NEW TERMS
A-Z UPDATED 11/18/2008
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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 <http://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 <http://www.cho-pat.com), AKA Cho Pat and Chopat,
buy online knee strap)
Chow technique -- carpal tunnel release
Christa terminalis tachycardia
chromatin complements (lab tests for rheumatologic diseases)
ChromaVision Digital Analyzer™
chromion ion release (after hip replacement surgery)
chronic pacemaker leads (term for atrial, ventricular leads required)
chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS type I and II)
CHRONO™ (stent coated with Carbofilm™ and made from cobalt chrome for new
delivery system - PTS, Progressive Transition Systems for tortuous anatomies by Sorin)
ChronoFlex® -- catheter
Chronogesic™ (sufentanil implant; subcutaneous implant delivers sufetanil for 3 months
for chronic pain by Durect Corp., formerly known as Duros implant)
chronOS/chronOS™ (filled cage with Cervios, TCP granules by Synthes-Stratec, Inc.)
chronOS Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate Blocks (TCP preforms, granules by Synthes and
ASIF)
chronotherapy (behavior therapy to better sleep/wake patterns)
Chronulac® (laxative by Aventis Pharm)
Chrysalin™ (injectable tissue repair (human enzyme thrombin)
CHST6 gene assay (carbohydrate sulfotransferase)
Ci™ system (computer-assisted total knee replacement system by J&J)
Ciaglia Blue Rhino™ PTCA introducer
Cialis™ (tadalafil, facilitates blood flow for ED by Eli Lilly, also called the “weekender”)
CIBIS-II trial (bisoprolol for cardiac problems)
CIC (clean intermittent catheterization)
Cica-Cure (scar therapy by Smith & Nephew)
ciclesonide (Omnaris phosphate, investigational inhaled corticosteroid for asthma by
Altana)
ciclopirox suspension, Loprox (topical treatment for nail fungus by Medicis)
CID (Clinical Infectious Diseases specialty)
cidal (means “deathly”)
Cidecin™ (daptomycin for injection) (lipopeptide antibiotic, MRSA/gram-positive
bacteria)
Ci(TM) Essential Knee System by DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
ciglitazone (type of diabetes drug, class of drugs)
CigRx™ TLSAA-free tobacco
Cilansetron for IBS
CILD (chronic infiltrative lung disease)
cilengitide (by Merck, targeting alpha (v) and beta (3) integrin receptors for breast CA)
ciliochoroidal melanoma (melanoma of ciliary and choroidal area of eye)
cilostazol (severe claudication, PDE3 selective inhibitor therapy for asthma)
Cima Labs, Inc.
Cimino-Brescia A-V fistula (for dialysis)
Cimino fistula (preferred type of hemodialysis fistula)
CIMT (carotid intimal medial thickness)
Cimzia (certolizumab pegol by UCB for Crohn disease)
cinacalcet hydrochloride (Sensipar by Amgen, calcimimetic)
cineangiographic views
cinematographic views (cinematrography used for coronary viewing)
cine recording (complex dynamic pharyngeal and speech evaluation by cine or video
recording and fiberoptic cinelaryngoscopy)
Cinobac solution (by Derm, Inc.)
Cinryze (C1 esterase inhibitor, human, by Lev Pharm for angioedema)
CIPPACT (study of effectiveness of cervical cerclage)
Cipro® (ciprofloxacin) -- antibiotic/intra-abdominal infections
Cipro® (ciprofloxacin HCl) tablets, oral suspension, IV solution -Update: new indication
Ciprodex otic (first topical treatment of middl eear infection, FDA approved, ciprofloxacin
and dexamethasone combination)
circadian rhythm (disturbance in sleep/wake cycle)
CircAid® systems -- bands/legging/boots DVT prophylaxis
CircAid Thera-Boot compression therapy
Circle C catheter
Circon laparoscope
Circon resectoscope
Circon Surgitek Lithostent (ureteral, by Boston Scientific)
Circulase drug protocol
circularplasty (see endoventricular circular patchplasty)
circulating proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1 beta, IL-6 TNF-alpha, L-8)
Circulator boot (pneumatic compression device prevent DVT)
circulatory marginal pool (pool of donor white cells, red cells in blood)
Circulon™ System Step 1 and System Step 2 venous ulcer kits (by ConvaTec)
circumaortic (anatomic term, renal artery with early bifurcation circumaortic to the renal
vein)
circumoral ectopy of cervix (erythema)
CircuTract retractor system by Pilling Surgical
CircuVent aerosol medication delivery device by DHD Healthcare
C-I-S-H Endo-Loop Semm Seralene tube instrument (uterine morcellator)
CISS (continuous-flow isotonic solution system)
CISS MRI (Sag 3DFT-CISS, contrast-enhanced looking for schwannoma after being
given Gd-DTPA)
citalopram hydrobromide tabs (Taro Pharma)
Citation™ (bone components by Osteonics)
citicoline (CerAxon™ 500 mg/day stroke)
Citracal Plus with Vitamin D and Magnesium
CitriSource® (nutritional feeding tube formula, Compleat Modified by Sandoz Nutrition)
Citrotein® (nutritional feeding tube formula by Sandoz Nutrition)
Ciloxan (ciprofloxacin HCl ophthalmic solution)
Citation® AT hip stem
CIWA and CIWA-Ar (Clinical Institutional Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol scale)
c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK, mitogen-activated protein)
CK7 and CK20 (cytokeratins - positive or negative on CT-guided biopsy)
C-KIP antibodies (kinase inhibitor protein not to be confused with c-kit)
c-kit (enzyme known as a tyrosine kinase. The activity of this tyrosine kinase is thought
to drive the growth and division of most gastrointestinal stromal tumors, GISTS)
CK-MB real (relative) index done in real time
cladribine (Leustatin, Leustat, antineoplastic by Janssen-Cilag)
Claravis® (capsules by Barr Labs for acne)
clari-clenz (SEE CarraKlenz)
ClariFlex™ (foldable silicone intraocular lens by Allergan)
Clarinex and Clarinex-D 24-hour ER (desloratadine; seasonal allergic rhinitis by
Schering-Plough; 5-mg tabs, also for PAR and CIU)
Clarinex® RediTabs (desloradine; New dosage form: orally disintegrating tablet, 5 mg)
Clarion® CII Bionic Ear® system
Clarion® cochlear implant
Clarion® HiFocus™ electrode
Claripel cream (derm)
Clariscan™ (contrast dye)
Claritin® RediTabs™ Claritin D-24 (allergies)
Clarity™ DDDR and SSIR (pacemakers by Vitatron B.V.)
Clark clamp
Clarus laser system
classic triad of Rigler-see triad of Rigler.
Claus model
CLC 2000 swabable intravenous connector
Cleanfield (LASIK kit by Medtronic)
Clean ‘N Moist™ (dressing by Hollister/Darja Labs)
Clear™ NicoDerm® CQ® patch
ClearChart Digital Acuity System (easy-to-use remote-controlled acuity chart by
Reichert, Inc.)
ClearCut 2 electrosurgical handpiece
Clearfix screws (Mitek, headless L-PLA screws for meniscus)
Clearglide™ endoscopic vessel harvesting (EVH) system
Clearglide™ precision bipolar device
clear path (SEE CLiR path)
Clear-Plan Easy fertility monitor
ClearView® (instrumentation, intravascular arteriotomy shunt by Medtronic)
ClearView uterine manipulator by Clinical Innovations
ClearVu™ (cannula for shoulder arthroscopy by Cannuflow)
clenoliximab (for rheumatoid arthritis)
Cleocin® (vaginal cream, clindamycin phosphate, 2% cream, ovules)
Cleveland Medical Devices, Inc.
clevidipine (investigational short-acting CCB in phase III)
Cleviprex (clevidipine butyrate injection emulsion by The Medicines Company for
hypertension, short-acting CCB, FDA approved)
Clexane (drug like Lovenox available in other countries)
Cliavist™ (contrast dye)
clicks (medication dosing, so many clicks of a certain medication on machine)
clinical trials for short-term high BP in hospital setting by The Medicines Co.)
Click'X (component of the Synthes USS, universal spinal system)
Climara® (estradiol transdermal system patch - estrogen, 0.0375, 0.06, 0.05, 0.06,
0.075, 0.1 by Berlex Labs)
Climara Pro™ (estrogen replacement patch with estradiol and levonorgestrel
transdermal by Berlex)
Clinac™ BPO (benzoyl peroxide 7%, USP gel for oily skin)
clindamycin phosphate topical solution USP 1% (antibiotic for acne)
clindamycin and tretinoin gel (Ziana, anti-acne by Medicis Dermatologics, Inc.)
Clindesse™ (for bacterial vaginosis, 2% cream by KV Pharm, Kansas City, MO)
Clinical Trials/Development of New Therapies
Clinicath PICC line
Clinicel™ (previously called SkarKare) -- gel-fitted cushions applied to surgical scars to
prevent keloid formation/scarring
Clindesse suppository (vaginal by Ther-Rx Corp.)
Clinimix E (amino acid/calcium/protein supplement)
Clinisol sulfite-free 15% amino acids IV solution (for feeding tube)
Clinitron bed
Clinoxide (chlordiazepoxide and clidinium, anticholinergic)
CLIP classification (of liver cancer, Milan, Italy criteria, Okuda staging)
clip and flip technique (to remove lens in cataract surgery)
CLIP (Clip cLosure in Percutaneous Procedures testing the StarClose)
CliRpath™ (cool laser revascularization for peripheral artery therapy, Extreme(R)
catheters use cool ultraviolet laser to cross total obstructions in feet/legs by
Spectranetics)
CLO (Campylobacter-like organism)
clobestasol propionate topical (Clobex by Dow Pharm, 0.05% topical foam)
Clobex (clobetasol propionate 0.05%, steroid lotioin for dermatosis by Galderma Labs)
clock polymorphisms (genetic correlation to sleep/wake patterns)
Cloderm (clobetasol propionate topical steroid, similar to Dermavate, Gamavate by
Epico)
clofarabine (Clolar, 20 mg/20 mL by Genzyme Corp. for pediatric leukemia, FDA
approved)
Clog Zapper™ (device to unclog blockages in feeding tubes by Viasys Medsystems)
Clolar (clofarabine by Genzyme Corp. for pediatric leukemia, FDA approved, clinical
trials of this nucleoside analog)
clonidine gel (site treatment of neuropathic pain)
clopidogrel (Plavix, antiplatelet)
Clopixol (zuclopenthixol, antipsychotic by Lundbeck)
Clorpactin (topical antimicrobial)
closed-loop cryosurgical endometrial ablation
(The) Closer™ by Abbott Labs
Closer S™ 6-French suture-mediated closure device, Abbott Labs
CloseSure system by Carter-Thomason for uterine suspension
Closure™heter/radiofrequency generator
Closure® (procedure, see VNUS radiofrequency of valve)
CloseSure™procedure kit by Amplatz
ClosureFAST™ (venous closure by VNUS Medical Technologies)
Clo-Sure P.A.D. (pressure applied dressing by Scion Cardio-Vascular, Inc.)
Clot Buster Amplatz thrombectomy device (ATD)
CLOtest® H. pylori test (CLO = Campylobacter-like organism)
Clotrimazole three-day cream 2% for vaginal yeast infections
ClozeX® (wound closure system by AllVia Diagnostic Labs, Inc.)
club sandwich tympanoplasty (technique-in which multiple layers of EpiFilm disks are
placed at several locations to minimize the formation of adhesions, enhance epithelial
cell formation, and minimize chronic inflammation of the graft)
Cluster A, B, or C traits (personality disorder traits)
CMAP amplitude (compound motor or muscle action potential on EMG testing - a
measure of the number of axons in a nerve)
CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
CMT1, CMT1A, !B, 1X (neurogenetic testing for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease)
CMV-IGIV (cytomegalovirus immune globulin, intravenous)
CNP (C-type natriuretic peptide; indication of heart failure, used with ANP and BNP
complements)
CO2 Detector (by TycoHealth)
CO2 Heart Laser 2 (device to relieve anginal pain through transmyocardial
revascularization; mfg Edwards Lifesciences Corp.)
Co2smo Plus! (respiratory monitor used to assess the management and/or weaning of a
patient from mechanical ventilation; mfg Novametrix Medical Systems, Inc./pronounced
Cosmo Plus)
Coactinon™ (emivirine for HIV)
CoaguChek™ and PST and PTT (system for prothrombin time self-testing by boehringer
Mannheim Corp.)
Coagulin-B™ (gene therapy for hemophilia)
Coaguloop™ (prostate and bladder loop resection instrument)
coaptation bipolar forceps
Coaptite® urinary sphincter (using calcium hydroxylapatite, CaHA BioForm gel)
Coaptite® Radiance™ Laryngeal Augmentation System)
coarsely trabeculated (chambers of the atria or ventricles, normal grooves in anatomy)
Coat-A-Count PSA and Free PSA IRMA (test for prostate CA)
CoAxia NeuroFlo(TM) (catheters by CoAxia, Inc.)
cobalamin C deficiency (Cbl reductase deficiency, also cobalamin D and C/D deficiency)
cobalt ion release (after hip replacement surgery)
Cobalt Knife a.k.a. Cobalt Scalpel
COBAS TaqMan HBV test (high pure system for hepatitis etsting by Roche)
Cobe Angel centrifuge (trade name DiaCent, FDA approved, whole blood separation by
COBE)
COBE BRAT® autotransfusion system
COBE Cardiovascular (comprehensive perioperative autologous blood collection by COBE)
COBE Laboratories and Medtronics Bio-Medicus products for blood management
COBE Cardiovascular, Inc., a div. of Sorin Biomedica.
COBE Spectra (apheresis system & trima automated by COBE, MTS centrifuge)
COBE® Trima automated blood-component collection system
Coblation-Channeling™ (ENT surgery)
Coblation™ technology -- method for removing soft-tissue in arthroscopic surgery
Coblation®-based spinal surgery system
Cobra bipolar clamp by Boston Scientific
Cobra rat-tooth grasping forceps
cocaine vaccine (vaccine for cocaine addiction)
Cochlear Corporation
cockade image (well-defined lytic lesion with central calcification resembling a cockade,
badge in the form of a rosette or knot; classic finding for intraosseous lipoma of the
calcaneus)
Cockcroft-Gault creatinine clearance formula/equation
Cockett I, II, and III (perforator veins in feet)
Coda® balloon (Cook, Inc.)
code black (emergency department jargon for a patient who has expired)
CODES (colon-targeted release system drug delivery tech.)
Codman Hakim programmable valve (with or without Siphonguard by Codman and
Shurtleff, Inc.)
Codman-Medos shunt
Codman siphon guard
CODOX-M (chemo regimen with cyclosporine, vincristine, doxorubicin, and
methotrexate, protocol A, B, etc., IVAC approach)
coelomic cavity (celom or coelome n.,cavity within the body of all mammals embryos develop
two coelomic cavities: the intraembryonic coelom)
Cofex-DM (oral tab ER, congestion OTC)
Cofield 2 Total Shoulder (by Smith & Nephew)
Co-Flex (Coban dressing by 3-M)
COG (Children’s Oncology Group - trials, standard risk for ALL)
Co-GD1b antigen
Co-GM1 (triad autoantibodies)
Cognex® (tacrine, for Alzheimer’s but no longer actively marketed as not as welltolerated as Aricept)
Cognis BSX CRT-D (9.9 x 32.5 by cardiac resynchronization by Boston Scientific)
Cohen catheter (used to introduce embryo fertilized in vitro into uterine cavity)
Cohen reimplantation (procedure to prevent vesicoureteral reflux)
Cohn Cardiac Stabilizer™
Cohn-Oncley cold alcohol fractionation method for pulmonary function studies
COKO™ (knee orthotic by Sammons Preston)
ColActive Ag (antimicrobial dressing by Hartmann-Conco, Inc.)
Colaris™ (genetic susceptibility test for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer and
hereditary endometrial cancer; mfg Myriad Genetics)
Colazal™ (balsalazide disodium) capsules (ulcerative colitis, see BalAsa by Salix
Pharma)
Colazide® (balsalazide disodium) -Colazal(tm) in the U.S. (See BalAsa and above)
colchicine (0.6 mg for aphthous ulcers)
cold caloric testing (with neuro testing, ENG with air into ear or ice cold water)
Cold Can technique (RA coil to RV coil technique in AICD implantation)
Cold-Eeze™ (zinc lozenge common cold)
Cold-Eezer™ Plus (zinc lozenge for common cold)
cold trauma case (as opposed to an active one)
Coleman syndrome (CAREFUL!! - loss of smell, abnormal growth hormone, also see
Kallmann syndrome (low testoserone levels with seizures)
Colestid (colestipol, cholesterol lowering drug by Impax Labs)
colestipol (Zimbacol XL to lower cholesterol, hydrochloride oral suspension by Impax
Labs)
colesvelam HCI (See Welchol)
Colibri forceps
Colirest™ (medroxyprogesterone acetate [MPA]; CBP-1011) (oral steroid for IBD)
colistin (antibiotic-corticosteroid, Vosol HC Coly-Mycin S, Coly-Mycin M by various
manufacturers, older antibiotic for Bacillus and Gram-negative)
CollaCote, CollaPlug, CollaTape (collagen wound dressing for dental procedures by
Integra Life Sciences Corp., NJ)
Collage/AG (wound collagen by DermaRite)
Collagenase® (topical enzymes for necrotic tissue debridement by Healthpoint)
collagen femoral reconstruction construct (by DePuy)
CollagENT™ wand (by ArthroCare)
Collamer™ intraocular lens (IOL) -Update: FDA approved
Collamer™ intraocular lens (IOL)
Collastat absorbable collagen (hemostatic fibrillar wound care by Integra Life Sciences
Corp., NJ Collateral Therapeutics, Inc.)
Colleague 3 (triple channel) infusion pump
CollectFirst™ autotransfusion system
Coller manometry catheter
Colloral® (collagen type II, rheumatoid arthritis)
ColoCARE® (home occult blood test)
Colocort™ (hydrocortisone enema USP, ulcerative colitis)
Colopath™ (rectal mucus test by BioPharma)
Coloplast US (Contreet® antimicrobial foam and hydrocolloid dressing)
Colorado-2™ (endoscopic spinal system by Medtronic)
Colorado Bovie (Bovie Medical Corp.)
color duplex sonography (patient given 2.5 gm of Levovist in a cubital vein)
Colormate Tlc. BiliTest (bilirubinometer for noninvasive pain-free monitoring of bilirubin
in infants)
ColorMax® color vision enhancement lenses
colostogram (x-ray for augmented pressure, also called C-gram, done for imperforate
anus and fistula evaluation)
COLO-Vax™ colorectal cancer
Colpexin™ sphere (polycarbonate intravaginal device, IVD, for pelvic floor problems by
Bard)
Colsprin (100 mg ASA; from India)
Colvin-Galloway (ring valve)
Coly-Mycin M Parenteral (colistimethate for injection by Parkedale Pharm)
CoLyte bowel prep
comb and transfer device (plastic surgery device)
Combidex (ferumortram-10 molecular imaging agent)
Combigan (brimonidine tartrate and timolol maleate ophthalmic solution by Allergan,
Incomplete.)
comb-in-infusion needle (used in plastic surgery)
CombiDerm ACD -- absorbent cover dressing
Combidex® contrast agent/liver/spleen (lymph-node specific MRI contrast agent for
imaging liver/spleen, lymph node imaging agent by Advanced Magnetics)
Combigan (brimonidine tartrate and timolol maleate for intraocular
hypertension/glaucoma by Allergan)
COMBINE study (combining meds and behavioral evaluation to treat alcoholism)
CombiPatch™ (estradiol/norethindrone acetate, transdermal patch - estrogen)
Combitube™ (endotracheal intubation tube)
Combivir™ (lamivudine/zidovudine, HIV)
combretastatin (A-4 prodrug [CA4P]) -- tumor treatment
combretastatin (new class of drugs, anti-tumor vascular targeting agents)
Combunox (oxycodone HCl and ibuprofen by Forest Labs)
comedo type DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ, a.k.a. comedocarcinoma)
COMET (trial of carvedilol and metoprolol in chronic heart failure)
Comfeel (wound filler dressing by Coloplast)
Comfort Curve Accu-Chek glucose strips by Allegro Medical
ComfortGel™ (nasal mask for CPAP by Respironics)
Comfort Socks (sock used by diabetics reduces friction on the skin)
Comfortine (topical ointment)
Commander™ angioplasty guide wire
commensal bacteria (good bacteria in gut)
Commit (Habitrol lozenge to quit smoking)
common post-stroke pain (as opposed to persistent post-stroke pain, Dejerine-Roussy
syndrome)
Companion™ 1 or 2 and Companion Jr. (blood glucose meters by Abbott Labs)
COMPANION (Comparison of Medical Therapy, Pacing, and Defibrillation in Chronic
Heart Failure) study being carried out to test different treatments for CHF
Companion (Guidant cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators)
Compassia™ (dronabinol) -- dementia
COMPAT® (replacement balloon for G-tube by Novartis)
Compleat nutrition formula (for G-tube feedings by Novartis)
Complete® multipurpose solution - FDA approval for no rub lens cleaning
complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
complex PTSD psychiatric diagnosis
COMPLI® catheter by Webster US
Compliance Pak (packaging for Trovan/Zithromax treatment for 1-dose STD)
compliant balloon (generic, as opposed to a non-compliant balloon)
Comply Snap Tips
COMPMET (chem profile 12)
Composite Cultured Skin™ (CCS, FDA approved HUD for treatment of RDEB)
composite cultured skin (CCS, See OrCel)
Composix™ mesh (PTFE, hernia repair/laparoscopic ventral incisional hernia repair by
Bard)
Comprilan (compressive dressing by BSN)
Compro™ (prochlorperazine suppository, 25 mg (like Compazine, for nausea/vomiting)
CompuCam intraoral digital camera
Compumedics P-Series and S-Series PSG sleep systems
computed tomography laser mammography (CTLM™)
Computerized Thermal Imaging™ system
COMT (catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor/levodopa)
Comtan® (entacapone for Parkinson's)
Comtess (entacapone for Parkinson’s)
Comvax® (infant vaccine, PedvaxHIB plus Recombivax HB by Merck)
Conceivex Conception Kit (using Conception Cap by Conceivex, Inc.)
Concentrix™ dual aspiration pump (used in cataract surgery)
Concept albator by ConMed/Linvatec
Conception Kit™ (contains the Conception Cap for holding semen placed on cervix for
6-8 hours by Conceivex, Inc.)
Conceptus fallopian tube catheterization system
Concerta™ (methylphenidate HCl) tablets; new dosage strength, 27 mg)
Concerto™/Virtuoso™ (implantable cardiac devices for resynchronization therapydefibrilllator, CRT-D and ICD by Medtronic and Conexus™ wireless telemetry)
Concise® Performance Plus™ compression hip screw
Concorde™ dilatation catheter (also ACS Concorde by Guidant)
Concorde™ (spine system by DePuy Mitek)
conductive keratoplasty (CK; trademarked procedure to treat far-sightedness using
radiofrequency waves instead of a laser)
Conductr™ (loop recorder catheter by Medtronic, and no “er” on the end)
Conduit™ (TCP porous cereamic orthopedic graft)
Condylox® (podofilox) gel 0.5% -- genital warts topical by Derm, Inc.
Conexus™ (wireless telemetry by Medtronic)
Confident AICD lead (by Boston Scientific)
Conforma 3000™ (system for delivering proton beam therapy for cancer treatment,
macular degeneration treatment, and AVM treatment)
CONFORM/Conform dressing by Kendall
ConforMAX MMLC(tm) (mini-multileaf collimator)
congophilic staining test for angiopathy
conivaptan hydrochloride (by Yamanouchi Pharma America, Inc., for hyponatremia and
heart failure)
conjunctival fixation to sclera for orbital fat prolapse (procedure with 6-0 Vicryl sutures
(polyglactin 910)
Conn syndrome (severe hypokalemia)
Conners Parent Rating scale (used in assessing childhood behavior)
Conners Teacher Rating scale (used in assessing childhood behavior)
Connexyn (guanfacine ER by Shire plc for ADHD children & adults)
Conor™ (drug-eluting stent, Paclitaxel trial stent)
Conquest Fx™ (stem hip replacement by Smith & Nephew, with circulotrapezoidal neck
design)
Conquest Pro™ (coronary wire by Asahi-Intecc and Guidant)
Consensus™ hip system by Hayes Medical, Inc.
Constant Clens (wound cleanser by Kendall)
ConstaVac™ (blood conservation system during surgery)
Constellation® advanced mapping catheter (by Boston Scientific)
Constilac® (laxative by Aventis Pharm)
Constix Validation swabs
constrained acetabular hip liner (generic)
Constulose® (laxative by Aventis Pharm)
CONSULT™ (pacer by Guidant)
Contack™ (sutureless labral anchor by Mitek)
Contak™ CD CRT-D (implantable cardioverter defibrillator that can also deliver cardiac
resynchronization therapy, CRT by Guidant Corp.)
Contak™ Renewal™ cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D)
Contak Renewal 3 system (Implanted beneath the skin near the collarbone, the device
monitors heartbeat and helps track changing condition of patient by Guidant)
Contak CD and CD2 Renewal and Renewal 3 (cardiac resynchronization therapy
defibrillators, CRT-D by Guidant)
Contak Renewal 3ADT (Models M150, M155, M157 and M159)
CONTAR® catheter by Guidant
ContiCath® catheter system
Contigen® (using Coaptite® gel)
continent catheterizable appendicovesicostomy (using the Mitrofanoff principle)
continent ileovesicostomy (see Monti procedure)
Continuous Cardiac Output/SvO2 Catheter by Baxter Healthcare
continuous cycle dialysis or cycler dialysis
Continuous Filtration (device removes leuks & collects platelets from donated blood)
continuous flow resectoscope (single tube sheath assembly and outflow channel)
continuous glucose monitoring (for gestational diabetes, CGM, Continuous Glucose
Monitoring System, MiniMed)
Contour™ balloon dilatation catheter
Contour Genesis™ ultrasonic-assisted liposuction UAL system
CONTOUR® (glucose monitor by Bayer)
Contour™ High Voltage Can (HVC ICD, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator)
Contour™ II ICD (implantable cardioverter/defibrillator)
Contour LTV-135D ICD
Contour™ V-145D ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator)
Contour™ Labral Nail™ (by Bionx Implants)
Contour Soft Percuflex ureteral stent (double-J by Boston Scientific)
Contour Genesis ultrasonic-assisted lipoplasty/UAL system - Update: FDA approved)
Contour Transtar curved cutter/stapler by Ethicon
contraction alkalosis (metabolic with dilutional acidosis, treatment with ammonium
chloride)
contralateral gate (opposite limb used to place stent-graft for AAA repair)
Contreel (antimicrobial dressing by by Coloplast)
contulakin-G (CGX-1160) postoperative pain
conus branch (of right coronary artery)
convalescent antibody response (to hepatitis, SARS, other viruses)
Convoy (steerable catheter by Boston Scientific)
ConXn® (recombinant human relaxin) -Updated information (natural protein for
cardiovascular, PVD, and infertility)
Cook® 3-French catheter by Cook, Inc.
Cook® Balkin up-and-over sheath by Cook, Inc.
Cook® Logic™ coronary stent, paclitaxel-coated by Cook, Inc.
Cook® MBC PTCA balloon by Cook, Inc.
Cook® Stratasis™ urethral sling
Cook Gunther Tulip IVC filter (by Cook and Boston Scientific)
Cooksey-Cawthorne exercises
COOL AID (cooling for acute ischemic brain damage using SetPoint system, producing
moderate hypothermia to preserve brain cells)
cool shields (SEE Kuhl Shields)
cool.click™ needle-free delivery system [for Saizen®]
Cooled ThermoCath and Targis®, (microwave delivery system by Urologix, Inc.,
Minneapolis)
Cooley low Porosity™ graft (vascular graft by Boston Scientific)
CoolGlide™ aesthetic laser system
CoolGlide Xeo™ (laser and pulsed-light system by Altus Medical, San Francisco)
COOL MI (clinical trial to evaluate cooling technology in treatment of MI, Radiant
Medical)
Cool Touch system (thermal energy derm treatment)
CoolTouch® 1320-mm laser system for acne/acne scars
CO-Ox, pHOx CO-oximeter (measures carboxyhemoglobin, deoxyhemoglobin,
oxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin, total hemoglobin, oxygen saturation/content/capacity)
COP technique (center of pressure for measuring scoliosis)
Copaxone® (glatiramer acetate for injection for MS)
Copegus (and pegylated interferon, ribavirin, Rebetol, hepatitis medication by Roche
Labs)
Copeland fetal scalp electrode
Copeland resurfacing (of humeral head on shoulder hemiarthroplasty)
COPERNICUS trial
Co-Plus (Coban dressing by 3-M)
COPP-ABVD chemo regimen (for Hodgkin lymphoma, not as aggressive as BEACOPP,
cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone alternating with
doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine)
Corail hip system by DePuy
coralline hydroxyapatite bone graft
CorCap (cardiac support device by Acorn Cardiovascular, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN)
Cordase™ (Dupuytren's/Peyronie's disease and keloids)
Cordis-Avanti® catheter sheath vessel dilator by Cordis
Cordis Checkmate system for in-stent restenosis
Cordis TrapEase (permanent vena cava filter by Johnson & Johnson)
Cordox™ (previously CPC-111) -- SSA and CABG patients
Cordran tape/lotion (oclassen/fluraudrenolide, potent corticosteroid by Derm, Inc., San
Rafael, CA)
Cordron-12 oral suspension
Cordron-DM NR oral liquid and HC NR)
Core-Check® tympanic thermometer Model 2090
Coreg™ (carvedilol) -- CHF beta blocker
corel patch (SEE Carrel)
core muscles and core strength (abdominal and back muscle strength)
core through urethrotomy
Corflo and Corflo-Bower or CORFLO-Bower PEG (percutaneous endoscopic
gastrostomy tube by Corpak MedSystems)
Coricidin® HBP™ (chlorpheniramine/acetaminophen) -- OTC colds)
Corkscrew™ suture anchor by Arthrex
CorLink device (for gaining access into skin in pericardial space or peripheral vascular
access)
Corlopam® (fenoldopam mesylate for hypertension/CHF)
Corlux (new phase III antipsychotic, anti-depression drug by Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.)
