulodexide (KRX-101) -- (phase III clinical trial compound for diabetic neuropathy, 80% heparan sulfate and 20% dermatan sulfate by Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.) Sulzer fixation (ortho devices by Zimmer) Sulzer Medica Inter-Op hip prosthesis (owned by Zimmer, acquired Sulzer) Summit Krumeich-Barraquer microkeratome (SKBM) Sunlight Medical Inc., Somerset, NJ Sunlight Omnisense 7000S bone sonometer (bone scanning for osteoporosis by Sunlight Medical, Inc., Somerset, NJ) Super-4 catheter ablation system SUPERA(tm) (biliary stent delivery catheter by IDEV Technologies, Inc.) Supartz dispo (sodium hyaluronate solution for osteoarhtritic knee pain by Seikagaku Corp.) Supartz (visco-supplementation by Smith & Nephew joint fluid therapy for osteoarthritis)
supercore (SEE Supracore) Superdex 200 G 75 20/60 (blue gel filtration media, antimicrobial after tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy by Pharmacia) Super Digestaway Tumaid (OTC essential digestion enzymes by Solaray) Super Duper Diaper Doo® (for diaper rash - Dosage Form: topical ointment containing petrolatum 47.5%, Lanolin (hydrous/47.5%, Boric Acid 2.5% 60g) Superfeet insoles by COTS Super Glue (nonsuture closing) Supermed sutures (staples, needles by Supermed Industries) supernatant (centrifuged CSF, colorless or yellow) Super Nu-Thera capsules (OTC B6 supplement) Super Quad™ (fundus contact lens by Volk, Mentor, OH) SuperQuant™ HCV assay (Beckman Coulter array by Roche) Super Revo™ (suture anchors by Linvatec) SuperScrew™ (maxillary screw by Orthodesign, Inc., Lake Forest, IL) SuperSkin® (protective skin barrier prevents decubitus ulcers Cyanoacrylate Adhesives by CliniMed) Superstat hemostatic wound pad SuperStitch® (8F, by Sutura for arteriotomy) "super stress test" Super Torque Plus (catheter by Cordis, Warren, NJ, for subclavian) Suplasyn (hyaluronate sodium injection for joints by Bioniche) Suplena™ (supplemental nutrition and tube feeding nutrition formula by Abbott Labs) Supple Peri-Guard patch (see CV Peri-Guard patch) support catheter Supprelin-LA (histrelin implant by Shire Us, Inc. for central precocious puberty, histidine acetate)
supraaural incision (Hannover incision, plastic and oral reconstructive surgery) supracardiac (above the heart, as in supracardiac TAPVR) SupraCore™ 35 guidewire (hi-torque by Guidant Corp using a microglide cath) SupraFOIL sterile nylon foil implants by Jackson Inc., Alexandria, VA Supra G™ coronary stent (by Cook, Inc., Chicago) Supramid ophthalmic nylon sutures (S. Jackson, Inc., Alexandria, VA) Suprane (desflurane, Bacter Anesthesia, 99.9% inhalation solution, MAC anesthesia) supranate (fat, in cholesterol or in liposuction aspirate) SUR (standardized uptake ratio on PET scanning for hypermetabolic activity
measurement, i.e., 2.8 SUR, also see SUV) Suramin (drug clinical trial for myelopathy, Castleman’s disease) Supravist™ (contrast dye) Supreme II™ blood glucose meter Sure Closure ™ by MedTech Group, New Jersey (skin viscoelastic stretcher) SureCuff cuffs for catheters SurePath™ liquid Pap test SurePress™ (absorbent padding, compressive dressing by ConvaTec) SurePress high-compression bandage SureSight (hand-held, child-friendly vision screening device) SureSilencing ™ si RNA/Ab lab kit SureStep™ glucose monitor (by LifeScan Basic) Suretac suture Suretac drill and guidewire (fracture fixation system) Surete™ gel (microbicide gel, intravaginal contraceptive) surface electromyography (assess electrical muscular activity of resting or active skeletal muscles) Surfaxin (lucinactant by Discovery Labs, Inc. for prevention of respiratory distress
syndrome infants, similar to surfactant) surgical anterior ventricular restoration (SAVR) Surgical Isolation Bubble System (SIBS) surgical reversal of presbyopia (SRP) SurgiClear® by Pilling Surgical for endoscopic sinus surgery SurgiClip™ (and Premium SuriClip II staplers by US Surgical) Surgicraft™ (interbody cages by DePuy) Surgidek sutures by Suturtek, Surgidek sutures, see www.sutures.surgidek.com Surgifoam absorbable gelatin sponge by Ethicon, Inc., NJ SurgiFrost™ (cardiac ablation by ATS Medical) SurgiLav Plus Hydro Debridement System SurgiLight Inc. SurgiMend™ allograft (biological mesh collagen scaffold by TEI Biosciences, Inc.) SurgiPlan® (Radionics stereotactic surgical software) Surgipro™ (monofilament suture, autosuture, polypropylene mesh by Wiley Medical) SurgiScope® (fiberoptic scope by Eckert & Ziegler) Surgiseal (skull disk for craniotomy by J&J, TX) Surgisis® HM™ (soft tissue mesh, inguinal hernia mesh by Cook, Inc.) Surgisis® ES™ (soft tissue graft by Cook) Surgi-Stim (postsurgical therapy system of electrical stimulation that treats pain, swelling, muscle atrophy, limited motion, and spasms; mfg VQ OrthoCare) Surgisis Biodesign(TM) (umbilicdal hernia graft resistant to infection by Cook Medical) SurgiTouch Flashscan CO2 laser Surgiview laparoscope Surgiview zero-degree 10-mm (laparoscope by Indian Medical Systems) Surgi-Vision, Inc. Surgi-Vision MRI coil(s) (by Axion) Surodex -- cataract surgery
Surpass™ (Superfusion Perfusion catheter balloon by Boston Scientific) Surpass® (hip prosthesis by Stelkast, Inc.) surrogate compression wraps (digital surrogates for feet, knees, wound healing) Surtech™ (bone scan by Surtech Radiology Equipment, Inc.) survival multineuron gene SURx™ system (fiberoptic cystometry system by Cooper Surgical, BNS Tech.) Suspend® (sling, pelvic tape by Mentor Corp.) Sustacal® and Sustacal With Fiber (nutritioin formula by Mead Johnson) Sustagen® (nutritional formula by Mead Johnson Nutritionals) Sustanon (anabolic steroid for malnutrition) Sustiva™ (antiretroviral efavirenz for HIV) Sutent® (SU11248, sunitinib maleate by Pfizer for GI/stromal tumors and renal carcinoma, FDA approved) SUTI (sperm-ubiquitin tag immunoassay) Sutralon™ (suture by Visionary Medical Supplies, Inc.) SutraSilk™ (suture by Visionary Medical Supplies, Inc.) Sutura, Inc. Suture Clinch™ (fastens sterile, nonabsorbable sutures by Applied Medical Resources) SutureDock (suture by Arthrex) SutureLasso™ (suture by Arthrex) Suture Lok™ (suture by Arthrex) Suture Shuttle System™ (by Smith & Nephew) Sutured-Clip™ (suture by Arthrex) Suture Slider™ (suture by Stryker) Suture-Tie Connectors (by American Medical Systems, Minnetonka, MN) Seasonale™ (birth control pill)
sulcal/gyral pattern (AKA gyro-sulcal pattern on CT scan head) Superfeet® (arch supports insoles by forfeetsake.com) Sutureloop™ (colposuspension suture) SUV (standardized uptake value, given on PET scan for lymph node cancer spread, SUV
of 2.5 as the threshold, so if patient has SUV of 10, poor prognosis, also see SUR) SVESC (Surgi-Vision esophageal stylet coil) SVR (Surgical Ventricular Restoration, for types of CHF by CorRestore System) SVR (sustained viral response) SVS Apex excimer laser system SVS Apex Plus excimer laser system for farsightedness Swanson titanium (basal thumb, toe, etc. implants by Wright Medical Tech., Inc.) S.W.A.S.H.® also SWASH® (sitting, walking, standing hip orthosis, Camp® Scandinavia) Swartz™ (cardiac catheter by SJM/Daig) Swede-O boot (by Swede-O) Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band (SAGB by Ethicon) Sween Cream (dressing by Coloplast) sweep (ventilator pressures and sweep gas flow) Sweetheart clamp Sweet Tip pacing lead Sweet Pico-Tip Rx pacing lead "swing" test (HRV test) SWING (randomized study examines the safety and efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound in preventing restenosis) Swis Disk exercise disk (Pi Professional Therapy Products, Athens, TN) Switchblade by Snowden Pencer, Inc. SWOG and NON-SWOG (chemo azacytidine trial John MacDonald by IBCSG (International Breast Cancer Study Group)
Swopper chair (for improving posture and circulation of lower extremities by Sammons Preston) SYBIOL (synthetic bio-liver device) Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. Sygen® (GM-1 ganglioside spinal cord injury) Sykes endobrowlift instrument set (minimally invasive brow and forehead lift procedures) Sykes technique (uses small incisions and a subperiosteal dissection plane to identify and modify forehead muscles in endoscopic brow lift procedures) Symax (SL and SR; anticholinergic; Symax SL8, Transderm-Scop, antispasmodic) Symbiot® (stent (ePTFE-covered self-expanding stent intended to reduce plaque embolization during stenting and post-stenting restenosis by Boston Scientific) Symbicort (for asthma by AstraZeneca -combination of Foradil, formoterol and Pulmicort, budesonide) SymBiot protocol (cardiac stent protocol) Symbyax (olanzapine and fluoxetine HCl, for depression by Eli Lilly, combination of Prozac and Zyprexa) Symlin (pramlintide acetate injection for diabetes by Amylin Pharm, Inc. used with insulin)
Symlin Pen-Injector, SymlinPen, 120 and 60 unit doses of insulin for type 1 and 2 diabetics by Amylin Pharmaceuticals) symmastia (condition in which breast implants cross sternum and touch each other) Symmetra (125I brachytherapy seed) -- prostate CA Symmetry® bypass connectors by Bypass System by St. Jude for anastomosis) SymMix electrode (leads by Medtronic) Symmetry balloon catheter (by Cordis) sympathomimetics (substances that mimic the effect of hormone epinephrines in drugs, adrinergis, can induce hyperkalemia, etc. in patients) Symphasis(TM) (pelvic floor repair by Cook) Symphonix Devices, Incomplete
Symphony™ (MRI tesla imaging by GE) SYMPHONY trials Symphony™ nitinol stent (Boston Scientific, Natick, MA) Symphony™ (bone growth; autologous bone/blood growth factors by Harvest Tech) Synagis® (palivizumab; a.k.a. MEDI-493, prevent RSV in babies) Synapse® View (software to CT scan by Synapse and Fugifilm SynCage-LR™ (artificial intervertebral disks by George Fischer Konzern) Synchro™ (0.016” neurovascular guide wires by Boston Scientific) SynchroMed™ and SynchroMed II IDDS drug infusion system by Medtronic, Inc. SynchroMed Infusion System (pain pump by Medtronic for torticollis) Synchrony® II and III DDDR pulse generator Syncrus™ (internal cardioversion system by Guidant, Minneapolis) Synea-HS high-speed handpiece (dental tool) Synera® (lidocaine 70 mg and tetracaine 70 mg topical patch anesthesia by ZARS, Inc.) Synercid® (quinupristin/dalfopristin IV antibiotic) Synergetics, Inc. (maker of endoilluminator and other microsurgical instruments, O’Fallon, MO) synergis - SEE Synagis SynerG™ (detachable coil system -See GDC® by Boston Scientific and Guglielmi) SyneRgraft™ (pulmonary heart valve; new model CE Mark approved by CryoLife) Synergy® (tapered hip screw by Smith & Nephew and neurostimulation system) Synergy® Versitrel® (neurostimulator by Smith & Nephew) Synergy® (posterior titanium spinal system by Smith & Nephew) Synetics anorectal electromanometry (manometry biofeedback device by Medtronic) Synex® cage (implant titanium by USS) SynGAP® (regulates spine formation, dendritic bone) syngo® Lung CAD (lower-case “s” and italics, CT scan by Siemens Medicdal Solutions USA, Inc) SynMesh™ (by Synthes, spinal fixation product)
syngo® Lung CAD (computer-assisted detection analysis software used with Siemens multidetector CT, MDCT scans for radiologists looking for lung nodules by Siemens) Synox™ (fractal pacemaker leads, high impedance by Biotronik) Synsorb Cd®; Update - development terminated Syntel™ (latex-free embolectomy catheter by Syntel, Inc.) Synthes® CerviFix system by Synthes Synthes® dorsal distal radius plate by Synthes Synthes USS (universal spinal system by Synthes) Synthes palmar pie plate (by Synthes) Synthes® Schuhli implant system by Synthes Synthesis critical care instruments (by Chiron Technologies) synthetic cornea (soft, flexible plastic disk with a central optical element, PK) synthetic retinoid, CD437 in leukemia HL-60 cells Synthofil® suture by General Surgical Innovations, Inc. Synvasive Technology™(dynamic online support during TKA, giving data as to tissue stability) Synvisc® injection therapy (osteoarthritis of the knee) Systane (lubricant eye drops by Alcon) Systec pulse lavage and autoclaves by Systec System 12 Talon® acetabular shell for hip replacement by Stryker SYT-SSX fusion products in differential diagnosis of synovial sarcoma SyvekPatch® and Syvek NT patch for hemostasisby Polymer Technologies, Davers, MA Syzigium claviflorum (plant extract, bevirimat, blocks HIV virus, by Panacos Pharm) szaban (SEE Czaban ICU monitoring) (S)-zopiclone - See Estorra (esopiclone)
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T3® (targeted transurethral thermo-ablation) system. (Renamed: Targis system; 8/97) T(11;14) translocation (in mantle cell lymphoma, also (q13;q32) T-20 -- HIV class of drugs with fusion inhibitors T stenting technique (cardiac stenting technique) TAB (tumescent absorbent bandage wound dressing) Tabloid (thioquanine, antimetabolite antineoplastic for leukemia, 40 mg) tacafemia (see tachyphemia) TAC cream (Transfersome® reduce skin thickness by Blackwell Synergy) TACE treatment (transcatheter arterial chemoembolization) TAE (transcatheter arterial embolization) Tachos™ Atx AICD (software by Biotronik, Oregon) TachoSil® (fleece-bound sealing for closure of alveolar air leaks following parenchymal resections by Nycomed) tachyphemia (voice disorder, sometimes with Parkinson's, parkinsonian-like disorders) TAC-S probe, TAC-C, Mini-TAC, Micro-TAC-S, Micro-TAC-C probes by Oratec TACIT® suture anchor by Mitek Taclonex (topical ointment containing a combination of calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064% for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris in adults by Warner Chillcott in U.S. Taclonex is sold outside the U.S. as Dovobet® or Daivobet) tacrolimus capsules and injection (Prograf antiimmune drug) tacrolimus ointment (Update: FDA approved; see Protopic™; eczema, atopic dermatitis) TACT (Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy, NIH) Tacticon (noninvasive hand-held device for sensory testing for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of fingers and toes) TACTICS/TIMI-22 trial (heart PTCA trial) Tactile Pump™ (penile prosthesis by American Medical Systems, Minnetonka, MN) tadalafil (generic Cialis, see Cialis) Tag-It™ (cystic fibrosis test kit)
TailorSplint™ tailor-tacking (to prvent/correct ptosis of breast during reconstruction) Take-Apart and Hingeless Kerrison rongeurs Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. takotsubo cardiomegaly (reversible, apical ballooning syndrome, tako - octopus, and tsubo, bottle, “broken heart” syndrome) Takumi PTCA catheter talampanel (AMPA receptor antagonist for epilepsy in phase III trials) talcage (thoracoscopic surgical bleb ablation) Talent® and Talent AF, and AFDR AICD (device by ELA Medical) Talent (abdominal stent graft system) Talent® (endoluminal stent-graft system) Talent® LPS (endoluminal stent-graft system) Talent® S (endoluminal stent graft system for AAA) Talent thoracic stent graft by ELA Medical) TalMicroDrainage (system by Boston Scientific) Talon® dilatation catheter Talon® cranial fixation device (mounted on two titanium screws placed into holes drilled through the inner table of the skull on either side by Nomos Corporation) Talon® (balance wire by Scimed) Talos pacemaker system (logenvity over other pacemakers, more than 11 years, Setrox S lead, active capture control, ACC, by Biotronik) TAM (time average mean - term used for various testing/assessment of retinal function in diabetes, etc.) TAMI trial (Thrombolysis and Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction) Tamiflu® (oseltamivir for influenza) tamsulosin (drug for BPH) TAN Recon (nail by Smith & Nephew) T-AnastoFlo shunt tandem balloon (generic balloon - adjacent to another technique)
tandem MS (tandem mass spectrometry - lab to rule out 3MCC in infants) Tandem (oral floss and fluoride) TandemHeart™ (percutaneous LV assist device until transplant available by CardiacAssist, Inc.) Tang tibial retractor (positioned to protect nerves and vessels by CNC-Tek) Tannihist-12 (contains tannate derivatives for cough, bronchitis, etc.) Tanafed-DMX (oral suspension antihistamine by by First Horizon, AKA Atuss DR, Tanafed DMX, Rondec DM, Anaplex DM, Xiratuss, Balamine DM, Tri-Vent DPC, Triaminic Night Time, Quad Tann, Rentamine, Rynatuss, Tussi-12D, C-Tanna 12D, Biodec DM, Tuss-DM) Tandem F (iron medication containing 2 forms of iron) Tano asymmetrical or asymmetric forceps (Dutch Ophthalmic and Synergetics, Inc.) Tano ILM forceps (Dutch Ophthalmic, end-gripping forceps and Synergetics, Inc.) Tantum (benzydamine HCl, analgesic mouth wash to treat mucositis from radiotherapy; orphan status. Mfg Angelini Pharmaceuticals Inc. (spelling confirmed with manufacturer) Taper-Fit™ (bone components by Corin) Taperloc® cementless hip replacment femoral components (by Biomet) Taper-Lock external hex dental implant Tapertome sphincterotome (single use biliary surgical instrument recommended with 0.025 wire) TAPET® (orthopedic equipment by Sulzer) TAR (Treatment Authorization Request) TARA (total articular replacement arthroplasty) TaraRecon (CT reconstructed images by Fugifilm) Tarasoff warning (Supreme Court decision in 1976, requiring psychiatrists/therapists to warn persons to whom mental patients have expressed intent to harm) Tarceva (erlotinib, epidermal growth factor receptor, EGFR, for advanced non-small cell lung CA by Genentech and Roche/AstraZeneca) Tardieu Rating Scale (of spasiticity, measures velocities in V1, V2, and V3) tardokinesia, tardokinetic (valves of heart in slower motion than optimum)