Cormet 2000 Metal/Metal Hip System (hip resurfacing by by Corin USA, Tampa, FL)
CorneaSparing LTK™ system
Cornell Scale of Depression (geriatric scale of depression 1-10)
Coromega (alternative therapy packet of Omega 3 dietary supplement
minerals/vitamins)
Corometrics 120-% series maternal/fetal monitors by GE Medical Systems
Coronado vacuum fixation device
Corox OTW BP and Corox OTW S BP (left ventricular pacing leads by Biotronik)
Corpak NG tube by Ross Labs
corporal irrigation (for treatment of prolonged erections)
Corporate Technology Development, Inc.
Corpak low-profile gastrostomy tube device, LPGD)
corpus callosotomy (brain procedure for seizures)
CorRestore implant patch system (implanted during ventricular restoration surgery to
restore left ventricle to more normal size by Somanetics Corp., FDA approved)
CoRoent™ (interbody cage by Biospace)
coronal skirt proximal/distal (of glans epithelium, penile surgery)
corrugated anatomic deformity of nasal septum
Corson needle
Cor status (DNR status of patient, jargon by physicians, meaning their DNR/DNI/DNT
directives)
Cort enema/Rowasa enema
Cortalone (by Halsey, prednisolone)
Cortan (prednisone by Halsey)
corticobasal degeneration disorder (CBD, ganglionic movement disorder)
corticosteroid metabolite assay
Cortoss bone cement
Cortrosyn (adrenal screening)
Corzide (beta-adrenergic blocking agent and diuretic)
Cosamin DS (Nutramax, Boltimo, MD, most recognized form of glucosamine/chondroitin
for joint pain, arthritis, OTC)
CoSeal (synthetic biocompatible vascular sealing agent to serve as an adjunct to
conventional closures such as sutures and staples, comprised of two polyethylene glycol
polymers and designed to be resorbable and fast-acting. By Cohesion Technologies,
Inc.)
CO-Sett (closed injectate delivery system for bolus thermodilution by Edwards
LifeSciences)
Cosgrove™ clamp (used for eye surgery, keratoplasty by Allegiance Healthcare Corp.)
Cosman coagulator
Cosman-Roberts-Wells frame (used with MRI scan for stereotactic location of treatment
areas in brain for chronic depression; psychiatric illness)
Cosmetic Skin Resurfacing (CSR)
CosmoDerm™ and CosmoPlast™ (breast implants by Inamed)
COSMOS Medical Technology
Cosopt™ (dorzolamide hydrochloride/timolol maleate ophthalmic solution)
CoStar (drug-eluting stent, Paclitaxel trial stent)
CoStasis™ hemostat by Cohesion Technologies
costimulatory pathway inhibitor (for rheumatoid arthritis and lupus,
costolateral areas (area of body including ribs and sides)
CoStop™gical adhesive barrier
cosyntropin (adrenal screening; Cortrosyn)
Cotara™CA tumor treatment TNT necrosis therapy
cotinine (breakdown product of nicotine, detectable in the blood and urine of smokers;
can also be used as a measure of exposure to involuntary smoking, for example in
children with asthma)
Cotrel-Dubousset (CD, instrumentation system)
Cotton biliary stent
Cotton-Leung biliary stent
cotton-wool sign (radiographic sign of Paget's disease of the cranium. Do not confuse
with cotton-wool spots of the retina)
CoughAssist (device to help respiratory therapists assist airway)
Couinaud liver segments (1-8 classification prior to resection of liver mass)
Coumadin®arfarin sodium) (new dosage strengths, 02/11/97) -- prevent DVT
Count'R-Force® (arch brace for plantar fasciitis (by Sammons Preston)
COURAGE trials
COURT study
Couvelaire DBK soft catheter by Uromed for continuous bladder irrigation
CoVac™ wand by ArthroCare Corp.
Covaderm™ (composite wound dressing by DeRoyal)
Coverall® (bordered wound dressing by Kimberly Clark)
covered stent (endovascular, to treat pseudoaneurysm of dialysis grafts and fistulae,
deployment in vein, 10-French sheath, Wallgraft covered stent)
Coverlet (composite dressing by Smith & Nephew)
Cover-Roll stretch tape
CoverTip™ safety syringe
coving on x-ray imaging
Coviracil™ (emtricitabine, antiviral hepatitis B)
CovRSite Plus (composite dressing by Smith & Nephew)
cowboy hat procedure (LEEP procedure)
COX-2 (cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor for OA without side effects of usual NSAIDs)
COX III LaserSecure shield (eye shield)
Cox 3, 2, or 1 (Cox maze procedure of heart, pattern 1, 2, or 3)
Coxibs (COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors for musculoskeletal pain)
COX/LO inhibitors (a class of anti-inflammatories with decreased GI upset)
Cox-maze IV (clamp instrument that heats heart tissue during radiofrequency energy by
Washington Univ. School of Medicine, St. Louis)
CozMore Insulin Technology System (Deltec's insulin pump and TheraSense's FreeStyle
glucose monitoring technology to allow users to test their glucose and administer insulin
with just one device by Therasense/Deltec)
CPAP (device for sleep apnea)
cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System (Neuro-Vasx, Inc.)
CPC (Cerebral Performance Categories (1 conscious and normal without disabilities, 2 conscious with moderate disability, 3 - conscious with severe disability, 4 - comatose or
vegetative state, 5 - death)
CPCA2000™ counterpulsation device
CP-Cardiosol™ solution (organ preservation solution for transplants by LXR Biot)
C-peptide (protein to repair vessels in diabetics)
CP-EUS, catheter probe examination under sonography
CPHV™ OptiForm™ mitral valve
CPS1 gene
CPSS (craniofacial plate and screw system)
CPT-11 (plus 5Fu/LV for CA colon, chemo regimen, also Avastin and CPT-11 trial)
CPX (8-cyclopentyl-1, 3-dipropylxanthine, congestive failure)
CPX testing (exercise test to measure heart function)
CRAD (mental word test)
Cragg-McNamara™ (valved infusion catheter by ev3, Inc.)
Cragg thrombolytic brush
cranial base technique for large meningiomas)
CranioCap™ by Cranial Technologies, Inc.
Craniofix® (by Aesculap cranial bone flap implant system)
craniomandibular dystonia (Meige syndrome, aka orofaciomandibular dystonia,
dermatodysostosis, myoclonus, mandibuloacral dysplasia, movement disorder)
craniopagus twins (conjoined twins sharing cranium/vessels in brain)
crazy paving (pattern or appearance seen with some types of pneumonia on chest xray/CT)
CREATE trial (clinical trial in metabolic modulation in acute MI)
creatinine clearance by Schwarz test
Creative BioMolecules [CBM] (now Curis, Inc.)
CREDO antiplatelet trial
crescent formation of glomeruli (renal failure)
Crestor™ (rosuvastatin calcium; ZD4522) (HMG-CoA, statin drug for dyslipidemia by
Schering-Plough)
Cresylate 25% otic solution
Cretiva™ (DtaP vaccine)
cribriform-comedo subtype breast CA
Crinone™ (4% and 8% (progesterone gel, amenorrhea delivered vaginally to
uterus/progesterone)
crisnatol mesylate (experimental antineoplastic agent)
Crista Cath™ (heart catheterization)
CriticAid® (skin paste for diaper rash, skin conditions, by Upjohn)
critical flicker fusion frequency
CritiCare vital signs monitor by CritiCare Systems, Inc.
Critiview by Critisense, Ltd.
Crit-Line III® -New model in product line, Crit-Line III® (noninvasive continuous fluid
monitoring, by Hema Metrics™, Kaysville, UT and Crit-Line III-TQA is a fluid
management system)
Crit-Scan (noninvasive hematocrit and O2 sat measurement with hand-held cartridge
device by Hema Metrics)
Crixivan® (indinavir sulfate capsules for HIV)
CRMP5 antibodies (lab testing, IHC-Fr, IHC-P, WB, CR-3, ab19352)
crochetage ("kro-shay-tajh" notch or notching, found on ECG)
crossed, fused ectopia (anomaly of bladder, congenital)
CroFab (Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab, ovine antivenin for snake bites)
crossed cerebellar diaschisis (of brain on PET/CT/MRI)
Crosser device (for percutaneous coronary artery interventions)
Crossfire™ (highly crosslinked hip stem polyethylene by Osteonics)
CrossFlex™ LC balloon (expandable stent by Cordis)
CROSS-IT™ guide wire (for cardiac cath, by Guidant, Inc.)
CROSSLINK™ (plate by Medtronic)
CrossPoint® TransAccess® catheter
CrossSail™ coronary dilatation catheter
Crosseal™ fibrin sealant (by J&J and Ethicon)
Crosser(TM) (cardiac catheter by FloCardia, Sunnyvale, CA)
CroTAb® (former trademark for antivenin, see CroFab)
crotch of the tracheal ring lymph nodes (anatomical jargon)
C.R.O.W. boot or CROW walker (American Podiatry)
crowded carpal sign (in which frontal radiographs of the wrist reveal overlap of the distal
carpal row with the proximal carpal row)
Crowe-Davis mouth gag
Crown stent
CRPP (closed reduction, percutaneous pinning)
CRS (Cell Recovery System for bladder biopsy)
CRT (cardiac resynchronization therapy)
CRT/ICD (Marquis™ and InSync™ II and III by Medtronic ICD systems)
CRT-P (cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker)
Crucial Nestle™ (infant formula by Novartis)
Cruex (prescription strength 2% topical cream)
crush technology (3 layers of drug-coated stent material on wall of artery adjacent to
tortuous vessel crushes plaque)
crushing technique (cardiac stenting technique)
Cry-Ac (cryogenic system from Brymil Cryogenic Systems)
CRYOcare system
CryoCath Technologies
cryoclamp (generic surgical clamp)
CryoCor™ (cryoablation catheter for tachycardia by CryoCor, Inc.)
cryocrit (qualitative and quantitative protein)
Cryogel patch (tube patches, menthol, for muscle pain, OTC health food stores)
CryoGen probe by CryGen, Inc.
CRYOguide™ (software-controlled ultrasound planning and guidance for
treatment of malignant tumors)
CryoHit™ cryotherapy device (for breast fibroadenoma, 17-gauge cryoneedles, 1.47 mm
needles with ultrasound by Galil Medical)
Cryolife-O'Brien (stentless bioprosthesis valve)
cryophilic allograft
cryoplasty atherectomy
cryoplasty therapy (controlling and opening arteries clogged with plaque with nitrous
oxide rather than saline and PolarCath)
cryoprecipitates (seen on eye exam, looking for cell and flare as well)
CryoPro (used for removing skin lesions by cyberDerm, Inc.)
CryoSeal™ system --Update: New products CE Mark approved
CryoSeal™ FS (fibrin sealant) system - Update: Approved for use in Canada
Cryptaz™ (nitazoxanide; a.k.a. NTZ) -- for cryptosporidial diarrhea in AIDS
Cryptococcus type 1 (mannoprotein, neoformans T-helper bacteria subtype)
cryptosporidiosis -- parasite causes diarrhea
Cryptosporidium parvum assay
Cryselle (norgestrel 0.3 mg/ethinyl estradiol 0.03 mg) tablets
Crystal-EEG® Model 15
Crystalens™ (ReStor, ReZoom lens replacement, intraocular, by Alcon)
Crystallography (Pyramid™ process of x-ray to target drug fragments, protein)
Crystistat (hyaluronic acid for radiation cystitis by Bioniche Life Sciences, Inc.)
Cryselle (28-day birth control pills by Barr Pharm)
CSA (powder for ear insufflation)
CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) procedures
C sign (C-shaped line formed on the talar dome; sign of subtalar coalition on x-ray of
foot)
CSL catheter (coronary sinus lead)
CSM Stretta™ system -See Stretta™ system
CS-PLUS® hip stem (by EBI Medical)
CSS 14-3-3 proteins
CSTA (Craniosacral Therapy Association)
C-STEM™ by DePuy triple taper stabilized hip
CSV-1000 HGT glare tester by VectorVision
CSZ cold therapy pads
CT 64 angiogram
CT (Chlamydia trachomatis assay/test -a/k/a Gen-Probe amplified CT assay)
CtBP (C-terminal binding protein 1, on pathologic biopsy)
CT colonography (CT imaging of colon)
CT Pantoloc wire by Medtronic
C-Tek™ anterior cervical plate system
CTi (bone components by Corin)
CtIP (retinoblastoma binding protein 8, gastric/liver/breast biopsy)
CTLA (cytotoxic lymphocyte activation antigen)
CTLA4 (cytotoxic lymphocyte activation antigen 4)
CTLA4Ig (cytotoxic lymphocyte activation antigen 4 immunoglobulin)
CTLM™ computed tomography laser mammography
CT MA30 (test)
CTP (Child-Turcotte-Pugh, survey of liver disease score)
CTP37 cancer vaccine under study
C-Trak probe ENT guidance system
CTS® Harvester™ bipolar scissors
CTS® Voyager™ Aortic IntraClusion™ device
CTU = CT urography evaluation of bladder
Cubicin™ (antibiotic daptomycin, by Cubist Pharm, Inc.)
Cuda (manufacturer of fiberoptics, endoscopes, and CO2 laser devices)
Cuda endoscope
Cufflok® suture anchor by Panalok
cuff protocol (for rotator cuff injections)
CuffStitch™ suture technique for shoulder repair
culdolaparoscopy (surgical technique that combines culdoscopy with laparoscopy and
microlaparoscopy)
Cultrex® (basement membrane extract, extracellular matrix-rich, laminin I, type IV
collagen entactin and heparin sulfate proteoglycans, R & D Systems, Inc.)
Culturelle with Lactobacillus (OTC supplement for bowel transplant patients)
cumin and turmeric (OTC for slowing of dementia, Alzheimer's)
Cummings-Benson (criteria to assess dementia)
Cupid's bow contour or sign (curvature of endplate of 4th and 5th lumbar vertebrae;
normal variant)
cupping therapy (suction cup acupuncture for abdominal pain)
Curafoam wound dressing by Kendall
Curasol™ Hydrogel (dressing by Carrington)
Curasorb™ (wound dressing by Kendall)
CURE antiplatelet trial
Curecumin (by Bioponic Phytoceuticals, a bioresonant phytotherapeutic form of turmeric
and curcumin for prostate CA, FDA approved)
CureSearch (International Pediatric cancer treating/research physicians group)
Curis, Inc. (merger: Creative BioMolecules, Ontogeny, and Reprogenesis)
Curlin 2000 Plus (a portable infusion pump)
Curon Medical, Inc. (formerly Conway Stuart Medical [CSM], Inc.)
Curosurf® (poractant alpha, intratracheal suspension for RDS/hyaline membrane
disease in infants)
CurvTek™ bone tunneling system by Arthrotek, Inc. and Biomet
CUSA (cytoreductive surgery in ovarian cancer)
CUSA (Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator)
CUSA EXcel ultrasonic aspirator (electrosurgery)
Cushing bayonet forceps
CustomCornea (wavefront measurement system for aberrations of the eye)
CustomVue (laser correction of myopia, 6D and 3D by VISX)
CustomVue Monovision LASIK by VISX)
Cutalon nylon polyamide surgical suture
cutaneous mycosis (related to fungal dermatoses and fungal mycoses)
Cutifilm (composite dressing by Smith & Nephew)
Cutinova and Cutinova Cavity (wound filler dressing by Smith & Nephew,
Beiersdorf/Jobst)
Cutinova Hydro (hydrocolloid dressing by Smith & Nephew)
Cutinova Thin (hydrocolloid dressing by Smith & Nephew)
Cutivate® cream (fluticasone propionate 0.05%, OTC topical)
Cutting Balloon™ by Medtronic
Cutting Balloon Ultra2 by
Cutting Balloon Ultra2 (Maverick2 balloon catheter technology and Bioslide coating and
enhancements to the balloon and microsurgical blades for dilatation of lesions in
coronary arteries. Boston Scientific)
CV-6 Gore-Tex sutures
C Veg or C-Veg capsules (vitamin C and antioxidant combination OTC supplement)
CVID (common variable immunodeficiency, adult-onset hypogammaglobulinemia)
CV Peri-Guard cardiovascular patch
CVProfilor™ DO-2020 system
CVX-300® excimer laser system with Spectranetics Laser Sheath (SLS™)
CWL (CERAD word-list test for mental cognition, also known as WLL, word list learning
test, CERAD – Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer Disease)
CX516 (Ampalex™, drug under investigation for Alzheimer’s)
CXCR4 (chemokine coreceptor inhibitor for HIV, currently in trials, AMD-070)
cyanidin (antioxidant, anthocyanins, flavoid radical supplement, OTC)
cyanocobalamine spray (metered inhaler, nasal, by Nantech Pharm)
Cyanokit (hydroxocabamin by EMD Pharma., Inc. for cyanide antidote for poisoning)
CYBeR-CARE, Inc.
cyberchondriac (person who spends time on Internet researching his/her symptoms
chronically)
CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System by Accuray, Inc.
Cyberonics NeuroCybernetic Prosthesis (NCP® system
Cybertech 1000 (back support)
Cybex® dynamometer, Cybex II, 600B series, etc. by Cybex
Cybex (isokinetic concentric quadriceps strength test)
Cybon™ Suite (navigation software by Cybon, Inc., Mountain View, CA)
Cyclessa™ (desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol, 25 mcg-tablets, BCP by Organon, Inc.
Cyclin D1 staining for mantle cell lymphoma
Cyclinex® 1 and 2 formulas by Ross
cyclocapron (SEE Cyklokapron)
Cyclofem (Lunelle) -- estrogen therapy
Cyclone® anterior servical plate
cyclooxygenase (COX) and 5-lipooxygenase, 5-LO enzyme)
cyclopirox topical (by Perrigo, NY, 0.77%)
cyclophosphamide (CYC) IV pulse (Cytoxan for severe, refractory lung disease)
Cyclo-Provera (former trademakr name Lunelle™)
cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion, 0.05%
CycloTech™ cyclosporine delivery system
Cyclovar™ cyproheptadine hydrochloride for ED, not in U.S. yet)
Cycrin® 5 mg (medroxyprogesterone acetate MPA)
Cyklokapron, Cyklo-f BCP for menorrhag
Cylex® immune cell function lab test (by Cylex, Inc.)
Cylexin™ (CY-1503 study, after bypass drug and for reperfusion of lungs after injury)
Cylos™ pacemaker (two Biotronik closed loop Stimulation, CLS and Home Monitoring®)
Cymbalta™ (duloxetine hydrochloride; dual serotonin/norepinephrine inhibitor (SNRI) for
depression by Eli Lilly, under further studies for use in teenagers before FDA approval)
Cymetra™ (micronized AlloDerm, using Coaptite gel)
Cymeval™ (valganciclovir) - Former trademark; see Valcyte(tm)
CyPat™ (investigational treatment for hot flashes in prostate cancer patients)
CYPHER™/Cypher wire and sirolimus-eluting stent (reduce restenosis or reblockage of
coronary artery lesions by Cordis Corp.)
Cypher/CYPHER™ balloon
CyraPhone™ (translation system by telephone for patients who speak different language
than clinician)
Cystadane™ (betaine anhydrous) oral solution - homocystinuria
Cysta-Q® (medication for interstitial cystitis and UTI symptoms by Farr Labs)
Cystistat® (sterile sodium hyaluronate solution instilled into bladder to restore
glycosaminoglycan (GAG) layer for cystitis, etc.)
cystoperitoneal shunt (for cyst, fenestration)
cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6 - P450 table which tells which medications are
metabolized via cytochrome isoenzyme, and which are inhibited by it, or interaction on
the P450 system, doctors can better prescribe medications for a patient that do not
interact with one another)
CytoFlex (OTC glucosamine hyaluronic gel for joints, supplement)
CytoGam® (cytomegalovirus immune globulin, intravenous [human]) - HIV
cytokeratin AE1/AE3 (immunohistochemical stains for glial tumors, etc.)
cytokine assay (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to determine diagnosis of
appendicitis)
Cytolex™ (pexiganan acetate; HIV)
Cytolin -- HIV
CytoLite (chemiluminescence-type assay used for screening for proliferative or cytotoxic
effects of drugs)
CytoMAX II double-lumen biliary brush used in ERCP
cytoprotective agent
Cytomel T3 tablet T3/T4 enteral immunonutrition
Cytosar-U (cytarabine by Sicor Pharm, 100 and 500 mg)
Cytosol Ophthalmics Inc.
CytoSport (hyaluronic acid gel for joints, OTC supplement)
Cytovene® (oral ganciclovir) capsules - HIV and used after transplants
Czaban (computerized fluid and electrolyte balance system for ICU)
Czaja-McCaffrey rigid stent introducer/endoscope
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D-10 hemoglobin A1c test system (by Bio-Rad Labs, Inc.)
D114S ball catheter by Medtronic AVE
D80 (methylprednisolone, methylprednisolone, Depomedrol, for injection into joint)
d-aab (defined antibodies, for prediction of diabetes type 1, GAD)
DAB389IL-2 receptor-active protein
DABs dressing (Neomycin and Polymyxin B for burns)
Dacogen 50 mg IV (decitabine injection for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes,
MDS, aplastic anemia, orphan status given to MGI Pharma)
Dacriose sterile eye irrigant by Ciba Vision
daffodil bulbs (give rise to Alzheimer's drug therapy research)
Dafilon® suture
dagger sign (single central radiodense line on frontal x-ray of the lumbar spine that is
related to ossification of supraspinous and interspinous ligaments; diagnostic of
ankylosing spondylosis)
Daggett procedure (repair of postinfarction ventricular septal defect)
Dagrofil® suture
Dahedi 25 insulin pump
Daig-JSN™ (Quad cath, and Daig CRD-2(TM) Quad Cath)
Daig products -- Supreme/Swartz Fast-Cath
Daig cardiac introducers (SJM/Daig)
DairyCare™ capsules -- OTC acidophilus
DakoCytomation c-Kit pharmDx™ (for GI tumor treatment by DakoCytomation,
Denmark)
DakoCytomation Her2 FISH PharmX kit (lab test kit for breast tumors)
DAKO HercepTest (see HercepTest; DAKO,Trappes, France streptavidin-biotinperoxidase complex)
Dalbavancin (Vicuron Pharm, cSSTIs for complicated skin and soft tissue infections)
Dalco ortho splints by Dalco
Damar helmet (for children/infants with plagiocephaly by Damar Plastics)
Damus-Kaye-Stancel anastomosis
Danek (see Sofamor-Danek orthopedic devices)
Danek Metrix port Nomad (augmented vision system for microvision by Sofamor Danek)
Danek Vantage plate by Medtronic
Dangas™ 194 wire by Cordis
Danlos-Ehlers syndrome and Danlos anastomosis (not to be confused with DamusKaye-Stancel anastomosis)
danshen (Chinese herbal anticoagulant)
Dapoxetine (by ALZA Corporation, premature ejaculatioin)
dapsone (see Aczone)
Daptacel (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis [DTaP] vaccine
absorbed)
Daptacel (pediatric DTaP. Vaccine for immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, and
pertussis by Aventis Pasteur)
daptomycin for staph bacteria by Cubist Pharmaceuticals
darbepoetin alfa (see Aranesp)
DARC (Duffy antigen chemokine receptor, antigens gone awry in red blood cells)
Darco Body Armor short leg walker
darifenacin (clinical trial for IBS by Pfizer)
darunavir (see Prezista drug)
Darvocet A500 (lower dose)
dasatinib (see Sprycel drug)
DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, diet rich in fruits, veggies, low dairy)
DASH sphincterotome (by Cook endoscopy)
Datex-Ohmeda S/5 (cardiac output monitoring, anesthesia monitor by Genetic Testing
Instruments)
DaTSCAN (Parkinson's)
DAU screen (Drugs of Abuse screen)
Davantis/Antelys vertebral body replacement by Scient'X USA
DAVID study (evaluate DDDR pacemakers)
da Vinci Endoscopic Intrument Control System (robotic arm by Intuitive Surgical, Mt.
View, CA)
da Vinci prostatectomy (robotic surgery using above, AKA Vinci surgery)
Davol drain
Dawson’s fingers or lines (seen on MRI of brain, fingers of white, lesions diagnostic of
MS)
Daxor quantitative injection syringe kit
day dwell time (dialysis time during the day of peritoneal dialysis exchange)
Daypro Alta (oxaprozin protassium tabs by Pfizer for arthritis pain)
Daytrana® patch (methylphenidate in 10, 20, 30, 40 mg for ADD/ADHD by Noven
Pharmaceuticals)
DBM (hypoglycemic awareness and unawareness)
DBN (coollagen fiber biomaterial, bone filler)
DBS STRIP (musculoskeletal transplant foundation)
DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy, psychotherapy technique)
DBU (collagen fibers, water soluble catalyst used in polymerization of biomaterials)
DBx diagnostic system
DBX (demineralized bone matrix putty)
DC Bead™ chemotherapy-releasing device (minimally invasive treatment of malignant
hypervascular tumors, such as hepatocellular carcinoma for use in transarterial
chemoembolization, TACE, procedures by SciClone)
DCA -Dental Color Analyzer(r)
DCA -directional color angiography
DCD (dynamic cooling device)
DC Fibber (defibrillator by St. Jude Medical)
DCNB (dinitrochlorobenzene (autoimmune therapy for AIDS, warts, etc.)
DDAVP® (desmopressin acetate tablet, 0.2 mg nasal spray for enuresis, etc.)