Target/BSC/REnegarde® (guide wires by Cordis/J&J) target joint (bleeding into a joint by a patient with hemophilia) Targeted Ablation Therapy (TAT) 'targeted monoclonoal antibody vehicles (TMAVs q.v.) Targis system (BPA nonsurgical treatment) Targon™ (T/F interlocking nail system for tibia and femur by Aesculap) Targretin® (bexarotene, CTCL lymphoma, FDA approved by Ligand) tariquidar (P-glycoprotein, P-gp, inhibitor, in phase III clinical trials for multidrug resistance in cancer by QLT, Inc. & Xenova Group) Tarka® (combination of 4 mg trandolapril ACE inhibitor & 240 mg verapamil - CCB for hypertension by Abbott) tarsal sandwich technique (in lateral canthoplasty, ophthalmic and plastic surgery) Tasigna (nilotinib capsules for chronic myelogenous leukemia by Novartis) task-specific dystonia (focal action task-specific dystonia, movement disorder) Tasmar® (tolcapone for Parkinson disease by Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.) tasosartan (see Valsartan) Tau antibodies (tau-opathy, coiled bodies) Tavist® Allergy/Sinus/Headache taxanes (new class of anticancer drugs, stop cell division) Taxol® (paclitaxel injection, shorter administration regimen for ovarian cancer) Taxoprexin® DHA-paclitaxel (chemo in trials for lung CA, breast CA, etc.) Taxotere® (docetaxel injection by Sanofi, antineoplastic for breast CA) Taxus™ (paclitaxel and Express2 drug-coated stent in the prevention of restenosis by Boston Scientific) TAXUS II (drug-eluting stent trial) Taylor tacking staples tazarotene capsules (by Allergan, Inc. for psoriasis)
Tazocin (investigational antibiotic for abdominal infections) Tazorac (tazarotene topical gel; 0.05% and 0.1% -- psoriasis/acne, Allergan mfg.) Taztia XT (diltiazem HCl for hypertension) TBA-Urea, Tris Borate, EDTA buffer TBC-CEA (colon cancer) TBSL (tablet sublingual) TBSR (tablet slow release) TCD100M digital transcranial Doppler (TCD) system TCEAL-1 (transcription elongation factor A, SII-like 1) T-cell epitopes (human leukocyte antigen restriction element) TDH CE steroid (theonine dehydrogenase cell extract for specific tumors) TCI Ovulation Tester (a round device that pairs tiny slides with a handheld microscope, small amount of an ovulating woman's saliva is placed on a slide and, once dry, it forms the pattern of a fern plant, "ferning"; the further a woman is from ovulation the less salt in her saliva and the less the dried saliva appears like a fern under the microscope; first saliva-based test for ovulation by TCI Optics) TCOM study (transcutaneous oximetry or TcPO2 study) TCON (temporary conservatorship for a patient) TC-PLUS™ Solution Tricompartmental Knee Prosthesis (by EBI Medical) tcpO2 (Doppler measurement using laser of microcirculation) TCS (transmembrane carrier systems) technology T-Dagger® (tracheostomy device by Criticure Invasives, India) TD Glucose monitoring system TDMS (Trex digital mammography system) T.E.A.R. Tech gloves by VQ OrthoCare Tecfen (tympanostomy tube T-grommet design, beveled, fluoroplastic or silicone by Tecfen Corp.) Techlab Tox A/B Quik-C. Diff test (QuikChek C-Diff)
Techni-Care™ (wound care cleanser by Care-Tech Laboratories) Technolas 217 excimer laser system Technos ultrasound system Techstar® XL 6-French percutaneous vascular surgical system (PVS) by Perclose, Inc. tecturna (SEE Tekturna) TEDE (total effective dose equivalent) TefGen guided tissue membrane TEFRA (federal program for children with disabilities for assistance) TEG™ The system (analyzer and TEG analytical software to visualize formation and dissolution of blood clots) TEG® platelet mapping (hemostasis analyzer for patients on Plavix, etc., GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors altering their platelets prior to procedures by ID DIC in what stage, by Haemoscope) Tegaderm™ (island dressing by 3M) Tegagel™ (hydrogel dressing by 3M) Tegagen™ HG and HI (alginate wound dressing by 3M) Tegapore (contact layer dressing by 3M) tegaserod (see Zelmac) Tegasorb™ and Tegasorb Thin™ (dressing by 3M) Tegress™ (collagen injection needle, endoscope, bulking agent by Bard) Tekturna™ (aliskiren, for high blood pressure helps kidneys make renin by Novartis, 150 and 300 mg, NOT Tektuma) Tekturna HCT (aliskiren and HCl by Novartis pharm for hypertension) TEL-AML1 (fusion in leukemia, mapped to bands 12p13 and 21q22 on bone marrow)
Telangitron (device used to remove telangiectases, cherry angiomas, blemishes) telbivudine (Tyzeka, antiviral drug for hep-B by Idenix Pharma) Telcyta (lung cancer drug by Telik, Inc.) teleradiologist (one who reads digital x-rays, CT scans, MRIs from home)
TeleMed reusable biopsy forceps TeleRehab (rehabilitation via telephone hookups/TV/conferencing) Telescope catheter Telescopic Plate Spacer (TPS) (expandable titanium spacer intended to replace one or two vertebral bodies that must be removed due to cancer, avoiding spinal problems) Televox (TeleVox provides proven solutions for Doctor-To-Patient Communication) Telfa Clear (contact layer dressing by Kendall) Telfa Island dressing by Telfa TeliCam intraoral camera Geligen DR and VR (AICD by Boston Scientific) telithromycin for resistant bacteria telmisartan (see Micardis) temsirolimus (Torisel injection by Wyeth Pharm for advanced renal cell CA) telomeric multiplex (FISH and TM-FISH chromosome testing) telomeric probe chromosome test Temno Evolution™ (soft tissue biopsy needle by Cardinal Health) Temodal (temozolomide, Temodar in the U.S. for astrocytoma, 5, 20, 50, and 150, and 250 mg) Temodar (temozolomide for astrocytoma) temoporfin (see Foscan) TempaDot® (temperature device) Tempo+ (cochlear implant by Med-El) TEMPprobes TempTouch® (measures foot temperature and patient's weight when standing on it at home and sends data to doctor's office for monitoring by Xilas, Inc., elevated foot temp can mean CHF) temsirolimus (letrozole, phase III breast CA trials)
Tenckhoff (dialysis catheter) tendoscopy (tendon sheath endoscopy) Tendra Mepilex Border (dressing by Molnlycke) Tendra Mepilex Lite (dressing by Molnlycke) Tendra Mepitel (dressing by Molnlycke) Tendril® DX (steroid-eluting active-fixation pacing lead by St. Jude #1688T) Tendril SDX™ (lead and model 1688 pacemakers by St. Jude) tenecteplase (see TNKase terpenes) TEN-HMS diastolic heart failure trial of digoxin Tennet table (enamel operating table) tenofovir DF (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, formerly PMPA, antiretroviral for HIV in combination with lamivudine and efavirenz) Tensilon test (edrophonium, test for involuntary movement, myasthenia gravis, aided by botulinum toxin acetylcholinesterase) Tensys T-Line (blood pressure monitoring during surgery by Tensys Medical) Ten-Ten™ duodecapolar catheter (by Boston Scientific) TEO (TeO and TeO2 ultrasonic probe for echo by Hewlett-Packard) Teq-Paq (pharmacy packaging, 7 tablet blister pack) Tequin (gatifloxacin; broadspectrum antibiotic UTI/RTI; Update: short-course treatment regimen for ABECB approved) TER286 (advanced solid tumors and non-Hodgkin lymphoma) terahertz waves (new imaging technology that will peer inside living and inanimate objects and provide 3-D images) Terazole™ 7 (0.4% terconazole 3, 5, 7 vaginal antifungal cream by Aetna) terbinafine (hydrochloride cream by Taro Pharma) Terconazole vaginal suppository (by Perrigo Co.) Terino extended anatomical chin implant teriparatide (for osteoporosis by Eli Lilly) Ternamian EndoTIP system (Dr. Ternamian, Canada, for OB/GYN surgery)
Terox RV leads; former trade name (see Kentrox RV leads) Terumo™ (angled glidewire by Boston Scientific) Terwilliger amputation (see Thompson-Terwilliger procedure) TES (threshold electrical stimulation, also therapeutic electrical stimulation) TESE (testicular sperm extraction, pronounced "teesey") tesla Hitachi magnet (MRI, 0.3, 1.5, etc.) Teslascan® (mangafodipir trisodium contrast dye scan to look for liver lesions in MRI) tesmilifene (a.k.a. DPPE) (an intracellulra histamine antagonist for malignant solid tumors) Tessier System (system for classifying craniofacial clefts) testicular touch imprint cytology Testim® (patented testosterone gel by Bentley Pharmaceuticals) Testoderm® TTS (testosterone patches, males) Testogen™ (TDS® (enhanced testosterone) testosterone injection cypionate 200 mg/mL (Paddock) test phantom (of cochlear implant using E-field to check antenna) Testut (ligament of wrist) tether screws (generic meaning they are tethered to instrumentation) tetrabenazine (TBZ, dopamine deleting compound for movement disorders, not available in U.S., only Canada and Mexico) Tetracel combination vaccine (DPT and HIB vaccines) tetralogy of Cantrell (heart defect) tetrathiomolybdate (cancer) Tetris spinal implant by Signus Medical LLC Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Teverelix LHRH antagonist (compound for prostate cancer by Zentaris, Inc.) Teveten® HCT (eprosartan and hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension by Solvay
Pharmaceuticals) Texas Biotechnology (manufacturer) TEXTUS branding (antibacterial hydrofibrous dressing by BioCELL) tezacitabine (formerly FMdC; by Matrix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. nucleoside analogue for CA treatment) tezosentan (IV dual endothelin receptor antagonist for treatment of acute heart failure; Veletri) TFE coated curved J-tipped Amplatz wire by Cook TFL flap (tensor fascia lata flap reconstruction for breast or other defects of thighs/legs) TFN (trochanteric femoral nail) TFX Medical manufacturer/TFX Medical catheter stylet tgAAV-CF-TR (adeno-associated virus based vector CFTR gene in respiratory tract cells for cystic fibrosis defect) T/Gel (for acne) ThAIRapy™ vest and The Vest™ Airway Clearance System by Advanced Respiratory (makes patient cough) thalidomide (for types of cancer and Kaposi's sarcoma) thallous chloride TL-201 (injecction 1mCi/mL by Mt. Sinai Medical Center) Thal-Nissen patch, fundoplication patch to the esophagus and gastrostomy) THAM (tromethamine, given to infants for combined respiratory and metabolic alkalosis) Thalomid™ (thalidomide; used now for certain cancers, bone cancer by Celgene Corp. THD (transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialisation) The Arctic Sun 2000 (noninvasive patient cooling device by MediVance, Louisville, KY) The AstaFactor (antioxidant dietary supplment) The Babywire rotating Y-connector (by ev3, Inc.) The BigEasy™ rotating Y-connector (by ev3, Inc.) T.H.E. Clinic, Inc. (To Help Everyone Clinic, a Ryan White CARE project, AIDS/HIV clinic set up by grants)
(The) Gillette Company (The) Medicines Company The Closer (6F) The Closure™ (closure device, venous) The Finger Guard (by TF&G Products) The Heart Laser Theken Surgical (Mfg) Thelin (sitaxsentan by Encysive Pharmaceuticals for pulmonary arterial hypertension) The Mehdian Spinal System (by Corin) The Menopause Home Test thenar weakness test The Nuffield Total Knee (by Corin) The Oxford Shoulder (total shoulder replacement by Corin) The PillCam™ ESO video capsule (by Inscope) theques (box, small chest, round or oval collection of melanin-containing nevus cells) Thera-Ball™ (physical therapy equipment) Thera-Band™ (physical therapy equipment) Therabath (skin care by ThereaSense, Inc.) TheraCath (epidural catheter; mfg Arrow International) Theracine (vaccine under review by FDA) TheraCom, Inc. TheraCys (type of BCG manufactured by Pasteur Merieux) TheraDapt (rehab equipment) Therafectin® (amiprilose HCl for rheumatoid arthritis) Theragran® Heart Right caplets Theragyn (See pemtumomab)
Therakos Uvar® (photopheresis system using UVADEX by THERAKOS, Extor, PA) TheraLife(R) (nutritional supplement, OTC) Theralith ER (nutritional supplement of magnesium oxide, magnesium citrate, potassium citrate, and pyridoxine or vitamin B6) The Ranger® (blood/fluid warming device by Augustine Medical, Inc.) therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC, a combination of changes including diet, exercise, stress control, etc., recommended by the ATP I, II, and III guidelines) Therapeutica® (spinal support by Innovative Choices, Inc., Ontario, Canada) Theraseed Palladium-103 seeds by Theragenics TheraSense dermatology products by TheraSense, Inc. Therastream microcatheter Theratope® vaccine (for cancer) TheraTrek 1000 support (secure therapy for gait training, mobility by Abilitations, Atlanta, GA) TheraVest (for pulmonary physiotherapy for CF patients) The Reduced Redundancy Test (Starr Cloze procedure) The Restoration™ (2nd generation acetabular revision cage/orthopedic by Howmedica) Therevac Mini-enema Therex (based on the humanized monoclonal antibody HuHMFG1 which targets most common epithelial cancers, including breast, lung, ovarian, gastric, and colorectal cancers) Therigraft TCP putty (bone void filler by Therics, Inc.) ThermaChoice Uterine Balloon Therapy (UBT) system ThermaCool (ablation catheter by Thermage) ThermaCool TC device (radiofrequency nonsurgical face lifts by Thermage) ThermaFix™ (advanced tissue treatment process for aortic valve by Edwards Lifesciences Corp.) thermal nasal splint (generic used after nasal procedures) ThermaStim™ muscle stimulator and warming device
Thermotabs(R) (sodium supplement, Numark Laboratories) TherMatrx unit (TMx 2000 thermotherapy unit for prostate by Ther-Matrx, Northbrook, IL) ThermaWave warming device thermescent skin treatment Thermo Buddy (by Hubdic, Ltd.) ThermoChem-HT system -formerly BioLogic-HT® system ThermoChem-HT (raise temperature of peritoneum to 107.6 degrees) Thermodox (prostate cancer drug by Celsion) Thermoflex system (treatment for BPH) ThermoFX mesh (bioabsorbable fixation plate) thermoplast mask (used with non-coplanar arc radiotherapy) ThermoScan (ultrasound testing for heat/hot spots, particularly colon cancer, etc. by ThermoScan, Inc.; not to be confused with Thermoscan tympanic thermometer by Braun) Thermoskin Elastics (elastic supports, wrapped and shaped body pieces for joints, United Pacific, Inc., Columbia, SC) Thermo-STAT system (wireless thermostats) The Rotaglide+ Total Knee System , The Rotaglide Total Knee (by Corin) theros (SEE TheraCys BCG) TherOx infusion guide wire (by Therox, Inc.) The Sensar (foldable acrylic posterior chamber intraocular lens, IOL). The Sequel™ (rotating double Y-connector by ev3, Inc.) The Smart Eye Patch (from BioKey for monitoring amblyopia treatment) The Spartan DX™ Personal DNA Analyzer (Spartan Bioscience, Inc.) (The) Sticker (skin patch to measure sun exposure) The Swirler (alveolar targeted aerosol) The Unfolder (Silver T intraocular lens by Advanced Medical Systems)
Theseus Imaging Corp. (soon to be acquired by North American Scientific, Inc.) The Vest™ (airway clearance system, chest vest, oscillation RT, aka HFCWO or HFCC) The Wand Plus® (computer-controlled anesthetic delivery system) The Whittlestone Physiological Breastmilker (a breast pump that incorporates a thinwalled liner which gently and rhythmically compresses the nipple-areolar area to stimulate breast milk flow. It does not create the breast trauma that often results from use of vacuum-type breast pumps) thiazolidinediones (glitazones, TZDs, class of oral anti-diabetic agents) thick cardiac output and thick cardiac index measurements ThickenUp (to thicken feedings by Novartis) Thick-It ® (concentrated thickener and Thick-It 2 by Precision Foods) Thiersch-wire operation (Delorme’s operation for rectal prolapse) Thighaciser® (weights used for exercises aimed at strengthening lower extremities by Sammons Preston) thin 1 or 2 or thick 1 or 2 liquids (swallowing tests with barium oxide) Thin™ (dressing by 3M) Thin-Flex cannula (by Baxter, Inc.) ThinLine EZ bipolar pacemaker lead (by Guidant) ThinPrep® Pap Test (with ASCUS, atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, sampling) thiopurine methyltransferase (lab test for colitis, etc.) Thompson disease (SEE Thomsen) Thompson hemiarthroplasty of hip Thompson-Terwilliger procedure (amputation of the tip of a toe as treatment for an ingrown toenail) Thomsen disease (myotonia congenita, a variation of myasthenia gravis)