DDDR COMBI electrophysiologic stimulator
DDDR MODULAIRE electrophysiologic stimulator
DEATH (mnemonic for Dressing, Eating, Ambulating, Toileting, and Hygiene such as
bladder control, basic ADLs, SHAFT)
Debacterol® - Rx to OTC switch (topical for aphthous stomatitis; used for therapeutic
chemical cauterization of aphthous ulcers (canker sores); mfg Northern Research
Laboratories)
DeBakey forceps
DeBakey VAD® (ventricular assist device) - Update: CE Mark approved)
DEBATE II study
DebioClip single-dose delivery system - See Trelstar™ LA entry
Debrisan (wound cleanser by J&J)
Decapinol oral rinse (for gingivitis by Sinclair Pharm)
Decapolar catheter used in EPS studies
decitabine (chemotherapy for sickle cell anemia/leukemia)
Declomycin (demeclocycline antibiotic, Barr Labs, 150 mg)
DECODE (drug-eluting stent protocol for diabetics in California)
Deconex (oral tabs ER)
Deconsal DM Tannate and ER (oral chewable tabs for cough/congestion, OTC)
deep throating cardiac catheter (to try to get to area of stenosis)
Deepwave® (percutaneous neuromodulation pain therapy system (uses percutaneous
electrode array or PEA to facilitate delivery of electronic signals through skin and deep
tissue encompassing the pain site blocking transmission of chronic or acute
postoperative musculoskeletal pain, single-use 2.5-inch diameter patch, 30-minute
treatement, can be used with Homewave® system for neuromodulation technology at
home by Biowave)
de-escalation therapy (for pneumonia)
Defender™ II ICD Model 9201 by ELA Medical, Inc., Plymouth, MN
defibrination syndrome (the accumulation of fibrin in the blood, the blood coagulates
everywhere)
defibrillation subcutaneous coil array (for implantation of AICD)
defibrotide (DF, polydeoxyribonucleotide with aptameric activity on endothelium for
veno-occlusive disease in children)
Definity™ Imaging (perflutren, ultrasound contrast agent by BMS Medical Imaging)
Deflux (an injectable implant of sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid) and dextranomer
microspheres put through keyhole into wall of urinary bladder to improve valve function
in VUR, vesicoureteral reflux, in children, Update: FDA approved)
Deflux® injectable gel by Q-Med, Sweden
DEFUSE study
deGeorge (SEE DiGeorge)
DEHOP (diethylhomospermine)
Deka and Deka Pediatric (oral liquid pseudoephedrine HCl 100 mg/5 mL)
Deklene II® cardiovascular suture
delayed skin allergy tests
delisted (removed from transplant list)
Deliver® (2.0 oral tube feeding high calorie nutrition)
DELIVER II study by Guidant
Dellon ulnar nerve transposition
Delphis™ (urodynamics by Laborie Medical)
Delta™ (laser platform by Diomed for EVLT, see EVLT)
Delta 32 (digital stereotactic system)
Delta 32 TACT® three-dimensional breast imaging system
Delta Cut needle
Delta Xtend™ reverse shoulder system (reverses shoulder anatomy for pain-free
movement by DePuy Orthopaedics)
delta F508 (gene for cystic fibrosis mutation)
delusional parasitosis (Ekbom syndrome, belief one is infested)
demeclocycline hydrochloride (Declomycin, ledermycin by ESP Pharma 75, 150, 300 mg
by Wyeth)
DeMeester score/pH monitoring (technique for monitoring pH in esophagus)
Demulen® contraceptive
DENALI™ (minimally invasive spinal system by K2M)
Denavir ™ (penciclovir 1% cream)
Dendreon Corporation
Denis classification of compression fractures -- types A, B, C, and D
Dennie lines (see also Morgan-Dennie lines, allergic “salute” from allergic rhinitis, lines
under eyelids, mostly seen in children)
de novo stereotactic radiotherapy (de novo = anew, radiotherapy that was new and not
in the same location as patient had received external beam radiation)
dense-array EEG (stroke protocol per ED service)
DENSPM (diethylnorspermine)
Dental Color Analyzer® (DCA)
dentoalveolar distraction osteogenesis (rapid tooth movement for orthodontic treatment)
Denver Biomedical
Denver ® Pleurx™ pleural catheter/home drainage kits
Denver® splint by Xomed
Depacon (valproate sodium injection for seizures)
Depakote® ER (divalproex sodium, extended-release) tablets/seizures
Depakote® XR (for migraine)
DePalma staple procedure (gracilioplasty)
Deplin™ (for anemia by PamLab)
DepoCyt™ (SR DepoFoam chemo, intrathecal cytarabine liposomal injection)
DepoDur™ (morphine sulfate for injection, epidural, by Skyepharma, FDA approved)
DepoFoam™ encapsulated cytarabine
DepoMed, Inc.
DepoMorphine™ (DepoFoam acute postsurgical pain)
Depo-Prolixin (by injection)
Depo-subQ Provera 104 (medroxyprogesterone acetate injection birth control by Pfizer
104 mg/0.65 mL)
DePuy-Ace mini-fragment locking plate system (by DePuy)
DePuy Acromed VBR system
DePuy 1 and 2 Endurance bone cements
DePuy Fast Set bone cement
DePuy Global CT database
DePuy Summit femoral head replacement
DePuy Luster hip stem by DePuy (calcar type replacing)
DePuy Zirconia articular femoral balls (Articul/eze)
Derifil (100 mg oral tabs Chlorophyllin Copper Complex, by Integra LifeSciences for
bowel incontinence odors, people with ostomies)
Derma 20 Er:YAG laser system
Dermabond ™ (replaces sutures by Ethicon, a J&J Company)
dermacarrier (term used to denote substance skin grafts are “carried” or transferred in,
and thus enmeshed with, by Zimmer, and others, Zimmer are Dermacarrier II skin graft
carriers - can also be found as 2 words, but most documented as 1 word)
DermaFreeze™ (topical pain treatment and line relaxing by L’Oreal USA, OTC)
DermaGinate AG (wound dressing by DermaRite)
Dermagraft™ (human skin replacement; possible name change to TransCyte™ by Smith
& Nephew, FDA approved, humanitarian use also)
Dermagran® hydrophilic wound dressing (wet-to-dry zinc by Derma Sciences)
Derma™ K laser system
DermaDry™ (patellar knee brace with KwikWick™ treatment removes moisture by
Sammons Preston)
DermaFilm HD (wound hydrocolloid by DermaRite)
DermaFilm Thin (wound hydrocolloid by DermaRite)
DermaLase™ Er,Cr:YSGG laser system
Dermanet (contact layer dressing by DeRoyal)
DermaPik (allergy skin testing by Biomedex)
Dermarest Plus (2% topical gel)
DermaScan™ system
DermaSerra™ (topical OTC lotion)
Derma-Smooth/FS (OTC oil for scalp)
DermAssist (wound filler by AssisTec)
Dermatol™ topical emollient (Aveeno, Neutrogena, Nivea, Wibi)
Dermatophagoides farinae (common house-dust mite,an indoor inhalent allergen)
Derma-Trans roll-on system
DermMatrix surgical mesh
DermaSyn (wound hydrogel by DermaRite)
dERmium system -- laser skin treatment
dermoclysis (and hypodermoclysis fluid therapy done at home)
DeRoyal surgical trocar/cannula
DES (drug-eluting stent; another meaning of the acronym)
DeSat Counter (miniature medical device for sleep apnea, disposable sensor worn on
wrist by David Krausman, PhD)
deseroalized (muscle layer covering method)
deserosalization (of adhesions during surgery)
Desai VectorCath D catheter
Desai® mapping for electrophysiology studies, FDA approved
DesChutes Medical Products, Inc. (Mfg)
Desenex Max
desflurane (Suprane, Baxter Healthcare, MAC anesthesia, FDA approved)
Deskar (pirfenidone drug for idiopathic pulmonary disease, FDA trials)
Desk-Trainer (set of 5-minute exercises designed to help repetitive stress injuries and
pain, can try 1 exercise for free, by www.desk-trainer.com <http://www.desktrainer.com>)
desloratidine pseudoephedrine sulfate (Clarinex LA, nonsedating, D12-hour by
Schering-Plough)
desmethylsibutramine (DMS) (depression and ADHD)
desmopressin acetate (0.01 mg spray)
Desogen (contraceptive by INFAR)
desogestrel estradiol (0.15 mg - 0.03 mg oral)
Desonate (desonide gel (by for atopic dermatitis by Dow Pharma)
DesOwen (topical corticosteroids)
Desoximetasone gel (by Perrigo, FDA approved)
DESTINI-CFR Doppler endpoints for stenting
DESTINI™ 210 wire by Cordis
Desvenlafaxine (by Wyeth Pharma., for depression and menopausal vasomotor
symptoms)
Detachol™ (slvent solution by Smith & Nephew to remove plastic tape)
DetectR™ (tests for hepatitis by DNA PCR)
Detoxahol™ (reduces blood alcohol rapidly)
Detrol® (tolterodine tartrate tablets for urinary incontinence)
Detrol® LA (tolterodine tartrate capsules for incontinence)
Detrusitol® (tolterodine tartrate) tablets (European brand name for
Detsky modified cardiac risk index (two-Eagle criteria)
detubularization principle (use of ileum, ileocecum, or the sigmoid colon for conduit
material in continent urinary diversion procedure)
deuce syndrome (SEE Doose)
Devex by DePuy/Acromed
Devic neuromyelitis optica (disease of eye, rheumatologic)
DEX® and DEX® 2 (glucose monitors by Bayer)
DEXA scan (bone density scan)
dexanabinol (a.k.a. HU-211 for ulcerative colitis)
DexCom™ STS™ (continuous glucose monitoring system by DexCom, Inc.)
DexFol™ (renal supplement by Rising Pharmaceuticals)
Dexemel (intraperitoneal drug delivery fluid)
dexlipotam (phase II trials for diabetes, by Aventis Pharm)
dexloxiglumide (selective reversible cholecystokinin receptor antagonist in phase III trials
for constipation/IBS)
dexmethylphenidate HCl; d-methylphenidate; d-MPH
DEX-PAK 0.75 mg (diclofenac 50 mg, generic Voltaren)
Dexterity® Pneumo Sleeve
Dexterity® Protractor™
dextran sulfate drug (by Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, NY, NY, for HIV, experimental
drug)
DextroLyte II (peritoneal dialysis system by BfarM, Germany)
dextromethorphan (polistirex Delsym ER 30 mg ER, CellTech Pharm, for cough)
Dextrus(TM) (pacing lead by Boston Scientific)
D. farinae (allergen tested on skin testing)
DFMO (difluoromethylornithine, eflornithine for bladder CA)
DFT (defibrillation threshold in pacemakers/AICD)
DHAP chemo regimen (dihydroxyacetone phosphate)
DHE 45 - migraine drug
DHE protocol (dihydroergotamine for headache treatment)
DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone medication)
DHS implant by Smith & Nephew
Diabetasource (supplement by Novartis)
Diabetic Diagnostic insole
Diabetic Tussin-C (codeine cough suppressant for diabetics)
Diab Gel (wound dressing hydrogel by Carrington)
Diab Klenz solution
DiabeVite DiabetiSweet OTC supplements
DiaCent (centrifuge separating whole blood by COBE)
Diacol™ Update: name change; trademarked as Visicol in the U.S. (GI
cleansing agent prior to colonoscopy)
Diagnose™ AF (pacemaker by Vitatron B.V.)
dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT psychotherapy technique)
Dialock® hemodialysis access system
DiaLog™ (for CA of the upper GI tract)
Diamaphen Elixir (OTC cough/congestion)
Diamond Vac wand (by ArthroCare)
dialysate (fluid used for peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis to clear excess fluid and
waste products from the blood)
Dialyvite® (vitamins B, C, and folic acid for dialysis patients by Hillestad
Pharmaceuticals)
dialyzable (meaning a drug is dialyzable in the bloodstream)
Diamond™ 3 (DDDR pacemaker by Vitatron B.V.)
DIAMOND CHF trials (Tykosyn for CHF)
Diamond-Flex retractor (by ASBS Corporate)
Diamond-Touch retractor (by ASBS Corporate)
Diamond-Port retractor (by ASBS Corporate)
Diamyd (type 1 diabetes vaccine)
DIANEAL (peritoneal dialysis solution by Baxter Healthcare)
Dianolyn capsules (recalled Chinese herbal, contained glyburide)
DiaScreen® 50 (urine analyzer)
Diasensor® 1000 (glucose monitor)
Diastat® (diazepam solution for rectal administration) -- seizures
DiaScreen™ urine chemistry test strip, a.k.a. DiaScreen(r) reagent strip
Diatest (breath test kit that enables physicians to diagnose early insulin resistance and
type 2 diabetes)
Diatx and Diatx Fe (renal supplement, by Vastrx)
Di-Dak-Sal (antimicrobial dressing by Century Pharm)
didelphys or didelphysic uterus
di-di (diamniotic, dichorionic twins)
DiffQuick™ (H. pylori quick test using leukotriene C4, LTc4 enzyme by Baxter
Therapeutics)
DiGeorge syndrome (neurological 22q11 genetic disorder)
DigiTrace EEG (used with SleepMed EEG for ambulatory EEG tracing)
dihydroergotamine (migraine class of drugs)
dihydropyridine (calcium channel blocker by Bayer, same as minodipine, vasodilator)
Dimebon (novel drug clinical trial for Huntington disease Metivation Huntington Study
Group)
Dimericine (T4 endonuclease V by Applied Genetics, Inc. and AGI Dermatics for sundamaged skin)
diopters sphere (measurement taken on cycloplegic retinoscopy)
Diovan HCT (valsartan and hychlorothiazide by Novartis Pharma, new dose)
dipole antenna (of cochlear implant)
Diprolene AF 0.05% gel (betamethasone, Alphabrex, Bealene, Del-Beta, Diprosone,
Maxivate, skin cream for itching skin conditions by Schering-Plough)
direct Coombs polyspecific test (for high bilirubin with IgG and C3D, and can have
monospecific anti-IgG antibodies)
Directigen™ EZ Flu A+B (rapid chromotographic immunoassay A and B viral antigens by
BD Rapid tests by Becton-Dickinson)
DirectRay™ direct-to-digital x-ray capture device
DirectView CR 900 (imaging system device)
disadherent (tissue that is not adhered)
DISA S-Flex coronary stent, laser-sculpted implant to open arteries
DISC HSV vaccine
Disc Melt (Abilify given in rapidly-disintegrating disc form for patients who cheek meds)
discoid fundus (pregnant uterus shaped like a disc, may change to globular in late
pregnancy indicating ready to deliver)
discoordination (documented as motor discoordination by the Academy of Neurology)
discordant couple (a couple, as patients, who are both HIV positive)
Disc O Tech (Fixion intramedullary nail by Arthrex)
DISC virus technology
Discovery™ and Discovery II 1186 SR, II 1187, II 1283 SR and DR, II 1286 DR, II DDD,
and SSI pacemakers by Guidant)
Discovery Laboratories, Inc.
Discovery LS (innovative imaging system that combines CT and PET scanning
technology to provide very detailed images)
discrete trial training/DTT (child development and behavior strategies)
Disetronic insulin pump
Diskus® (see also Serevent® Diskus®)
Dispertab® (tablets Rx only)
Disopyramide Phosphate (disopyramide phosphate by Teva Pharm, 150 mg q.6 h., FDA
approved as antiarrhythmic)
Disposable Simplex™ Airbrator™
Disprin Cold & Flu (from India)
Dissectron (ultrasonic neurosurgical aspirator console and a broad line of related hand
pieces)
disseminated Strongyloides stercoralis infection (parasite)
Distaflo bypass graft (prosthetic, carbon-containing bypass graft; mfg by IMPRA)
distraction laminoplasty (decompression of the lumbar spinal canal with bone
preservation)
distraction osteogenesis surgery (performed on children with facial deformities caused
by congenital problems such as hemifacial microsomia; suitable patients are identified
after evaluation of breathing, bone structure, and soft tissues of the face)
disuse osteopenia
Ditropan® XL (oxybutynin chloride) extended-release tablets -- UI
Diva™ device (laparoscopic morcellator)
Diva Platform pulse generator by Viatron, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Divalproex sodium (Teva Pharma)
Diver™ (clot extraction catheter by ev3, Inc.)
Diver CE™ (clot extraction catheter by ev3, Inc.)
Divigel™ (estradiol gel for menopausal symptoms, severe hot flashes, by Upsher-Smith,
Maple Grove, MN)
DJ Orthopedics (previously DonJoy, Inc., div. of Smith & Nephew)
DLB (dementia with Lewy bodies)
DLEK (deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty)
DLVA (The DLCO adjusted for volume mL/min/mm Hg/L on PFTs)
DM-400 Holter ECG cassette recorder
D-malposed great arteries, d-malposed, also I-malposed, L-malposed
DMG (supplement to promote healing of infections)
D-Modem and insulin pump therapy
DMP-450 (manufacturer's code designation/see mozenavir dimesylate)
DMR™ (procedure done during cardiac cath)
DM/TT angle (distal metatarsal/talometatarsal)
DNA FISH probe
DNA in situ hybridization, ISH, for tumor detection
DNA methylation CpG islant (attachment of methyl groups to DNA at cytosine bases)
DNAR (DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RESUSCITATE)
DNCB (dinitrochlorobenzene, 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene for treatment of alopecia
areata)
DNR-A status (all resuscitative measures up until no respirations)
DNR-B status (only palliative care until loss of respirations)
DOBI (Dynamic Optical Breast Imaging System) uses dynamic functional
imaging to detect angiogenesis associated with growth of malignant
lesions and painf-free mthod to distinguish between malignant and benign
breast lesions)
DOC Band (helmet to correct head shape abnormalities/plagiocephaly, by Cranial
Technologies, Inc.)
DOC™ plate by DePuy with PEAK™ anterior components
Dock Extension Wire (cardiac wire by Guidant, recalled)
dock/docked/docking (terms used in orthopedic screw placement; spinal surgery)
docosanol 10% cream -(Lidakol) (oral-facial herpes/cold sores; antiviral cream by Avanir
Pharmaceuticals)
DOCTM Ventral Cervical Stabilization System (by DePuy)
Doculase (100 mg oral cap)
docusate-senna (50 mg 8.6 mg, oral tabs for constipation)
dofetilide (Tikosyn® for CHF)
Dogbone ACFS (anterior cervical plate fixation system)
dog boning (surgical maneuver when angioplasty balloon is overinflated)
DOLOBID® (diflunisal nonsteroidal analgesic by Merck)
dolphin nose dissector
Dolphin umbilical cord separator (by Ameda/Egnell)
Dolphin water infusion system (for OB/GYN procedures by Ameda/Egnell)
Dome nomogram (determine risk of toxicity in overdose with serum salicylate level)
domperidone (peripheral dopamine blocker)
Donati suture
DonJoy UltraSling™ (ortho device by Smith & Nephew)
DonJoy Pain Pump by Smith & Nephew
Doose syndrome (myoclonic astatic epilepsy)
Dopascan® (injection for Parkinson's)
Dorado (Guidant AICD lead)
Dor procedure for heart valve repair
Dor fundoplication for achalasia, Marco Patti, MD
Doribax(TM) (doripenem for intraabdominal infection, UTI, by J&J)
Dormia stent (GI procedures)
Dornier Compact Delta lithotripter by Dornier Medical
Dornier Epos Ultra (extracorporeal shock wave therapy for plantar fasciitis by Dornier
Medical)
dose-volume histogram (zDVH) (used in gamma knife surgery planning)
Doser™ device -- monitoring peak flows
DOSI and DOSI STABLE ComforT™ back support (by Sammons Preston)
Dostinex (cabergoline) tabs; adenomas/blood dyscrasias)
Dotarem® (contrast dye)
dot or black dot (indicator of metastasis on MRI)
double banger sutures
double-bolus (higher dose on first bolus)
double-D senting technique (cardiac stenting technique)
double-door laminoplasty (cervical spine procedure leaving the muscular attachments
undisturbed)
double lights (dual lights or bili-lights and/or BiliBed for hyperbilirubinemia)
double-needle sclerotherapy (for skin lesions with 22-gauge catheters x2)
double orifice repair (another name for Alfieri-plasty)
double PCL sign (on MRI, a fragment of torn meniscus; bucket-handle tear diagnosis)
double-sandwich IgM ELISA (lab test)
DoubleStent™ biliary endoprosthesis (stent)
double-stranded DNA by EIA methodology
doublet chemotherapy (two drugs)
Dovonex (calcipotriene cream topical by Bristol Myers and LEOPharma 0.005%)
Dow Corning® Soft Skin Adhesive (block adhesive for sealant after surgery)
Dowell Bryant incontinence device (Urologix)
Downs flow (J. B. Downs, M.D., administration of continuous positive airway pressure by
mask)
Doxil® (doxorubicin HCl; ovarian CA)
doxorubicin-loaded beads (adsorbed or eluting beads for chemoembolization)
Doyle Combo nasal airway splint
Doyle Shark nasal splint
DPAP® -- sleep apnea
DPC4 (Deleted in Pancreas Cancer gene)
DPCP (diphenylcyclopropenone treatment for alopecia)
DPH (Dilantin)
DPM cream (foot dryness, cracking by Doak)
DPNP (diabetic peripheral neuropathy)
D-Prevent (electrical device for improving circulation and preventing DVT, embolism)
D. pteronyssinus (allergen tested for on allergy skin tests)
DQ1 M2 haplotypes (for celiac disease, also HLA-DQ, MHC molecules, class II of H-2b)
DR-70 cancer blood test
Draffin bipods diathermy (monopolar forceps for tonsils)
Drager Babylog 8000 (mechanical ventilator with AC, SIMV, PSV, VG, EF, etc.)
dramatization syndrome (physiological and/or psychological stress causing person to
complain or exhibit other symptoms)
dravay (see Dravet)
Dravet (pronounced dravay) syndrome causing hemiplegia, epilepsy, congenital defect
Dr. Brown's home drug testing system
Dr. Brown's Natural Flow baby bottles for colic
DRD (Direct Reading Dosimeter, survey mode for gamma knife unit to read meters of
radiation)
dremmel moto tool (combined with a sanding disk, this tool is used by podiatrists to grind
fungal nails before applying topical antifungal medication).
DRESS (drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms; also known as
hypersensitivity syndrome)
Dress™ Line (custom insoles by Spenco)
DRG Sherlock™ threaded suture anchor
Drionic inotophoresis (treatment for hyperhidrosis)
drive lines (of a ventricular assist device, 6 for a HeartMate XVE by Thoratec)
Driver™ (intracoronary stent by Medtronic, Inc.)
droloxifene -- estrogen
dronabinol - marijuana, see Marinol, also Arten and Drogen
drooping shoulder sign (x-ray findings diagnostic of inferior subluxation of the shoulder)
Drop-Tainer dispensers
drospirenone-estradiol
drotrecogin alfa - see Xigris.
drotrecogin alfa (treatment of sepsis, PROWESS trial; some indications; drug recall)
Droxia® (hydroxyurea) for SCA from Bristol-Meyers Squibb
drumstick appendage (term used to describe the inactivated X chromosome, or Barr
body)
drug-eluting stent (coronary stent that is coated with a hyperplasia-inhibiting drug such
as paclitaxel. Coated stents will elute the drug following implantation, aiding in
prevention of restenosis)
DRx® quantitative hCG patient monitor
DRYalysate™ (dry powder to cleanse blood)
Dryvax (smallpox vaccine)
DryVu (cannula by Cannuflow)
D Section Rod to Rod Cross Brace System (by Corin, bone components)
DSAEK (Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty)
DSEK (Descemet-stripping endothelial keratoplasty, 9.0 mm button, donor corneal
scleral button)
DSEP (dermatomal somatosensory evoked potential study, as opposed to cortical)
DSS (Disability Status Scale, see EDSS also)
DSS (Department of Social Services)
D-stat devices from Vascular Solutions
D-Stat Dry = hemostatic bandage
D-Stat Flowable = flowable consistency gel
D-Stat Radial = D-Stat pad together with a compression band
D-Stat Clamp = D-Stat Dry configured for attachment to standard compression devices
D-Stat 2Dry = 2-bandage version of D-Stat Dry bandage
D-Stat Dry 3x3 = 3"x3" version of D-Stat Dry bandage
D-Tann DM (promethazine DM, Bromplex DM OTC cough syrup)
DTH (delayed-type hypersensitivity (reaction) allergy test, lymphocyte function)
DTI (diffusion tensor imaging, used to identify eloquent cortical areas for preoperative
planning using MRI and BrainLAB navigation, fiber tractography, fiber tracking)
DTI-015 (glioblastoma multiforme, orphan)
DTIC (dacarbazine, anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody experimental treatment for CA)
DUAC (clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide) topical by Stiefel Labs, Inc.
DUALPASS sheath (tear-away introducer by Guidant)
Dua stent (for esophageal stricture)
Dua stent (for esophageal stricture; designed by Dr. Kulwinder Dua)
Dubecq-Princeteau angulating needle holder
Duchenne Becker muscular dystrophy deletion (genetic test)
ductogram/galactogram (imaging of breast)
ductoscopy (viewing of cystic duct)
ductotomy (cystic duct is milked)
ductotherapy (application of ordinary duct tape over warts. When the duct tape is
removed, the residual wart can be scraped off the skin)
Duet DHA Oral and Duet Marnatal-F Plus (prenatal vitamins with iron, known to have
complications with overdose, warnings, OTC)
Duet™ glucose control monitor
Duet® Logic G12 (urodynamic monitoring)
Duet stent (See ACS Multi-Link Duet coronary stent)
Duetact (pioglitazone HCl and glimepiride tablets by Takeda Pharm for type 2 insulin
resistance - increases amount of insulin the pancreas produces)
Duett™ vascular sealing device (Used in interventional cardiology, this device rapidly
seals the femoral artery puncture site following introducer sheath removal; mfg Vascular
Solutions, Inc., FDA approved)
Dulcolax with cascara
Duncan loop for shoulder arthroscopy
dunebug (urban slang for dune buggy sand recreation vehicle)
duobiotic solution (combined antibiotic irrigation, doctor jargon for this, not a name
brand)
Duocal nutritional supplement (powder for tube feedings)
Duo-Care (BP monitor and blood glucose monitor worn on wrist gives results in 5
seconds FTT by GenExel-Sein, Inc.)
DuoDerm CGF (wound hydrocolloid gel dressing by ConvaTec)
Duodopa (Parkinson's)
Duodote™ (atropine and pralidoxime chloride injection by Meridian Medical
Technologies, Inc. for exposure to organophosphorus nerve agents)
Duo-Flow™ dual lumen catheter by Medical Components, Inc., Medcomp)
Duo Hill-Rom mattress
Duoject™ drug delivery system
Duomesh™ (used in hernia surgery but undocumented other than American Hernia
Society)
DuoNeb™ (albuterol sulfate and ipratropium bromide; inhaled drug for COPD; inhalation
solution)
Duo-Split™ catheter for dialysis
DuoVisc® (viscoelastic solution used for corneal protection during phacoemulsification)
Du Pen® -- epidural cath -- long-term pain treatment
Duphalac® (laxative by Aventis Pharm)
Duplay (type of scrotal dreessing)
Duploject (dual-lumen catheter, double-barrel syringe with fibrin sealant by Baxter)
DuPont Pharmaceuticals (DuPont Pharma, formerly DuPont)
Dura II (penile prosthesis by Timm Medical Technologies)
Durabraid #2 suture by Smith & Nephew
Duraclon (clonidine) -- injuries/severe pain
Duraclon™ (clonidine HCL injection) -Higher concentration (clonidine injection for pain)
Duracon® total knee system by Howmedica & Monogram
Duract™ (bromfenac sodium) capsules (withdrawn from market)
Duraderm pubovaginal sling
Duradrin (isometheptene, dichloralphenazone, acetaminophen, for migraine)
DuraFlex® (reinforced wire catheters by Smiths Medical)
Duraform implant (dural graft by Codman)
DuraGen™ (dural graft matrix by Integra Products, fibrin matrix product)
DuraGen Plus™ (dural graft matrix by Integra Products adhesion barrier)
Dura-Guard™ patch (processed, sterile animal tissues for surgical implants)
DuraGraft™ by CardioTech
Durahist D (by Proethic, OTC cough suppressant)
dural graft matrix
Duraloc Sector hip replacement cup
DuraMesh® (nonabsorbable mesh by Sukol Scientific, Inc.)
Duramorph (IV 0.5 mg/ml or IM for pain, usually injected right after surgery)
Duraneb compressor by American Allergy
Duraphen II (phenylephrine 30 mg tab, cough)
DuraSeal (surgical sealant for use in dura mater surgery over sutures to prevent leakge
of CSF, absorbs into the body in 6-8 weeks, by Confluent Surgical, Inc.)
DuraSite™ formulation of daptomycin antibiotic
DuraSolv™ (orally disintegrating tablets in foil pouches or liquid in bottles)
Durasphere™ (injectable bulking agent for stress urinary incontinence. Under local
anesthesia and under direct vision transurethrally via cystoscope by Advanced
UroScience, St. Paul, MN)
DuraScreen® (sunscreen, long-lasting)
DuraSite® drug delivery system
Durasphere™ (injectable bulking agent/UI)
Dura Star(TM) RX (coronary stent by Cordis)
Durasul™ Large Diameter Head System (for orthopedic acetabular inserts/hip) by Sulzer
Orthopedics)
Durasul™ (line of polyethylene hip and knee prosthetic components; mfg Sulzer
Orthopedics Inc.)
Dursasul® by Centerpulse Orthopedics
DuraTemp specimen transport (protects specimens in transport vehicle by Duramark
Products, Los Alamitos, CA)
Duration™ (bone components by Osteonics)
Duration extended-use heat and moisture exchange device (HME)
Duravent tube by Ulrich Medical Concepts (for ventilation of patients)
Durezol (diflupredinate ophthalmic emulsion by Sirien Therapeutics)
Duro Ject™ (bone cement injector by Cook)
Duros® implant (leuprolide implant, matchstick size pump inserted under skin for pain
treatment by Viadur)
dutasteride capsules (for BPH 0.5 mg capsule q.d.; brand name will probably be
Avolve™ or Avodart™clinical trials also for male-pattern baldness by Glaxo SmithKline)
Dutoprol (hydrochlorothiazide and metoprolol succinate for controlling heart rate, BP by
Astrazeneca)
duty cycle (one of parameters for vagus nerve stimulator, seconds on and off)
Duval forceps
DVR (descending vasa recta, DVR rate of flow for NICU/ICU patient tube flows)
DVR and DVR-A (volar plating systems by Hand Innovations)
DWI (diffusion-weighted imaging on MRI)
Dymedix Corporation
Dymedix sleep sensors
Dynabac® (dirithromycin) -- chronic bronchitis
Dynacin® (minocycline HCl) -- severe acne
DynaCirc® CR (isradipine, Lomir 25 mg for hypertension by Novartis)
Dynaflex Penile Prosthesis (unitary inflatable, by AMS)
Dyna-Flex multilayer 2 x 2’s dressing (by J&J)
DynaGraft™ bioimplants
Dynalink 0.035 biliary self-expanding stent system
Dyna-Lok (Sofamor Danek Dyna-Lok USA ortho device)
Dynalin 0.018 and 0.035 biliary stent
Dynamedix sleep sensors
dynamic anorectal endosonography (DAE)
dynamic cardiomyoplasty
dynamic cooling device (DCD)
Dynamic PACSPlus+®
Dynamite Dynavox Alpha-talker (speech device)
Dynamized system
DynaPulse® (mattress by KCI for pressure ulcers)
DynaStat™ hemostat by Cohesion Technologies
DynaStep shoe inserts
Dynasty delivery system for Mini Crown stent, cardiac vessels
Dynatron STS® (sympathetic therapy for pain)
DynaWell™ MRI/CT scan compression device
Dynepo™ (gene-activated erythropoietin) (treatment of anemia to keep RBCs up)
Dynesys™ Dynamic Stabilization System (pedicle screw connector system by
SpineTech and Zimmer)
Dynex VR and Dynex ER and LA (oral capsules for cough/congestion, OTC)
Dyonics series ElectroBlade™ 3000 BondCutter (by Smith & Nephew)
Dyrenium® (triamterene by WellSpring 50 and 100 mg diuretic)
DYT1 (early-onset dystonia gene test)
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EA (early antigen, viral early antigen)
EACA (epsilon-aminocaproic acid, AKA epsi--aminocaproic acid as hemostatic agent
and for antifibrillation)
EACP (ethyl acetate fraction of Cynanchum paniculatum, treatment for psoriasis)
Eagle Vision Valved glaucoma device (by EagleVision, Inc.)
Easy Cap® (CO2 detector by Remote Medical)
EasyCore™ Biopsy System (urology biopsies by CR Bard Corp.)
Easy Core™ (peripheral guidewire by Boston Scientific)
Easy Rider™ (microcatheter by Microtherapeutics)
Easytrak lead (Guidant)
EBNA (Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigen Panel, VCA IgG, EBNA-1 and EBNA-2)
EBP (evidence-based therapy)
EBU catheter (extra back-up catheters, 3.0 and 3.5 6-French)
EBV-VCA IgG (Epstein-Barr antibody assays)
ECAP (electrically evoked compound action potential)
Echelon 60 EndopathStapler (by Ethicon)
Echelon cream (for dermatitis by Echelon Research Laboratories, Inc.)
Echelon Micro™ (catheter by ev3, Inc.)
echoviral hepatitis (patient infected with echovirus)
Eckardt end-gripping forceps (ophthalmic by Synergetics)
Eclipse CD-Horizon™ (spinal endoscopic system by Medtronic)
ECM (extracellular matrix dressing by Healthpoint)
EC Naprosyn (naproxen delayed release NSAID by Hoffman-LaRoche)
E. coli 0157:H7 DNA
Econopred® (prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension by Alcon Labs)
ECP (external counterpulsation treatment for chronic stable angina)
Eda A1 and EdaR mutations (Eurekah Bioscience Collection, EdaR signaling, NF-B
signaling, rs-3 for ectodysplasin-A receptor causing ectodermal dysplasia, congenital,
gene mutation exon 8)
EdenTrace II (multichannel polysomnographic system used to diagnose sleep apnea in
patients' homes; mfg Mallinckrodt)
Edex™ (alprostadil for injection for ED)
(The) Edge™ insulated coated electrodes
Edmonton protocol (islet transplantation for type 1 diabetes)
Edlich gastric lavage tube
EDR assay (Extreme Drug Resistance lab by Oncotech, Inc., Irvine, CA)
Edronax™ (reboxetine mesylate) tablets -Vestra(tm) in the U.S. - depression
EDSS (Expanded Disability Status Scale)
Edwards-Cohen catheter (introduction of embryo into uterine cavity)
Edwards Lifesciences MC3 (annuloplasty ring, McCarthy, Irvine, CA)
Edwards Prima Plus™ (porcine tissue valve; stentless porcine aortic valve; mfg Edwards
Lifesciences)
EECP® (enhanced external counterpulsation; randomized study, Update: PEECH™
trials for CHF)
EEMRI (endoesophageal MRI coil)
E.E.S. granules (erythromycin oral suspension by Abbott)
efalizumab (see Xanelim™, trial for lupus drug, anti-CD11a blocks T cell adhesion)
Efaproxyn (efaproxiral, orphan drug status by FDA as adjunct to whole brain radiation by
Allos Therapeutics)
efavirenz (Sustiva™ for HIV)
Efaproxyn (efaproxiral by Allos Therapeutics, Inc. for brain mets with breast CA)
effector molecules (new class of cytotoxic radioactive drugs)
Effexor® XR (venlafaxine HC1, for GAD, general anxiety disorder)
eflornithine (a.k.a. difluoromethylornithine, DFMO, bladder cancer)
E. Fougera & Co. (Fougera®)
Efudex (fluoruracil topical cream by Valeant Pharm)
EGF (epidermal growth factor)
EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor test)
EGFR mutant V3, E3 exon, and 19 deletion assay vaccine treatments for neoplasm)
EGG (see electrogastrogram)
egg shelling procedure (kyphosis correction surgery)
ego-brittle coping style (psychiatric term)
Einstein-Moss Post-Polio Management Program
EIPV (enhanced inactivated polio vaccine)
Eisler (fat pad of Eisler, eyelid anatomy, “Knoten of Eisler)
EKOS (microinfusion catheter system by Ekos, Inc.)
ELA Ovatio CRT-D System (ventricular assist device by ELA Medical, Inc.)
ELAD® (Extracorporeal Liver Support System by Vital Therapies, CA)
Elan™ (breast-feeding system by Evenflo)
ELANA (Excimer Laser Assisted Nonocclusive Anastomosis by Dr. Cornelius Tulleken,
intracranial vascular bypass procedure, bypass around a brain aneurysm by Elana)
Elaprase (idursulfase injectable purified lyosomal enzyme iduronate-2 by Shire Pharm
for Hunter syndrome, mucopolysaccharidosis II, or MPS II, mesothelioma)
Elast-Eon™ (biomaterial polyurethane and silicone)
ElastoGel (bacteriostatic dressing by The Hymed Group)
Eldepryl (selegiline, for Parkinson’s)
Elecare/EleCare (PAP baby formula, tube feeding formula by Ross Pediatrics 30
cal/ounce)
Electro Aide™ (powdered formula)
electromicrodissection technique
Elecsys N-MID Osteocalcin assay (determines protein, osteocalcin, Roche Diagnostics)
ElectroBlade™ (resector by Smith & Nephew)
EleMENt™ (in-home test measures male infertility by Pria Diagnostics)
El Escorial research criteria (for diagnostic criteria of diagnosis of ALS or other motor
neuron disease in order to qualify for clinical trials)
Elestat™ (epinastine 0.0% for allergic conjuncitivitis by Allergan, Inc.)
Elestrin™ Gel (estradiol for menopausal vasomotor symptoms by BioSante Pharm)
El-Ghorab shunt (for priapism)
Elite PASS suture shuttle by Smith & Nephew
Elitek® (rasburicase, for pediatric uric acid stabilizer; lymphoma, leukemia, tumors by
Sanofi-Synthelabo)
ElixSure (spill-resistant cough syrup)
Elliotts B™ solution -- diluent for chemo
Elliptosphere® catheter (used in hysterosalpingogram by Ackrad Labs, Inc.)
Ellis osteotome by Xomed for dental procedures
ELMED, Inc. (bipolar cautery mfg. of Elektrotom 120 models)
Elox pacemaker by Biotronik
Eloxatin® (oxaliplatin; a.k.a. L-OHP advanced colorectal CA)
ELOXATIN™ or Eloxatin (oxaliplatin, a.k.a. L.-OHP, chemotherapy for colorectal CA by
Sanofi-Synthelabo, FDA approved 11/04 drug by Aventis)
Elset™ (dressing by 3-M)
Elston and Ellis modified Bloom-Richardson (grading system for breast CA)
Elston papillary carcinoma
Elta™ Dermal (creme wound cleanser by Swiss-American)
Elucigene™ (genetic test for alpha 1, A1AT, detects emphysema/liver cirrhosis in
children)
ELVIS anti-fog sponge (Endoscopic Laparoscopic Visual Improvement Sponge by
Medtronic Xomed, Jacksonville, FL)
Elypse™ control unit (used with Somnoplasty system for upper airway
disorders)
Emadine™ (emedastine, cell stabilizer and antihistamine for allergic conjunctivitis)
embarc™ (note: Not capitalized, bone substitute material, a-BSM, by Etex Corp.)
EmBlocker™ (ultrasound, noninvasive embolic material flowing inside of boday away
from cerebral arteries, protects the brain, by Neurosonix)
EmboGold™ microspheres
Embol-X™ net (arterial cannula and filter system by Edwards Life Sciences)
Embolyx™ liquid embolic system
Embo-Optics™ (IV illuminators LTA cannula)
Emboshield Cerebral Embolic Protection System by Abbott Laboratories
Embosphere™ microspheres (treatment for uterine fibroids/embolization of
hypervascular tumors)
Embryon® GIFT transfer catheter/set
Embryon® HSG (hysterosalpingography/hysterosonography catheter)
Embryotech Laboratories, Inc.
EMC (emergency medicine clinic)
Emcee™ introducer set by General Surgical Innovations
EMDA (electromotive administration of morphine for pain)
end-grasping forceps (disposable, used in ophthalmic procedures)
Emdogain® [premixed] periodontal gel -Update: FDA approved E-mergen-C (alternative
drug, by Biora, Inc., Chicago, IL)
EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for PTSD and chronic fatigue)
Emend (aprepitant; for nausea and vomiting with chemo, FDA approved Merck & Co.)
Emerald™ glidewire (by Cordis)
Emezine (prochlorperazine transmucosal tablets by BioDelivery Sciences Intl., Inc. for
NAC)
EMI (electromagnetic interference, from cell phones to cochlear implant antenna, etc.)
emitra (see Truvada, antiretroviral by AJC)
Emit® 2000 cyclosporine specific assay
Emitasol® (metoclopramide nasal spray)
EMLA® anesthetic disc (lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5% cream, peel & stick disc to
skin for analgesia)
Emmi® (Expectation Management Medical Information, EmmiPrep® for use with
surgical procedures, Internet-based, simple anatomy lesson, description of patient’s
condition, overview of procedure patient is to undergo, EmmiPrep answers common
questions patient may have, and other questions specifically for treating physician by
Emmi Solutions)
EmmiPrep® (see above)
Emperion™ (modular hip system for primary or revision total hip arthroplasty by Smith &
Nephew with circulotrapezoidal neck design for greater range of motion and bullet-tip
shape of stem reduces thigh pain)
Empire needle
Empirin with Codeine No. 3 (aspirin compound)
Empirynol™ Plus contraceptive gel
EMR (eye movement recording time on a sleep study for sleep apnea)
EMS-85 Electro-Myoscope (muscle stimulator EMG)
EMSA airway (Emergency Medical Services Agency policy/protocol airway en route)
Emsam™ (selegiline transdermal system by Somerset and Bristol Myers-Squibb Pharm
for major depressive disorder, 6, 9, and 12 mg skin patch/24 hours)
EMS Swiss Dolorclast (shock wave therapy by EMS Electro Medical System SA)
EMTALA guidelines (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
(www.emtala.com <http://www.emtala.com>)
emtricitabine (SEE Emtriva, for YMDD motif, tyrosine-methonine-aspartic-acid motif,
gene mutations)
Emtriva (emtricitabine, FDA approved 7/2003, antiretroviral agent by Gilead Sciences)
emulsate (lens material from cataract extraction, sometimes sent to Pathology)
EnAbl™ thermal ablation system
Enablex (darifenacin hydrobromide for IBS, 7.5 or 15 mg by Novartis)
Enam-Arthrobot (andronic arthrobot limb positioner)
ENA-RNP antibody (IgG antibody)
ENA Sm antibody (spectrum of U1RNP, Ro, La, Scl-70, ENA IgG antibodies)
Enbrel™ (etanercept, Update: new indication, psoriatic arthritis and JRA by
Wyeth/Amgen Labs)
encircle stone retrieval basket (tipless, various mfg., generic)
Encirclr™AL (adjustable loop mapping catheter by Medtronic, Inc.)
Enclose™ (anastomotic assist device designed to eliminate the need for partial
occlusion clamp in CABG procedures both on- and off-pump by Novare Surgical
Systems)
eNclose™ II (proximal anastomosis device (used in CABG, stable bloodless operating
field by Novare)
Encore™ hip replacement by Encore Orthopedics and MedCorp/Exactech)
Endeavor® drug-eluting stent by Medtronic
Endeavor zotarolimus-eluting coronary stent OTW RX, rapid exchange or MultiExchange II, MX2 stent delivery system by Medtronic)
end-effect electrode hook by Mitek
end-effectors (working ends of robotic instruments (graspers, scissors, etc.)
Endius spinal endoscope/camera (by Viking Systems and Endius, Inc.)
Endius flexible shaver (system by Endius, Inc.)
Endius® Endoscopic Access System (for noninstrumental posterolateral spinal fusion by
Endius, Inc.)
Endo-AID™ suction irrigation
EndoANCHOR™ (surgical introducer by Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, OH)
EndoButton™ CL fixation device by Smith and Nephew
EndoCABG™
ENDOcare™ nitinol stent
Endo Catch™ EndoCatch II bag
EndoCautery Probe(R) by Genzyme
Endocet® (oxycodone/acetaminophen) tablets -- pain
EndoCinch® suturing system (endoscopic tube with a sewing device by Bard
Interventional Products, fundoplication)
Endo Clip® staple applier
Endoclose® (for use with jejunostomies)
Endocodone™ (oxycodone HCl 5-mg tablets for pain)
EndoCPB™ system -- for CABG
Endodan® (oxycodone/oxcycodone terephthalate/aspirin tablets for pain by Karl Storz
N2O)
Endo-Ease Discovery™ SB (enteroscopy system by Spirus Medical)
Endo-Ease Advantage™ (for colonoscopy and Endo-Ease Discovery™ SB
advancement system for enteroscopy using Endoluminal Advancement System, EAS,
Endo-Ease Vista™ by Spirus Medical)
Endo-Ease Vista™ (colonoscopy by Spirus Medical)
Endoflator® (dual device by Storz with E.CAM™)
Endoflip® ACL implant by Atlantech
Endo-Flo® irrigation system with probe
endogo® (Portable Endoscopic Camera (battery operated video camera by
Envisioneering Medical Technology with 2.4-inch TFT flip screen)
Endograft® procedure for AAA
Endologix Power Link® system (for endovascular grafts by Endologix, Inc.)
Endologix PowerLink® system
endoleak (types I-V)
EndoLumina® bougie endoscope
EndoLumina® II transillumination system
Endometrin™ Vaginal Insert (progesterone, female infertility, Ferring Pharm)
EndoNurse™ (pH analysis by Sandhill Instruments, Highlands Ranch, CO)
EndoOctopus™ tissue-stabilization system
Endopath® bladeless trocar (by Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.)
Endopath(® ETS-FLEX endoscopic articulating linear cutter
Endopath EZ® 46 No Knife endoscopic linear stapler
Endopath® EZ45 endoscopic linear cutter
Endopath® EZ45 No Knife endoscopic linear cutter
Endopath® EZ-RF linear cutter and coagulation device
Endopath® Optiview optical surgical obturator
Endopath® Ultra Veress needle
Endopath® XCEL™ Access System (Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.)
Endopearl™ -- ACL repair
Endopore anatomic endo-osseous dental implants by Innova Life Sciences
Endopouch Pro® specimen-retrieval bag
endorectal MR imaging (prediction of extracapsular prostate cancer extension)
Endorem™ (contrast agent)
Endo-Right™ (angle dissector by Genzyme Corp., Fall River, MA)
Endorphin hand cycle (exercise equipment by Preston Rolyan, Bolingbrook, IL)
Endosac™ seamless specimen collection pouch
Endosaph™ vein harvest system
endoscopic colloid cyst removal
endoscopic digital pancreatography
endoscopic gastrin test (evaluation of gastric acid)
endoscopic suction cap-device used to facilitate endoscopic mucosal resection.
endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreaticogastrostomy
endoscopy-negative reflux disease (ENRD)
Endosolv E™ (resin for root canal)
endo spot (blister lesion on bowel or uterus)
Endo Spot (spot treatment of endometriosis, FDA approved as generic device)
Endospot™ (fiberoptic light source by Corin USA, Tampa, FL)
Endostatin™ protein (shrinking tumor drug by EntreMed, Inc.)
endostatin (angiogenesis inhibitor protein)
Endo Stitch suturing device
EndoSure™ (wireless AAA pressure sensor for endovascular repair of AAA by
CardioMEMS)
EndoSuture by J&J
Endotak® Endurance EZ™ lead
Endotak® Endurance Rx™ lead
endothelin-1 in microvascular dysfunction caused by cyclosporin A (study using CyA
capillary dysfunction by an anti-ET-1 antibody and ET-B receptor antagonist)
Endotine brow lift (procedure)
EndoTIP™ system -See Ternamian EndoTIP(tm) system
endotoxin activity assay (to rule out Gram-negative infection)
endotoxin-free dialysate (improves response to erythropoietin)
Endotron ultrasonic system
endourology (specialty in urology)
endovein harvest (method of harvesting veins for bypass)
EndoVenous™ (varicose-vein treatment by Sigmacon Health Products Corp., Toronto)
endoventricular circular patchplasty (removal of infarcted, dead, area of heart tissue after
MI)
Endoview™ (endoscopic camera)
EndoVive® (gastrostomy tube by BioPharma)
Endura® (Refresh Endura eye drops by Allergan)
Endura™ dilatation catheter
EnDura® dural graft by Integra
EnduraFIX™ tape (soft, stretchy adhesive tape for orthopedic use by DePuy)
Endurance™ hip components by DePuy
Endurance EZ Endotak® defibrillator by Spectranetics
EnduraSPORTS tape by Spectranetics
Endurance™ bone cement
ENDURE implant by Imtec Corp.
Enduron™ hip liner by DePuy
Endurox R4 (ratio of carbohydrates to protein 4:1 by GNC, fruit punch nutrition)
end-tidal CO2 monitoring by anesthesiologist during surgery
EnfaCare® (LIPIL and Enfamil LIPIL® baby formulas)
Enfagrow infant formula
Enfamil LIPIL (DHA and ARA-enriched infant formula by Mead-Johnson Nutritionals,
division of Bristol-Myers/Squibb)
Enfamil LactoFree (lactose-free formula by Mead-Johnson Nutritionals)
Enfereg (alvimopan capsules by Adolor Corp. for postoperative ileus)
Enforcer SDS coronary stent
enfuvirtide (by GL Biochem, Chinese peptide maker, thymopentin acetate TP-5)
ENG (electronystagmography and rotational study, or ROTO study/ROTO chair to
evaluate peripheral vestibular study/ear study for balance problems)
En Garde™ spring coil fixation system (suture by delivering the fixation coil through a
needle)
Engerix-B® (hepatitis B vaccine [recombinant] and asthma vaccine using ISS-based
chemical response by GSK)
ENGO patch dressing (by 3-M)
ENHANCE (Enhancing Ahderence to Diabetes Self-Management study)
enhanced N35 potentials (on SSEP study indicating myoclonic disorder)
Enhancr™ II (ablation single-curve catheter by Medtronic, Inc.)
Enjuvia® (esterified estrogen 0.3, 0.45, 0.625, and 1.25 esterified estrogen by
Seypharma)
Enlightened Rubber knee brace by Sammons Preston Rolyan, Bolingbrook, IL
Enlive nutritional supplement
enodosum (erythema nodosum abbreviated derm term)
enoximone (cardiac strengthening drug by Eli Lilly; heals heart muscle)
Enpresse® -21; Enpresse® -28 (levonorgestrel; oral contraceptive by Duramed
Pharmaceuticals and Barr Laboratories)
EnPulse® Pacing System (by Medtronic, remote monitoring)
Enraf-Nonius a wholly owned subsidiary of Henley Healthcare Inc.
EnRhythm® (pulse generator by Medtronic)
EnRhythm® MRI SureScan™ (pacer, MRI compatible by Medtronic)
EnSeal™ (vessel-sealing device by SurgRx, Inc.)
ENSI™ syringe
EnSite™ 3000 system by Endocardial Solutions, Inc.
EnSite™ NavX™ (by Endocardial Solutions, FDA approved)
EN Snare® endovascular snare and catheter
Ensure® and Ensure With Fiber (by Ross Nutrition)
Ensure High Protein® (by Ross Nutrition)
Ensure® HN10/Plus10/Plus HN10 (nutrition formula by Ross Nutrition)
entacapone (Comtess, class of drugs, COMT inhibitors for Parkinson's)
Entamoeba moshkovskii testing (polymerase chain reaction from stool specimen)
ENTaxis™ nasal packing (by Envision Life Sciences)
ENTec Plasma Wands (by ArthroCare Corp.)
ENTec coblator plasma system (incision and channeling of submucosal tissue, cosmetic,
derm, spinal, and arthroscopic surgeries by ArthroCare Corp.)
ENTec surgery system (ESS) with Coblation™ technology (ArthroCare Corp.)
entecavir (hepatitis B therapy (Baraclude name brand by BMS, FDA approved)
EnteraFlo feeding tube (nasoenteric feeding tube; mfg Zevex Inc.)
Entereg (alvimopan capsules by Adolor Corp. for postop ileus)
enterocystoplasty (secondary bladder augmentation technique for urinary incontinence)
enteroenterostomy (to the ileocecal valve procedure)
Enterra™ implant (implant for gastroparetic patients by Medtronic)
Enterion™ capsule (externally triggered drug delivery, by Biofrontera Pharm)
Enterix Insure™ (fecal occult blood test by Enterix, Inc.)
Entero-H (80% oral and rectal suspension barium sulfate prior to x-rays)
enterohepatic external drainage (drainage of bile after biliary blockage)
Enteron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., majority-owned subsidiary of Corporate Technology
Development, Inc.
Entero Vu™ (barium sulfate for suspension for small-bowel "see-through")
Enterface (See N-Terface)
Enterprise™ vascular reconstruction device and delivery system by Cordis)
Enterra™ therapy (mplanted device for use with GES, gastric electrical stimulator, to
control nausea and vomiting)
Enteryx™ (procedure kit by Enteric Medical Tech, Foster City, CA for lower esophageal
sphincter injection for GERD)
Entific BAHA® FAST drill system dermatome by Entific Systems, Inc.
ENTIRE study
Entity™ pacemakers (by Guidant)
Entocort(x)® (budesonide) capsules; Update: FDA approved
Entra™ (ICD by Guidant)
entrainment (synchronization of circadian rhythms of sleep using environmental clues)
ENTrak and ENTrak Plus (ENT navigation system by GmbH and Wyeth Labs)
Entree thoracoscopy trocar and cannula
Entremed drug (for ovarian CA by EntreMed, Inc. called Endostatin, AKA Entremed
experimentally)
EntreVu and EntreVu EX (portal cannulae by Cannuflow)
Entrobar (50% oral suspension, recalled by Mallinkrodt, Inc.)
EnTrust™ AICD (by Medtronic)
ENTsol™ (OTC nasal wash, nasal and sinus congestion irrigation)
ENVAN heart rate monitor by Envan, LLC
Enview™ camera system
envision (SEE N’Vision generator)
EnVision TD™ implant with fluocinolone
EnVision™ anterior cervical plate system
Envoy™ totally implantable hearing restoration system -To begin U.S. clinical trials
Envoy® (guide wire by Cordis/J&J)
Envy® (and Envy AQ® hydrophilic coating coronary guiding catheters by Cook, 6.0
French)
EnzAct® (Pro-Predict Rx® lab tests for Crohn’s, IBD)
EON (bone components by Osteonics)
EOT (end of test)
Eovist (dermal filler by OrthoNeutrogena for facial wrinkles)
EOX chemotherapy (Xeloda, oxaliplatin, and epirubicin, REAL 2 study)
EP2000 electrophysiology imaging system (imaging from either side of table of patient's
head, exceptional image contrast for clarity of catheter position, high heat unit x-ray tube
and variable pulse rate fluoroscopy, Hologic Systems, Littleton, MA)
e-PainCare™ (programmable infusion pump by Orthofix)
Ep-CAM molecule (immunotoxin to which antibodies are aimed for cancer therapy)
EPF®-PLUS press-fit cup (by EBI Medical)
EPHESUS study
EPIC (software package prints out aftercare instructions)
epiCal™ 500 mg (calcium/magnesium OTC nutritional supplement, and can be added to
IVs by eSupplements.com, St. Louis, MO)
EPIC DR and EPIC HF pacemaker by Amayeza
Epicel (cultural epidural autograft, CEA, autologous skin graft by Genzyme Biosurgical)
Epic HF ICD
Epic™ DR ICD by St. Jude
Epicel (cultured epidermal graft, CEA, by Genzyme Biosurg)
Epiceram (skin barrier cream by Ceragenix Pharma., Inc., for eczema and skin
disorders)
EpicWeb Light EMR (access to patient data for physicians)
EPID (external insulin delivery system by Medtronic and MiniMed systems)
EpiDisc™ (otologic lamina 8-mm disc by Medtronic Xomed, for ENT surgery)
epifascial drain (used in spine surgeries and Sheehan knee arthroplasty)
EpiFilm™ (club sandwich technique for tympanoplasty-see club sandwich technique by
Medtronic Xomed)
Epifoam™ (postpartum perineal pain similar to Dermoplast/Proctofoam)
epilepsy protocol MRI
EpiLeukin (phagocyte H2 receptor agonist for metastatic melanoma with liver mets)
EpiLight™ hair removal system
Epi-lock -- foam wound dressing
EPILOG -- evaluation of PTCA
Epimed blunt nerve block needle
Epinastine HCl (ocular allergies)
epinuclear bowl technique (with divide-and-conquer in cataract procedure)
EpiPen®, EpiPenR and EpiPen Jr. Auto-Injector (adrenaline anaphylaxis kit by Meridian
Medical Tech)
epiphysiodesis (orthopedic term - procedure to correct unequal bone length in pediatric
patients)
epirubicin hydrochloride (Ellence) (early-stage breast CA by Upjohn)
Episeal™ (lap tapes by Ardex)
EpiStar™ diode laser system (LED structure by Epistar Corp.)
EpiStat® balloon (20-30 mL tamponade balloon for epistaxis by Brighton Frontline
Medical)
EPISTENT protocol for ReoPro infusion (Phase III safety trials)
eptifibatide (generic Integrilin)
epi-sugar-caine (for use in floppy-iris syndrome)
EpiTouch -- laser removal of tattoos/lesons
Epivir® (lamivudine for HIV)
Epivir® HBV™ (lamivudine for HIV)
eplerenone -- hypertension and CHF
Epley maneuver (for benign positional vertigo)
EPO (Epogen; epoetin; erythropoietin)
EPO-assocaited PRCA (pure red cell aplasia)
ePOD™ Conserver (oxygen concentrator by Respironics)
Epogen® (epoetin alfa for anemia in children with CRF)
EPOMAX (autologous blood transfusion)
Eppendorf 5702 centrifuge by Brinkmann Instruments
Epratuzumab (non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
epRetract retracting stabilizer used with "beating heart" bypass
E prime velocity (or A prime velocity, A’, E’, as noted on echo)
eprosartan mesylate (600 mg and hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg, ARB, Teveten HCT for
hypertension)
EPS (embolic protection system)
epsilon-aminocaproic acid (AKA epsi--aminocaproic acid as hemostatic agent, EACA)
Epstein-Barr TOU II-4 (pronounced “2-2-4”, panel lab test)
EPT (electroporation therapy)
EPT ablation catheter by Webster US
ePTFE (acronym for expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, a covering for Bard-made
vascular and endovascular grafts; mfg IMPRA)
EPULOR nutritional supplement
Epzicom™ (for HIV, combines 2 antiretrovirals, nucleoside reverse transcriptase
inhibitor, NRTI, with Ziagen by Glaxo Smith Kline)
Equagesic (by Leitner Pharm)
Equalizer™ (noncompliant balloon by Boston Scientific)
Equation™ (endoscopic spinal system by Medtronic)
Equetro™ (extended release carbamazepine for bipolar disorder from Shire Pharm)
Equi-Flow™ valve
Equi-NatalCare® (prenatal vitamins by Ethex Corp.)