thoracic Schober test (used in assessing ankylosing spondylitis) Thoracoport™ (single use trocar with nonconductive sleeve)
Thoraseal (drainage system for the chest cavity) Thoratec HeartMate II LVAS (by Thoratec Corp., CA) Thoratec® IVAD (implantable ventricular assist device, biventricular assist device) Thoratec VAD (system for arterial cannulae by Thoratec Corp, CA) Thoravent (thoracic vent and Heimlich valve) Thow Tube (double lumen silicone rubber tube for intubation of stomach/gastrostomy by HDC Surgical Products) three-trocar technique of laparoscopic cholecystectomy THRIVE treatment (Oral Direct THRombin Inhibitor ximelagatran for venous thromboembolism study) ThromCat™ (thrombectomy catheter by Kensey Nash Corp.) Thrombex PMT (percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy; catheter system) ThrombiGel™ (hemostatic foam by Vascular Solutions, Inc.) Thrombo-Gard™ (pneumatic device for sequential compression of the leg toward the knee by Gaymar Industries, Inc.) thromboprophylaxis (pharmacologic measures taken to prevent thrombosis or the formation of blood clots in at-risk individuals) ThromboSol® platelet preservation thrombostatin (acute coronary syndromes) thrombus precursor protein (TpP, test/assay for early diagnosis of preeclampsia) Thruway™ (peripheral guidewire by Boston Scientific) Thunder™ high scaffolding (over-the-wire stent/SVG graft stent by Medtronic) thymalfasin (Zadaxin, orphan drug used for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma) Thymatron® for ECT, by Somatics, Inc.) Thymitaq (nolatrexed dihydrochloride, orphan drug designation for hepatocellular cancer, Agouron Pharmaceuticals, mfg.) Thymoglobulin® (antibody prevent organ rejection) Thymopentin (by Immunobiology Research Institue, Annandale, NJ, for HIV, experimental vaccine)
Thyragyn (ovarian and gastric CA, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH below) Thyrogen® (recombinant human thyroid stimulating hormone [TSH], also scan) ThyroShield (potassium iodide oral solution for thyroid protection in radiation emergencies by Fleming & Co.) ThyroShield (liquid calcium for those on Synthroid, etc. by Unigene Labs, Usher Pharm) ThyroStart (weight loss and thyroid function) Thyro-Tabs (levothyroxine sodium) Ti suture anchor by Smith &Nephew TiA1 (T-cell-restricted intracellular. antigen-1, in advanced stage cancer) Tiazac® (diltiazem for hypertension) Tiazole (tiazofurin, orphan designation, investigational for CML trials) tibial-fibula fracture stabilization pins (X6, QX, QZ, P4, P5, W5, W6, W7) Tibolone (by Organon for menopausal symptoms) TICE BCG vaccine-bacillus (Calmette-Guerin for bladder tumors, Ta, and T1 types) ticilimumab (anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody experimental clinical trials for CA) Ticlid® (ticlopidine HCl, 250 mg, Watson Labs) TicoVac (tick-borne encephalitis) TID score (transient ischemic dilation score on stress test) tie gun (device used in thoracic surgery to secure devices) Tielle® (hydropolymer dressing by J & J Medical) tier testing (tiers 1-10 genetic testing, available at a Seattle lab for genetic chromosomal analysis of genetic diseases, CYP21 mutations, Delta F508, Leber congenital amaurosis or LCA testing) Tier #2, Tier #1 28 (BCP) tifacogin (for sepsis) tigecycline (see Tygacil) Tiger Balm Extra Strength (diaper rash, dermatitis, OTC) Tigon massage
tigress (SEE Tegress) Tikosyn® (dofetilide for atrial fib) Tilade® (nedocromil sodium inhaler and nebulizer solution for pediatric use for asthma) tilt test for breast implants (to determine if a breast implant is adequately filled) TIM (topical immunomodulator) time-variant quadratic phase coupling (pattern on EEG) TIMI (trial study TIMI 9b clinical trial checking for TIMI flow after revascularization) TIMI flow (ability of blood to flow through vessels; grades 1, 2, 3; use arabic, not Roman) TiMX™ (by DePuy Acromed) Tineacide (antigfungal toenail cream by Blaine Labs and Shoe Spray®) Tinetti Gait/Balance Score assessment (geriatric assessment of balance, gait, etc., Dr Mary Tinetti, who has done extensive research on the prevention of falls in the elderly, balance total of 16 possible, gait total of 12, ADLs 6, and IADLs 8 possible) tinidazole (Tindamax antibiotic) Tiolox® (dental alloy implant by HSL-Aufbau) tiotropium bromide (brand name in U.S. Spiriva, Crystran, monohydrate, Boehringer Ingelheim for COPD) tipifarnib (R115777, Zarnestra, Phase I/II cancer drug by J&J) tipranavir (HIV/AIDS) TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, procedure) TIPSS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt, procedure, also occlusion or stenosis of TIPS/TIPSS) tiramine (see tyramine) Tishcon Corporation Tisseel VH Fibrin Sealant (Baxter Healthcare, recall) Tissomat appication device and spray set (device to apply fibrin sealant) TissueLink system (coagulation of renal parenchyma by Amplatz)
TissueMend soft tissue repair matrix (by TEI Biosciences) Tissue Science Laboratories, PLC (Mfg) TissueTak by Arthrex Titan (ultrasound by SonoSite, Inc.) Titan high-resolution ultrasound system by Sonosite, Inc. Titan Mega PTCA dilatation catheter Titan mega XL PTCA dilatation catheter Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc. titanium elastic (type of orthopedic nail) titanium partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (PORP)
TITAn TIMI 34 study (evaluation earlier administration of antiplatelet therapy after MI) Titmus stereo flight test Titus (venoclysis needle by DynaMedical Corp.) TiVA (tissue visualization and assessment) mini-cannula system TIVAD (totally implantable venous access device) TLC (therapeutic lifestyle changes, do NOT confuse with TLC, tender loving care) TLC-II portable VAD driver TLc-BiliTest (Colormate®) TLC D-99 (liposomal doxorubicin for mets breast CA) TLIF (thoracolumbar interbody fusion) TLS® drainage system (closed suction drainage system by Porex Corporation) T-lymphocyte count (usually given in HIV cases) T-MAVS (targeted monoclonal antibody vehicles; agents that deliver a cytotoxic drug or radioactivity directly to the targeted tissue, usually a cancerous tumor) TMB cell subsets (tetramethylbenzidine substrates for infection/viruses) TMC114 (darunavir, Prezista for HIV/AIDS, also TMC125 antiviral) TMV cell subsets (tobacco mosaic virus)
TMJ Concepts patient-fitted TMJ prosthesis system
TMR -transmyocardial (laser) revascularization TMS 1000 (tachyarrhythmia monitoring system) TNE-Trans-Nasal Endoscope System (addition to EndoSheath by Medtronic/Xomed) TNF antagonist inhibitor (etanercept like Enbrel) TNFerade™ Biologic (investigational gene drug delivered right to tumor via injection and used with radiation for treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer with 5-FU, TNFalpha) TNK (tenecteplase therapy/TNKase, TNKase (tenecteplase; TNK-tPA -- MI single bolus, thrombolytic administered over 5 seconds in a single dose, offering fast administration in the treatment of heart attacks) TNT (tumor necrosis therapy) TNTS (transnasal transsphenoidal surgery, usually for removal of pituitary tumors) TOBI (abbreviated name for tobramycin for inhalation, CF/chronic lung infections) Toby (SEE TOBI) tocainide HCl (oral Tonocard, 400-600 irregular heartbeat by AstraZeneca) tocopherol (vitamin E) Toffel (nasal/sinus packs, Sinus Pak; Medtronic Xomed) ToggleLoc™ femoral fixation device (using preloaded MaxBraid® PE passing suture by Arthrotek) toilet mastectomy (local excision of tumor, also called "clean-up" mastectomy) Tokuyama America (under construction) (Mfg) Tolcopone (drug for restless leg syndrome) Tolerex® (feeding tube nutrition by American Environmental Health) Tolfrinic® (edible bar corrects metabolic processes, OTC) tolterodine tartrate (see Detrol) tolvaptan (new heart failure medication, blocks vasopressin 2 receptor blockers) tombstones (across precordium or walls of heart showing on EKG to look like little tombstones) Tomcat shaver (ortho)
TomCat PTCA guide wire Tomofix osteotomy chisel Tonocard (tocainide HCl, oral for irregular heartbeat, 400-600 mg, AstraZeneca) tonsillar coblation (called microwave tonsillectomy, radiofrequency probe generating mild heat is placed in 3 or 4 locations in the tonsils for 10-15 seconds each, creating shrinkage of tonsillar tissue, can be done in MD's office) tonsillar Somnoplasty® procedure (see Somnoplasty) TOOT2 (The Olive Oil Trial at Mt. Sinai, in conjunction with Oleomed, Inc. for reducing LDL) Toothette suction toothbrush (especially for children with cleft palate, OTC) tooth sign (at the attachment of the quadriceps tendon on sunrise view of the patella on x-ray, resembling teeth) Topamax® (topiramate, antiepileptic, diabetic neuropathy trials discontinued) Topaz 30 CO2 laser system (KEK, Mangolin) Topaz™ 3 SSIR (pacemaker system by Vitatron B.V.) Top Hat® (cardiac valve implants by CarboMedics) Topicaine® solution by Hoechst Marion Rouseel TopiFoam (surgical dressing latex-free by Byron Direct) Topiglan (SEPA®/alprostadil) gel for ED) topo-I (human topoisomerase I, scleroderma antibody) TOPOFF exercises (for lungs) topoisomerase inhibitor (class of drugs fight cancer cells) Toprol-XL® (metoprolol succinate extended-release tablets for hypertension) Toprol-XL/Hydrochlorothiazide (metoprolol succinate and HCTZ tablets by AstraZeneca, for hypertension) TOPS (transobturator pubovaginal sling procedure for urinary incontinence) Toray Filtryzer (dialyzer by Toray Industries, Inc.) torcetrapib (CETP inhibitor, raises good cholesterol, phase II trails of the plasma lipoprotein inhibitor by Pfizer with Lipitor and torcetrapib)
toremifene (Acapodene (by GTx Memphis, TN, first drug to prevent breast cancer) Torg's ratio (method of analyzing cervical spine radiographs) Toric intraocular lens (by Staar Surgical) Torisel™ (temsirolimus for advanced renal cell carcinoma by Barr Pharm and Wyeth) Tornado® coil by Cook (for acromion) Tornier Aequalis shoulder replacement system by Boileau Tornus support catheter (by Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd) Toronto SPV® valve torque tube catheter Toshiba Aplio xV tissue Doppler (by Toshiba for OB/GYN use) Tostrelle (female testosterone deficiency/gel) Tostrex (male hypogonadism/testosterone gel, transdermal) TOT collar (for treatment of torticollis, correct head position by Sammons Preston) TOT/T.O.T. (tape, transobturator tech. pelvic sling by Mentor Corp.) TOT (transobturator patch) Total O2 system Totect (dexrazoxane by TopoTarget A/S for exacerbations of antracycline) totipotent, pluripotent, and multipotent (stem cells) touch closure (velopharyngeal closure for cleft palate patients) Touch-Test sensory evaluation for diabetic peripheral neuropathy Touhy-Borst Seeker (guidewire by Target therapeutics, 0.010) Toupet wrap/Toupet fundoplication Tourguide guiding catheter Tourni-cot™ (finger/toe tourniquets by Mar-Med Co.) Toviaz (fesoterodine fumarate, for overactive bladder by Pfizer, FDA approved) toxidrome (constellation of signs and symptoms suggesting specific class of poisoning)
Toyopro® (approved food additive, supposedly helps with asthma) TP10 (investigational complement inhibitor for cardiac/ischemic disease) tPA (tissue plasminogen activator for CVA/MI) TPF staining (tumor proliferation fraction, graph of hit rate, MMP-13 or TIMP-1 from biopsy of tumor, less invasive way to determine pathology) T-piece (trial prior to weaning from intubation) TPIF (transverse preputial island flap for hypospadias repair) T-PIN (by Union Surgery) TPMT enzyme (isoform analysis by Prometheus Labs) TPMT study (thiopurine methyltranserase and 6MP for trisomy 4, 10, and 17, TEL-AML1 leukemia study, and using TPMT to monitor Crohn’s treatment) TPN fact immersion (enhances ability of intestine to absorb nutrients/electrolytes; for severe anorexia) T-pouch technique (bladder augmentation) TpP (thrombus precursor protein) tPPA antibodies (palladium, serodia treponema palladium hemagglutination antibody) T-Pred (tobramycin and prednisolone phthalmic by ISTA Pharma., Inc. for inflammatory ocular conditions) T-PRK® laser system (Renamed to: LADARVision® excimer laser system) TPS -See Telescopic Plate Spacer. TPS-1 or TPS-2 prognostic gene TQa transcutaneous access flow device T-Quil (diazepam; Valium for migraines) trabectedin drug (Yondelis™, also known as ecteinascidin, ECT-743, clinical trials for CA by Rinehart) Trabecular Metal™ (hip cup by Zimmer) trabecular metal monoblock acetabular cup (prosthesis used in hip replacement surgery) trace alternant (sleep pattern on EEG)
Tracer over-the-wire intravascular mapping catheter Trach collar sprints (pulmonary function term) (The) Tracker (wire by Medtronic) TrackWire by Medtronic Tracleer (bosentan; pulmonary arterial hypertension by Actelion Ltd., FDA approved) Traction System Digit-Trac 930 by Ever Prosperous Instruments tragus-to-wall distance (term used to assess ankylosing spondylitis) TRAIL/Apo2L train-of-four testing (neurological assesssment looking for muscular functions, voluntary and involuntary muscles, TOF 0.70, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 functions for giving drugs as boluses) Trak Back pullback device tramadol and tramadol ER ODT (tramadol HCL 300/200/100 mg orally disintegrating tablets for severe pain by Biovail Corp.) tramadol hydrochloride and acetaminophen (37.5 mg/325 mg by Barr Labs) Tranexamic, Tranexa (BCP for menorrhagia) Tranquil-Ezzz™ (300 mg for sleep, OTC, natural remedy) Tranquility® Bilevel Tranquility® Quest CPAP device T-transglutaminase (test both IgA and IgG) Transamin BCP for menorrhagia transarterial chemoembolization transarticular screw reconstruction (or management of C1-2 fracture instability) Transcend® (guide wire by Cordis/J&J) transchoroidal fissure approach for lesions of ambient cistern (plexal point angiography) transcranial imaging transducer TransCyte (biosynthetic temporary skin substitute by Smith & Nephew)
TransDiscal System (intervertebral disk system by Baylis Medical Company Inc.) Transeal (tissue matrix for skin by DeRoyal) Transfersome® drug delivery system by Blackwell Synergy TransFix bone anchor system/TransFix ACL system transgenic technology Transjugular Access Set transjugular intrahepatic portal shunt (TIPS) procedure Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) procedures transnasal transsphenoidal hypophysectomy transperineal ultrsaonography (new technique that enables imaging of anal sphincters and anal canal structures) Transpore™ (clear plastic perforated tape dressing by Mercy Surgical Dressing) TransScan 2000 (TS2000) trans-site (SEE TransCyte) transtrochanteric valgus osteotomy (TVO, new orthopedic procedure that utilizes a wedge bone fragment between the greater trochanter and the proximal femoral fragment) transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) transurethral occlusive device (TUOD) Transvac™ transdermal patch (delivering bioactive agents through skin) Transvaginal Hydro® Laparoscopy (THL) system transvenous retrograde nidus sclerotherapy under controlled hypotensive anesthesia transverse island onlay prepucial flap (TIPF, repair of hypospadias) transverse retubularized sigmoidovesicostomy continent urinary diversion to umbilicus TranZgraft (human allograft tissue) TrapEase™ (permanent vena cava filter to prevent pulmonary emboli, also retrievable
IVC filter using MRI, implants by AJR and Cordis) TraumaJet (for debridement of wounds) TraumaSeal™ topical wound closure device Traum-Ex® (homeopathic analgesic capsule and gel) Travatan and Travatan Z (travoprost ophthalmic solution 0.004% for increased intraocular pressure; mfg Alcon Universal, Ltd.) travoprost (see Travatan) Traverso-Longmire technique Trasylol® (aprotinin, injectable prophylaxis against perioperative blood loss) trazodone (150 mg tablets for depression) Treace Tytan ventilation tube
Treanda (bendamistine HCl injection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia by Cephalon) Trebay straight shot microdebrider tree-in-bud modularity (lung scan) Trelex mesh Trelstar depot (triptorelin pamoate injection 3.75 mg for palliative treatment of advanced prostate CA for those who orchiectomy/estrogen therapy not feasible) Trelstar LA (triptorelin pamoate for injectable suspension 11.25 mg) TREND 200 CPAP device by Hoffrectcheter TRENSH (see transvenous retrograde nidus sclerotherapy) treprostinil sodium (Remodulin, antihypertensive) tretinoin and tretinoin PA (generic Retin-A) Trex Digital Mammography System (TDMS) Trexall (methotrexate 5-, 7.5-, 10-, 15-mg tablets for rheumatoid arthritis)
Treximet (sumatriptan succinate and naproxen sodium by Pozen, Inc. for migraine) TriActiv® balloon protected flush extraction system (ball-protected flush extraction system by Kensey Nash Corp.)
TriActiv FX® (embolic protection system, adjunct to stenting, by Kensey Nash) Triad® (Triaderm barrier cream and disposables by Chester Labs) Triad™ defibrillator system (AICD by Guidant) Triaderm® (barrier cream by Chester Labs) Triage® (cardiac panel of lab tests) Triage® Clostridium difficile (panel of lab tests) Triage® parasite panel (of lab tests) Triage PLS or PCS (percutaneous lumbar/cervical stabilization system requires only 1 small access port for fusion/fixation procedure by Triage Medical) TrialNet Natural History Study (type 1 diabetes study) Triangle sling (by Alibaba) Triapine (melanoma/solid tumors) Triathlon™ (total knee by Howmedica) TriCell® (mattress for pressure ulcers by KCI) triCitrasol® (anticoagulant therapy) Tricofix® (surgical dressing by Mercy Surgical Dressing) Tricomin® (thinning hair) Trichoderma viridi (mold) Tricofix (wound compressive dressing by BSN) Tricor (fenofibrate capsules, serum triglycerides high; reduces that and pancreatitis chances) Tricut laryngeal blade tip Tridate (oral and rectal kit for laxative evacuation) Trident® (hip shell/spacer by Osteonics) Triescence (triamcinolone acetonide injection suspension by Alcon for use in eye surgery) Tri-Est natural hormone triestrogen (combination capsule containing 80 percent estriol, 10 percent estrone, and
10 percent estradiol, there is also biestrogen) Tri-Fit® Total Hip (by Corin) TriFix spinal instrumentation system trifluoperazine hydrochloride (antianxiety, Stelazine) TriFusion (transducer for progenitor cells, GFP-producing tumor cells are killed with sound waves) trigeminal rhizolysis (for trigeminal neuralgia) TriGen™ knee nail (by Smith & Nephew) TriGen™ Intertan™ (intertrochanteric antegrade nail by Smith & Nephew) TriGen Meta-Nail (Smith & Nephew) Triglide (fenofibrate tabs for lipid-lowering of VLDL by SkyePharma) trihexphenidyl (Broflex, for Parkinson’s) Tri-Ject International Corp. (Mfg) TriLase laser system Trileptal® (oxcarbazepine tablets, antiepileptic) Trilock™ (suture-locking technology for shoulder repair by ArthroCare) Trilogy™ AB (acetabular system PO 40048 ceramic hip by Zimmer, Inc.) Trilogy™ (pacemaker by St. Jude) Tri-Luma cream (for melasma of the face by Dermaceuticals, Inc.) Tri-Med products CLOtemp (a CLOtest warming device, Quick In lubricating gel, and Quick Ease lubricating gel are no longer being manufactured; see revised entry for CLOtest) trimethylglycine (betaine, supplement mineral) Trimix (PPP for ED; Peyronie disease) Trimline retractor (neurosurgical retractor by Medline Industries) Trinam (gene-based therapy for prevention of intimal hyperplasia in certain vascular anastomoses; mfg Eurogene Ltd) TriNessa™ (contraceptive, estradiol + norgestimate, Watson Pharmaceuticals) Tri-Nasal® nasal spray (with triamcinolone)
Trinica® (plate by Zimmer, Trinica Select Anterior Cervical Plate System) Trinity Adenovirus EIA test kit Trinovin (OTC isoflavone dietary supplement) trinuclear platinum compound (non-covalent interaction, class of chemo drugs, BBR3464 study drug) Trio (MRI tesla imaging by GE LightSpeed) Tri-Pak™ (Zithromax Tri-Pak 500 mg q.d. for 3 days) Tripedia™ (DTP vaccine by suspension or injection Aventis Pasteur, Inc.) TripleCare (dressing by Smith & Nephew) Triport™ catheter C2630 (used in electrophysiology) Triprim (see also Primsol 100 mg, Proloprim, trimethoprim tabs by GSK for prevention UTI) triptorelin pamoate (3.75 mg injection for palliative treatment of prostate CA also brand name Trelstar Depot) Trisenox (arsenic trioxide; ATO, APL, acute promyelocytic leukemia) Tri-Spike™ Shell (bone components by Biomet) Tristar coronary stent TriTome wire guide for sphincterotomy (TriTome sphincterotome) Triturus® (EIA Analyzer (by Grifols USA) Trivagizole 3 (clotrimazole vaginal cream, 2%)
Trivaris (triamcinolone acetonide intravitreal injection by Allergan, Inc.) TriVex system phlebectomy (for vein stripping not the old fashioned way with transilluminated resector, cannula, resector by Smith & Nephew) TriVita (sublingual B12 supplement OTC) Trivora®-21, Trivora®-28 (ethinyl estradiol/levonorgestrel, BCP) Trizivir (abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine, combination of 300 mg of abacavir sulphate (Ziagen, 150 mg of lamivudine, Epivir, and 300 mg zidovudine, Retrovir, in a single tablet for HIV/AIDS, FDA approved)
tRNA (gene, adaptor hypothesis and Wobble pseudo-U C-arm) Trocellen™ (custom foot insoles by Spenco) TroFix nail (total fixation system using a trocar by Labotect) TROM brace (by Don Joy, total range of motion, but can be locked in extension) Trooper™ guide wire by Boston Scientific TrophAmine (amino acids by Braun Nutrition) trophic feedings (small volume feedings given to premature infants at the same rate for 5-day trial) TROPHY trial troponin I, troponin T (cardiac enzymes, not i and not 1 but Roman I) trospium chloride (Sanctura) trough line (seen in posterior shoulder dislocation on x-ray) Trovan (trovafloxacin, broad-spectrum antibiotic) TroVax (cancer, gene-based vaccine to stimulate immune response TSH suppression; mfg Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals) Trovert (growth hormone) troxacitabine (Troxatyl, formerly BCH-4556, anti-cancer, leukemia drug) Troxatyl™ (troxacitabine (chemotherapy, antileukemic drug by Genomix, Inc., phase II trials FDA approved) TRT (thermal response test, neurologic, for taste) TRT (transrectal thermotherapy for prostate) Tru-Area Determination (measuring device for wounds by Molnlycke) TrueField Analyzer® (glaucoma test device) TRUE® test system (allergy skin antigen testing) Trufill® n-BCA (n-butyl cyanoacrylate liquid embolism system) True/Fit femoral intramedullary rod system True/Flex intramedullary rod system by Arthrex True/Lok external fixator system
True Oxininum (femoral components by Smith & Nephew) True Reflections femoral cup (Smith & Nephew femoral stem) T.R.U.E./TRUE TEST® (panels 1 and 2 allergy tests for nickel, cobalt, etc.) Trufill (orthopedic devices by Target Therapeutics) Truflow dual-lumen dialysis catehter by Deltec, Inc. TruFUSE™ (facet fusion by MinSurg) TruGene HIV-1 genotyping kit by Visible Genetics, Inc. TruKor® Plus Instruments by OsteoBiologics TruPath™ (biopsy device by CR Bard Corp.) Tru Pulse CO2 laser system Truquant® BR RIA (radioimmunoassay) TRUS (transrectal ultrasound) trusive (dental jargon for protrusive) TRUSS (transrectal ultrasound scan) Trusopt™ (eye drops) Truvada™ (tenofovir disoproxil/emtricotabine for HIV by Gilead Sciences) Truxaletten® Truxal® (100 mg chlorprothixene, antipsychotic by Lundbeck and withdrawal symptoms in addicts) Trypan Blue (solution 0.6%) TS (turbine spirometry) T score (bone density measurement) TS2000 (TransScan 2000) T/Sal T-series (pacemakers T70 DR, T60 DR, T20 SR by Vitatron B.V.) TSNA (tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines) T-SPOT.TB (Oxford Immunotec diagnose TB in patients at risk, immune response to
thymus cells, T cells) TS system (miniaturized amplifier system for long-term 128-channel EEG) T-TAC (Transcervical Tubal Access Catheter system) TTF-1 or TTF1 (thyroid transcription factor 1 assessment, histochemical marker) TTg antibody (tissure transglutamase or tTg indicator of IBS) TTKG (transtubular potassium gradient) TTS (through the scope wire techniques, placing stents for gastric obstructions) TTT (transpupillary thermotherapy with referenced tone) TTTS Fetoscopy (rigid scope by Karl Storz) Tube Endovascular Grafting System (EGS®) Tubigrip® (elastic tubular bandage by Peninsula biomedical for wound care) tubularized cecal flap (used in continent urinary diversion procedures) Tucker Sling or Tucker Wedge (prevent GERD in infants) tufting enteropathy (newly-recognized entity associated with refractory diarrhea in infants, can lead to need for small-bowel transplant) TULIP -transurethral laser-induced prostatectomy (device) Tumarkin crisis/falls (otolithic crisis of Tumarkin, sudden drop attack) tumble forms/tumble form chairs for occupational therapy (rehab, pediatric term) tumbling bullet sign (a bullet which changes its location and orientation within a solitary bone cyst, as seen on radiographs) tumescent technique tumor M2-pyruvate kinase assay (detection of various cancers, especially GI) tumor necrosis therapy (TNT) TUMT® (transurethral microwave thermotherapy) TUMT® 30-minute (transurethral microwave thermotherapy uses Prostatron® device for BPH, FDA approved) TUNA (transurethral needle ablation of the prostate, TUNA® system)
Tuning fork frequencies (checking hearing in Hz = 128, 256, 1024, 2048, 4096 cps) Tun-L-Kath and XL version TUOD (transurethral occlusive device) TUPLE 1 (chromosome analysis for congenital disorders, Vysis, FISH, VCF) Tupos LV/Atx implantable defibrillator system (by Biotronik) Tur-Bi-Kal (nasal decongestant nose drops by Humco, Texarkana, TX) turbine spirometry (TS abbreviation) Turbo CLiR path catheter (by Spectranetics for laser atherectomy) TURBO elite™ (treatment of blockages within leg arteries by Spectranetics) Turbo-Flo® (one-time use peripherally inserted central venous catheter, PICC for venous pressure monitoring, using Micropuncture® introducer needle, by Cook Vascular, Inc.) TurboTracker™ (Boston Scientific) TURBT (transurethral resection of bladder tumor) Turbuhaler® (SEE Pulmicort Turbuhaler®) TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) turtle sign (1: shoulder dystocia, baby’s head emerges but then recedes back into the vaginal opening; 2: in an obstetrical ultrasound, image of a male fetus, the genitalia resembles the head and forelimbs of a turtle) Tusana-D (oral liquid OTC for cough) Tussi-12 suspension Tusso-XR and Tusso-DM (cough/congestion OTC) Tutogen allograft products Tutoplast® (processed pericardium and processed sclera for grafts by IOPatch) Tutoplast® Dura Mater by Health Canada (synthetic skin) TVH -total vaginal hysterectomy TVT (tension-free vaginal tape procedure; polypropylene-meshed tape for a pubovaginal repair for SUI)
TVTO (tension-free vaginal tape operation) TVTP (tension-free vaginal tape procedure) TWAR and non-TWAR pneumonia (Chlamydia pneumoniae) T-wave alternans TWEAK Quantikine® ELISA KIT (TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis 249 amino acidtype II transmebrance glycoprotein by R&D Systems, Inc.) transwave ultrasound TwiLite laser (dental whitening) TwinFix suture anchors by Fixano SA Twinheads Shock Wave Lithotripter by Animas Corp. Twinject Auto Injector Two Pact (0.3 mg kit) Twinrix (hepatitis A, inactivated/hepatitis B [recombinant] vaccine) TWIST genetic testing (FGFR test for craniodysmorphology panel, to exclude Crouzon syndrome, Saethre-Chotzen syndrome, etc.) Twisthaler (for asthma) two-by (face mask oxygen) TWOCAL® HN or Two Cal® HN tube feeding by Abbott Labs (high nitrogen formula) two-incision hip replacement (minimally invasive hip replacement using the Zimmer VerSys femoral hip stem and the Trilogy acetabular system) two-piece bifurcated intraluminal graft for repair of an aneurysm Two Ray TFC (threaded fusion cage) two-turn helical screw-in robotically assisted by Alere Medical, Inc. TwoVu EX (port cannula by Cannuflow) TWSTRS (Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale) T-Y-C base pairing in gene analysis Tygacil™ (tigecycline for injection for complicated infections, glycylcline antibiotic) Tykerb (lapatinib ditosylate by GlaxoSmithKline for advanced breast CA)
Tylenol Arthritis Pain (OTC) Tylenol Sore Throat Daytime (500 mg/15 mL) Tylok high-tension cerclage cabling system TYM-TAP (ear irrigation and suction device) ] tyramine-containing foods Tysabri (drug used with Avonex stopping frequency of MS relapse in 54% of patients by Biogen and Elan, formerly known as Antegren, a monoclonal antibody) Tytan (titanium ventilation tube) Tyzeka (telbivudine once-a-day treatment for chronic hepatitis B by Novartis) TZD class of drugs for diabetes (thiazolidinedione insulin-sensitizing agent such as Actos for type 2 diabetes)
**U UABD (upper airway bronchodilator) UBI (ultraviolet blood irradiation) UbiQgel (coenzyme Q10, dietary supplement for mitochondrial cytopathies such as Kearns-Sayre syndrome, MELAS syndrome, etc.) UBIS 5000 ultrasound bone sonometer (portable medical device uses ultrasound to measure the strength of the heel bone) UBM (ultrabiomicroscopy, on eye exam, measurement of pressure) UBO (unidentified bright object on MRI punctate area per Stedman’s and HPI Radiology Phrases) UBT breath test for Helicobacter pylori UCAC (Uterine Cornual Access Catheter) UC-PLUS™ Solution Unicompartmental Sled Prosthesis (by EBI Medical) U-Control training device, biofeedback for bladder control U-Control training device UDS (urine drug screen) U-fiber (unmyelinated nerve fiber, and U-fiber sparing rating of WMHIs, white matter
hyperintensities on MRI, variations among rating white matter, PVHIs or periventricular white matter hyperintensities and DWMHIs, deep white matter hyperintensities using Goodman-Kruskal measures or Spearman rank, differences between rarefaction and gliosis, etc. for radiologists to consider) UGT1A1 Molecular Assay (Invader assay used to detect variations in a gene that affects how certain drugs are broken down and cleared by the body by Third Wave Technologies) UK4P- (United Kingdom 4P Minus Support Group) UKPACE (clinical study, dual-chamber pacemaker) UKPDS (United Kingdom trial of Glucophage) UlcerEase® (canker sore mouth rinse) UlcerJet system Ultamet™ and Ultamet XL (polyethylene hip line by DePuy) Ultec (wound hydrocolloid by Kendall) Ultima C femoral cpononent by DePuy Ultima OPCAB system ultimate acetabular line (SEE Ultamet) Ultimax distal femoral intramedullary rod system Ultimed hip prosthesis by DePuy Ultra 2 cutting balloon by Boston Scientific Ultra 8 balloon catheter by Boston Scientific Ultra BiliLight (by PEP BED, Physician Engineered Products) ultrabiomicroscopy (UBM eye exam for pressure measurement) Ultrablator by Linvatec Ultracal (enteral feeding formula for tube feedings) Ultracet (tramadol HCl and acetaminophen; prescription pain medication by OrthoMcNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc) UltraCision® Harmonic scalpel (hand switching adaptor by GE) UltraCom™ (cardiac output monitor, portable, continuous wave Doppler, used for
pregnant women with cardiac problems) UltraCon® RGP (rigid gas permeable contact lens) ultradian rhythm (biologic rhythm of sleep) UltraEdge keratome blade Ultrafast CT scan (EBT = electron beam tomography) Ultrafera wound dressing UltraFiber (powdered fiber) Ultrafilter (The Nelson Water Systems For Hemodialysis Ultrafilter, UF, is a complete system to be used to feed the hemodialysis facility water loop after the water) Ultra-Filtered Rho(D) immune globulin UltraFine erbium laser system UltraFit™ (donor corneal punch) UltraFit™ Coronet (handheld corneal button donor trephine marker by Kratz Barraquer) UltraFix® MicroMite anchor suture (small joint anchoring device) UltraFix RC (implant provides strength to rotator cuff repair) UltraFlex endoscopic waveguide UltraFlow™ (microcatheter by ev3, Inc.) Ultra Flush catheter (4F by Cordis for angiography of peripheral vessels, Miami, FL) Ultrafoam™ (collagen sponge graft by Davol, Inc.) UltraFuse™ (catheter by Boston SciMed) Ultraject® (contrast media) UltraLite flow-directed microcatheter Ultram ER (300/200/100 mg, tramadol ER, by Biovail Labs, Canada, for osteoarthritis) Ultramax (woven velour vascular graft) Ultra NatalCare (prenatal vitamins by Ethex Corp.) UltraPulse CO2 (single-pulse surgical laser delivers 250 mJ of energy in 1 pulse used with SurgiTouch user interface scanner system and ClearSpot 160 small spot micromanipulator)
ULTRASCAN A/B (ophthalmologic scan by Alcon) Ultracision® (harmonic scalpel by Ethicon) Ultra-Screen™ (lab screening during 1st trimester of pregnancy by Genetic Screening) Ultraseed™ system (for brachytherapy for prostate CA by Nomos) Ultra-Select Guidewire (by MicroVena) UltraShaper system (by LaserSight) UltraSling (ortho sling and UI by DonJoy) Ultrasonic Biomicroscope (Model UBM P40) ultrasound-guided compression (noninvasive treatment for false aneurysms) UltraSPARC workstation (Image-Guided Technologies, Boulder, CO) Ultra-Synergist E™ 180 gel (a drug that augments another drug by Bayho) Ultra-Thin ST balloon Ultrathin ureteroscope 6.4/7.8 French by Olympus Ultrase (phase III trials by Axcan for pancreatic insufficiency) UltraTouch Corporation Ultrasorb suture anchor (by Li Medical Tech) UltraStat 10™ (by LaserScope) ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) UltraWrap™ (mesh patch by Bard) Ultrex (a sterile, unit-dose preservative-free wound dressing for stasis ulcers, acemannan hydrogel, sterile and preservative-free hydrogel by Carrington Labs) umami (newly discovered human taste receptor that responds to glutamate; savory tasting molecule; found in meats, cheeses, vegetables; pronounced "you-mommy") Umbili-Cath tray by Gesco International, Inc. Umecta Nail Film 40% topical UNAFO extension ankle/foot orthotics Unasyn (ampicillin/sulbactam, antibiotic)