Equinox EEG neuromonitoring system
Equinox occlusion balloon system
Equinox (5HIA and 5HT serotonin by-products of Ecstacy street drug)
Equinoxe™ (shoulder system by ExacTech)
ERA 300 dual-chamber pacing system analyzer
ERA™ resectoscope sheath
erade (see TNFerade™ Biologic PACT clinical trial)
ERBE® (electrical cutting and coagulation surgical instruments; pronounced “er-bee” by
ERBE)
Electromedizin GmBH)
Eraxis® (dalafungin, for candidemia, fungal infections, esophageal candidiasis by Pfizer,
50 mg IV, 100 mg, and 200 mg)
Erbitux (cetuximab; formerly IMC-C225)
erbium:YAG laser system
ErecAid Classic system (manually operated vacuum erection device for erectile
dysfunction by Osbon)
ERG (electroretinogram (electroretinography, study of eyes)
Ergoset™ tablets (treatment of type II diabetes)
ERI (elective replacement indicator on pacemaker at end-of-life of battery)
Eric (SEE Eryc)
ERMI Knee Extensionater II® (device for improving extension in patients with flexion
contractures, air cuff, by End Range of Motion Improvement, Inc.)
E-R-O (ear-dry otic solution)
Eros-CTD (clitoral therapy device)
Eros therapy (by Urometrics for FSD)
ERP (Exposure and Responsive Prevention treatment for OCD)
Errin (birth control pill, also known as Camila, Nor-QD, Nora-BE, main ingredient
norethindrone)
ERSET study of epilepsy (Early Randomized Surgical Epilepsy Trial)
ertapenem sodium (INVANZ by Merck, Sharp, and Dohme)
ERxin (multicomponent penile injection for erectile dysfunction)
Ertaczo (sertaconazole nitrate 2% for tinea pedis, mfg. in Spain)
Eryc (erythromycin DR by Warner Chilcott)
Erymex(TM) Merz Pharm, Allergan)
EryPed chewables, EryPed drops, EryPed 200 and 400 oral erythromycin, and E.E.S.
granules, antibiotic by Abbott)
ErythroMax™ (enhance patient's own RBCs)
erythromycin pledgets (by Altana, Inc. antibiotic)
Erythrotabs (erythromycin tabs)
ES 300 -Cardiac T® ELISA troponin T immunoassay system
Esberitox™ (OTC herbal supplement)
ESBL (extended spectrum beta-lactamase, E. coli resistant to penicillin)
Escalon Vascular Access, Inc. (PD Access, hand-held Doppler 18 gm to 24 gm
piezoelectric crystal)
escape mutant variant of hepatitis B virus (FCH fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis,
precore/core promoter)
Escherichia coli O157:H7 assay
Escherchia coli 1057:H7 (assay)
escitalopram (single isomer form of Celexa, see Lexapro for depression)
Esclim® (estradiol transdermal system estrogen)
Escobar syndrome (short stature, craniofacial anomalies, joint contractures, vertebral
fusion anomalies, rocker-bottom feet)
ESES (electrical status epilepticus during sleep)
ESI/NavX (ESI, Endocardial Solutions, St. Paul, MN, and contract by Mayo Foundation
for the NavX navigational and EnSite systems, also mfg. by St. Jude per documentation)
ESKA/Eska-Libur (modular hip system by Eska Implant, Inc.)
esomeprazole pellets 22.5 (Nexium by AstraZeneca)
EsophaCat (CT scan of esophagus)
esophageal pH monitoring (acidity of gastric ccontent for diagnosis of GERD)
esophageal Polyflex Stent™ (by Boston Scientific)
esophageal Z-Stent with Dua anti-reflux valve)
esophagogastric junction biopsy for mAbDAS-1 (precursor for intestinal metaplasia test)
EsophyX™ ELF endoluminal fundoplication device (enables gastroenterologists and
surgeons to perform endoluminal fundoplication procedures for GERD through a
transoral route without any incisions by EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.)
esopiclone [(+)-zopiclone, (S)-zopiclone] - See Estorra™
Espaillat-Deblasio nucleus rotator (eye surgery tool, phacoemulsification)
Espree™ (MRI Tesla imaging by GE)
Esprit™ ACS RX balloon/catheter by Cook
Esprit™ ventilator by Cook
esprolol (beta blocker for panic attacks, migraines, and angina)
ESRA-10 sedimentation rate analyzer by StatSpin, Inc., Norwood, MA
ESSENCE -- study of non-Q-wave MI
ESSENCE Lovenox trial
ESSENTIAL (Studies of Oral Enoximone Therapy in Advanced Heart Failure at Mt.
Sinai)
Essure microinsert (nonincisional method alternative to tubal ligation...30-minutes under
local anesthesia, elicits tissue growth around tubes by Conceptus, Inc.; coil placed in
fallopian tube, prevents blockage)
Essure procedure (microinsert procedure in fallopian tubes)
estazolam (short-term insomnia treatment)
ESTECH/Estech (Access and Stabilization System by ESTECH, Inc., Danville, California
used with DaVinci surgical robot for off pump bypass)
Estech Clearview MV atrial depressor by Estech, Inc.
ecteinascidin-743 (ET-743 chemotherapy protocol)
EsteLux system (hair removal)
Ester-C (vitamin C OTC, NOT to be confused with Estra-C estradiol hormone)
Esterom® (topical back sprain treatment)
esthetic zones (teeth/gums that show when smiling)
E-Stim/e-stim (short for electrical stimulator, for pain control)
Estorra™ (esopiclone, rapid-acting hypnotic for insomnia)
Estra-C, Estrofem, Estro-LA, Estraderm (estradiol hormone)
Estrace VR® intravaginal ring
Estradiol acetate
Estradiol transdermal system (see Menostar)
Estradot (estrogen patch by Sobray Pharm)
Estrasorb™ (topical estrogen - Update: NDA submitted)
Estrodex aromatase inhibitor (OTC herbal estrogen)
EstroFem® (generic: estradiol, birth control product of Novo Nordisk, not available in
US)
EstroGel (estradiol gel 0.06%, by Solray Pharm, FDA approved)
EstroGel (estrogen therapy by Solvey Pharm)
Estrogenreceptor gene polymorphism assay
estropipate tablets (generic equivalent to Ogen® BCP)
Estrostep® (oral contraceptive)
Estroven (OTC estrogen replacement/estrogen plus vitamins and minerals, Amerifit
Nutrition)
ESWT (extracorporeal shock wave therapy for plantar fasciitis)
eszopiclone (Lunesta, sleep medication by Sepracor, 1, 2, and 3 mg, long-term use)
ETDRS (Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study)
ETEV (eversion thromboendovenectomy)
Ethezyme 830 (papain urea debridement ointment by Ethex)
Ethicon XCEL™ Endopath Access System (Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.)
Ethiguard™ (blunt needle by Ethicon, Inc.)
ET nurse (epidermal tissue nurse/wound care nurse)
Ethyol® (amifostine; for injection -- xerostomia -- renal toxicity)
Etilevodopa study
etodolac (generic equivalent of Lodine® NSAID)
etomoxir (diabetes and CHF)
etoposide injection (50 mL multiple-dose polymer vial chemo for SCLCA)
eTrigger™ (monitor for atrial fibrillation by eCardio Diagnostics)
ETS (endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis)
Eucalyptamint® 2000™ (topical gel for pain)
Euflexxa (sodium hyaluronate injection by Ferring for knee osteoarthritis)
EU-M30S (endoscopic ultrasonography receiver from Olympus)
Euroglyphus maynei (common house-dust mite, an indoor inhalant allergen)
Europa 9301 catheter by Cordis
euthermic (normal temp)
EVII (endoscopic video system)
EV3 renal stent (IntraStent, IntraCoil by ev3, Inc., Microvena)
Evacet™ (TLC D-99, former trademark name; see Myocet™ (liposomal form
of doxorubicin for breast CA)
Evac-Q-Kwik™ (oral and rectal kits)
Exacyl BCP for menorrhagia
evadri Bladder Control System by Hollister, Inc.
Evalve (percutaneous mitral valve repair system by Evalve, Redwood City, CA)
EvaMist Transdermal Spray (estradiol by VIVUS, Inc. for postmenopausal symptoms)
Evans calcaneal osteotomy
EVENMORE™ (hemodialysis catheter by AngioDynamics)
Everest BiCOAG bipolar cutting forceps
EverFlo™ (oxygen portable by Respironics)
EverGo™ (portable oxygen by Respironics)
Everolimus (RAD001, new cancer drug immunosuppresion, in Europe, not FDA app)
Evershears II® bipolar curved scissors
Evert-O-Cath™ drug delivery catheter
Evicel™ (fibrin sealant, sounds like “ever-seal” by OMRIX Biopharm derived from human
plasma)
evidence-based medicine
E-Vista® (hydroxyzine hydrochloride injection) -Discontinued, 1989
Evista® (raloxifene hydrochloride 60-mg tablets prevention therapy for osteoporosis)
Evithrom (human thrombin by Omnix Biopharm for bleeding)
EVLT (endovenous laser treatment or endovenous laser therapy developed by Diomed
using ultrasonic probe for varicosities)
Evolence (collagen dermal filler by for wrinkles by ColBar Life Science, Ltd)
Evoxac (for symptoms of dry mouth in Sjogren's syndrome by SnowBrand
Pharmaceuticals)
Evolve® modular radial head stemmed, cuffed implant by Wright Medical Tech)
Evolve Cardiac Continuum (designed to support physicians in a systematic approach
from open-chest surgery to endoscopic beating-heart surgery, integrating computer and
robotic technology)
Evoxac® (cevimeline HCl; SNI-2011 capsules, dry mouth, Sjogren's syndrome)
EVS™ (vascular closure system for arteriotomy by angioLINK)
EWS translocation (Ewing sarcoma, and EWS/FL-1 on SpotLight™ gene testing)
EWSR1 Break Apart Rearrangement (on FISH chromosome analysis, 22q12 locus gene
translocation for Ewing sarcoma, “ARUP Consult™” from ARUP Labs)
EX nail (Synthes Tibial Nail-EX system for intramedullary nailing)
EX-308 excimer laser
ExAblate™ 2000 (by InsighTec, Ltd. for uterine fibroids, alternative treatment)
eXact iMpact sponge (Chemical Munitions)
ExacTech, Inc. (total knee system)
ExacTech™ blood glucose meter
Exanta (ximelagatran; anticoagulant for treatment of DVT following hip and knee
replacements by AstraZeneca, oral anticoagulation therapy)
EXANTA (study of ximelagatran in treatment of factor V Leiden coagulation defect)
Excedrin® Extra Strength
Excedrin® Migraine (acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine)
Excelart Vantage ZGV (1.5T MRI system by Toshiba)
excellent through transmission (term used in Radiology on ultrasound)
Excelon (antimicrobial dressing by by Medline)
Excelsior™ 1018 microcatheter
Exfeel Implant System by Mefagen Co.
excimer laser
EXCITE (evaluation of oral xemilofiban in controlling thrombotic events)
excitrin (SEE Xcytrin)
EXCLUDER™ (bifurcated endoprosthesis by W. L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, AZ)
Exeleras® system (used for treatment of chronic heart failure, pump which offers
permanent continuous aortic flow augmentation by ORQUIS Medical)
Exelon™ (rivastigmine tartrate for Alzheimer's, FDA approved by Novartis)
Exelon™ Patch (rivastigmine transdermal system by Novartis)
Exeltra high flux dialyzer by Baxter Healthcare Corp.
exemestane (Aromasin, clinical trials, prevents estrogen, prevention of breast CA in
healthy women)
Exenatide (exendin-4, new drug by Amylin Pharm and Eli Lilly for diabetes type 2, only
acts when blood sugar too high, company in San Diego with clinical trials at Scripps
hospitals)
Exeter intramedullary bone plug (by Biomet)
Exeter® (hip system by Biomet)
eX-FIX™ (ring fixation for foot, ankle, leg, hand by Vilex)
Exforge™ (amlodipine and valsartan tablets, ARB & CCB combination, by Novartis for
high blood pressure)
Exidine skin cleanser (chlohexidine gluconate solution by Terumo)
exisulind (Aptosyn™ -- oral antineoplastic)
Exjade (deferasirox dispersible tabs for chronic iron overload with transfusions by
Novartis)
Exogen 2000 and 2000+ (noninvasive ultrasound for treatment of fresh fractures as well
as delayed healing fractures by Smith & Nephew)
Exogen 4000+ (bone healing system by Smith & Nephew)
Exorex™ (drug for psoriasis)
expand system (SEE Xpand)
expandable fabric implant (for stabilizing the spinal motion segment using a fabric bag to
take the space of the disc)
Expanded Disability Status Score (EDSS)
expanse bone graft (SEE Xpanse by Osteotech)
Expecta™ LIPIL(R) DHA prenatal vitamins
experimental BMP (BMP-2/collagen composites)
expert (SEE Xpert™ thrombectomy catheter, aspiration catheter by Boston Scientific)
expirium (expiratory phase of respiration in anatomical terms)
Explora™ (uterine curet by Milex, endometrial sampling device)
Explorer 360™ and Explorer ST™ (diagnostic catheter by Boston Scientific)
Explorer AKTA 100 Air system (by Amersham Pharm software, mutation Explorer for
endometrial sampling)
Exponent self-expanding carotid stent otherwise or RX (rapid exchange) system by
Medtronic)
Export™ catheter by Medtronic
Export XB thrombectomy catheter by Medtronic
Export® aspiration catheter by PercuSurge and Beth Israel Deaconess
Expose system (SEE XPOSE)
express (SEE Xpress orthopedic system)
ExpresSew™ by Surgical solutions
Express™ stent; Express2™ stents by SciMed and Boston Scientific
Extend ™ total hip system by Zimmer
extended-release niacin/lovastatin (Update: brand name, Advicor™ formerly
Nicostatin™)
extended strip craniectomy
Extendril (SEE Extendryl)
Extendryl DM, HC, JR, and XR and SR (OTC for nasal congestion by Fleming)
Extensair® (knee orthosis (for flexion and extension control (by Sammons Preston)
External straightener for colonoscopy (enables compression of abdomen by
Advantech, Italy)
Extina (ketoconazole 2% in VersaFoam by Connetics Corporation for seborrheic
dermatitis)
Extrarenal™ (icodextrin solution for peritoneal dialysis by Baxter HealthCare)
Extra Support Hi-Torque coronary guide wire by Guidant (also see Xtra Support wire by
ACS and Guidant’s Xtra S’Port wire)
Extravan (travoprost, 0.004%/timolol 0.5% fixed combination, ophthalmic solution by
Alcon)
Extravastat EX (cannula by Cannuflow)
Extra View™ balloon (by U.S. Surgical)
Extreme® laser catheter (by Spectranetics Corp.)
eXtreme LIF (see XLIF)
Extremity Pump® System 7500 (vascular therapy by Kinetic Concepts, Inc.)
ExtreSafe® phlebotomy device (by Becton-Dickinson Co., infusion therapy company)
Exubera™ (inhaled insulin, dry powder for type 1 and type 2 diabetes by Aventis Pharm)
ExuDerm™ (wound hydrocolloid by Medline)
Exu-Dry™ Primapore (wound dressing by Smith & Nephew)
EXULT (study of ximelagatran in the prevention of DVT by AstraZenecal)
EXXCEL™ and EXXCEL Soft EPTFE (vascular grafts by Boston Scientific)
EYELIGHT 532 laser by Alcon
eye plaque placement (radioactive eye plaques, radioactive palladium 103 seeds into
gold eye plaques for treatment of choroidal melanoma)
EyeSys corneal topography system
eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR, for PTSD and chronic fatigue
syndrome)
Eyeonics™ (intraocular lens by Alcon)
Eye-Q Allegretto Wave® system (fastest laser vision correction to –7.00 diopters D by
WaveLight)
EZ45 (no-knife Endopath endoscopic linear stapler, thoracic linear cutter)
E-ZAC (oral and rectal suspension)
EZ Boot™ and C-3 EZ Wrap™ (ankle/foot wound healing)
ezetimibe (see Zetia, Schering Plough, high cholesterol)
EZ FINELINE I and II pacemakers and leads by Guidant
Ez-HBT™
EZ™ Headgear from Sleep Net
EZ-IO (immediate vascular access system for peole with body weight over 39 kg by
Vidacare)
EZLoc™ by Arthrotek (femoral fixation no-profile screw and washer)
ezManager Plus (food database software, carbohydrate calculator, and ability to accept
download information from by Animas)
E-Z-Paque (barium sulfate contrast agent)
EZ Path stent
E-Z Tac™ system
eZY WRAP®
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F(2)-isoprostanes assay (plasma or urine test for oxidative stress)
F-18 FDG (diagnostic imaging agent used with PET scans, FDG is fluoro-2deoxyglucose)
FABER test or sign (flexion, abduction, external rotation, see also FABERE)
FABERE test or sign (flexion, abduction, externl rotation, and extension)
Fabrazyme™ (agalsidase beta, enzyme replacement therapy for Fabray disease; FDA
approved by Genzyme General)
Fabrifoam® (takes away perspiration around compression wraps by Sammons Preston)
fabrin (GTP-binding protein, Rho family, ABD actin-filament binding Dbl homology
domain, cysteine-rich domain, cytoskeletaon, Cdc42 small protein that fights bacteria,
being developed and marketed as an anti-frabin antibody by Amersham Pharmacia)
Facet Fixation System (less-invasive alternative to pedicle screw for tension band by
U.S. Spine Technologies)
Facet Solutions procedure (Anatomic Facet Replacement System™)
Facet Solutions, Inc. AFRS, Anatomic Facet Replacement System™)
facial diparesis (spastic motor disturbance)
facial ridge (near ear)
FACT (focused appendix computed tomography)
FACT-22 (Focus angioplasty catheter technology)
fact immersion therapy (see TPN fact immersion)
Factive™ (gemifloxacin antibiotic by Genesoft Pharm)
factor V Leiden mutation (inherited cause of thrombosis)
factor Xa inhibitor (for angina, in trials by Aventis Pharm)
F.A.D. (functional anaesthetic discography by Kyphon to determine back pain)
Fair test of manual muscle strength (MMT = 5, 4+, 4, 4-, 3, 3-, 2+, 2, 2-, 1, trace, 0 using
resistance, substitution, palpation, movement, stabilization, and starting position tests)
fallen fragment (diagnostic of unicameral bone cyst on radiography)
famciclovir (Famvir® HIV)
familial renal glycosuria (gene mutation in sodium/glucose cotransporter, SGLT1,
SGLT2, and GLUT 1-5, benign, non-diabetic type, possibly induced by natriuresis)
Famvir® (famciclovir by Novartis, single-day treatment for cold sores or genital herpes,
also for HIV)
Fang-Ji (multi-use Chinese herbal)
fanning liposuction (technique in fanning-out)
Fansler anoscope
Fanuc manipulator
FAP (familial adenomatous polyposis of colon genetic tests)
Fareston® (toremifene citrate, mets breast CA)
farinae mite (type of house dust mite tested for in allergy testing panels)
farnesyl transferase inhibitors, anticancer source
faros study (SEE PHAROS Huntington disease study)
Fasanella-Servat ptosis repair (used for cases of mild ptosis)
Fas/APO-1 (TRAIL clinical trial)
Fascialatta strippers, Zinnati hysterectomy clamp, Marina Medical)
fascin expression (tumor marker for Hodgkin, neoangiogenesis, better than CD34,
cytoplasm of Reed-Sternberg cells)
Fasflo mucus extractor by Femcare Ltd.
FASIAR (follicle aspiration; sperm injection; assisted rupture)
Faslodex® (advanced breast CA antiestrogen; injectable, by AstraZeneca)
Fassier-Duval telescopic iM nail system by Pega Medical, Inc.
FAST™ (ultrasound imaging, 3D and synthetic aperture imaging)
FAST (focused abdominal sonogram for trauma patients)
FAST1 (intraosseous infusion system)
F.A.S.T.1™ (First Access for Shock and Trauma, adult intraosseous infusion system,
provides rapid, reliable access to a patient's blood stream to administer drugs, IO sternal
by Pyng through midline 5/8 inch below the sternal notch incision)
FASTak™ suture anchor by Anchor Systems
Fast-Cath™ introducer
FastClose™ (suturing device by Suturtek)
FASTER study
Fast-Cath™ (cardiac system by SJM/Daig)
FastClose™ (suturing device by Suturtek)
Fastac™ Suture Anchor (by Arthrex, Naples, FL)
FAST ForWord (language processing program to aid students)
FAST-Mag or FAST-MAG clinical trial (Field Administration of Stroke TherapyMagnesium Trial by the NIMDS, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke,
using magnesium sulfate for intervention for stroke immediately in ER)
FastTake™ blood glucose monitoring system/test strips
FASTER Trial (genetic testing for Down syndrome in utero)
FAST exam (Focused Assessment by Sonography in Trauma patients, book of protocol
called FAST Exam written by ER physicians, for blunt abdominal trauma)
FasT-Fix™ meniscal repair suture system (by Smith & Nephew)
FasT-Fix™ delivery needle (by Smith & Nephew)
fast gut suture (fast-absorbable; resorbable)
FastPack™ system
FAST-MAG (clinical stroke trial, field administration of magnesium by paramedics)
Fastrac® (pull PEG tube by Bard)
fast track designation
FasTracker (18 cathe and Seeker 14 guidewire by Target Therapeutics)
Fast-Trak prescription dispensing
FasTraQ® system (ER patient treatment system)
Fasturtec® (rasburicase for hyperuricemia treatment to prevent renal failure)
FavId (idiotype vaccine for CA - patient specific)
FCPA2 laser
Fc receptors (epsilon receptor I-bindable immunoglobulin E assay from tears for
keratoconjunctivitis diagnosis, C3b complements + Coombs, IVIg given to infant based
on these receptors prior to trying exchange transfusion for hyperbilirubinemia)
FDOPA PET scan (fluoro-DOPA PET, F18-F-DOPA or F-DOPA for Parkinson’s and
neuroendocrine tumors, or NETs)
FCRMS (Fuji Computed Radiography Mammography Suite)
FD1b (lab test, antibody for sensory neuropathy)
FDDA™ (Fractional Deep Dermal Ablation treatment for sever ephoto damage including
rhytides, skin laxity, scarring, vascular lesions, and striae at Fraxel® Laser Clinic by
Reliant Technologies)
FDG-avid (a lesion seen on PET/CT scan using fluorodeoxyglucose, FDG dye)
FeatherTouch™ CO2 laser
Febuxostat (by TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. for chronic gout)
fecal alpha-1 (antitrypsin for protein looking for hypoproteinemia in cystic fibrosis patient,
AKA fecal trypsin test, looking for pancreatic insufficiency, IRT = Trypsinogen fecal fat)
feculent pathways of cancer
FEES (functional endoscopic evaluation of swallowing)
FEEST (flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing with sensory testing)
Feldenkrais method (approach to neuromuscular relearning for neurological movement
disorders)
FELON (extremely painful abscess on the palmar aspect of the fingertips, occurring as
the result of infection in the closed space of the terminal phalanx, usually following
inoculation into the skin of a pathogenic microorganism. Called also whitlow)
female urinary pouch (connects to leg back on calf)
Femara™ (letrozole for advanced breast CA in postmenopausal women)
FemAssist continence device (Insight Medical Corp.)
FemCap (cervical cap contraceptive)
Femcon Fe (hormonal contraceptive norethindrone, ethinyl estradiol, and ferrous
fumarate)
FemExam test (diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis)
FemExam® TestCard
Fem-Flex II (femoral arterial cannula (thin-walled)
FemHrt 1/5 (generic norethindrone acetate 0.5/1/2.5 mcg and 1 mg and ethinyl estradiol
5 mcg combination for vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause and for
prevention of osteoporosis).
FemoStop™ (device for manual pressure to groin after coronary procedures)
FemPatch™ (low-dose transdermal estrogen by Cygnus, Inc.)
Femprox™ (alprostadil for sexual dysfunction in females)
Femring (estradiol acetate vaginal ring by Galen, Ltd., hormone ring)
FemRx Operastar™
FemRx Soprano™ cryotherapy system
FemSoft® (insert for SUI by Rochester Medical Corp.)
Femstat® One (for vulvovaginitis)
fem-stop (hand pressure to femoral vein after cardiac cath)
FEMT gene mutation (familial medullary thyroid carcinoma, two RET isoforms: RET51,
kinase domain, Cys618, MEN 1 and 2A)
FemTek vaginal pH balance test
femtoliters (measurement of blood counts)
FemTone (exercise for SUI)
Femtosecond laser (FDA approved by IntraLASIK)
Femtrace 0.9 mg oral tabs (estradiol acetate 0.45 mg)
Fem-V™ (OTC noninvasive diagnostic test for vaginal infections by Synovator
Healthcare)
fenfluramine HCl (appetite suppressant)
fenoldapam mesylate (injection by Abbott Labs)
fenoprofen/Nalfon (200 and 300 mg Pedinol Ran)
Fen/Phen protocol (Product recall, diet drug causing heart valve problems)
fenretinide (breast CA)
Fentora™ (fentanyl 600 mg buccal tabs for cancer pain by Cephalon, Inc., studies)
FEP (functional exercise performance)
FERET (Facial Recognition Technology - psychology)
Ferralet Plus (oral candy bar corrects metabolic processes, OTC)
Ferrex (150 Forte oral capsules, iron)
Feridex I.V.® (ferumoxides for injection, contrast agent for MRI by Advanced Magnetics)
ferric hexacyanoferrate (Radiogardase, Prussian Blue, by Heydt, Heyl Chemist, iron)
ferric subsulfate/iron
Ferrimin 150 (ferrous fumarate complex plus iron for dialysis patients)
Ferripox (deferiprone for thalassemia)
ferris flow (SEE Pheres-Flow)
Ferris-Smith Kerrison instruments
FerriSeltz™ (ferric ammonium citrate MRI contrast dye)
Ferrlecit® (sodium ferric gluconate complex in sucrose injection for IDA)
ferromagnetic (metal replacements/implants that are not MRI compatible, versus nonferrogenic or non-ferromagnetic, which are CT/MRI compatible due to no metal)
ferrous fumarate (folic acid 324 mg/1 mg oral tabs)
ferros study (SEE PHAROS study)
FertilMARQ male fertility test
festoons (festoons of the eyelids are redundants folds of skin)
fetablet, feteva/Tricor 54 mg
Feth-R-Kath® epidural catheter
FEurea (fractional excretion of urea, a useful lab for determining renal function)
FEVC (forced expiratory volume capacity, most doctors say FVC and leave out the E,
and also forced vital capacity, FVC)
Feverfew Nasal Mist™ (OTC)
fexofenadine (30, 60, 80 mg generic Allegra)
F-FDOPA PET scan (for Parkinson’s, movement disorders, F-18-FDOPA, or F-DOPA)
FGFR and FGFR3-related gene mutations (craniosynotosis lab test, exon 7)
FGN-1™ (exisulind former trademark name former Aptosyn)
Fibered IDC occlusion system by Boston Scientific
fiberopticoximeter (MRI compatible by Nonin Medical)
Fibersource HN (enteral feeding formula for tube feedings)
FiberStick by suture anchors by Arthrex
fiber tracking (diffusion tensor MRI scan)
FiberWire® shoulder anchor, suture anchor by Arthrex, Inc.
FIBROspect (SM) II (extracellular proteins gives diagnosis of liver fibrosis in hepatitis C
by Prometheus Labs, Inc., serodiagnostic testing)
Fiblast® (stroke drug by Wyeth-Ayerst)
Fibracol® (collagen wound care dressing; 90% collagen by Johnson & Johnson)
Fibracol® Plus Collagen (by J&J)
fibrate drugs plus glitazone drugs (studies showing it reduces cholesterol)
Fibrates (fibric acid for treatment of high cholesterol, fenofibrate clofibrate)
fibrillar collagen bovine sealant (used with Gelfoam and Surgicel in surgeries as a
sealant)
Fibrillex (1, 3 propanedisalfonate by Neurochem for amyloidosis)
Fibrillin-1 or FBN1 and TGFBR2 (gene testing for transforming growth factor-2 for
Marfan syndrome and familial ectopia lentis associated with aortic aneurysms)
Fibrimage™ Tc 99m imaging for DVT)
fibrin sealant
fibroblast culture (can be taken from a skin punch biopsy to determine a metabolic
disorder)
fibrointimal hyperplasia (vascular hyperplasia term)
FibroSpect)(TM) (Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., San Diego, CA for monitoring hepatic
fibrosis)
Fibrostat™ (topical for prevention of scarring burns/surgery)
fibrostenosing Crohn disease (and IBD)
FibroSure(TM) (Laboratory Corporation of America, Burlington, NC, for monitoring
hepatic fibrosis)
Ficat stages of osteonecrosis
fiducial tracking (for tumor tracking)
FiF (functional intact fibrinogen test/assay)
Filgrastim (mobilized stem cell trial)
Filmtab® (by Abbott, taste-inhibiting coating on tablets such as Biaxin, Gabitril, and
Zyflo)
FilterLine® by GE
FilterWire™ EX and EZ (system in the 3.5-5.5 mm vessel size and Guard Wire Plus
wires by Boston Scientific, FDA approved, for vein and arterial disease)
FIM (functional independent measurement of ADLs on entering rehabilitation)
Finacea (azelaic acid; gel 15%, rosacea, Berlex Labs; FDA approved)
Finally Free® Ultra -- hair removal
finasteride tabs (flecainide, Proscar, by Watson Labs)
Fine Line™ pacer by Guidant
Fine Lines (see Restylane)
Finevin™ (azelaic acid, 20% cream)
Finevin (azelaic acid cream 20% for acne vulgaris)
Fingerprint Drug Screening Device™
fingers-to-floor distance (term used to assess ankylosing spondylitis)
Finnegan Score (NAS score; indication when newborns need treatment or to withdrawn
from treatment by Loretta Finnegan, et al.)
Fire Star(TM) RX (balloon guidewire by Cordis)
FIRE trial (randomized study looks at percutaneous procedure to protect heart muscle
during complex angioplasty)
FireWire (6- and 8-pins for shoulder stabilization)
First Aid triple-antibiotic bandages
Firstburst (inexpensive dipstick test for Chlamydia, either male or female test)
First Check® home-screening tests
First Check Ecstasy® (an OTC test for the illegal drug Ecstasy)
FirstSave™ automated external defibrillator (AED)
FirstSave™ STAR biphasic AED
First Step® Advantage mattress (for pressure ulcers by KCI)
Fischer grading scale (for subarachnoid hemorrhage, 1 through 4)
Fischer Model MD-1a unit (hyperhidrosis treatment with iontophoresis)
FISH(TM) (femoral introducer sheath and hemostasis device by AGA Medical, Plymouth,
MN)
FISH chromosome testing to include deletion mutations such as 22q11 and 22q11.2
FISH technology (Postcards)
FISH chromosome test
FISH Urovision (study by Vysis, Downers Grove, IL)
fish vertebrae (biconcave deformities of vertebral bodies; osteopenia)
FIT (forced immobilization test for restless leg syndrome)
Fitzpatrick classification of skin types
FIX™ pacemaker by Guidant
FIX-HF-5 (Fix Heart Failure 5 study using OPTIMIZER)
Fixion (intramedullary humeral nail by Disc Orthopaedic Tech)
FK level (in labs is tacrolimus, as in FK-506 level, or Prograf for transplant patient)
FK-13K-1 jumbo biopsy forceps (for esophageal biopsy specimen gathering
endoscopically)
FK506 (tacrolimus modified release formulation by Astellas Pharma U.S., Inc. for
prevention of organ rejection)
FLACC Pain Assessment Tool (nonverbal scale for pediatrics, using pictures)
Flagyl® ER (metronidazole, antifungal for bacterial vaginosis)
(flare - SEE FLAIR imaging on MRI)
FLAIR endovascular stent graft (by Bard to treat A-V stenosis)
FLAIR (fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequence imaging on MRI, also FLASH
imaging)
Flanax (ocular anti-inflammatory sodium Naproxen, Mexican pharmacy)
flap valve principle (technique in which the appendix or an alternate conduit is placed in
the urinary reservoir in antireflux procedure)
Flashtab® (dosage form for pills that dissolve in mouth with no taste)
flat paddle electrode (implantable stimulator in size 4, 8, or 16 flat, plate-like paddle
electrodes embedded in silicone, Lamitrode leads by Advanced Neuromodulation
Systems, Inc.
flat tube pressure sensor
flavocoxid (COX-LOX inhibitor class of osteoarthritis drugs)
flavoxate HCl (Urispas 200 by Shire Pharm for incontinenece)
flaxseed oil (OTC homeopathic, good for IBS, etc.)
Flector™ (diclofenac epolamine topical patch by Institut Biochimique SA for acute pain)
Fletcher-Suit seed applicator for high-dose brachytherapy (delivery of iridium 30-90 Gy
(high dose rate application)
Flexbumin 25% solution (plasma volume expander by Bacter HealthCare)
FlexFinder™ Guidewire (by Endo-Therapeutics, Inc.)
FlexFit® (Biocor stents by St. Jude)
FLEX H/A® total ossicular prosthesis
Flexiblade™ laryngoscope by Medic Ltd.
flexible digital implant
FlexiCore® (spinal system by Stryker)
Flexi-Cuff retraction cuff enema tip by E-Z-EM products
Flexidol (aceclofenac, potent anti-inflammatory drug for arthritis)
Flexima nephrostomy catheter (locking loop urology drainage catheter by Boston
Scientific/Microvasive)
Flexima biliary drainage catheter by Angiodynamics
flexion and extension gaps (checked on total knee after cuts made)
FlexiPath™ (thoracic trocar by Ethicon)
Flexi-Seal™ (fecal collector by ConvaTec)
Flexlase™ 600 - laser
Flexor® (introducer by Cook, dual-lumen sheath)
FlexPosure™ endoscopic retractor
FlexSite Diagnostics, Inc.
FLEXSITE® heart stabilizer (for off-pump CABG by CardioVations, division of Ethicon,
and Johnson & Johnson)
Flextend® (pacing lead that delivers low pacing thersholds to the heart; bipolar steroideluting leads by Guidant)
Flex Tip™ intervertebral rongeur by Arrow Intl.
Flex Tip Plus intraspinal catheter by Arrow Intl.
Flexzan (wound filler dressing by Bertek Pharmaceuticals)
flick test for meniscal pathology in the knee (flick of finger on the thigh to heel strike on
ambulation)
Flixene (vascular graft for reconstruction by Atrium Medical)
Floating Harbor syndrome (named after hospitals where syndrome found, specific facial,
etc. features)
flock workers' lung (lung disease caused by nylon fibers affecting workers in nylon
flocking factories)
FloCoil™ shunt
Flocor™ (IV (poloxamier 188 blood flow SSA)
Flo-Gard™ (dialysis catheter by Bard)
Flolan® (epoprostenol sodium for injection, platelet inhibitor)
Flomax™ (tamsulosin hydrochloride for BPH)
Flonase® (fluticasone propionate nasal spray, 0.05% 50 mcg/actuation)
flooding therapy for PTSD
floor time (SEE Floortime)
Floortime Foundation program (relationship-based behavioral program for autistic
patients)
FloPoint(R) Elite Uroflow System (measures urinary flow by Verathon, Inc.)
Flo-Pred (prednisolone acetate oral suspension by Taro Pharm, anti-inflammatory for
asthma)
Floranex (Lactobacillus acidophilus OTC dietary supplement)
FlowMedica catheter by FlowMedica, Inc.
Florastor and Florastor Kids (250 mg oral powder to restore/stimulate gut flora)
Florence Medical, Inc.
Flo-Restors™ (control backbleeding in anastomoses)
FloSeal™ Matrix™ (hemostatic sealant gel, thrombin, fibrin glue by Baxter)
Flo-Stat™ (monitors fluid levels)
Flo-Thru™ shunt (intraluminal, blood vessel occluder)
Flova-Q intestinal health OTC
Flovent® Diskus® (fluticasone propionate inhalation powder)
Flovent® Rotadisk® (fluticasone propionate inhalation powder for asthma)
flow cytometry for protein-cIg (protein cell immunoglobulin by Biotech)
Flowers mastopexy (type of procedure)
FlowGun™ (suction/irrigation device)
Flow-Volume calibrator (spirometry by Jones Medical)
FloWire® Doppler guide wire by Cardiometrics
Flow Rider™ (flow-directed catheter by Microtherapeutics)
Flowstop for Class I-III hemostasis
Floxin® (ofloxacin otic for otitis)
Floxin® (ofloxacin tablets for otitis)
FLT3 gene mutation (AML patients)
Fluanoxol® (flupenthixol, antipsychotic by Lundbeck)
Fluarix (by GSK, influenza virus vaccine)
flucytosine (Ancobon oral capsule 250/500 mg by Valeant)
fludeoxyglucose F18 injection (by North Shore/LIJ Mfg., FDA approved)
fluence (irradiance multiplied by exposure time, term used in laser procedures for
measurement of energy per unit area)
Fluid Alarm System (FAS) for monitoring latex glove integrity
Fluidotherapy (heat unit by Samons Preston Rolyan)
FluLaval (IM suspension influenza vaccine by GlaxoSmithKline)
FluINsure (influenza vaccine)
flumazenil injection by Sobex 0.5/1/10 mL
FluMist® by MedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD, flu vaccine
fluocinolone acetonide (Retisert intravitreal by Bausch & Lomb)
Fluogen® (influenza virus vaccine) -Discontinued
FLU OIA® (rapid nasal aspirate test for influenza A and B fluorescence in situ
hybridization, FISH)
flupirtine (in treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob or prion diseases)
fluorescein electronic endoscopy (IV injection of fluorescein on gastric surface to detect
gastric cancer)
Fluorescite™ (fluorescein for eye exam by Alcon)
fluorocytometric testing (CD18, T and B cell, CD4, CD8, cytokine abnormalities in blood)
FluoroNav™ Virtual Fluoroscopy System (single C-arm but multiple simultaneous
images by Sofamor Danek)
Fluoropassiv™ (thin-wall carotid patch by Sulzer Medical and Vascutek)
fluoropyrimidines (class of oral chemotherapy drugs)
FluoroTrak™ by GE (guiding catheter)
fluorouracil cream USP, 0.5% - Update: sNDA approved for brand name Carac™
Flurizan™ (Omega-3 fatty acid supplement, clinical trials for Alzheimer’s by Myriad
Genetics)
fluticasone topical 0.05%
Flutter(TM) hands-free chest percussion therapy device (positive expiratory pressure,
PEP, mucus clearing device for COPD, CF, emphysema)
Fluvax (influenza virus vaccine by CSL Ltd.)
Fluviral (influenza vaccine by ID Biochem. Corp. for prevention of influenza)
Fluxid® (famotidine by Schwarz Pharm)
fluvoxamine maleate (by Caraco 25, 50, 100 mg)
Fluzone (preservative-free pediatric dose flu vaccine by AdventisPasteur)
FMC (lymphocyte marker, better known as FMC-7)
FMC-7 (clone lymphocyte marker, mAb monoclonal antibody, gene rearrangement with
lambda light chain in B-cell and mantle lymphomas)
FML FORTE (fluorometholone ophthalmic suspension by Allergan)
FML ointment (used for eyelid eczema by Allergan)
FMP® (acetabular system, metal acetabular liner by Encon Medical)
fMRA (functional magnetic resonance imaging)
FNS (functional neuromas)
Fobi pouch (named for Mathias Fobi, MD, FACS, of Los Angeles, this bariatric
procedure is officially called a vertically transected, silastic ring-banded, Roux-en-Y
gastric bypass with gastrostomy tube and gastrostomy site marker)
focal action dystonia (movement disorder diagnosis)
Focal Recorder catheter for heart signals through left pulmonary artery
Focalin™ (update: FDA approved; trademark name finalized; dexmethylphenidate; for
ADD/ADHD by Novartis)
Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate HCl ER capsules once daily by Novartis for ADHD)
FocalSeal® neurosurgical sealant
FocalSeal-L (surgical sealant used to seal air leaks in the lungs)
focused appendix computed tomography (FACT)
Focus® PV balloon catheter (by Boston Scientific)
Focus® Night & Day™ contact lens
Folbalin Plus oral tabs (supplement by Breckenridge, Inc.)
Folbee Plus Oral (Folbic, renal supplement by Breckenridge, Inc.)
FOLFIRI (phase I trials, oxaliplatin and 5-FU for pancreatic metastatic disease)
FOLFOX and FOLFOX6 (Eloxatin®, oxaliplatin and 5-FU plus leucovorin for colorectal
CA mets, MOSAIC trial, not approved by FDA yet by Sanofi-Synthelabo)
Folgard™ and Folgard Rx 2.2 oral tabs (Slo-niacin with vitamins B and B12 by UpsherSmith Labs, Inc.)
folinic acid rescue (reduced form of folic acid used during methotrexate chemo)
Folixor (folic acid and B12 OTC supplement 1 and 5 mg)
follicle stimulating hormone beta 900 IU subcutaneous solution
follicular center cell lymphoma (non-Hodgkin, a follicle center, b-cell type)
Follistim™ (follitropin beta for injection, Follistim AQ beta 75 IU/0.5 mL injection)
Folplex (fluphenazine HCl 2.2 mg oral supplement)
Foltx (generic: folic acid, cyanocobalamin, pyridoxine HCl; nutritional supplement tablet;
mfg PanAmerican Laboratories)
Foltz ® management of restenosis (E. L. Foltz, MD, surgical management of carotid
artery restenosis)
Fome-Cuf ET tube (by Bivona Medical Tech, Gary, Indiana)
fomepizole (see Antizol)
fomivirsen (Vitravene™ AIDS/CMV)
Fonar Stand-Up MRI (designed for full-body imaging in the weightbearing position)
fondaparinux sodium (see Arixtra)
Fontaine (classification stage I-V a-c, arterial occlusion of extremities)
FoodSCAN (food allergy test that uses the IgG ELISA technique)
Foot Levelers’ Associate Platinum™ digital foot scanner orthosis by Foot Levelers, Inc.
foot pumps/AVI compression devices
Foradil™ (formoterol fumarate beta-2 agonist, asthma; Aerolizer™ (formoterol fumarate
inhalation powder, Update: FDA approved)
Foradil Aerolizer for asthma
forced beat (a beat or complex dependent in some way on the preceding conductant
beat)
Foreman traction pillow
ForeRunner defibrillator
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Forma (in vitro incubator and Forma Series II water-jacketed incubator by Thermo
Electron Corp.)
Formula B (renal supplement by Ross Nutritional)
Foroblique (visual telescopic system, panendoscopy)
Forrester (cardiac function class index)
Fortamet™ and X and FE (metformin HCl for diabetes by Andrx Labs)
FortaPerm™ surgical sling
Forte® Panritis cardiac wires by Medtronic
Fortéo™ (parathyroid hormone [PTH], man-mande form of teriparatide, parathyroid
hormone for osteoporosis and weight loss)
Fortex (Kaltostat wound dressing)
Fortical (calcitonin 200 IU nasal spray, 3.7 mL)
Fortin finger test (a simple diagnostic measure that successfully identifies patients with
sacroiliac joint dysfunction)
Fortovase™ (see Invirase, 500 mg saquinavir, soft-gel formulation HIV)
Fortross™ (bone graft substitute by Biocomposites)
Fortune silicone gastric tubes by Fortune Medical Institute Corp.
Forvade (cidofovir gel HSV)
Forvia multivitamin for IBS
Fosamax® (alendronate sodium, once weekly treatment regimen for osteoporosis)
Fosamax Plus D (Merck & Co.)
fosamprenavir (Lexiva GlaxoSmithKline Treatment for: HIV infection)
Foscan (temoporfin, mTHPC, mediated photodynamic therapy-nonsurgical, minimally
invasive technique that uses light, usually from a laser, to activate light-sensitive drugs,
photosensitizers, in treatment of cancer and other diseases)
FOSCAVIR® (foscarnet sodium by AstraZeneca, antiviral)
fosinopril sodium (generic Monopril, Apotex, 10, 20, and 40 mg by Teva)
fosphenytoin sodium (by Baxter Healthcare)
Fosrenol (lanthanum carbonate, chewable non-calcium drug to manage dialysis patients
chemical balance, can be taken without water, by Shire Pharm)
Foster 1:1 mixing study (of platelets with aPTT, PT, and PTT for coagulation factor)
FotoFacial using Quantum-SR device
Foundation® total hip system
Foundation® total knee system
Fountain™ infusion system and catheter
four-duct ligation for sialorrhea control
FoxHollow™ and SilverHawk™ catheter (rotating blade on tip of catheter by FoxHollow
Technologies, Inc., Redwood City, CA, see foxhollowtech.com)
Foznol (lanthanum carbonate; f.k.a. Lambda; Name change to Fosrenol by AnorMED)
FP1-F4 (FP1, FP2, and FP3 electrodes on EEG combined with electrodes at F1, F2, F3,
T2, T3, etc. are transcribed as, e.g. FP1-F8 or Fp1-F8)
FP15 (studies)
FPD (fractured partial denture, PFM-FPD, porcelain-fused-to-metal FPD)
Fragmin® (dalteparin sodium injection low-weight heparin)
frameless stereotaxy
FrameLink Stereotactic Linking System (for imaging by Sofamor Danek)
FRAX1 (fragile X syndrome)
free beta hCG PAPP-A screen (maternal serum for aneuploid, Down’s, Trisomy 18, see
lab book)
free-run nerve stimulation recordings during neurosurgery
FRED® (fog reduction elimination device for operating room)
Fredericamycin (anticancer compound)
Freedom Clear long-seal male external catheter
Free Flow (guided tissue regeneration, GTR)
Free-GEPA graft (procedure in which the gastroepiploic artery is separated from the
stomach at both ends, anastomosed to either the aorta or SVG or another arterial
source, also gastroepiploic artery graft)
Freehand system
Freeman Hip (by Corin)
Freeman pancreatic Flexi-stent (by Hobbs Medical, Inc.)
free PSA lab test
free-run nerve stimulation recordings during neurosurgery
free-running clock (sleep/wake cycles become flatter with age)
FreeStyle™ glucose monitoring system
FreeStyle Lite™ (blood glucose monitoring system by Abbott Diabetes Care)
FreeStyle Navigator® Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (Abbott Diabetes Care)
Freestyle® porcine graft by Xenograft, Medtronic
Freestyle® valve
Freeway PTCA catheter
Freezo® 7F CryoAblation System (FDA approved by CryoCath Technologies, for
AVNRT using CryoConsole System)
Freezor Xtra surgical cardiac cryoablation device by Cryocath Technologies, Inc.
Fresenius dialysis machine
fria™ (OTC pelvic muscle training device for SUI)
Frialit-2® system
Frialoc® transgingival threaded implant
FRISC II clinical trial (also, FRIC, Fragmin and Fast Revascularization During Instability
in Coronary Artery Disease)
Frontier CRT-P biventricular stimulation device by St. Jude
Frontier II pacemaker by St. Jude and Frontier II CRT-P
Frontier 3 x 2 three-port, multichamber stimulation device for CHF and AF by St. Jude
frontocentral dominance (on EEG)
Frontrunner CTO catheter (peripheral vaculature surgeries by Asahi)
frostbite (SEE FrostByte™)
FrostByte™ (cryoablation for cardiac ablation by ATS Medical)
Frostline™ linear cryoablation system
Frova (frovatriptan succinate - 5-HT1B/1D for migraines; by Elan Corp.)
frovatriptan (class of drugs for migraines)
FRSC II trial (cardiac intervention trials, sounds like “frisc” when dictated)
FRT (free running test for airway responsiveness on lung function testing)
FRT (fractional reflux time for gastroesophageal reflux testing)
Frykman classification (distal radius fracture, I, II, III)
FTA-ABS or FTA-ABS DS (syphilis lab tests)
FTFL (free tensor fascia lata flap reconstruction)
FTI Mini and FTI Mv. Human body temp measuring in response to SARS
FTT (Fast Tracking Temperature technology by GenExel-Sein, Inc.)
Fujita (surgical instrument, suction tips)
Fugo plasma knife (electroincision instrument for eye surgery)
(The) Fugo Blade™
Fuhrman grade 1-3 renal cell tumors
Fukuda marching step test for symptoms of Meniere's, vertigo
Fukuda retractor (by Smith & Nephew)
Fukushima-Giannotta instruments
Fukushima retraction system
Fulford percusser, percussion therapy by chiropractic doctors)
full anchor mastopexy (type)
Full Breath Sleep Appliance PB (posterior bite by Bryan Keropian, DDS)
Full Hemisphere Solid (bone components by Biomet)
“full Monti” (technique in which two Monti tubes may be anastomosed end-to-end (full
Monti) to provide additiona llength in patients with long distance between reservoir and
abdominal wall, see Yang-Monti)
FullFlow perfusion dilation catheter (by BW Healthwire)
fulvestrant (Faslodex, anti-neoplastic)
functional anatomical mapping
functional intact fibrinogen (FiF) assay/test
functional MRI (fMRI) (an advanced imaging system currently used for reesearch
purposes; high-speed imaging)
funic cord (presentation on ultrasound suggesting umbilical cord collapse)
Fungitell (fungi, antibody test)
fungus ball embolus (of lung)
Furnas otoplasty technique
Fusarium monoiliforme (and F. equiseti, F. oxysprum, F. culmorum, F. soleni molds)
fusion cage (internal fixation device used following lumbar spinal fusion)
Fusion guide catheter (cardiac use)
fusion protein
FUSION system (stent cannulation by Cook)
Future™ Band (annuloplasty ring Colvin-Galloway by Medtronic)
Fuzeon™ (enfuvirtide; HIV-1; Trimeris/Hoffmann-LaRoche; FDA approved)
FyBron® (wound dressing by B. Braun)
FX miniRAIL™ balloon by Guidant
FzioMed Inc. (under construction)
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G2021A prothrombin mutation (gene analysis)
G6PD deficiency (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency)
gabapentin (Neurontin, drug for nerve pain)
Gabitril™ (tiagabine HCl for seizures)
GAD (glutamic acid decarboxylase, normal enzyme of oropharynx, catalyzes the
synthesis of g-aminobutyric acid, GABA, see anti-GAD)
GAD antibodies (anti-GAD, precursor to diabetes, along with islet-cell antibodies, see
also HLA-DQB1, IA2/ICA512)
gadofosveset trisodium (MS-325 by EPIX Pharm, Inc. MRI blood pool contrast agent)
Gadolite® oral suspension (for bowel contrast dye)
Gadophrin (contrast dye)
Gadovist® (contrast dye)
GAG (glycosaminoglycan (for vocal fold tissue regeneration/repair)
Gail model (assessment to estimate female's risk of breast CA)
Gainjectable (injection 10 mg/mL and 200 mg, Tebristol, Bristol-Myers)
gaiter distribution of lower extremity edema
gajar (SEE Ghajar guide wire)
galactogram/ductogram (breast imaging)
galantamine hydrobromide (natural occurring plant substance, see Reminyl, Alzheimer's
drug)
GA LAW (pronounced "Georgia" law, a particular set of symptoms, the patient could be
positive)
Galaxy™ IVUS imaging by Boston Scientific
GALAXY study
galectin 1, 2, and 3 (markers for CA, S100A5)
Galemed peak flow meter (for asthma by Galemed Corp.)
Galderma Laboratories
GALILEI™ (dual Schiempflug analyzer, high precision optical system for corneal
topography, 3D)
Galileo™ centering catheter by Guidant
Galileo™ 40/60 radiotherapy system by Guidant
Galileo™ evoked potential electroencephalograph (EEG)
Galileo™ intravascular radiotherapy system
Galileo™ rigid hysteroscope
Galileo™ system, beta-radiation treatment for CAD
Galix ECG Profess and Galix ECG monitoring systems by Galix Biomedical
gallium nitrate (Ganite, for hypercalcemia)
Gallivardin fashion (systolic ejection murmur)
GALOP autoantibody
galsulfase (1 mg/mL IV solution)
Galvani sign (fracture sign on hip noted by Luigi Galvani, Italian physicist)
Galvus (vildagliptin, a DPP-4 inhibitor by Novartis for type 2 diabetes)
Galzin (zinc acetate for Wilson disease)
Gamar (SEE Jamar)
Gambro dialysis machine
gamekeeper thumb splint
gamma-butyrolactone (recall of all OTC products with this in them)
gamma camera (searches for radioactivity in blood products, etc.)
gamma counter probe (localization of abnormal parathyroid gland using technetium
99m-sestamibi imaging)
Gamma Finder® II (probe for breast CA sentinel node and parathyroide node finder by
NCBC, Inc.)
Gammagard Liquid (IgG IV 10% by Baxter Healthcare, for primary immune disorder)
gamma graft wound care
GammaGraft™ by Promethean Life Science wound care
gamma GTs (gamma glutamyltransferase)
gamma interferon (Shcering-Plough Corp., Kenilworth, NJ, for HIV, experimental
vaccine)
Gamma Knife or gamma knife
Gammamed ® for high-dose rate brachytherapy usually iridium-192)
Gamma Phage assay (method for ID of Bacillus antracis, by U.S. Army)
Gammaprobe (by Gammasonics for sentinel lymph node dissection)
Gamma radiation therapy (brachytheraphy) system
ganaxolone (CCD 1042 for seizures)
ganglion impar nerve block, a.k.a. ganglion of Walther
ganglion of impar (structures of sacrococcygeal area, ganglion of impar block for pain in
the sacrococcygeal area)
Ganidin NR (guaifenesin and Organidin NR and GG 200 NR cough suppressant also
used for IBS)
Ganite (gallium nitrate for hypercalcemia)
GAP (determine relationship between CAD and hereditary markers, genotype and
phenotype)
GAP and GAP II (Graft Augmentation Prosthesis; acetabular revision cage by
Howmedica)
Gap cup (acetabular reinforcement device by Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc.
GAPS (Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services)
Gardasil™ (quadrivalent human papillomavirus types 6, 11, 16, 18 recombinant vaccine
for cervical cancer by Merck & Co., FDA approval)
Gardner test/sign epicondylitis, tennis elbow
Garenoxacin (Schering-Plough Corp. for bacterial infections)
Garlitrin® (garlic OTC supplement)
GARS (Gilliam Autism Rating Scale DSM-IV autism quotient based on 100, mean 90.10)
GasBGon filter seat cushion (incorporates a carbon filter and acoustical foam
technologies to muffle the sound and absorb the odors of flatulence)
GasFree™ Omni-Lift retractor system
Gastrimmune™ (vaccine therapy for gastric and pancreatic cancers)
Gastroccult® (lab test)
Gastroepiploic artery (GEPA graft)
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
GastroMARK® (MRI contrast agent)
Gastroccult (rapid occult blood test by SmithKline)
Gastroview (contrast medium, MD-Gastroview, diatrizoate meglumine and diatrizoate
sodium, by Mallinckrodt Inc. P. O. Box 5840 St. Louis, MO)
gastrovue (SEE Gastroview)
gated population of blasts (blast cells and freshly isolated cells, found on AML patients,
CD34, CD38, gated R1 cells, AC133, CD4/SSC-gated blast cells, 2.5 microM)
Gateway® (acetabular cup Pinnacle, by J&J)
gatifloxacin ophthalmic (broad-spectrum quinolone antibiotic)
Gator™ (walker/ambulator)
GAX (glutaraldehyde crosslinked collagen for vocal fold repair)
Gaxiola™ 179 wire by Cordis
gaze overshoots (on eye exam)
Gazelle® (guide wire by Cordis/J&J/NC)
GBC-590 (chemo protocol study drug)
GBI (SEE GPi deep brain stimulator)
GBS (Gish Bicompatible Surfaces)
GCP (Good Clinical Practices)
GCP endoscope for irrigating; also GCS and GCL endoscopes
GD1 (antibody panel for motor neuron disease)
GDC (Guglielmi Detachable Coil)
GDC® SynerG™ (detachable coil system by Boston Scientific)
GDC SynerG (detachable coil system by Boston Scientific)
GDF (growth differentiation factor in pathology)
GDF-1 through GDF-8 (growth differentiation factor V cartilage-derived ALK-6/BMPR-IB
and BMPR II)
GDF p15 (Northern blot assessment on pathology, p15Ink4B mRNA)
GDI (SEE Gpi deep brain stimulator)
GDR (glucose disposal rate, for Intralipids setting for TPN, usually given in pediatrics)
GDS (Geriatric Depression Scale)
Gd-Tex (gadolinium texaphyrin radiation sensitizer)
GEA (Global Endometrial Balation system by Novacept, Palo Alto, CA)
Gebauer's™ (ethyl chloride (spray and stretch vapocoolant for topical pain/sports
injuries)
GE e-Speed™ fastest CT scanner
Gelfilm
GE LightSpeed QX CT scanner
gefitinib (see Iressa)
gelastic seizures (brief outbursts of emotion, laughter or crying, term coined by Daly &
Mulder)
gelatino-lattice corneal dystrophy analysis
Gelclair™ (drug for oral mucositis in cancer patients, mucous membrane gel)
gelling phenomena (sickle cell hemoglobin disease, morning stiffness in patient)
Gelocast Unna Boot (compressive dressing by BSN)
GelPort™ (connection system by Tyco)
Gelseal (gelatin-sealed knitted polyester vascular patch grafting material)
GelSoft Plus (wound care)
Gelsoft vascular graft (Koper knitted product by Vascutek)
GelStat™Arthritis OTC (sublingal arthritis pain medication by GelStat Corp.)
GelStat™Migraine (sublingual medication by GelStat Corp.)