unciformectomy for endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR; osteotomy for endonasal assessment of nasal surgical site) UNET (United Network for Organ Sharing, waiting list system) Unfolder Emerald Series implantation system (implantation and delivery of enhanced cartridge for loading Sensar with OptiEdge acrylic optic by Advanced Medical, Santa Ana, CA) UNI (Oxford fixed bearing system by Biomet) Unica CO2 laser (by Reliant Tech., Inc.) Uni-CP compression plating system (stabilize osteotomies by Integra LifeSciences) UniFiber® (gluten-free fiber supplement) Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS; rating tool to follow course of Parkinson disease; mentation, behavior, and mood; ADLs, and motor) Uniflex (skin matrix by Smith & Nephew) Uni-Gold HIV test (by Trinity BioTech) Uni-Gold Helicobacter pylori (rapid immunoassay for detection of IgG antibodies to H. pylori, Uni-Gold HIV test IDE granted) Uni-Lead ECG electrode system (integrates 6 chest electrodes into one flexible thin array for ease of application by Medtronic PhysioControl, Redmond, WA) Uni-Patch™ (thermal therapy for joints/muscles by Tyco) Uniplex NanoLine cannula by Pajunk GMBH Uniprost (a.k.a. UT-15, See: Remodulin in the U.S., Flolan/UT-15 (prostacyclin analogue) uniprostone isopropyl (see Rescula) UniShaper™ keratome (by LaserSight Tech) UniSpacer™ (knee system by Sulzer Carbomedics, now owned by Zimmer) Unisyn hip system (by Hayes Medical, Inc.) unit B or A cryoprecipitate (for vWF disease, hemagglutinins A or B) Uni-Tann CS oral suspension (OTC for allergy symptoms) unitemporal hemianopia (eye problem)
Unithroid (levothyroxine sodium, for hypothyroidism and pituitary TSH suppression) Unitrax endoprosthesis (modular unipolar by Stryker-Howmedica Osteonics) Universal Hand System™ (UHS, with wrist plating technology, 1.5, 2.0, and 2.4 mm, Kwire module, H-plates, ladders, in each module, kidneys, T, and Y plates by Small Bone Innovation) Universal Protocol JCAHO (to eliminate wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedure, effective) Universal® (hip replacement acetabular components by Biomet) University of Wisconsin preservation solution (for organs for transplant) Univision Real-Time (all-digital echocardiography system by network Concepts) Unna Boot (wound compressive dressing by Encore Medical) Unna-Flex (wound compressive dressing by Encore Medical) Unna-Pak (wound compressive dressing by Encore Medical) unoprostone isopropyl ophthalmic (0.15% by BN Rescuala Novartis) UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing, lung criteria, etc., status is a 3-tiered system, UNOS1, UNOS2, UNOS3, or UNOS status 1, 2, or 3) UNOS exception (asking the Board of Directors of UNOS, see above, for an exception due to sensitized patient, extremely ill patient, etc. for moving up on transplant list) Unterberger’s stepping marching neurological test UOAC (Uterine Ostial Access Catheter) UP3 uvulopalatoplasty up-front treatment (clinical trials stating “up-front treatment” using various combinations of chemo and rad therapy) UPRS score (Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale) UPDRS (Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale unblinded and blinded physician study off and on brain stimulator at 3-month and 6-month intervals after procedure) up-front treatment (of glioblastoma with permanent iodine-125 implants versus stereotactic radiotherapy clinical trial) UpFront® (new type of Syanpse® CT viewing by Fugifilm)
UPLIFT™ procedure for uterosacral ligament repair by Inlet Medical, Inc. UPLIFT (uterine suspension system by Inlet Medical) UPLIFT clinical trial (Understanding the Potential Long-Term Impacts on Function with Tiotropium, FEV1, lung function) UPlink (highly sensitive drug monitoring system, 10 drugs-of-abuse tests in one) uPM3 (urine test found to be 80% correct in detecting a gene marker of prostate cancer eliminating the need for painful biopsies) UES (upper esophageal sphincter) UPPP (uvulopalatopharyngoplasty) Uprima (apromorphine HCl tablets sublingual for ED) urachus or urachal remnant (of umbilicus in infants and children) Urban US-1 ENT microscope (Storz) Urchin™ (also called sea urchin, suction cup device for cardiac/vascular surgery by Medtronic) urea clearance (Kt/V for dialysis solution) Urealac (50% topical cream) ureteroileal cutaneous anastomosis (procedure after resection of bladder) Uretex® (pubovaginal sling by Sofradim) urethral bulking agent urethral coil urinalysis reflex culture and microscopic reflex to titer (not reflux culture) urinary 2-hydroxyestradiol 17-sulfate assay (detect preeclampsia and other disorders) urinary tract reconstruction augmentation cystoplasty urine anti-Lo peptide (lab test) Urine ICON® hCG rapid test by Beckman and Coulter Uriprobe assay (analyzer that provides DNA testing in a routine clinical laboratory, current assays are for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea; these tests are marketed together in the United States as Uriprobe by Abbott Diagnostics)
Urisep-K and Urisep Mini and Midi by DiaSys Corp., diaysys.com UriSite microalbumin/creatinine urine test Uritact-EC (oral enteric-coated tabs) Uri-Test protein in urine test (by Technical Chemicals & Products, Inc.) UriSym (methenanine sodium biphosphate, urinary antibiotic, antispasmodic, 12 mg capsules) Urocalcea syrup (help filter toxins) Urocit-K (potassium citrate supplement) urocytology (image cytometry cyclin, FISH) UROD (ultra-rapid opiate detoxification procedure) urofollitropin (Bravelle, for infertility) UroGen (dermal allograft connective tissue by Corautus Genetics, Inc.) Urojet (topical lidocaine by Amphastar Pharm) Urolab Urovision (Galen™ AutoRead by Life-Tech) Urolase (side-firing laser for BPH) UroLume™ endoprosthesis (for men, by American Medical Systems, MN) UroMed incontinence patch (by and aka Impress Softpatch) Uroplasty (PORGES, SA, Macroplastique™ to open up RCA, coronary stent system by Uroplasty, Inc.) UroQuest™ (by On-Command® catheter) Urorisk™ Diagnostic Profile (risk factors for developing kidney stones) UROS infuser (by Situs Corp.) Uro San® Plus (male external catheter by Elite Medical) urostim (see Urostym) Urostym™ (urodynamics by Laborie Medical) urothelial augmentation (alternative to GI segments in augmentation) urovision (see UroVysion)
UroVysion (bladder cancer kit) UroXatral® and ER formula (alfuzosin hydrochloride for treatment of BPH by SanofiSynthelabs) Urso (ursodiol, ursodeoxycholic acid [UDCA] 250 and 500 mg tabs biliary cirrhosis ursodeoxycholic acid, UDCA, ursodiol, dissolution of gallstones by US Biomaterials) Ursdo DS (ursodiol 300 mg capsules by CorePharma) URx intravascular Sonotherapy catheter system URYX (urethral bulking agent (Genyx Medical, Inc.) USA300 (strain of MRSA infection) USAirAmbulance (ambulance service) Ushercell gel (HIV/AIDS) USPIO (Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide used as additional enhancement to gadolinium-enhanced MRI of the axilla for preoperative staging of breast CA) USSTA 2100 (ultrasonic soft-tissue aspirator, model 2100, for plastic surgery) U-Step walker with Laser Light (stabilizer walker for Parkinson's) usual ductal hyperplasia (term in Radiology used to describe breast tissue) uterine artery embolization (UAE; procedure in which a bolus is injected and remains permanently in the uterine arteries to block flow of blood) uterine fibroid embolization (UFE; see uterine artery embolization) U-thermic (see euthermic) Utrata/Kershner formed capsulorrhexis cystotome forceps (sharp distl cystotome tips, 11.5-mm blades by Rhein Medical, Inc., Tampa, FL) Uvadex® (methoxsalen sterile solution, palliative skin lymphoma treatment) **V Vabra aspirator (for endometrial sampling by Bioteque) VAC GranuFoam (round dressing) V.A.C./VAC Plus/V.A.C. (vacuum device and V.A.C./VAC sponge used to close various types of wounds/vaccuum-assisted closure device)
Vaccinia Immune Globulin IV 2 mL/kg (DynPort vaccine, VIGIV, by Cangene Corp.) VACOP-B (chemotherapy regimen) VACTERL (Vertebral Abnormalities, Anal Atresia, Cardiac Abnormalities, Tracheoesophageal Fistula and /or Esophageal Atresia, Renal Agenesis and Dysplasia and Limb Defects) Vaculance™ (by Ascensia Microlet, Bayer) Vacutex™ (dressing by Protex Capillary Dressings, Ltd.) vacuum-ball suction (surgical drain placed to vacuum-ball suction) vacuum fixation device Vagifem (17ß-estradiol vaginal tablets) VagiTrac™ (for bladder/vaginal repair surgeries) vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) Valcyte (valganciclovir tablets (CMV treatment for AIDS patients) valdecoxib (COX-2 inhibitor for acute pain; FDA approved, see Bextra) Valeo(TM) (cervical plate system for C2-7 vertebral body fixation by Amedica Corp) valganciclovir (Valcyte) Val-HeFT (valsartan heart failure trial) Validate Cardiac Marker (cardiac labs by Main Standards Co.) VALIANT trials (valsartan in acute myocardial infarction) VALIDD trial (trial of Valsartan, phase II angiotensin inhibitor trial by Novartis) Valleix sign (for plantar fasciitis, orthopedic sign) Valley Lab coagulator (used in colonoscopy, by Valleylab, Inc.) Valley Lab Force 2 hyfercator (by Valleylab, Inc.) valsartan (ACE inhibitor/Diovan, 160 and 320 mg for hypertension) Valstar (valrubicin for bladder CA by Beco Mfg.) Valtchev uterine mobilizer (by Conkin) Valtrex® (valacyclovir HCl for genital herpes once daily treatment)
VALUE trials (valsartan antihypertensive long-term use evaluation) VAMP (Venous Arterial blood Management Protection system, also VAMP Plus, Vamp Jr., VAMP Adult used with TruWare disposable pressure transducer by Edwards LifeSciences) vanadium (mineral supplement) Van Belle™ 105 (wire by Cordis) Vanceril® (beclomethasone dipropionate 84 mcg Double Strength for asthma) Vancocin HCl (vancomycin by Lilly) Vancouver B2 periprosthetic fracture type Vandazole (0.75% vaginal antifungal with applicator OTC) Vanguard III (endovascular aortic graft, EAG) vanilla/sugar groove therapy (essential oils therapy for psoriasis) Vaniqa (eflornithine HCl 13.9% cream, FDA approved (pronounced VAN-i-ka to reduce unwated facial hair in women) Vanlev (omapatrilat; BMS-186716 for hypertension/CHF by Bristol-Myers-Squibb) Van Lohuizen syndrome (cutis marmorata telangiectasia congenita and syndactyly) Vanos (flucinoide cream 0.1% for plaque psoriasis by Medicis, OTC) VanNuys Prognostic Index (for breast cancer, stage 0-4) Vantage™ (spinal system by Medtronic and Sofamor Danek) Vantas® (histrelin, once yearly subcutaneous implant for prostate CA) Vantex™ central venous catheter (CVC, hemodialysis catheter) Vantin® (cefpodoxime proxetil for antibiotic sinusitis/OM) VAP panel (Vertical Auto Profile panel, advanced lipoprotein labs, VAP cholesterol test (Vertical Auto Profile new cholesterol test by Atherotech and Berkeley Heart Lab) VaporTrode™ (also found as Vaportrode, no reference to mfg.) Vapotherm™ 2000 (oxygen delivery system, 40 liters/minute flow rate of humidified droplet-free air as low as 35-43 degrees C, by Vapotherm, Inc.) Vapotherm™ (respiratory system by Vapotherm, Inc., Annapolis, MD)
VAPR 3 Radiofrequency (RF) System with a Large Diameter Suction (LDS) Electrode Vapr system a.k.a. Mitek Vapr system (by Mitek Ethicon) VAPR system (system of arthroscopic technology; mfg Mitek Products) vapreotide (see Octastatin) Vaprisol® (conivaptan hydrochloride injection, arginine vasopressin antagonist for sodium/water imbalance, euvolemic hyponatremia by Astellas) Varadi-Papp syndrome (oral-facial-digital syndrome type VI, OFDS VI, rare autosomal recessive syndrome) vardenafil (investigational drug for ED; clinical trials for ED by Bayer Pharmaceuticals) varenicline (Chantix, stop smoking pill by Pfizer) Variable Screw Placement (VSP® by DePuy) Varibar oral contrast media (by E-Z-EM, Inc.) Varibar Pudding (by E-Z-EM, Inc.) Varibar Thin (by E-Z-EM, Inc.) Varibar Thin Honey (by E-Z-EM, Inc.) VariFix™ (spinal fixation system by Encore Medical) VariGrip® (spine-fixation system by Encore Medical) VariGrip® (prosthetic controller multi-device control, VariGrip II and III by Encore Medical PVG13 controller) Vari-Lase® (endovenous laser procedure kit by Vascular Solutions, Minneapolis for laser treatment of varicosities) VariLift™ (spinal cage by Encore Medical) VariLink™ (spinal fixation system (by Encore Medical) VariSeed 7.0 (software to aid in brachytherapy for prostate CA by Varian Medical Systems, Inc.) Vari-Vial™ (prefilled syringe, bottomless vial for drug delivery, Encore Medical) VariZIG (chickenpox vaccine) Vasca Life-Site hemodialysis catheter (by Bard) Vas-Cath® (by Bard) Vas-Cath® Opti-Flow (by Bard) Vascon Neuropath guide catheter (by Vascon LLC)
Vascufil® suture (by American Home Products) Vascugel® (investigational device for prevention of restenosis after CABG; placed around the bypassed vessels for continuous flow of biochemicals to prevent or inhibit hyperplasia) VascuGuard® (biovascular patch and veritas collagen matrix, Peri-Guard by Lamed) Vascu-Guard® patch graft (by Synovis Life Technologies) Vascular Architects vascular Parkinson disease (characterized by sudden onset and rapid progression of clinical symptoms; poor response to dopamine, shuffling gait; absence of tremor) VascuCoil™ cardiac stent by Medtronic VascuLink™ vascular access graft (by CardioTech Intl., Inc.) vasculopathic diabetic (hyperaggregating. effect on normal platelets) VascuStatin (homeopathic supplement by Allergy Research Group_ VASHE™ wound cleansing system for stage I-IV pressure ulcers by PuriCore) Vasmin (weight loss drug, just approved by FDA) VasoCare therapy (by Vasogen) Vasofem® (phentolamine mesylate for female sexual dysfunction by Zonagen, Inc.) Vasoflux (antithrombin by Vascular Therapeutics) VasoGuard™ (VIASYS by Neurocare Doppler vascular test) Vasomax™ (for impotence by Zonagen, Inc.) vasopermeation enhancement (VE) VasoSeal® ES and VasoSeal VHD (vascular hemostatic devices by Datascope Corp.) Vasotrax® (wireless, handheld device used for measuring BP and pulse at the radial artery at the wrist in 15 seconds by Medwave, Inc.) VasoView™ balloon dissection system (endoscopic vessel harvesting system by Guidant, Santa Clara, CA) VasoView™ Endoscopic Harvest System (for graft harvesting by Guidant) Vasovist™ (formerly MS-325, gadofosveset trisodium by Shcering AG and EPIX Pharma. for diagnosis of vascular disease)
VAT feedings (volume as tolerated) Vati-Lase™ (endovenous laser by Diomed, Inc.) VATRE (video-assisted transsternal radical esophagectomy) Vaxcel (implantable chemotherapy infiltration device by Boston Scientific) Vaxcel catheter (peripherally inserted central catheter designed for image-guided placement; mfg Boston Scientific) Vaxcel dialysis catheter (by Boston Scientific) Vaxcel graft (by Boston Scientific) Vaxcel Mini Stick (by Boston Scientific) VAX-D® (VADT, vertebral axial decompression therapy, by VCI Corp. for back pain treatment, also Vax-T, and Tru-Trac DRS systems) VaxGen (on VaxGen, Inc.) Vaxid (vaccine for B-cell lymphoma) VaxSyn HIV-I (by MicroGeneSys, Inc., West Haven, CT, for HIV, experimental vaccine) VCARE (uterine manipulator by CONMED Corp.) V-Cath (dual-lumen PICC E.S.P. catheter by HDC Corp., aka HDC V-Cath) VCF catheter (vena cava filter, R-VCF, P-VCF) VCF (chromosome analysis with FISH, TUPLE 1, Vysis) VCS clip adapter (by U.S. Surgical) VCS (Vascular Closure System, Mynx™ by AccessClosure, cardiac cath) VE (vasopermeation enhancement) Vectibix™ (panitumumab, for colorectal cancer, a human monoclonal antibody that binds to the epidermal growth factor receptor by Amgen) VectorCath™ (mapping during electrophysiology studies) VectorVision® (navigation by Nettmann Systems, Intl. Used with BrainLAB navigation) Vectra™ CPSS (Craniofacial Plate and Screw System by Thoratec) Vectra® VAG (hemodialysis/vascular access graft Update: FDA approved by Thoratec) VEDR01 (pacemaker, Medtronic) VEGF Trap (vascular endothelial growth factor trap)