Gelweave graft
Gelweave Valsalva graft by Vascutek
Gel Wound Dressing
GEM (bone components by Osteomics)
GEM® 6 (blood gas analysis)
GEM 21S (growth factor-enhanced matrix, bone filler by Biometrics Pharmaceuticals)
GEM 21S (synthetic regeneration system for periodontal bone using rhPDGF-BB, betatricalcium phosphate, a-TCP, by BioMimetic)
GEM® [gene expression modulation] antisense compounds
GEM™ defibrillator (by Medtronic)
GEM 21S(growth-factor enhanced matrix bone void filler by Biomimetics)
GEM™ II DR dual-chamber defibrillator by Medtronic
GEM® II VR (model 7229, single-chamber cardioverter-defibrillator by Medtronic)
GEM® II DR/VR (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator by Medtronic)
GEM® Premier (cardioverter-defibrillator by Medtronic)
GEM® Stat (defibrillator by Medtronic)
GEM III® DR (dual-chamber cardioverter-defibrillator by Medtronic)
gemfibrozil tbs (600 mg by Invagen Pharm)
gemifloxacin mesylate (see Factive, chronic bronchitis antibiotic)
gemtuzumab ozogamicin (see Mylotarg)
Gemzar® (gemcitabine HCl, antineoplastic)
Gemzar/Taxol (combination treatment for metastatic breast CA)
Genaissance Pharmaceuticals
Genasense™ (oblimersen sodium by Genta, Inc. for relapsed or refractory chronic
lymphocytic leukemia)
Gender Solutions™ High-Flex Knee Replacement System (Zimmer, Inc. NexGen)
GeneCard (gene antibody search, for such things as PF4, etc.)
GeneSearch™ (breast lymph node, BLN, gene-based diagnostic test to detect spread of
breast cancer to lymph nodes, test results within 30-40 minutes by Veridex LLC)
GeneSearch BLN (see above)
Genesis™ (bone components by Osteonics)
Gengraf (antirejection drug, cyclosporine modified microemulsion 100 mg, by Abbott
Labs)
genitogram (x-ray of genitals/anus for congenital anomalies, imperforate anus)
genogram (chart that traces the genetic history of a family)
genomic copies (of a gene, duplications DNA)
Genomic Health Sciences Oncotype (diagnosis)
Genotropin® (somatropin lyophilized powder for injection, replacement hormonal
therapy, Genotropin® MiniQuick™)
Genotropin Pen 12
GenotypR™ PLUS (blood test for HIV mutation)
Gen-Probe amplified CT (GC and Chlamydia trachomatis) test/assay
Gensini catheter (USCI angiographics)
GenStent™ (biologic, reduce restenosis after angioplasty)
GenTeal gel eye drops
Gentell® (wound cleanser by Comfeel, saline-based)
GenTest lubricant (eye gel by CIBA Vision, Duluth, GA)
Gentive Health Services
Gentlease® infant formula by Mead Johnson, Enfamil product
GentleLASE™ (for hair removal by Alexandrite lasers)
Genua Menopause Monitor (detects levels of follicle stimulating hormone in urine by
Genua 1944, Inc.)
Genus™ (bone components by Biomet)
genuvia (SEE Januvia for diabetes)
Genz-Arm™ (pneumatic retractor by SaphLITE II system)
Genzyme Diagnostics (diagnostic aids, fast tests for strep, etc.)
Genzyme OPCAB Elite Suture Stops
Genzyme Hind SITE 20/20 system surgical retractors by Genzyme Surgical Products
Geodon™ (ziprasidone for schizophrenia, agitation 20, 40, 60, and 80 mg; Pfizer)
GEO Structure™ spinal implant (titanium geometric device implanted into lumbar or
thoracic spine to restore integrity in the absence of fusion by Interpore, Intl.)
GEP (gene expression profiling)
Gerald bipolar forceps
Gerber test (an inability to lift the hand placed at the back near the waist demonstrates
weakness of shoulder internal rotation and possible rupture of the subscapularis muscle,
also called "lift-off test")
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Gerda (SEE GIRDA)
GERDcheck™ (pH recorder and BioSTAR for 24-48 hours of ambulatory esophageal pH
monitoring system, also Sleuth MII pH by Sandhill Scientific, Highlands Rancy, CO)
Geref® (sermorelin acetate for injection, children's growth hormone)
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
Gerichair™ (recliner geriatric chair by Lumex and Invacare, also Gerichair Tray)
germ stacks (of permanent teeth)
Gerson therapy protocol (alternative approach to chemo)
Gestiva (long-acting progesterone for prevention of premature births by Adiza)
Gestuss-HC (oral syrup for cough)
get-up-and-go test (measures mobility, timing standing from an armless chair, walking,
returning to sitting position)
GFR (calculated as ml/min/1.73 m2 by MDRD equation (glomerular filtration rate
calculation)
GFX® 2 coronary stent system
GGS (Gamma Guidance System)
GGTAA [7 bp spacer], TRE-like sequences with spaces, lab marker
Ghajar Guide (wire from Neurodynamics, Inc.)
Giacomini vein (saphenous vein)
Giampapa suturing technique
Gianturco-Roehm/Cook Bird's Nest® vena cava filter by Cook, Inc.
Gianturco-Roubin II stent (by Boston Scientific)
Gianturco coil (GWC 3-20 mm or 0.035 inches, 4F or 5F)
Giraffe OmniBed (larger isolette for premie so mother and nurses can have more
access, x-rays taken right in the bed)
Giardino triage drug screen
Gientriport (with universal single lumen adapter by Kendall)
GIK (glucose, insulin, potassium drip)
Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (GARS-2, Childhood Autism Rating Scale, CARS-2)
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Gillies hook
Gillinov retraction system (Dr. Marc Gillinov Cleveland Clinic, for maze procedure used
with Medtronic system)
Gimmick elevator (used with duckbill elevator by Xomcat)
Ginkgo biloba (OTC supplement for memory/Alzheimer's/dementia)
GIRDA (generalized intermittent rhythmic delta activity on EEG)
GIST (gastrointestinal stromal tumor)
Gittes test (urology test)
Given® Diagnostic Imaging System (M2a capsule swallowed with camera for viewing by
Given Imaging)
Givens MzA® (capsule endoscopy)
GL701 (See Aslera™)
glabellar lines (brow furrow, chronic frown lines between eyebrows, treated with Botox
Cosmetic)
glacier acetic acid (supplement, glacier meal, glacier milk, OTC)
Gladase-C (papain urea, chlorophyllin for topical treatment of decubitus ulcers by Smith
& Nephew)
Glasgold Wafer™ for mandible surgery
Glasgow cardiac coated silver wire (by Univ. of Glasgow Co., Glasgow, Scotland)
Glassberg Koyanagi-Nonomura (1-stage hypospadias repair)
Glasscock ear dressing (cup-shaped dressing available in adult and pediatric sizes that
affords maximum protection after ear surgery)
Glassman grasper
Glassmann bowel atraumatic clamp
GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical company
Gleason pattern score (grade 1-5 and 2-10 sum score, tumor rating, prostate CA score)
Gleevec™ (imatinib mesylate, for CML, and also for unresectable GI tumors; Update:
FDA approved; chronic myelogenous leukemia; mfg Novartis)
glenosphere (half-globe-shaped metal piece, uncemented baseplate for shoulder
replacement)
GLI3 (gene on chromosome 7p13, indicating Pallister-Hall syndrome)
Gliadel® Wafer (chemo-saturated wafer implanted in surgery)
glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF lab test)
GliaSite and GliaSite RTS ( proximal radiotherapy system by Proxima Therapeutics)
GlideCath (brand name for a number of instruments used in cardiovascular surgery;
guide wire, torque device, entry needle, etc.)
glide catheter (brand name is GlideCath)
GlideScope® (video laryngoscope by Verathon)
Glimeperide/pioglitazone HCl (by Takeda Pharm for type 2 diabetes)
Glipizide and metformin hydrochloride (750 mg oral for diabetes by Zydus Pharm)
Glipizide ER tabs (2.5 mg for diabetes)
glistenings (tiny, clear to white sparkling areas in implanted intraocular lens that may
affect vision)
glitinides (class of diabetes drugs, Prandin, repaglinide)
Glivec (SEE Gleevec)
Global Deterioration Scale (GDS, assessment of primary degenerative dementia. Level
1: no cognitive decline. Level 2: very mild cognitive decline. Level 3: mild cognitive
decline. Level 4: moderate cognitive decline. Level 5: moderately severe cognitive
decline. Level 6: severe cognitive decline. Level 7: very severe cognitive decline. Stages
4-7 are considered the dementia stages)
Global FX (total shoulder fracture system to repair humeral head by DePuy)
global sclerosis (globules noted on kidneys leading to glomerulosclerosis)
Glofil®-125 (sodium iothalamate I-125 injection, renal function test)
Glofil nuclear scan (Glofil-125 dye test for glomerular filtration for kidney function)
GLOMS (glomeruli per core score)
glomus vagale tumor (AKA inferior nodosum vagal ganglion, glomus vagale tumor,
glomus intravagale tumor)
Glotip 5-4-3 catheter (ERCP catheter)
glove-juice technique (method for obtaining culture samples from hands)
Glow 'N Tell tape by Vasatech for surgery
GlucaGen® (glucagon [rDNA origin] for injection for diabetes)
Glucerna® (feeding tube nutrition formula by Ross Labs)
Glucochek Pocketlab II (blood glucose system for diabetes)
gluconeogenesis (the process of the liver producing glucose in some type 2 diabetics)
Glucometer® DEX® system (glucose system for diabetes)
Glucommander Diabetes Care (glucose monitor)
GlucoMessenger™ (wireless device allows patients to stay connected with children who
have diabetes via tiny keyboard called the Communicator to punch in Diabetes Short
Codes for sending blood glucose, insulin, carbohydrate, and exercise data to parents’ email and cell phones, text messages by DiabeTech)
Gluco-Pro™ (nutritional supplement for diabetes)
Glucophage® XR (metformin HCl, extended-release tablets, diabetes, FDA approved)
Gluco-Protein™ (OTC self-test for diabetes monitoring)
Glucovance (glyburide, metformin Hcl) (used as initial drug therapy for patients with type
2 diabetes mellitus; metformin/glyburide)- (combination of 1.25 mg metformin and 250
mg glyburide in a single tablet for type 2 diabetes/FDA approved)
GlucoWatch (glucose monitoring device; worn like a wristwatch, measures insulin every
20 minutes; Update: FDA approved for adult use by Cygnus, Inc.)
glulisine insulin (Apidra, by Aventis Pharmaceuticals, NJ, diabetes type 1 and 2)
Glumetza (metformin HCl ER for type 2 diabetes by Biovail Corp./Depomed Inc.)
Glutacell (blood test to diagnose severe fungal infection)
glutamine (used to prevent toxicity of chemotherapy such as neuropathy)
glutaraldehyde (GAX collagen)
Glutarex-1 baby formula
Glutasorb™ (nutritional supplement for tube feeding)
Glycacor™ for diabetes
glycogen storage disease (GCS type 0 and I-VII Roman numerals, AKA von Gierke
disease or glycogenosis)
GlycoLax (polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution)
glyconutrients (dietary nutritional supplements to aid pre-liver transplant patients,
especially children, diabetics)
glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists
Glycosal™ (diabetes monitoring product measures glycated hemoglobin in a 4-minute
average glucose)
glycopyrrolate (oral 1 and 2 mg by CorePharma)
Gly Derm® skin care products
Glylorin™ (monolaurin for congenital primary ichthyosis seborrheic dermatitis)
Glyquin® (hydroquinone USP 4% and glycolic acid 10%) (skin bleaching for
hyperpigmentation)
Glyset™ (miglitol by Pharmacia and Upjohn for diabetes)
Glytrol tube feedings (nutritional supplement)
GM1 and GM2 (antibody panels for motor neuron disease)
GM-CSF (granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor; Sargramostim for follicular
lymphoma)
GMK vaccine (malignant melanoma vaccine)
Gnathostoma spinigerum (parasite worm infecting first intestines, then CNS, G is silent)
GOC (General Outpatient Clinic)
Godart expirograph (water spirometer for pulmonary function tests)
Godina double hook vessel-fixation system
GOG 76-Z, 141, 165, 26-LL, 179, 171 (randomized trials for cervical CA using different
treatments, radiation, Cisplatin, 5-FU, Navelbine, vincristine)
GOLD stage (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, 5 stages, 0-4)
gold disc electrodes (either gold or silver plated disc electrodes for EEG tracings, also
grass gold electrodes by Chalgren Enterprises)
Goldberg bicanalicular cerclage
Goldenberg TORP (total ossicular replacement prosthesis)
GOLD criteria (Global Initaitive for chronic obstructive Lung Disease)
Gold Seal nasal mask by Respironics
Goldstein Microspike™ clamp
gold weight (used in surgery for Bell's palsy; tiny gold weight implanted into eyelid to
close lid)
Goldwin cardiac risk classification
"golf ball liver" (acute hepatitis symptoms from toxins sprayed on golf courses by golfers
who lick their golf balls)
golfer's wrist
GoLYTELY bowel prep
GO Medical (patient-controlled analgesia devices by Hennig Enterprises)
Gonal-F® RFF Pen (follitropin alfa injection, infertility men and women, FDA approved,
by Serono, Inc.)
Gonda, Leslie and Susan, Diabetes and Genetic Center, Los Angeles (UCLA)
gonewlytely (SEE GoNuLYTELY)
gonioscopic prism/lens eye exam for hyperopes, diabetics (dilated eye exam)
Go/No Go test (visual scanning test)
Go/NuLYTELY bowel prep
Goode tympanostomy tube (by CE Mark)
GoodKnight home care system (for sleep apnea, CPAP machine)
good night CPAP (SEE GoodKnight)
gooseneck snare
Gore® Eze-Sit (valvulotome with 3-mm cutting head and suture passer by Medline
Industries & Gore Medical)
Gore Helex™ septal occluder by Gore
Gore Propaten (heparin-bonded PTFE grafts)
Gore-TAG® (Thoracic Aortic Graft, endoprosthesis, endovascular graft prevent ruptures
of thoracic aneurysms made of ePTFE and metallic support structure by Gore Medical,
Inc.)
Gore-Tex® DualMesh Plus biomaterial
Gore-Tex® excluder modular system
Gore-Tex® Intering vascular stretch vas graft (resists kinking)
Gore-Tex® MycroMesh Plus biomaterial
Gore-Tex® ringed stretch vascular grafts by W. L. Gore Co.
Gore Viabahn™ (endoprosthesis, external nitinol stent, ePTFE by Gore & Assoc.)
Gore Viatorr® (TIPS endoscopic tool)
gossypiboma (imaging term used to describe a surgical sponge retained in the body
following surgery)
gourmand syndrome (eating disorder compulsive eating of fine foods after brain injury)
GP6D (DNA indicating gene for certain diseases)
GP-BB (glycogen phosphorylase cardiology test)
GPi stimulator (DBS, globus pallidus internus, insert electrodes here for Parkinson's,
movement disorders)
GPR54 gene detection (evaluation of growth in patients with hormone deficiencies by
DNA)
GR (gastric retention)
GR II® coronary stent
Graenslen test (for evaluation of sacroiliac joint disease)
Graf & Biggs mastopexy (type of procedure)
Graft-Coat neurointerventional guide wire
GraftCyte™ product line
Graftech® (lordotic bioimplant cervical spacer, from dense cancellous tissue, will give
surgeons 7 degrees of lordosis to choose from compared to two Osteotech has now by
Osteotech)
Graft Jacket® (Regenerative Tissue Matrix Ulcer Repair by Wright Medical)
GraftMaster Jostent (coronary stent graft by Abbott Vascular)
Grafton® DBM, Grafton® Flex, Grafton® gel, Grafton Putty by Biohorizon Systems, Inc.,
0.5, 1, 2 cc Grafton® DBM Orthoblend (two formulations of bome matrix by Osteotech)
graftotomy (vascular term)
Graftpatch™(by Organogenesis, Inc.)
graft seeding technique (see cell seeding)
Graftskin™ (former trademark name)
Grammar-P IV now for PID
Grams American Suture, Inc.
Grams™ nylon nonabsorbable suture
Grams™ polypropylene nonabsorbable suture
Grams™ silk nonabsorbable suture
Grand Slam (support cardiac wire by Guidant)
GraNee needle (Riza-Ribe® grasping needle)
GranuFoam Silver (VAC therapy and protective dressing by Kinetic Concepts)
granisetron HCl injection by Apotex Corp.)
Granylate cyclase activator (coronary syndrome by Aventis Pharm)
granzyme B (mediated apoptosis, BID-mediated cytochrome c)
(graphics SEE Graphix wire) INCORRECT, see Graphix wire below
Graphix™ steerable wire (for EPT, diagnostic cardiac cath by Boston Scientific)
Grashey true AP x-ray views of shoulder, 45 degrees laterally
gray cannula (generic for shoulder arthroscopy, usually 6 mm portal)
Gray scale B-scans (of kidneys, may show renal sinus lipomatosis, etc.)
gray-Turner sign (see Grey, also Cullen sign)
gray-zone lymphoma (lymphoma with gray zone features)
GRE (gradient-refocused echo on imaging)
Great Shake® (feeding tube nutrition formula by Champion Nutrition)
Great Smokies intestinal permeability test kit
great vein of Galen (also known as great cerebral vein, cerebrum-draining vein)
Great White shaver (arthroscopy shaver by MCI Precision)
GreenLight™ PV laser (photoselective vaporization of prostate, PVP, by AMS
Minnetonka, MN, PVP using Laserscope)
GreenLight HPS (high performance system by AMS)
Greenwich grading system (system developed to quantify the effect of electrodiagnostic
testing on diagnosis in ophthalmology)
Greenwood bayonet forceps
"Greer's goo" (for diaper rash)
Grey-Turner sign (periumbilical or flank discoloration, also Cullen sign)
Griggs (tracheostomy kit)
Grinfeld cannula
Gripe Water (Mom’s Gripe Water, Colic-Ease Gripe Water for infant colic)
GRIPPER PLUS™ by Deltec, Inc.
grit-blasted polished stem bone/joint replacement
GRnH Lupron Depot “add-back” therapy
Groshong catheter
Groshong PICC
Gruentzig balloon catheter (for paracentesis)
GRX analgesic cream topical
GS4104 (influenza vaccine)
GSI balloon dissector systems
GT 2 fusion guide wire by Boston Scientific
GTC depth helmet (2x, Gill-Thomas-Cosman head frame for conformal therapy by
Radionics, SGV localizer)
GTO® atherectomy catheter by Guidant
GTR (guided tissue regeneration)
Guaivent (guaifenesin/pseudoephedrine capsules formerly Pseudovent)
Guaivent PD (guaifenesin/pseudoephedrine capsules expectorant)
Guaphen Forte oral (for cough OTC)
Guardian™ catheter
Guardsman® femoral screw
Guardwire Plus™ distal protection system
Guglielmi Detachable Coil (GDC)® (used in neurosurgical treatment of aneurysms,
endovascular coil)
guaifenesin-phenylephrine 835 mg/25 mg oral tabs ER (for congestion/cough)
Guidant defibrillator and other products
Guidant FINELINE II Sterox lead system and Sterox EZ
Guidant, Medtronic, and Ancure protocol (for CT scanning for endovascular leakage,
FDA approved)
Guidant Pico-tipped lead
Guidant Prism
Guidefather
GU Irrigant (sterile neomycin sulfate-polymyxin B sulfate solution for irrigation)
Gulani triple function LASIK cannula
Gumsmoke Rx™
Gundry catheter
Gundry cannula (retrograde coronary sinus perfusion, RCSP, cannula with manual
inflatable cuff)
Gunther Tulip Vena Cava MReye™ (filter and retrieval system for DVT by Boston Sci
and Cook)
Gurmabooti (OTC herbal remedy)
Gurmar (OTC herbal remedy)
Gusset patch to enlarge coronary valve area
Gustilo ankle fracture classification (IA, B, C, IIA, B, C, and IIIA, B, C, Ottawa rules)
GUSTO, GUSTO IIa, GUSTO IIb, GUSTO III
gut PERT (pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy)
gut sterilizers (prior to stem cell/autologous transplant)
Guze forceps (used in ophthalmic surgery, special forceps to prevent bacteria)
GVAX™ cancer vaccine
Gymnema sylvestre (OTC herbal remedy, supposed to keep blood sugar regulated)
Gynazole-1™ (butoconazole nitrate 2% vaginal cream)
Gynecare Monitorr™ (by Gynecare for diagnosis of incontinence)
Gynecare Verascope Hysteroscopy System (fiberoptic technology for diagnostic and
operative hysteroscopy procedures)
Gynecare Intergel (see Intergel adhesion prevention solution)
GyneLase™ diode laser system
Gyne-Lotrimin 3® (clotrimazole)
Gynemesh PS (first polypropylene mesh support material for pelvic floor by
Gynecare/Ethicon)
GyneSys® Dx diagnostic catheter system
Genetic Systems™ HIV-1 Western blot
Gynazole-1 (butoconazole nitrate, one-dose prescription cream for vaginal yeast
infections caused by Candida albicans)
Gynecare TVT Secur® system (for female SUI, Prolene polypropylene mesh by Ethicon)
Gynemesh PS (pelvic floor mesh repair by Gynecare, women's health division of
Ethicon, Inc.)
Gynex angle hook (by Gynex Pharmaceuticals)
Gynex Emmett tenaculum (by Gynex Pharmaceuticals)
Gynex endospeculum (by Gynex Pharmaceuticals)
Gynex extended-reach needle (by Gynex Pharmaceuticals)
Gynex iris hook (by Gynex Pharmaceuticals)
GYN probe
Gyrus endourology system
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H2R blockers (ranitidine, Pepcid for reflux)
H2RA (H2 receptor antagonists; proton pump inhibitor)
H3 antibody (histone protein antibody, phospho H3)
HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy)
Haas orthodontic appliance (by Haas Orthodontic Arts, Inc.)
Haas Rapid Palatal Expander (Haas Orthodontic Arts, Inc.)
Haberman nipple feeder (for cleft lip and palate, other feeding difficulties in infants)
Habitrol® (nicotine transdermal system)
HACEK organisms (gram-negative bacteria)
hack-quad leg strength training (hack squats, QMT, quantitative muscle testing)
Haemaccel® (colloidal replacement IV infusion solution by Aventis Pharma and Hoechst,
Cross Reactivity to Gelofusin replacement therapy trial)
Haemonetics® Cell Saver 5
Haemonetics® (red blood cell collection protocol)
Haglund spur
HairConfirm(TM) (hair follicle home collection kit for drug classes, detection by Confirm
BioSciences)
HAL (hemorrhoidal artery ligation by PubMed)
HalfLYTELY (colonoscopy prep solution)
Hall-Findley mastopexy (type of procedure)
Hall-Pia handpiece (ENT procedures)
Hallu®-C plate (plate fixation system by Integra)
Hallu®-Fix (plate system by Integra LifeSciences Corp.)
Hallu® Ream (phalangeal and metatarsal reamers by Integra)
Hallu®-S plate (fixation system by Integra, revision of Keller procedure)
Hallu® Snap-Off (snap-off screw)
HALO-90 and HALO-360 (device for Barrett’s esophagus by BARRX Medical, Inc.)
Halo® XP electrophysiology catheter
HaloShield™ nosocomial infection prevention
halofuginone (skin cream in trials for treatment of scleroderma)
HALT-C study
HALS (hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (surgeon puts one hand inside
the abdomen and the other hand manipulates the laparoscopic instruments
and surgical telescope)
HAM-A (Hamilton Scale of Anxiety)
HAM-D (Hamilton Scale of Depression)
Ham model or test (to determine maximum oxygen utilization/diffusion on PFTs)
Hamar (SEE Jamar)
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HDRS, HAMD17)
Hamilton Thorne Zona Infrared (laser optical system for assisted reproduction ZILOSTR®)
hana™ (no capital H) hip and knee arthroplasty table (OCI Products)
HANC™ Network
Hancock® II (tissue valve/bioprosthetic heart valve models T505 and T510 by Medtronic,
Inc.)
Hancock® (modified orifice aortic bioprosthesis by Medtronic, Inc.)
hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery and sigmoidectomy
Handmaster Plus hand health system (hand strengthening system for hand injuries,
carpal tunnel, tendinitis, sprains, etc. rehab)
HandPort™ (hand-held port by Smith & Nephew)
HandTact instrument set
Hand-Wrist Assisting Robotic Device (HOWARD, for stroke victims via Velcro by UC,
Irvine, Calif.)
Haney-Glennard clamp (INCORRECT, SEE HEANEY-GLENNARD)
hang-back technique (method, strabismus/esotropia surgery)
Hanna trephine system (by Weck-cel)
Hansatome™ microkeratome
Hanson Medical calf implant/gluteal implant
Hanson-Ochoa Boix-Ochoa fundoplication
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)
HAP (hydroxyapatite)
HAPE (high altitude pulmonary edema)
haplotype analysis with tetrathiomolybdate (testing for Wilson disease to find siblings
who have no symptoms but have the disease)
HA porous femoral stem by Centerpulse Orth.
Happylite (SAD)
Hapset® hydroxyapatite bone graft plaster
Harbin resection of colon (named for Dr. Harbin)
HARD +/- E syndrome (type II lissencephaly)
hardware disease (traumatic pericarditis)
harkoseride (ADD 234037 for epilepsy)
Harlan curettes (up-and-down hand-held)
HARMONIC/Harmonic ACE® (scalpel by GE)
Harmonic® seal (by GE)
Harms™ cage (internal fixation device used following lumbar spinal fusion by USS)
Harper trocar and infusion system (ophthalmic; OB/GYN; also Hasson Harper and
Gleason Harper)
Harrell Y stent
Harris hip score (for dislocation)
HART (see HAART HIV regimen)
Harvest blood growth factors by Harvest Tech
Harvest Technologies Corp.
Harvester™ (bipolar scissors a.k.a. CTS Harvester bipolar scissors)
Haskal™ (transjugular intrahepatic portal access device by Cook)
Hass (SEE Haas orthodontic appliance)
Hass (SEE Haas palatal expander)
Hasson open laparoscopy cannula
HAV-6 (human herpesvirus 6)
Havrix (new hepatitis A vaccine and Havrix-1440 DS)
Hawkins-Bell (self-retaining retractor by DePuy, Warsaw, Indiana)
Hawkins-Kennedy test (upper extremity orthopedic test)
Hawkins shepherd's crook catheter by Cook, Inc.
Haw River syndrome (neurodegenerative disease)
Hayate Pro™ (coronary wire by Asahi-Intecc and Guidant)
Hayes Medical, Inc.
HBME1 test (for cancer, Galectin-3 test, very specific markers)
HC221 humidified CPAP system by SleepQuest
HCAP (health care-associated pneumonia)
hCG MoM lab test (multiples of the appropriate gestational median)
HCS (hemorroidal circular stapler; face lift for hemorrhoids, less painful than usual
procedure for PPH (Procedure for Prolapse Hemorrhoids)
HCV-RIBA (hepatitis C recombinant immunoblot assay test to determine virus)
HDC V-Cath PICC (by HDC Corp., tunneled catheter)
HDE (humanitarian device exemption)
HDL 1 and 2 (cholesterol levels)
HDI® 3000 (ultrasound system, Pulse Wave CR-2000 research cardiovascular
profiling system)
HDR (High-Dose-Rate or HighDoseRate brachytherapy afterloading)
Headache Impact Test
HEADS (see HEEADDSS)
HEEADDSS or HEADDS Assessment (Home Environment, Education and
Employement, peer-related Activities, Suicide/depression, drugs, Sexuality,
Safety/savagery - for adolescents by pediatric nursing through questionnaire, expanded
from HEADDS)
Head Start I, II, and II chemotherapy protocols for medulloblastoma
Heaf test (TB test)
healing cap (placed to recover from ear surgery)
Healon (ophthalmic surgery)
Healon GV (for ophthalmic surgery)
Healos® (bovine bone graft, collagen substitute by Stryker/Creative Biomolecules)
Healos® bone graft conduit by DePuy
Health assist (SEE Health essist)
Health Buddy™(massaging device for critically ill patient at home; sends data to clinic)
HealthCheck™ One-Step One Minute™ pregnancy test
HealthCheck® total and HDL cholesterol home-screening tests
Health essist Hangover-Free Patch™ (prevent hangovers before they start, trademarked
by Health Essist)
HealthShield® catheter
HealthTronics, Inc.
Heaney-Glennard clamp (OB-GYN clamp)
HeartBar™ (granola bar; dietary management of CAD)
HeartCard™ cardiac-event recorder
HeartCard 3X™ cardiac-event recorder
Heartflo™ automated anastomosis system
Heart Energy Signature (HES, inexpensive technology to map heart sound morphology,
early detection of heart disease by Biosignetics)
heart-hand syndrome (autosomal-dominant heart disease, also Holt-Oram syndrome)
HearT-I (Heart Failure Telephone Intervention clinical trial)
(The) Heart Laser
Heartline Meatless Meats (soy meat substitutes)
heart-lung extraction ratio
HeartMate® I, II, and HeartMate XVE (TLC-II, artificial heart, bridge to transplant by
Thoratec, a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD)
HeartPOD™ (permanent device for CHF by Savacor DynamicRx, HOMEOSTASIS II trial
Hemodynamically Guided Home Self-Therapy in Severe Heart Failure Patients).