VEGFR3 receptor (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, histidine-to-arginine substitution in the catalytic loop, causing Milroy disease, lymphedema at birth) VEID (vein entry indicator device, operates by sensing pressure when needle penetrates a vein by Vascular Technologies, Inc.) Veilcan TAC-C by Oratec vein of Mayo (vein crossing duodenum) vein-to-vein technology VeinViewer™ (for EVLT, endovenous laser therapy by Diomed, Inc.) Veinwave™ (procedure for varicose veins) Velac (clindamycin 1% acne and tretinoin 0.025% for acne) Velban (vinblastine antineoplastic) Velcade (bortezomib by Millennium Pharmaceuticals; injection for multiple myeloma) Veldona® (lozenge for dry mouth/Sjogren's by Amarillo Biosciences) Veletri (tezosentan, dual endolithin receptor antagonist for acute heart failure in phase III trials, trial called RITZ, random IV tezosentan by Genetech) Velivet (birth control pill) Velocimed Proxis™ Embolic Protection System, Proxis™, Premere™, and Venture™ (by Velocimed of MN) Velocity stent (See Bx Velocity Stent/on web site spelled VELOCITY also HEPACOAT BX Velocity stent) Velogene rapid MRSA assay (by ID Biomed) Velogene rapid TB assay (by ID Biomed) Velogene rapid VRE assay (by ID Biomed) velopharyngeal closure (VPC, can achieve touch closure for cleft palate speakers to speak better) Velosulin (human buffered regular insulin) VEMP study (vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials) Venacure™ (laser vein treatment kit by AngioDynamics) VenaFlow® compression system (Bard)
VenaFlow® II vascular graft (Bard) Venaport® coronary sinus guiding catheter Venastat (OTC improves circulation/prevent edema) Vena Tech LP and LPM (vena cava filter by C M Wilson) Venodyne (calf-length boot/compression system prevent DVT by Microtek Medical, Inc.) Venofer® (iron sucrose injection for iron-deficiency anemia in patients on chronic hemodialysis) chemical name, iron sucrose for iron deficiency anemia in hemodialysis patients receiving erythropoietin therapy; mfg Luitpold Pharmaceuticals) venoplasty Ventak Mini AICD and Mini IV and III and Ventak Prizm 2 VR (by Guidant) Ventak® Prizm® AVT (pulse generator/defibrillator - New model in Ventak Prizm product line by Guidant) Ventak® Mini III AICD (by Guidant) Ventak®Prizm defibrillator (by Guidant) Ventak® Prizm 2 system (defibrillator system by Guidant) Ventavis inhaler (iloprost solution inhalation for pulmonary hypertension by Cotherix, 200 gm/2 mL) VentCheck mechanics monitor Ventex (composite dressing by Kendall) ventilatory function testing Ventimask (oxygenation mask by Skylab Instruments) Ventolin® HFA (albuterol sulfate HFA) Ventralex patch (self-expanding for ventral hernia by Bard, Inc.) Ventralex mesh (Kugel, also UltraWrap by Bard) ventricle colors on brain imaging (ight lateral ventricle blue, thid red, fourth orange, some may appear red-orange) ventricular resynchronizer (new device for patients with severe CHF, souped up and redesigned pacemaker)
Ventritex AICD -- cardioverter Ventritex Profile MD implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) Ventrix® True Tech ICP (intracranial pressure catheter monitor) Ventrofix (spinal stabilizer by US Surgical) ventrolateral medulla oblongata microvascular decompression ventroposterolateral thalamic nucleus (also could be ventroposterior nucleus, anatomical location for deep brain stimulator placement) Venus laser system (by Laserscope) Venture™ catheter (by St. Jude) Venturi mask (oxygen mask by Right Health, AKA Venti mask) Venti mask (oxygen mask by Right Health) Veos (company, mfg.) VEPTR (vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib) Veramyst™ (fluticasone furoate nasal spray by GSK for allergy symptoms) verapamil injections (for intraplaque – Peyronie disease) veratridine (sodium channel activator, 1-2 microM and acetylstrophanthidin 0.1 microM, raised intracellular sodium activity, tetrodotoxin, causing better contraction of heart muscle) Veraview IC 5 (by J. Morika USA) verbal paired associates (memory testing, logical memory, built-in cueing, and wordlearning test) verbal stereotypy (patient repeating nonsensical syllables monotonously) Verbrugge clamp (for fixating humerus and other fractures) Verdeso desonide (previously Desilux, topical foam for atopic dermatitis by Connetics) Verdia (tasosartan capsules for hypertension) Verdict®-II (screening for 13 possible configurations of illicit drugs for prison, probation, parole and rehab environments) Verdict® THC (detects marijuana) Verdict-II (drugs-of-abuse screening panel)
Veregen™ (kunecatechins, Polyphenon E or green tea polyphenol extract ointment by for external perianal warts by Medigene) Verelan® PM (verapamil hydrochloride for essential hypertension) Veress needle (NOT Verress or Verres) VeriChip (implanted medical records by Digital Solutions, FL) Veridien umbilical clamp and cutter (by Veridien) Veripath™ (peripheral guiding catheter by Guident) Veristat fluid management system by Gynecare Verisye™ (phakic lens implant for nearsightedness) Veritas® (collagen matrix by Synovis Innovations, pelvic floor procedures) Verity™ Adx (pacemaker by St. Jude) Verluma (nofetumobab diagnostic imaging agent) vermal atrophy (found on cerebral MRI/CT with clinical evidence of atrophy of legs, with tremor on gait, indicative of alcohol use/abuse or Parkinson disease) Veronikis™ (pelvic assist device by Marina Medical Inst.) Veress needle (spelled this way per Stedmans) VerreScope™ laparoscopic tool VERSA (Medtronic pacemaker) VersaBond™ (a medium viscosity bone cement) VersaFire™ GIA stapling device by Kendall VersaFoam-EF emulsion formulation foam (for atopic dermatitis by Connetics)
Versa-Kath™ (by Epimed epidural catheter) Versalab ultrasonic medical device Versalok™ (low-back fixation system by Zimmer) VersaMist® nebulizer (Sauk Rapids, MN) Verteview cervical plate system (by Atlas spine) Vesanoid® (tretinoin, a retinoid drug class, antineoplastic, antileukemia by Roche
Pharmaceuticals) Versant HCV RNA (hepatitis C diagnostic qualitative assay for detection of RNA in patients with hepatitis by Bayer Corp, Qual vs Quant bDNA, Cobus Amplicor HCV) VersaPoint™ electrocautery (by Gynecare) VersaPoint/Versapoint (resectoscope by Gynecare) Versapoint bipolar (by Gynecare) VersaPort™ (catheter by U.S. Surgical) VersaPulse® Select holmium laser VersaStep™ trocars (bladeless system by Ethicon) VersaTack stapling device (by U.S. Surgical) Versatone Doppler System (by Medasonics, Inc.) Versatrac lumbar retractor system (by Pacific Surgical Innovations, Inc.) Versed® (midazolam HCl now approved for children before surgery sedative) VESIcare (solifenacin succinate for overactive bladder by GSK and Yamanouchi Pharm) Versicor, Inc. Version R5.111 (WE software program by St. Jude Medical) VerSys™ (cemented hip system by Zimmer) VerSys Trilogy prosthesis (by Zimmer) verteporfin (Visudyne™ benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A [BPD-MA]), BPD verteporfin MD by QLT Phototherapeutics for macular degeneration) Verte-Span™ (vertbral body replacement by Sofamor Danek/Medtronic) Verte-Stack (spinal system by Medtronic Sofamor Danek) Vertex™ (reconsturction system cages, Faraday cage, experimental, Cornell Univ.) Vertical Expandable Prosthesis Titanium Rib (VEPTR) VertiGraft™ (textured allograft bone graft by DePuy Mitek) Vesica Press-In Anchor System by Boston Scientific (for USI) vesicopsoas hitch
Vesivirus (Calcivirus) vessel-sizing catheter (for measuring the inner dimenions of vessels) vestibular rehabilitation (for disorders such as vertigo, etc.) Vestra (reboxetine mesylate tablets for depression) Vevesca (formerly OGT 918; see miglustat, orally administered glucosyltransferase inhibitor, orphan drug for Gaucher and Fabry diseases) Vexol (rimexolone for ophthalmic suspension) VFA (volatile fatty acids, as in lab test for PCP) VFC (venous flow control or controller) VFC (viscous fluid control cannula used in ophthalmic surgery with mappable foot control) Vfend® (IV voriconazole; antifungal; by Pfizer; FDA approved) VFFTC (visual fields full to confrontation) VG1™ and VG2™ (cortical allograft material by Medtronic/DePuy Spine, Inc. for PLIF) VG1000 (FDA approval for orphan drug status for the treatment of multiple sclerosis by Virogenomics) VHeFT (Veterans Administration Heart Failure Trial) VHL gene (in association with Barts von Hippel-Lindau disease, paragangliomas, etc.) Viabahn™ endoprosthesis (stent-graft by BioSpace) Vibrant™ (ViaBahn Versus Bare Nitinol sTent clinical trial, comparing GORE VIABAHN and nitinol) ViaCord (cord blood stored for future stem cell, multipotent, hematopoietic stem cell transplant by ViaCell) Viactin (over-the-counter calcium supplement; mfg Viactiv) Viadur (leuprolide acetate implant, palliative prostate CA treatment) Viagra® (sildenafil citrate for ED) Viagra® (new indication for high BP affecting lungs, and severe pulmonary hypertension)
VIAS (Ventana Image Analysis System) ViaScint (to look at heart muscle after CABG by Medco Research) Viasorb (composite dressing by Sherwood-Davis) ViaStem (stem cell storage by Celox Laboratories, Inc.) Viasys Medsystems (maker of respiratory and neuro care technological devices) Viatrac stent™ (balloon18 peripheral dilator catheter by Cordis) ViaTron Selection Afm-atrial fibrillation monitor (by Vibromount Systems) VibraFlex® (motorized exercise system for patients with poor muscle strength and coordination by Orbasone) Vibrant® D and Vibrant® P soundbridge (implantable hearing device designed to treat moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss) Vibra-Surge System Model VS2120 ultrasonic surgical instrument (hearing loss) Vicinium (drug treatment for cancer by Viventia Biotech, Inc., armed antibodies) Vicodin EX (hydrocodone 10 mg) Vicoprofen® (acute pain by Knoll) vicrivroc (CCR5 inhibitor for HIV by SP mfg. in trials) Vicryl Rapide (coated suture by J&J) Vicotuss (guaifenesin with hydrocodone) Victory™ Adx (pacemaker by St. Jude) Victory™ DR, SR 5610, and XL DR 5816 (St. Jude pacemaker) VidaMed TUNA® system (TransUrethral Needle Ablation) vidarabine (VIRA-A, ophthalmic ointment, petroleum based) Vidaza™ (azacitidine, by Pharmion, FDA approved antineoplastic, bone marrow and myelodysplastic syndromes) video-assisted transsternal radical esophagectomy (VATRE) Videx® (didanosine; ddI tablets, and Videx EC, Bristol Meyers, 125 mg, HIV) Videx EC (didanosine 125 mg oral EC caps) Videx® EC (didanosine; ddI capsules -Update: FDA approved)
Viewing Wand® (neurosurgical imaging device for head/neck surgery by ISG Technologies) ViewPoint™ CK (conductive keratoplasty system by Refractec, Inc.) Vigamox™ (moxifloxacin ophthalmic solution 0.5% treatment for bacterial conjunctivitis by Alcon) Viggo AB cannula (measurement of oxygen arterial tension by Venflon, Helsingborg, Sweden) Vigi-Foam (wound foam dressing by Bard) Vigilance monitor/monitoring system (by Edwards LifeSciences) VIGOR™ DR pacemakers by Guidant Viking Optima™ coronary catheter by Guidant Vilex cannulated screw used in foot surgery; osteotomy guide for scarf, Z, bunionectomy, and scarf is lower case) Villareal™ 193 wire by Cordis vimentin (melanoma cells) Vimpat (lacosamide by UCB for seizures) VIMRxyn® (synthetic hypericin for chronic hepatitis C/HIV) VIN (ventral intermediate nucleus of thalamus, for deep brain stimulator placement) Vinco acupuncture needle by Helio Medical Supplies, Inc. Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) Viniqa (13.9% cream for unwanted hair) Viokase (phase III trials by Axcan for pancreatic insufficiency) Viper Suture Passer by Arthrex Viprinex (ancrod anticoag developed from venom of pit viper) VIRA-A (vidarabine ophthalmic ointment) Viracept (nelfinavir mesylate for HIV by Agouron) viral load test
Viramune® (nevirapine oral suspension; infants/children with HIV) Viratrol (herpetic cold sores by NexMed) VircoGEN™ (testing for resistance to HIV drugs by Lab Corp. of America) Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; FDA approved tenofovir disoproxil fumarate a.k.a. tenofovir DF or TDF for HIV, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, single 300-mg tab q.d.; generic: tenofovir disoproxil fumarate HIV drug; mfg Gilead Science) Virgo® 2 glycoprotein I (IgA, IgG, IgM antibody kits by Hemagen Diagnostics, Inc.) Virgo® ANCA (antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies screen; Virgo® cANCA and pANCA assays Virgo® anticardiolipin,aCL, screening ELISA test kit by Hemagen Diagnostics) Virgo® antimitochondrial antibody (AMA kit by Hemagen Diagnostics) Viridia (HP Viridia telemetry system) Viridis laser (by Cosmos Medical Tech) Viroactiv® HPV screening Vironostika® blood-screening test Viroptic® (trifluridine ophthalmic solution 1% by GlaxoWellcome) ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System (molecular diagnostic test designed to detect mutations in the HIV-1 virus that are associated with drug resistance by Abbott Labs) Virtual Biopsy system (by SpectraScience, Inc.) virtual colonoscopy (noninvasive CT procedure to detec small colorectal polyps with a 3D view) VirtuOx™ (oxygen for home by Respironics) Virtuoso Smart® CPAP system (by Respironics, Inc.) Virulizin® (Kaposi's sarcoma/malignant melanoma/pancreatic CA by Lorus Therapeutics) VISAO/Visao™ Neurototology Drill System (by Medtronic, used with the XPS 3000 system) Visco-supplementation (also visco-supplementation (joint fluid therapy for osteoarthritis) Viscoat (used in ophth surgery) Visian ICL™ (implantable collamer lens by STAAR Surgical)
Visica cryoablation system (by Sanarus Medical) Visicol tablets (sodium phosphate for bowel cleansing as preparation for colonoscopy; mfg InKine Pharmaceutical Company) Viscopaste (wound care product of Smith & Nephew) Visian intraocular lens (by Wilmarth) Visiflo with light source (by Research Medical) Visilex mesh (Bard® Visilex mesh) Vison™ (cardiac stent 3.0 mm multi-link RX OTW by Guidant, Indianapolis) vision ICL (SEE Visian) Vision Blood Cardioplegia (VBC) System (smallest device on the market to cool and warm the heart;VBC device requires only about 45 ml to prime by CardioTech International/Gish Biomedical) VisionBlue (Dorc, 0.6%) VisionRT and AlignRT (3-D body imaging by DKFZ) Vision™ (intracoronary stent by Medtronic, Inc.) Vision® (hip replacement acetabular components by Biomet) Vision™ (pressfit hip by DePuy) Vision Sciences (cystoscope by Medtronic) Visipaque(® (iodixanol contrast agent by Nycomed, Inc.) Visiflex (improves visibility, while employing stent graft for aneurysm by Endologix) Visiport optical trocar system (by US Surgical) Visitrec® vitrectomy system Vista Brite-tip® (guide by Cordis/J&J) Vistakon® (senofilcon A contact lens by J&J) Vistarem™ (contrast dye) visual field deficits 1 through 6 VISX Star 3 excimer laser system (ophthalmologic surgeries) VISX STAR SR IR™excimer laser system with variable spot scanning,
VCS™WaveScan WaveFront® system by AMO/VISX, Inc., Santa Clara, CA) visual laser ablation of the trigone (VLAT) Visualize (SEE Visulize) Visudyne (verteporfin injection for wet MD) Visulas 690s laser (by Zeiss) Visulize Factor VIII (antigen kit by Biologicals) VISX STAR S2 excimer laser system (by Zeiss) Vitabee 12 (pyridoxine, vitamin B6, OTC) VitaCuff™ (Bard Access Systems hemodialysis catheter) Vita 2™ (pacemaker by Medtronic) VITA 3B (intestinal enzyme by LEOPharma, Inc.) Vitabec 6 (OTC supplement vitamin B6) Vitagel™ (surgical hemostat by Orthotiva, Inc., assists body clotting, biological thrombin) Vitajet® 3 needle-free insulin delivery system Vitalab Flexor clinical chemistry analyzer Vitalab ViVa clinical chemistry analyzer Vitalax Super Smooth (OTC supplement) VitalCare Foley/urethral catheters by Vitalcare, Inc. Vitalene (antioxidant supplement by Kalbe Farma) Vitalert multivitamins (OTC) Vital High Nitrogen® (nutritional formula by Ross Nutritional) Vitality™ and Vitality AVT and Vitality DS (AICD by Guidant) Vitality 2 and Prism model pacemakers by Guidant Vital Imaging LifeScan (CT scan of all vital organs; preventive offering by several private radiology clinics in U.S. and abroad) Vitalock talon locking-cup hip prosthesis (by Osteonics) Vital Signs, Inc.
VitalStim Therapy™ (for electrical stimulation therapy for dysphagia) vitamin 25 (OH) (a vitamin D analogue, 1, 25) vitamin D,25-hydroxy (D,25 lab value) vitamin D,1,25-dihydroxy (D,1,25 lab value of vitamin D) Vitaplex vitamin supplement (OTC) Vitatron and Vitatron C, CRT 8000 series Collection™ (pacemaker by Medtronic) Vitatron Legacy II (pacemaker by Medtronic) VITA VMT (tooth polishing by Vident) Vitaxin (antiangiogenic monoclonal antibody in clinical trials for solid tumors, colorectal CA) Vitek® 2 Gram-negative (susceptibility test by BioMerieux, Michigan) Vitesse C laser catheter (by Spectranetics containing optical fibers to dissolve tissue in a blocked artery) Vitesse Cos and E 2.0-mm laser catheter (by Spectranetics) Vitex fibrin sealant (by U.S. Surgical Corp.) VitMan (vitrectomy machine by Syntec) Vitoss® (scaffold morsel system, micro, meso, and macro morsel sizes for bone marrow harvesting; synthetic cancellous bone beta tricalcium phosphate bone graft made by Orthovita used with Imbibe injection device) Vitox® (AKA Oxoid, Basingstoke, Unipath, Phase III trials, GPI-anchored protein not blocked by clathrin-mediated pathway of endocytosis, for H. pylori, by Boehringer mfg. Ontario) Vitrase (hyaluronidase for ophth drug for vitreous hemorrhage by Advanced Corneal Systems) Vitrasert (IO implant by Bausch & Lomb Surgical) Vitravene (fomivirsen sodium injectable AIDS/CMV by CIBA Vision) Vitrax (ophthamic by CIBA Vision) Vitrebond® dental agent (with Photo Tac Fil by Vitrebond, Germany) Vitrix balloon-tipped (guidewire by Biomaterials) Viva balloon (3.5 x 20-mm balloon by Boston Scientific/Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN)
Vivaglobin® (immune globulin subcutaneous human by ZLB Behring GmbH for PIDD, primary immune deficiency diseases) Vivelle-Dot (estradiol transdermal system; update: new dosage strength, 0.025 mg/day by Novartis) Viventia Biotech, Inc. (manufacturer of new drug therapies for cancer, armed antibodies, proteinaceous, aimed at Ep-CAM molecule) Vivid i (visual stethoscope of future, portable by GE) Vivitrex (naltrexone long-acting injection for alcohol dependence by Alkerines, Inc.) Vivitrol® (naltrexone by injection, naltrexone by Alkermes, Inc. and Cephalon, Inc. for alcohol dependence) Vivonex® (nutritional formula for feeding and G-tubes by Novartis) Vivonex® Pediatric (nutritional formula for children by Novartis) VK Sponge™ by HexaWipe VLAT (visual laser ablation of the trigone) VLDL 3 and total VLDL and IDL (cholesterol readings) V+Loop (Stratagene Quickchange IV) VMAC trial (Vasodilation in the Management of Acute Congestive Heart Failure (randomized trial of Natrecor (nesiritide versus IV nitroglycerin) V-Max EKG (electrode kit) VMS (vasomotor symptoms, such as night sweats, hot flashes) VNS (vagus nerve stimulation) VNS Therapy System (stimulator for vagus nerve by Cybernics) VNUS (disposable catheter, The Closure, radiofrequency, RF, generator) VNUS (Medical Technologies, Inc. duplex ultrasound closure) VNUS Restore device/system (for vein stripping) Vocare bladder system (by NeuroControl Corp.) VoCoM® (vocal cord medialization system) VODI (Voices of Detroit Initiative; believe that prescription drugs should be made
affordable for all) Volcano Eagle Eye (IVUS catheter) Voldyne 5000 volumetric exerciser (help with breathing) Volk Super Quad™ (contact lens used in photocoagulation by Volk, Mentor, OH) Voltaren Gel (diclofenac sodium by Novartis AG for osteoarthritis) volume guarantee (VG, in mechanical ventilation) von Brunn's nests (bladder carcinoma cells) von Willebrand multimer (vWP factor antigen, multimers in lab tests) Voraxial medications (injected by Enviro Voraxial Technology, Inc.) voriconazole, Vfend (antifungal by Pfizer) Vortex system (SpaceCenter Systems, Ultimate M5 ABS filtering device) Vortex (acromion system by Target Therapeutics) VortX (18 coil by Boston Scientific) Vosol Otic™ (ear drops) VoSpire ER™ (albuterol sulfate 4 and 8 mg by Sidmak Labs, Inc.) Voss bone rongeur (by Sklor Corp.) Voyager™ (balloon dissector and Aortic IntraClusion device by Guidant Corp.) Vozzle Vacu-Irrigator (by Mectra Labs, Inc.) VPAP (variable positive airway pressure) VPAP® II ST-A bilevel flow generator V-scan® (by Intl. Biotech Corp.) VScore with AutoGate (high-quality cardiac imaging using helical CT scanners without EKG recording devices to detect CAD) V stenting technique (cardiac stenting technique) VTI (Visualization Technology, Inc., sinus devices) VTI 20 mHz gated Doppler by Vascular Technologies, Inc. VTS TUNA@ hand piece (for transurethral needle ablation of prostate by VidaMed)
VTS PROVu (by ViaMed for TUNA procedure) VTU-1 vacuum erection system (OTC) VTU-E vacuum erection system (OTC) VQ or VQQ technique (continent urinary diversion procedures, triangular V and quadrilateral Q skin flaps) VueLock™ Anterior Cervical Plate System (by EBI Medical) Vueport balloon-occlusion guiding catheter (by Cardima) VuMega (omega-3 acids, reduce cholesterol and increase WBCs in chemo patients, OTC supplement) Vusion™ (miconazole, zinc oxide, white petroleum, diaper rash treatment by Barrier Therapeutics) Vu-Thru CV/Slit sheet (vessel catheter by Gesco Intl., Inc.) V-urea (Kt/V-urea and stdKt/V – kinetic volume measurement to dose dialysis) VYSIS TUPLE 1 probe (Vysis, Inc., genetic testing including FISH and TUPLE 1 analyses, DiGeorge/VCSF, 22q11.2 deletion) Vysis AutoVision™ (genetic tests by Vysis, Inc.) Vysis UroVysion™ DNA probe assay (detect bladder cancer recurrence) Vysis PathVysion™ (probe genomic disease management test that detects HER-1/neu gene status in women with metastatic breast CA for possible Herceptin treatment by Abbott Laboratories) Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin combination lower cholesterol by Merck & Schering Plough) Vyvanse™ (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate for treatment of ADHD, once-daily dosing of 30, 50, or 70 mg by New River Pharmacy and Shire) **W Waddell Behavioral Signs (physical signs indicative of somatization in patients with chronic low back pain, 5 signs,0/5, 1/5, for depression, etc.) WAGR abnormality (Wilms tumor risk; aniridia, GU malformations, and mental
retardation (AGR) syndrome if Wilms tumor is absent and Wilms tumor, aniridia, GU malformations, and mental retardation (WAGR) syndrome if Wilms tumor is present, associated with chromosome 11 abnormality)
waist (hourglass shape seen in blood flow on angiogram, “waisting”) Wako LBA AFP-L3 (lab test to determine risk for developing liver cancer by Wako Chemicals) wale signs (red wale signs are longtiduinal red streaks noted on esophageal varices) WalkAide system WalkCare "slippers" Walker-Warburg syndrome (encephalocele) Walker-Murdock test of wrist for Marfan syndrome Wallerian Degenerations (stages of recovery after stroke) Wallis interspinous-based dynamic stabilization system (by Abbott Spine) Wallstent® Monorail carotid stent Wallstent with Unistep (endoprosthesis with catheter delivery system to improve central venous luminal diameter following angioplasty; in patients on chronic hemodialysis with stenosis of the venous outflow tract) WAMBA (Wise areola mastopexy breast augmentation) Wampole STAT-CRIT Hct (stat H&H in ER by Wampole, Inc.) (The) Wand®Update (Approved for general medical applications) Wand/wand (coblation wands used in ENT surgery) Waterpik® (water technology company, usually used with irrigation) Wand Plus® (SEE The Wand Plus®) warfarin sodium tablets (anticoagulant for CAD) Warm-Up®tive (wound therapy for diabetic ulcers, etc. by Augustine Medical, Inc. ) Wartner (over-the-counter treatment wart treatment by LDS Consumer Products) Wart Stick wart remover watchband incision (endoscopic radial artery harvesting; incision averages 3 cm in length) water hammer and pulsation (when air is trapped in a vessel along with fluid/blood) water-induced thermotherapy (WIT)
Waterlase Millennium(® laser system (for additiional soft-tissue applications) water siphon test (on upper GI x-ray, test for GERD) Watson Pharmaceuticals' brand products WaveScan Wavefront system (system uses a Hartman-Shack sensor to measure refractive errors in eyes prior to corrective surgery) WaveScan (aberrometer by VISX) WaveWire pressure guide wire by Cardiometrics WaveWire/WaveMap intracoronary blood pressure measurement system WCD 2000 system (wearable defibrillator) Weck trephine (Weck-cel spears, Weck-cel triangle trephine) Webly™ ankle orthosis (works by limiting inversion and eversion of ankle, figure-8 adjustable pull-up straps by Sammons Preston) Webster COMPLI™ catheter by Johnson & Johnson Wedge™ (bone components by Bionx Implants) Weed system (also called problem-oriented medical record, developed by LL Weed) weight neutral antipsychotic (glycine transporter type 1 inhibitor, such as Geodon) Weider wrist wrap (by Weider) Weil-Carver (hammertoe implant by Arthrotek) Weil-Swanson (hammertoe implant by Wright Medical) Weiss and Ship mastopexy (type of procedure) Weiss nodule (in pancreatic and biliary systems involved with tumor) Weitbrecht Communication (hearing devices) Welch Allyn® ear wash system Welch Allyn, Inc. Welch Allyn ear wash system (enclosed, tap water ear wax removal system) Welchol® (colesevelam HCl, statin, reduction of LDL cholesterol and CholestaGel/antihyperlipidemic agent indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet and exercise by Pfizer)
Wel-Kare™ (passive night splints for management of plantar fasciitis by Sammons Preston) Wellbid-D (1200 oral tabs OTC) Wellbutrin XR and XL(TM (FDA approved) Well operation for rectal prolapse Wellcogen (bacterial antigen kit for diagnosis of bacterial meningitis) Wellferon® (lymphoblastoid interferon [IFN] alfa-n1 AIDS/Kaposi's sarcoma) Wells criteria (clinical prediction rule for pulmonary embolism, score 0-6, 6 = 60% chance or better of PE) WEST-hand; WEST-foot (Weinstein enhanced sensory test) West Nile-like virus West Nile virus Weston Medical Group wheat gliadins (dietary exposure to wheat gliadins has been found to contribute to celiac disease, which occurs in approximately 1 in 300 people; treatment is to eliminate all wheat and gluten-containing foods) whiff test (drop of KOH on a wet prep) Whisper EMG (narrow frequency bands, low signals) Whisper™ cardiac wire by Guidant white pulley (tissue of centroid medial rectus muscle of eye) white roll of lip (anatomy between lip and vermilion border Cupid’s bow realigned by plastic surgery) white tea (anticancer properties more potent than green tea) Whittlestone (see The Whittlestone) WHO classification (for glomerulonephritis or lupus, class I and II, 11 criteria are used to diagnose lupus) WHO grade (World Health Organization grades I-V meningioma) whole lung lavage (pulmonary lavage/washout)
Wholey wire (pronounced “willy” in Stedman’s cardiac terms) WHSC1L1 (NSD1, 2 or 3, unclear receptor-binding, su(var), enhancer-of-zeste and trithorax domain-containing protein 3, Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, AKA P minus syndrome, or p-) Widal-Abrami-Lermoyez triad; Widal syndrome (see Samter triad/syndrome) Wiggle™ coronary guidwire (for delivery of stents to target coronary lesions by Guidant Corp.) Wiggle™ PTC wire by Cordis Wiktor® GX Hepamed coated coronary stent system Wiktor-i® stent Wiktor®Prime coronary stent system Wilcoxon rank sums test Willer orthodontic bands (for orthodontics-caused deformities by Bioline) “willy” wire (SEE Wholey cardiac wire) Wilson™ stent by Cordis Wilson-Cook (biliary/pancreatic products by Wilson-Cook Medical) Wilson-Cook Speedband (variceal banding unit by Bard/Boston Scientific) wing-beating movement (movement disorders test, www.wingmove.org) Wingspan™ (stent system with Gateway™ PTA system balanced catheter by Boston Sci. & SMART, can be placed in the intracranial vessels to prevent stroke) WinRho® (therapy for childhood chronic ITP) Winscan imaging system Winsor-Pilates (nonaerobic exercises) Winstrol (anabolic steroid for malnutrition) Winter shunt (for priapism) wireless capsule endoscopy (by Gibbons Imaging Corp.) wireless ethernet monitoring network wire-related bias on cardiac cath as in a bias cut
WISAP-loop (endo loop uterine morcellator) Wisdom® (guide wire by Cordis, J&J) WISE (women's ischemia syndrome evaluation) Wiseguide catheter (guide catheter for vascular access; mfg Boston Scientific Scimed) wishbone retractor WIT (water-induced thermotherapy) Witzel stitches. (interlocking box jejunostomy, new technique for enteral feeding, inverting serosal tunnel jejunostomy) Wizard™ (insulin pump bolus calculator for diabetics by MiniMed) Wizdom® guide wire Wizdom Marker guide wire Wobe Mugos (combation of systemic enzymes used as adjunctive therapy for multiple myeloma) Wobenzym (OTC tablet containing proteolytic enzymes touted as "economy class syndrome" treatment for blood clots forming after long flights) Women's Tylenol (acetaminophen and pamabrom for pain and bloating) Woodpecker (total hip broaching system that provides modeling of the intramedullary space during hip surgery by Minnesota Bramstedt Surgical, Inc.) Wooler-plasty (not Whooler-plasty) word-learning test (built-in cueing, logical verbal paired associates memory test, immediate recall, delayed recall, recognition, possible 25 points) Words + (company producing communication aids to disabled for computer access) Workhorse™ (percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, PTA, balloon catheter) World Heart Corporation Worldwide Medical Corp. Worry-Remover irrigator by Corisen Group, Ltd. Wound Care Products woundoscopy (nonhealing wound endoscopy; less invasive than surgical procedure)
Woun’Dres Purilon (only one “s” on dress, wound collagen by Coloplast-Sween) Wound Stick® measuring system Wound VAC™ 1 (vacuum-assisted closure) Wrappler™ stone forceps for gallbladder stones by J. B. Somerset) Wright-Giemsa (bone marrow aspiration) Wright knee system Wrightlock® posterior fixation system Wristaleve (wrist support for CTS prevention) WristOx™ (pulse oximetry by Respironics) WT1 mutation (N-terminal, P181S, usually done with labs for NPHS2, NPHS1, and ACTN4 for Wilms tumor and inherited kidney disease) WuScope system Wyeth TTI-237 clinical trial
**X X6, QX, QZ, P5, P5, W5, W6, W7 tib-fib stabilization/fracture pins Xact™ ACL graft-fixation system by DePuy Xact® (carotid stent system by Abbott) Xalatan (latanoprost ophthalmic solution Xalcom (fixed combination of Xalatan and timolol for IOP) xaliproden (formerly Sanofi for ALS, phase III trials by Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc.) Xanelim (efalizumab humanized anti-CD11a monoclonal antibody for subcu injection for psoriasis; phase III trials) xanthyl collagenase by AerChem, Inc. and BioChem (skin product) Xatral® OD (alfuzosin see UroXatral, Xcytrin (motexafin gadolinium injection CA with brain mets) XB Cordis guide catheter, micro and CTO catheters (by Cordis) XB LAD guide catheter (3.5 by Cordis)
XBC guide catheter (by Cordis) Xceed® (coronary stent by PolyNovo Biomaterials Ltd., Melbourne, Australia) Xcel trocar (by Endopath) Xcel wound dressing (by Xcel Pharmaceuticals) Xcelerant (delivery system FDA approved for use with AneuRx AAA graft) X-Celerator™ (guidewire by ev3, Inc.) X-Celerate® (total knee and hip system by Howmedica) Xcell AM (antimicrobial dressing by Medline, SEE ALSO Xcel wound dressing) Xcytrin® (motexatin gadolinium by Pharmacyclics, Inc. - drug substance to aid in cognitive function of patients with non-small-cell CA of lung and other cancers, acts by starving cancer cells, SMART clinical trial) XELIRI (chemo regimen using Xeloda and irinotecan) Xeloda (capecitabine anti-breast CA drugs) Xeloda VEGF breast CA trial XELOX (chemo regimen) xemilofiban (prevent blood clots after coronary surgery) Xenaderm® ointment (safflower oil, aluminum magnesium hydroxide stearate protecting covering for wounds by Healthpoint, Ltd. by prescription; SEE ALSO Zenoderm, not the same thing) Xenadrine RFA-1 (over-the-counter commercial weight-loss product) Xenazine (tetrabenazine by Prestwick Pharmaceuticals for chorea associated with Huntington's) Xenical® (orlistat, 120 mg, weight loss drug for children by Hoffman-LaRoche) Xenograft (animal tissue used for human grafts) Xenon headlight xenotransplantation (transplantation/implantation, or infusion of live cells, tissues, or organs from one species to another, synonym for heterotransplantation) Xerecept (synthetic corticotropin-releasing factor [CRF] orphan drug for peritumoral brain edema)
Xerofoam (cleanser by Kendall) X Fix and DynaFix Ilizarov fixators by EBI Medical Systems (See also eX-FIX) Xia hook/spinal system (implants, instruments for stabilization of the spine; mfg Stryker Howmedica Osteonics) Xibrom SR (bromfenac ophthalmic solution by ISTA Pharm, ocular inflammation) Xience V stent (everolimus eluting coronary stent by Abbott Laboratories, FDA approved) Xifaxan™ (rifaximin and C-rifaximin by Salix, for traveler's diarrhea, also used for hepatic encephalopathy as lactulose) Xigris (drotrecogin alfa, for high-risk patients with severe sepsis, Eli Lilly and Co.) Xillix® LIFE-GI Fluorescence Endoscopy System Xillix® LIFE-Lung Fluorescence Endoscopy System ximelagatran (see Exanta) Xinlay (atrasentan by Abbott Labs, fast track status for the treatment of metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer, selective endothelin-A receptor antagonists, SERAs, with endothelin, ET-1, protein) Xion trocar system for endoscopic surgery by GMBH XiraHist DM (oral liquid carbinoxamine/phenylephrine for cough) Xotax (paclitaxel poliglumex by Cell Therapeutics, Inc., for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer) Xi Scan 1000 (mini C-arm fluoroscopic imaging system) XL999 (clinical trial for multiple myeloma, a multikinase inhibitor) XLIF (extreme lateral interbody fusion) X-linked, Y-linked hereditary conditions XLTek (Data recording device used for ambulatory EEG recordings and sleep studies; mfg XLTek) Xodol™ (hydrocodone and acetaminophen 300 mg/7.5 mg analgesic by Teamm Pharmaceuticals) Xolair (omalizumab, injectable, targets IgE that triggers allergic reactions, asthma, allergic rhinitis; anti-IgE humanized monoclonal antibody by Genentech)
Xolegel (formerly Sebazole ketoconazole gel by Barrier Therapeutics, Inc., a topical waterless gel antifungal for seborrheic dermatitis for ages 12 and up) Xomed Kartush insulated retractor Xomed Kartush tympanic membrane patcher Xomed sinus-secretion collector Xomed-Treace Nerve Integrity Monitor (NIM, facial nerve monitoring) Xomed Tytan (titanium ventilation tube) Xopenex and Xopenex HFA (generic: levalbuteral hydrochloride. Inhaled solution for treatment of reversible obstructive airway disease; by Sepracor, Inc.) Xpand corpectomy system (by Globus Medical) Xpanse™ S Bone Insert (surface bone graft by Osteotech) XPECT Flu A and B (tests by Remel) X-Pedion™ (catheter by ev3, Inc.) Xpeedior® catheter (dialysis) Xpert™ stent (Abbott Vascular, San Jose, CA) Xplan® radiation treatment planning system Xplorer® 1000 digital x-ray imaging system; (filmless, high-resolution digital radiography imaging system) XPOSE™ (AXIS™ stabilization system by Guidant to expose coronary artery) X-PRESS® vascular closure system (a suture-based closure device designed to seal arterial access sites and permit early ambulation following catheterization procedures) Xpress™ (arthroscopy to remove cartilage cells combined with Digital Radiography, DR by Ortho Xpress) XPS™ Power Microdebrider System (by Medtronic, XPS 3000, and XPS curve-tipped debrider) X-Sept® transseptal sheath and transition catheter X-Sizer® (thrombectomy catheter system by ev3, Inc.) X STOP® IPD (interspinous process decompression, implant distraction, a titanium alloy spacer for lumbar stabilization under local by St. Francis Medical Tech, Inc.) xTAG(TM) (Respiratory Viral Panel by Luminex Molecular Diagnostics in Toronto) XT coronary stent
Xtra® Gentle surgical tape (gelled adhesive technology, no build-up, by Sterion Inc.) XTRAC® laser system (510(k) filed for treatment of vitiligo, FDA approved) XtraSharp® shaver Xtra Support Hi-Torque floppy wire by ACS Xtra Support guide wire also known as Xtra S'port and Extra Support guide wire by Guidant X-TRACT trial (randomized study to assess safety and efficacy of the X-Sizer catheter as pre-treatment during saphenous vein bypass graft angioplasty) X-Tract tissue morcellator by Gynecare X-Trode® stent and X-Trode Zilver (by Bard) X-Tube Retraction System (Using METRx by Medtronic Sofamor Danek) Xubix (sibrafiban coronary syndrome comparable to aspirin treatment) XXL balloon dilatation catheter (by Boston Scientific) xylometazoline hydrochloride nasal spray (also known as Otrivin and Inspire nasal spray for congestion by Hubei Shiyuan Chemical, China) Xyntha (antihemophilic factor recombinant plasma albumin-free by Wyeth for hemophilia A) Xyotax™ (polyglutamate paclitaxel for refractory colorectal CA by Seattle Therapeutics, Inc.) Xyrem (sodium oxybate; gamma hydroxybutyrate narcolepsy by Orphan Medical) Xyzal™ (s/l Zuzal, levocetirizine dihyrochloride by UCB & Sanofi-Aventis Inc. for allergy symptoms)
**Y YAG laser Yaktrax™ Walker (winter footwear traction device, gait-stabilizing device reduces injurious falls in winter months, conforms to bottom of shoe wear by SkidLock™ coils by Yaktrak) Yang-Monti ileovesicostomy (technique creates an efferent conduit from ileum for bladder augmentation)
Yankauer Yasargil (Aesculap Phynox permanent aneurysm clip) Yashari (SEE Jashari) Yasmin® (dospirenone 3 mg/ethinyl estradiol 0.030 mg; oral contraceptive; Berlex Laboratories) Yaz® (3 mg drospirenone/20 mcg ethinyl estradiol tablets by Berlex, Inc. for oral contraception) yeager (SEE Jaeger) (The) Yellow IRIS urinalysis workstation Yellofins (stirrups) Yellofin stirrups (gel type, padded) Yellofin® Elite stirrups (lift-assist mechanism) yellow fin stirrups (SEE Yellofins) Yeoman test (chiropractic test for back pain) Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Yildrim transmetacarpal cross-hand replantation) YM BioSciences, Inc. Yohimbine HCl (primary ingredient is yohimbe, plant, for ED with L-arginine) Yokoi™ 99 (wire by Cordis) Yondelis™ (ECT-743, ecteinascidin 743, experimental cancer, tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Ecteinascidia turbinata, a tunicate growing in mangrove roots in Caribbean, which exhibits potent antitumor activity by by Rinehart KL) Young's syndrome Y-PLUS®-Plate Cervical Implant (by EBI Medical) Yueh centesis catheter needle YUMIKO-LITA cardiac catheter Yuzpe protocol/method (combine doral contraceptives for emergency contraception)
**Z zact (SEE Xact) Zadaxin® (thymosin alpha 1, thymalfasin, hepatitis B and C, by SciClone Pharm) Zaditor™ (ketotifen fumarate ophthalmic solution, 0.025% allergic conjunctivitis) zafirlukast (Accolate, for asthma by AstraZeneca) Zagam® (sparfloxacin tablets; once daily antibiotic CAP) Zaidemberg technique (method of creating a pedicled vascular bone graft) Zamyl (anti-CD33; SMART™ M195 or HuM195; acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome by Protein Design Labs, Inc.) Zanaflex® (tizanidine HCl muscle tone in MS) zanamivir (Relenza; GG167 flu) Zanfel cream (for dermatitis) ZAP-70 (lymphoid cells) Zarix, Inc. Zarnestra™ (tipifarnib by J&J for acute myeloid leukemia, breast CA, in clinical trials I/II) Zaslanasky pain score (sympathetically-mediated pain 1-14) Zassi Bowel Management System™; (BMS, diversion of GI waste by Zassi Medical Evolutions, Inc., FL) Zavesca (drug for type 1 gaucher disease by Actelion) ZCA all-polyethylene acetabular cup by Zimmer, Inc. Z-Clamp hysterectomy forceps Z-Cof DM syrup OTC Zeasorb topical powder (foot care by Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.) Zebeta (Monocor in Canada, Concor 2.5/5/10 mg) Zeffix® (lamivudine for hepC/HIV) Zegerid™ (omeprazole powdered, oral solution by Santarus for GERD, FDA approved, Santarus)
Zeiss (for microscope) Zeiss-Neuro-Contraves microscope Zeiss Visulas 690s laser Zeitel laryngoscope Zeitgeber/zeitgebers (time giver - environmental cues that tell one it is time to sleep) Zelapar (selegilene HCl, by Valeant Pharm Intl. for Parkinson's, submitted to FDA) Zeldox (ziprasidone, antipsychotic, schizophrenia by Pfizer) zelox (see XELOX) Zeldox (ziprasidone Update: See Geodon in the U.S.) Zelmac® (tegaserod maleate; overseas trademark; see Zelnorm in the U.S.; IBS by Novartis Pharma) Zemaira® (alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor, by Aventis Behring LLC) Zelnorm (tegaserod maleate; selective serotonin 5-HT4 agonist for IBD, trials for GERD) Zemaira (alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor by Aventis Behring LLC, PA) Zemplar™ (paricalcitol for secondary hyperparathyroidism by Abbott Labs) Zenapax® (daclizumab antirejection drug) zenarestat (diabetic foot ulcers) Zenate (infant formula by Solvay) zenazine (SEE xenazine) Zendra (investigational GABA [gamma-aminobutyric acid] and modulator in phase III trials for acute ischemic stroke) Zenith™ and Zenith TX2(R) AAA and TAA thoracic graft with endovascular graft and H&L-B One-Shot™ (introduction system by Cook, Inc., Bloomington, IN) Zeno (acne clearing device by ABI Dermaceuticals) Zenoderm® (wound care dressing/Duoderm; not ointment, by Acrymed, Inc., a hydrogel wound dressing) Zensana (ondansetron HCl oral suspension by Hane Biosciences for chemotherapyinduced nausea and vomiting)
Zenvia (formerly Neurodex, dextromethorphan and low-dose quinidine for involuntary emotional expression disorder, IEED, by Avanir Pharma) Zephir™ (ACP, anterior cervical plate system by Medtronic) Zephrex LA (cough suppressant OTC) Zerit® (stavudine, d4T HIV) Zero-fill artifacts (on MRI, on K-space array) ZeroRad Scan Zerowet® Splashshield by Zerowet, Inc. Zestril® (lisinopril for CHF) Zeta™ coronary stent by Guidant Zetar shampoo Zetia® (ezetimibe tablets, cholesterol absorption inhibitor, statin drug by MerckSchering-Plough Pharm) Zetia (ezetimibe, hypertension, by Schering) ZEUS® robotic system ZEUS trials (program, study) Zevalin (ibritumomab tiuxetan; FDA approved; ibritumonab tiuxetan-IDEC Y2B8, kits for the preparation of indium-111 by IDEC Pharmaceuticals) Zevix (lamivudine, antiviral for HIV by Glaxo Wellcome KK) Ziagen (abacavir; previously designated 1592 for HIV) Ziana™ (clindamycin phosphate and tetinoin gel by Medicis & Dow Pharma for acne) zibrom (SEE Xibrom) Zicam (common cold zinc nasal spray, may cause person to lose sense of smell) ziconotide (see Prialt, N-type neuronal calcium channel blocker for intrathecal treatment of severe chronic pain by Elan Pharm) zidovudine capsules (100 mg for HIV AIDS relief worldwide) zience stent (SEE Xience stent) zigris (SEE Xigris correct spelling is with an X)
Ziks (OTC topical analgesics by Bomis) zileuton (generic med, see brand name, Zyflo by Abbott) zileuton (SEE zileuton, Zyflo) Zilver™ 635 (vascular/biliary stent used in radiology by Cook) Zilver PTX™ (drug-eluting stent by Cook for PAD) Zimmer NexGen lPS-Flex Mobile and lPS-Mobile Bearing (knees by Zimmer, Inc.) Zimmer Statak (suture/suturing device) Zimycan (miconazole nitrate 0.25% in a zinc oxide and petrolatum base by Barrier Therapeutics, Inc. for diaper dermatitis with candidiasis) zinc assay (diagnosis of dysregulatory zinc disorders, 11-18 mmol/L) zinc trisodium (Zn-DTPA, to thwart effects of dirty bomb) Zinco Hi-Top walker (podiatric) Zincofax (diaper rash) zinlay (SEE Xinlay) Zindaclin® (topical zinc for skin by Access Pharm, Inc.) Zingo Dermal PowderJect (lidocaine HCl monohydrate by Anesiva, Inc. for dermal anesthesia for pediatric patients) Zinnati (hysterectomy clamp by Marina Medical Instruments) Zintha (SEE XYNTHA) Zion (SEE Xience V stent) Ziox ointment (enzymatic contact layer dressing by Stratus Pharm) Zipper™ (MX Noncompliant balloon and Semi-Noncompliant dilatation catheter by Medtronic, Inc.) Zipper™ (multiexchange stent delivery platform by Medtronic) ziprasidone HCl (by Pfizer, a protonin and dopamine antagonist for schizophrenia in 20, 40, 60, and 80 mg) Zitelli nasal advancement flap
Zithromax (azithromycin; new dosing regimen: Zithromax for oral suspension; 500-mg tablets) Zmax (azithromycin ER by Pfizer for sinusitis and pneumonia, antibiotic, liquid form, take only once) Z-MED (percutaneous transluminal valvuloplasty catheter by NuMED, Canada) ZMR hip system (accommodates a number of fixation techniques/fixations Zocor® (simvastatin, cholesterol lowering drug) Zofran® (ODT for nausea and vomiting with chemo) Zoladex® (goserelin acetate implant 3.6 mg/10.8 mg depot for early prostate CA) Zolinza™ (vorinostat, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, anticancer 100 mg by Merck, FDA Approved for mesothelioma and rare cancers, advanced skin cancers) Zoloft (sertraline HCl for depression; sertraline HCl; Update: New indication, PMDD) zolpidem tartrate (Ambien for sleep by Biovail Corp.) zolpidem ODT (by Biovail Corp. sleep disorder) Zoma Jet® 2 Vision (no-needle device that uses a high pressure stream of air to force medication through skin in less than a third of a second by Ferring Pharm) Zomaril (iloperidone, an antipsychotic) Zometa (zoledronic acid for injection for tumor-induced hypercalcemia which is often a complication of bone metastasis in breast cancer, multiple myeloma, solid tumors, Paget disease) Zomig (zolmitriptan for tumor-induced hypercalcemia/TIH) Zomig-ZMT (zolmitriptan orally disintegrating tablets, melt-in-the-mouth version of Zomig for migraines; 5-mg tablet; nasal spray also) Zone diet (Australian diet regimen, buy food from the marketer) Zonegran (zonisamide, for seizures by Glenmark Pharma) Zone Specific® II meniscal repair system zonisamide (see Zonegran, seizures, 100, 25, and 50 mg by Sun Pharma) ZOOM™ pacemaker by Guidant zopiclone (for sleep disorders) Zorac®) (tazarotene for psoriasis/acne)
Zorbtive® (somatropin for short bowel syndrome by Serono, Inc.) Zostavax (vaccine for shingles by Merck & Co. for anyone over 60) Zosyn® (piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium antibiotic) Zosyn new indication (4 x a day for patients with nosocomial pneumonia by Wyeth) Zotex-G syrup and SRL, DMX, LAX (guaifenesin 133 mg, dextromethorphan 15 mg and phenylephrine 10 mg and Zotex-12 oral ER) Zoton (lansoprazole, Canada and UK brand of proton pump inhibitor) Zovia tablets (ethinyl estradiol by Watson) Z-Pak® (Zithromax, azithromycin antibiotic) Z-plasty (procedure) ZPLATE-ATL anterior spinal fixation system Z-Scissors (hysterectomy scissors) ZstatFlu® (lab test, detects flu neuramindase for A and B by Zyme Tx) Z-Stim 100 unit (portable TENS unit) ZTAC 3 Pin SMD (orthopedic pins) ZTTC 3 Pin SMD (pins with built-in caps for orthopedic procedures) Zuidex plus implacer (Deflux placement for VUR in females over age 7 by Q-Med, Uppsala, Sweden, urology surgery) Zuma guiding catheter ZUMI (Zinnanti uterine manipulator/injector) Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS) Zuzal (SEE Xyzal) Zyban (bupropion hydrochloride smoking cessation) Zybit system (and DigiTrak Holter Monitor system and 2010 Holter System by Zymed, Inc.) Zyderm collagen implants (by Collagen Corp., Palo Alto, CA) Zydis® drug delivery technology
Zydone® (hydrocodone bitartrate/acetaminophen tablets for pain) Zyflo (zileuton, Abbott Labs, for asthma, a leukotriene receptor antagonist) Zylet (loteprednol etabonate drops, Bausch & Lomb) Zymar (0.3% ophthalmic gatifloxacin by Allergan) Zymed products (heart products) Zymine HC oral liquid (OTC by Vindex Pharma) Zynergy Zolution (electrophysiology catheter) Zyoptix system (laser system for vision correction using Orbscan II and Technolas 217 lasers) Zyplast™ collagen implants (by Collagen Corp. for vocal tissue repair) Zyprexa Intramuscular (olanzapine injection by Eli Lilly) Zyprexa Zydis (olanzapine, Zydis ® combination olanzapine orally disintegrating tablets by Eli Lilly) zyrem (SEE Xyrem) zytel (SEE Zeitel) Zytoptix Infinity laser (for vision correction) Zyvox (linezolid antibiotic for Gram-positive organisms and MRSA AND VRE) zyzal (SEE Xycal) Zzooties (therapeutic sleeping booties for adults) ZZ phenotype (alpha-1 antiprotease deficiency)
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