HeartQuest artificial heart
HeartSaverVAD™ (pulsatile ventricular assist device for end-stage heart failure)
HeartStart Home Defibrillator by Philips Medical Systems, Andover, MA
heart stocking (wrap with fabric device to cinch up a weakened heart)
Heartstream® FR2 (ForeRunner® (AED - New model for treating infants and young
children)
Heartstring™ (proximal seal system (temporarly seal for vascular surgery, NOT
Heartstrings)
HeartWatch® cardiac-event recorder
HeartWatch III® cardiac-event recorder
HearTwave™ system (FDA approved and compatible with existing stress test systems
to measure microvolt T-wave alternans [subtle, every-other-beat variation in T waves
prognostic of life-threatening arrhythmia])
Hectorol™ (doxercalciferol injection (vitamin D2 analog/hormone replacement therapy to
redcue elevated iPTH, immunoreactive parathyroid hormone levels in hyperthyroidism in
patients on dialysis, 2.5 mcg capsules, 10 mcg 3 x a week with dialysis by Bone Cure
International, Inc.)
Hedrocel Tantalum Orthopedics Implex implant
HEDS (HIV Early Detection Study, pediatric inventory of pre-teens/teens of alcoholic,
tobacco use and sexual activity)
Heelift Boot (by Podus)
heel tap test (GI) (performed by tapping the bottom of the heel hard, transferring motion
up to the muscles beneath the peritoneal cavity; if pain is present, this is a peritoneal
sign; SEE also heel tap test (ortho)
heel tap test (ortho) (the bottom of the heel is tapped sharply with the examiner's closed
fist; if the maneuver causes pain in the ankle, it is indicative of an ankle fracture. SEE
also heel tap test for GI)
HEI (Healthy Eating Index)
Heidelberg Engineering Slitlamp by Heidelberg Engineering
Heidelberg retinal angiography
Helal Finger Joint (by Corin)
Helal Universal Joint Spacer (by Corin)
Helex™ septal occluder by Gore
helical bleb
helical branch device (new endovascular aneurysm repair device)
Helicide™ (bismuth, metronidazole, and tetracycline for H. pylori ulcers by Geigy)
Helicosol™ (synthetic 13C-urea to detect H. pylori)
Helinet (air ambulance service)
Helionetics/AccuLase excimer laser
HELiOS (personal oxygen system for ambulatory care by Tyco Healthcare & Omnica
Corp.)
Helistat™ (absorbable fibrillar by Integra Life Sciences Corp., NJ)
Helivax® (vaccine by IVAX Corp.)
Helix™ Clot Buster™ (thrombectomy device by ev3, Inc.)
Helix HydroJet dissector (ERBE USA)
Helixate® FS (antihemophilic factor VIII [recombinant] FS)
Helizide (drug for H. pylori by Axcam)
Heller-Dor procedure/technique - esophagus
helminth/Helminth (Helminths, Hookworm, Pinworm, Roundworm, Tapeworm and
Whipworm parasites)
Helsinn Health Care S.A.
Hemagen™ (coated fabrics by Hemagen Diagnostics, Inc.)
Hema Metrics, Inc. (maker of Crit-Scan noninvasive blood monitoring and Haemonetics)
HemaMyst device (spray Haemacure aerosol used in ophthalmic surgery)
Hemarrest™ patch -- hemostatic patch to quickly stop bleeding
Hemaseel™ suture by Haemacure Products
Hemaseel APR™ (fibrin sealant, tissue glue to control bleeding, HMN)
Hematinic with folic acid
Hematogen Oral (oral bar corrects metabolic processes and Hematogen FA oral, OTC)
Hematrol™ (medroxyprogesterone acetate [MPA]; CBP-1011, oral steroid, see Colirest)
hematuria catheter, 24-F
HemDetect® (three-field occult blood test )
hemi-homograft (valve procedure)
hemi-T augmentation (bladder augmentation technique for continent urinary diversion in
pediatric patients, using appendix and double-T pouch)
Hemobahn endovascular prosthesis (stent-graft)
Hemoband (reliable hemostasis by Innovations for Access, Inc.)
hemocautery (preparing a wound bed for grafting)
Hemocor HPH® (high-performance hemoconcentrator)
HemoCue™ (measures hemoglobin in whole blood, quickly in ER)
HemoCue to total cell ratio (test done to determine anemia in pediatrics)
Hemoccult® ICT fecal occult blood tests for CRC, colorectal cancers and polyps by
Beckman Coulter)
Hemocyte Plus (iron supplement)
HemoDoppler (Doppler to check blood flow by Medtronic)
HemoGlide (catheter kit by Bard)
hemoglobin Constant Spring (abnormal with 31 extra aminoacid residues at the C
terminus of the chain causing a form of a-thalassemia)
hemoglobin E and hemoglobin S and Hemoglobin F and A2 quantitation (to exclude
thalasssemia and sideroblastic anemia)
hemoglobin SC disease (genetic)
Hemolink (RBC substitute)
HemoMatic™ blood collection monitor
hemophilia B Leyden (transient form of factor IX deficiency; not to be confused with
factor V Leiden mutation test for thrombophilia)
Hemopump® cardiac assist system
Hemopure® (hemoglobin glutamer, bovine, an ocyxgen therapeutic for acute anemia to
avoid transfusion by Biopure)
HemoQuant (occult blood test)
HemoSealing™ (vascular collage technology for hemostasis, using TissueLink)
hemoseal (SEE Hemosil)
Hemosil Prosthesis by Instrument Lab Co.
HemoSite® (test for hemoglobin quickly in ER)
HemoSleeve™ (hemostat in ENT procedure)
HemoSonic 100 (measures cardiac output and index, CO/CI by Deltex Medical,
CardioQ)
HemoSplit catheter (long-term dialysis by C. R. Bard, Inc., NJ)
Hemostat® Clamp from Milestek
Hemostatix scalpel blade Update: New #12 blade size
Hemo-Stream™ (chronic hemodialysis catheter by Rex Medical)
Hemovac drain
HemoZyme (blood sbustitute by SynZyme Technologies, LLS)
Henley Healthcare Inc.
HEPA (high efficiency particulate air filter/purifier)
Hepacoat velocity stent by Cordis
Hepadnaviridae family cell nucleus (virus for hepatitis B DNA, Orthohepadnaviridae and
Avihepadnavirus)
Hepafix needle by Braun
HepaGam B (hepatitis B IgG by Cangene for exposure to hepatitis B)
Hepagene™ (hepatitis B vaccine)
heparin-coated stent (cardiac, PTCA)
heparin/platelet factor N antibody serum panel (Akero Biosciences)
HepatAssist™ and HepatAssist™ 2000 Liver Support System (LAS, bioartificial liver,
considered a combination device, part biological with pig liver cells, and part medical
device by FDA criteria by Excorp Medical, Inc.)
HepatAmine (amino acids, usually given infants in TPN)
hepatitic cholestasis of pregnancy (new medical disease noted by GI and OB/GYN docs)
hepatohydrothorax (respiratory failure unresponsive to salt restriction, Lasix therapy)
HepCon anticoagulant by Hepcon HMS™ system
Hep-Lock™ (now trademarked name)
Hepsera (10 mg, now weekly, adefovir dipivoxil, antiviral for treatment of chronic
hepatitis B by Gilead Sciences)
hepsin gene (breast CA predictor gene)
HeptAmine (amino acids liver formula by Braun Nutrition)
Heptavax B® vaccine by Merck/Sharp
Heptazyme™ (hepatitis C; hepatitis C virus-RNA nucleic acid amplification testing (HCVRNA NAT, HCV-RNA, HCV-RNA HEAD)
Heptimax® formula (for delivering nutrition via gastrostomy tube from Quest Diagnostics)
Heptimax® hepatitis C viral load (test by Quest Diagnostics)
Heptimax® (lab tests via Quest Diagnostics)
Heptodin (lamivudine for HIV)
HER-2/neu (also called c-erb B-2 test for protein in cell; precursor to breast CA)
HER2 assessment (fluorescence in situ hybridization, FISH, and immunohistochemical
analysis of breast cancer cells)
HERA (breast cancer study protocol, Europe, Canada)
herbal infusion (herbal tea blend before meals, OTC to stimulate appetite)
HercepTest™ (immunohistochemical diagnostic test to detect HER2 protein
overexpression versus amplification and a screening method for Herceptin antineoplasm
therapy; the test is performed on biopsied or surgically removed tissues of breast cancer
patients; DAKO created HercepTest in cooperation with Genetech, Inc., the developer of
Herceptin)
Herceptin™ (trastuzumab for breast CA with mets)
Hercules™:YAG laser system
Hercules 7000 mobile x-ray unit
Herculink™ biliary stent system (by Abbott Vascular)
Herculink Plus biliary stent system (by Abbott Vascular)
HERCULINK (non-randomized study examines the safety and efficacy of renal artery
stenting sponsored by Abbott Vascular)
hFSH (human-derived follicle-stimulating hormone)
HERMES™ OR control center
HerniaMate (mesh for hernia surgery by Herniamesh)
Herniamesh surgical mesh and plug products
herniogram (imaging to check for hernia)
Herzyme™ (ribozyme-based drug targets HER-2/neu oncogene for breast, lung, and
ovarian CA)
heterotopic transplant (one where the organ is placed into an abnormal anatomical
position, e.g. kidney transplanted into the abdomen rather than the back)
HE-TUMT (high-energy microwave thermotherapy)
Hetzel-Dent grading scale for ulcerative GERD
Hewson suture passer on a Keith needle
Hextend® (synthetic blood plasma volume expander)
Hexvix (hexaminoleuvulinate by PhotoCure USA for bladder CA)
Heyer-Schulte® neuro shunting
Heyman urethral instrument system
HFA (hydrofluoroalkane)
HFCWO (high-frequency chest wall oscillation)
HFE genotype allele H63D and C2821 mutations
HGP-30W (a.k.a. CEL-SCI/HGP-30W)
H-graft interposition mesocaval shunt (or portocoval shunt done under CT guidance)
HGSIL (abbrev. for high-grade squmous intraepithelial lesion, CIN-2 to CIN-3)
Hibitane® (chlorhexidine HCl by GlaxoSmithKline, cleanser)
Hickman® catheter
HIFU (high-intensity focused ultrasound for atrial fibrillation)
High Definition™ Imaging (HDI® 3000 ultrasound system
high-dose decreasing regimen
Highly Crosslinked polyethylene liner by Osteonics
High Pro protein supplement 94 or 80 Plus
HighSail™ balloon catheter by Guidant
high throughput x-ray (crystallography to ID drug fragments bound to target
protein Pyramid™ process)
high-throughput tissue microarray analysis (cancer ID lab test)
Hil-Cal (calcium supplement for dialysis patients)
Hill-Rom 835 (airflow mattress/bed)
Hi-Nek™ Total Hip (by Corin)
Hintegra® (total ankle prosthesis by Integra LifeSciences Corp.)
Hiprex (methenamine for bladder infection by 3M Healthcare)
HIPS (heparin infusion prior to stenting)
HIRE Center (acronym for Head Injury Rehabilitation Centers)
Hirulog® (bivalirudin, direct thrombin, formerly Angiomax)
Hirulog (angioplasty study)
Hismanal® (astemizole) -discontinued
Hiscock psychological test (to determine if patient is exaggerating symptoms, M.
Hiscock, MD)
Hi-Shore Swan Ganz balloon-tipped thermodilution catheter by Edwards
HiSonic® hearing instrument
HiSonic (ultrasonic hearing device)
HiSonic-TRD (tinnitus relief device)
Histacol DM syrup (decongestant; antihistamine, expectorant)
Histex I/E (extended-release capsules, antihistamine for allergic
rhinitis)
Histinex DM (brompheniramine/dextromethorphan/phenylpropanolamine,
antihistamine/decongestant)
histiocyte-rich variant of B cell lymphoma, T-cell/histiocyte-rich
Histoacryl® (enbucrilate, cyanoacrylate injection therapy for gastric varices by Braun)
Histofreezer® cryosurgical wart treatment
histogram log (from pacemaker interrogation, suppression histogram algorithm)
Histone antibodies H3, H4, trimethylated lysine
histrelin acetate (Supprelin-LA (GnRh analog for central precocious puberty by Indevus)
histrelin implant (long-acting LHRH hydrogel implant in phase III trials for prostate CA by
Shire Pharm Group & HydroMed Sciences)
Histussin® D (for cough)
HIT (heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, see also HIT below)
HIT (hydrodistention implantation or infusion technique (endoscopic intervention for
vesicoureteral reflux)
HIT-6 test (Headache Impact Test by World Congress of Neurology, score is 65 or
under)
Hitachi™ 2.0 diagnostic ultrasound system
Hi-Torque® guide wire
Hi-Torque® Spartacore™ stent (by Guidant)
Hi-Torque® Iron Man™ guide wire a.k.a. ACS Hi-Torque(r) Iron Man(tm) guide wire
HITS (heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome)
HIV viral load
HK-Cardiosol™ solution (heart preservative prior to heart transplant)
HLA-A 0201 (vaccina virus , restricted T cells)
HLA-A2 or just A2 diabetes
HLA-A31 (specificity)
HLA-Aw68 (restricted cytotoxic T cell response)
HLA-C (gene allele test)
HLA-DP (another gene allele found in serum)
HLA-DQ (immotile cilia syndrome - gene allele responsible for this causing disease)
HLA-DQB1 (risk genotypes for MODY, maturity-onset diabetes of the young)
HLA-DR (gene allele test)
HLA involvement panel (peptide involvement in T-cell allorecognition, rheumatology
labs)
HMG-CoA inhibitor (co-enzyme A; HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, statin)
HMG-CoR inhibitor (co-enzyme R; HMG-coreductase inhibitor or HMG-CoA)
HMN spray sutures by Haemacure Products
hMLH1 (genetic link to cancer, Lynch family, mismatch repair gene)
hMPV (human metapneumovirus)
hMSC (human mesenchymal stem cells regenerate structures; connective tissue)
hMSH2 (genetic link to cancer, Lynch family, mismatch repair gene)
HN-66000 (shrink brain tumors with genetic engineering)
Hoffmann II MRI (external fixation system by Howmedica)
Hofmeister Technology
HOG enema (high osmolarity glycerol enema (bisacodyl glycerine with tap water for
severe obstipation)
Hohmann retractor
Hohn® central venous catheter
"Hold Clot" lab test for later type and screen (some hospitals allow this, but most would
prefer doctors simply order a type and screen regardless)
HoLEP (holmium laser enucleation of prostate)
Holi dissector (doctor jargon for Holinger dissector)
Holler transtelephonic monitoring systems for monitoring arrhythmia via telephone)
Hollister 3631 dressing (one-piece cut-to-fit pouch, usually used with Coloplast for
ileostomy)
holmium laser
Hologic bone densitometry
Hologic Delphi-C DEXA bone densitometry by Hologic DEXA Scan machine
Hologic Sahara lunar ultrasonography of heel (to determine bone density, not
necessarily a good measure by Hologic, Inc.)
HoLRP (holmium laser resection of the prostate)
Home Access® Hepatitis C CheckSM
Homewave® system (neuromodulation technology to deliver noninvasive electrodes with
the PEA, percutaneous electrode array for skin pain site therapy by Biowave)
HomMed LLC monitor (for CHF; transmits data via telephone to doctor’s office/hospital)
HomMed Sentry®/Observer® system
HOMEOSTASIS II trial (Hemodynamically Guided Home Self-Therapy in Severe Heart Failure
Patients used with the HeartPOD)
Hominex-1 formula
homocysteine (blood, but according to the Clinical Pathologists and Clinical Laboratory
Technologists Association, homocystine is the spelling for the lab assay, the amino acid
to detect cardiac problems or homocystinuria)
homocystine (urine, but formed by oxidation and condensation of molecules of
homocysteine, the levels checked in blood and urine are always homocystine)
homonymous quadrantopsia (inferior or other direction visual field defect)
homoplasmic mitochondrial transfer ribonucleic acid gene mutation assay
hoodia gordonii (natural appetite suppressant molecule P57 Phytopharm Advanced
Diets UK, and lots of other companies selling fake hoodia gordonii)
hood of vein graft (term used in cardiology/vascular surgery)
Hoogsteen base pairing (gene analysis)
HOPE ACE inhibitor trial
HOPN (hyperpigmentation of plexiform neurofibroma)
Horizon temporary stent
horny goat weed
Horsley bone cutter (see also Stille-Horsley bone cutter)
“hostile neck” (a neck which makes catehterization for purposes of angiography difficult)
Hot Can (coil to can lead for AICD implantation, as opposed to Cold Can technique)
Hot/Ice® pads
hot shot (process involving warm crystalloid cardioplegic perfusion following
coldcardioplegic arrest performed during cardiac surgery, improves outcome)
hot-shot PCR (polymerase chain reaction method to treat vancomycin-resistant
enterococci, VRE)
hour-glass constriction of hip capsule (radiographic finding in developmental dysplasia of
the hip)
House sliding advancement flap (for colorectal anoplasty)
Housecall (Transtelephonic Monitoring System for ICDs)
HOWARD (Hand-Wrist Assisting Robotic Device for stroke victims)
Howell DASH system (by Wilson Cook, surgical system)
Hoya iSpheric model YA-60BB IOL by Alcon
Hoyt-Kaplan-Grumbach syndrome
HP 228 (obese diabetic treatment)
H. pylori breath test
HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome)
HP Viridia telemetry system
HQROL (health-related quality of life score, sleep index, alpha 0.84)
HRV (heart rate variability test)
hsCRP (high sensitivity C-reactive protein immunoassay to detect levels of CRP in liver
after trauma, shock, etc., also an indicator of future cardiac problems)
HSE (hypertonic saline epinephrine)
H/S Elliptosphere catheter set
HSP (heat shock protein antigen)
HTA® (HydroThermAblator® system - Update: FDA approved)
H-TRON® plus V100 insulin infusion pump
Hu23F2G (LeukArrest)
HUD (humanitarian use device)
Hughes eyelid grafts procedure for tarsoconjunctival flap
Hughson (see Hewson)
HuHMFG1 (humanized milk fat globule-1 antibody)
Humalog® Mix50/50/Lispro (for diabetes)
Humalog mix 75/25/ insulin pen
Humalog® Pen (insulin pen)
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
Humate-P® (antihemophilic factor/von Willebrand factor complex [human])
Humatrix Microclysmic Gel (wound filler by Care-Tech)
Humatrope® (somatropin in CE cartridges for injection [rDNA origin] for injection -human
growth hormone for Turner syndrome in adults and children with short stature syndrome
by Eli Lilly)
Humibid CS and Humibid E tablets (OTC expectorant)
Humicade (formerly CDP571) (anti-TNF antibody for Crohn disease)
Humidaire (Sullivan Humidaire)
HUMI uterine manipulator/catheter
Humira (adalimumab for rheumatoid arthritis by Abbott Labs, Inc.)
Hummer II by Stryker (shaver, used in sinus surgery)
Hummer FESS (shaver by Stryker)
Hummingbird™ wand by Arthrotec (for ENT surgeries using coblation technology)
humoral transplant rejection (grade 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B)
Humphrey Systems ablation planner topography (method to identify treatment sites in
the eye)
Humulin L and Humulin U (insulin by Eli Lilly)
Humulin® Pen
Hunstad formula
H-Wave® electrical stimulation of brain
Hyalgan® (sodium hyaluronate for osteoarthritis, degeneration of knee)
hyaline onlay patch for hypospadius repair
Hyalofil F & R (plastic skin substitute by ConvaTec)
Hyallofill® (advanced wound care, soft conformable by Allegro Medical)
hyaluronic acid gel (see Juvederm gel implants)
hyaluronidase (enzyme 150 U/mL injection)
Hybrid Capture® 2 HPV DNA test (detects most prevaelent cancer-causing human HPV
types from Pap smear by Digene Corp.)
hybrid capture viral load
Hybrid Capture® CMV DNA test
Hybrid Capture® 2 HPV DNA test (detect cancer-causing papillomavirus types)
Hybrid Capture® HPV DNA test
Hybritech® free PSA test
Hybritech® PSA/free PSA blood tests -See Access® Hybritech® PSA/free lab test
Hycamtin (topotecan hydrochloride, topoisomerase I, topo-I inhibitor by GlaxoSmithKline
for small-cell lung CA, ovarian, and cervical CA)
Hycor Rheumatoid Factor (RF) IgA ELISA autoimmune test for early diagnosis of RA
Hycore-R controlled release morphine (Moraxen)
HyCURE collagen hemostatic wound dressing
HyCure G hydrogel dressing (by The Hymed Group)
HyCure Smart Gel (wound collagen by The Hymed Group)
HydrAlert hand-held device (recognizes dehydration in 6 seconds by Hemetrics)
Hydraclear contact lens
Hydragrip Fogarty clamp by Beckett Instruments
Hydrasorb dressing by Kendall
Hydrasorb Plus (hydrophilic polyurethane wound dressing)
HydroBlade keratome
HydroBrush keratome
HydroCision
hydrocodone/APAP (generic Lortab/Vicodin)
hydrocodone bitartrate and ibuprofen (by Vintage Pharms)
Hydrocol (sterile, occlusive hydrocolloid wound dressing by Bertek)
hydrocolloid dressings (local skin anesthesia, DuoDerm CGF)
Hydrofera Blue (antimicrobial dressing by Hydrofera, Inc.)
HydroGel coated slides
Hydrogiene Corporation (to be renamed Synergie Holdings Corporation)
Hydrolatum (hydrated petrolatum)
HydroMed Sciences
Hydromet syrup (for cough, OTC)
Hydromorph Contin® (Perdue Frederick; opioid, hydromorphone HCl for pain)
hydronephroureter (anatomical finding on kidney ultrasound/CT)
Hydronol hydrophilic guide wire
Hydro Pro™ (powdered formula nutrition, OTC)
hydroquinone topical cream
hydrostatic-pressure virus inactivation (used for treating blood components prior to
human use)
hydrothermablation (endometrial GYN procedure, also stated as hydroablation)
HydroThermAblator® (HTA® system for OB/GYN procedures)
Hydrotone ® ablation laser, also Coherent UltraPulse, TruPulse, Sharplau,
FeatherTouch, Luxar, and NovaPulse)
hydroxyurea tablets, 1000 mg (Hydrea and Droxia, reduces viral load in HIV)
Hylaform™ (breast implant by Inamed)
Hylaform Plus (hyaluronic acid wrinkle treatment that lasts from 3 months to 1 year)
Hylagel-Nuro (for prevention of scarring in lumbar surgery)
Hylagel® Uro (for urethral sphincter muscle)
Hylamer Duraloc (acetabular liner by DePuy)
Hylashield® (Canada); i.com Comfort Shield (Europe)
HylaSine® (injected into sinus cavities in ENT surgery for hemostasis and to reduce
scarring)
Hylenex (hypodermoclysis 150 U/mL injection liquid spreading agent, recombinant
human hyaluronidase to aid in infusion of other drugs for pain, made available to
hospices and palliative care centers by Baxter & Halozyme Therapeutics)
hyolaryngeal elevation (on swallow study)
hyoscyamine/methenam/m-blue/phenyl salicyl (0.06 mg-81.6 mg, 10.8 mg, 36.2 mg oral
eneteric-coated)
Hypafix (dressing by Smith & Nephew)
Hyperbalance vitamin (OTC)
hyperbaric bupivacaine (for spinal anesthesia, also isobaric, but NOT hypobaric)
HyperCVAD (chemo regimen with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and
dexamethasone)
HyperForm™ (occlusion balloon system by ev3, Inc.)
Hypergel® (debriding (20% hypertonic saline) hydrogel, for the softening and removal of
black, dry necroses by Molnlycke)
HyperGlide™ (occlusion balloon system by ev3, Inc.)
Hyperiond Wound Cleanser (by Hyperion Medical)
Hyperion Advanced Alginate (wound dressing by Hyperion Medical)
Hyperion LTK (laser thermal keratoplasty) system
hyperlexia (an autism-like syndrome that has been identified in some languagedisordered children)
hyperlobated myelodysplastic syndrome (dysplastic megakaryocytes)
hypermetaphase fluorescence in situ hybridization
hypermethylating agent (type of drug used to treat cancers, not to be confused with
hypomethylating agent)
HyperQ™ (stress test by Biologic Signal Process, Ltd.)
HyperRHO (RHO(D) (immune globulin 1500 IU IM)
Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc.
hypertensive pneumonitis (not to be confused with hypersensitivity pneumonitis)
HyperRAB S/D (flu vaccine by GlaxoSmithKline)
HyperRH (flu vaccine by GlaxoSmithKline)
HyperTET S/D (250 Units IM solution, flu vaccine by GlaxoSmithKline)
hyperthermia (used in combination with radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy)
hypoglycemic nonketotic syndrome; hyperglycinemia nonketotic syndrome (the patient
has very high glucose without ketones)
hypomethylating agent (type of drugs to treat cancer)
hypomethylation of maternal genome (disorder, anomalies Beckwith-Widemann
syndrome)
hypomethylation (linked activation PAX2, estrogen-mediated tamoxifen)
hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis suppression causing insufficiency of
pituitary hormone after radiation therapy)
hypovitaminosis D (term for not enough vitamin D)
HyProCure implant (hyprocure.com)
Hyrax (palate expansion device by Haas Orthodontic Arts, Inc.)
Hystero CO2 Pneu (device to insufflate the uterine cavity)
hysterosonography (saline-enhanced sonography to outline uterine cavity)
HY-TEC automated diagnostic system
HyTek Guidewire
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I and HLA-E depletion (followed by antibody W6/32 HLA-G antigen capture and I-125
radioactive seeds for prostate CA)
IADLs (instrumental and/or independent activities of daily living)
Iamin® Gel Wound Dressing by Bard
Iamin-IB® solution (prezatide coppr acetate [PCA] ulcerative colitis)
IBD First Step™ (unique markers lab tests, diagnostic procedure by Prometheus Labs)
IBD Serology 7 (panel to include NSNA ELISA. OmpC IgA Antibody, ASCA IgA and IgG,
NSNA IFA DNase , unique markers for inflammatory bowel disease by Prometheus Labs)
IBD Step 1 Panel (Step 1, 2, etc., set of confirmatory lab tests by Prometheus Labs)
IBI Therapy™ (cardiac ablation system by Irvine Biomedical, Inc.)
IBS™ Interbody Spacer
IB-stat™ (oral spray for urinary incontinence)
ibandronate (investigational bisphosphonate in phase III clinical trials for prevention of
osteoporosis by Glaxo/SmithKline and Roche)
IBV™ (intrabronchial valve system and IBV™ procedure tiny umbrella-shaped valves to
improve pulmonary function for emphsema patients, 5-9 mm implanted by Spiration,
Inc.)
ICaps (multivamin oral tablets)
Icar and Icar-C suspension (100 mg mitomycin C)
iCast™ (covered stent by Atrium)
ICC therapy (pronounced ICE, immunocytochemistry, detection of cancer cells cytocentrifuge
preparation of marrow or PBSC cells where visualization of bound antibody is ultimately
achieved by a chemical reaction between an enzyme and coloring agent)
I-cell disease (mucolipidosis type II)
ice therapy (SEE ICC)
ice-rod technology (cryotherapy for prostate using ice-rod needle, ice-ball needle
placement)
ICL™ (implantable contact lens)
icodextrin (extraneal solution used in peritoneal dialysis by Baxter)
ICON® 25 hCG test and ICON II (for pregnancy by Beckman Coulter)
ICON Beckman Coulter (detection of low concentraiton of albumin in urine in patients at
risk for kidney disease)
ICON FX Strep A test throat swab by SmithKline
ICR® (name changed to Intacs™ corneal ring)
ICRT (intracoronary radiation therapy)
ICS (immotile cilia syndrome - HLA-DQ gene allele may be responsible for this which
may cause bowel motility problems in humans)
ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection, pronounced "icksey")
ICSI IVF (in vitro fertilization by way of intracytoplasmic sperm injection)
Ictotest (urine bilirubin)
ICTUS trial (Invasive Versus Conservative Treatment in Unstable Coronary Syndromes)
ID Biomedical Corporation
IDE (investigational device exemption)
IDEC-CE9.1/SB210396 (anti-CD4 Primatized antibody)
IDEC-Y2B8 radioimmunotherapy - NHL
Identity™ ADx, XL, SR, and DR 5380, and VDR pacemaker (by St. Jude)
Identity™ AF DR 5342, AF DR 5346, SR 5142 (pacemakers by St. Jude)
IDET procedure (intradiscal electrothermal therapy, a minimally invasive, experimental
procedure for the treatment of lumbar degenerative disk disease in which a thermal
probe is used to shrink collagen fibers and thermocoagulate nerves)
Id/KLH random follicular lymphoma trial (used at several institutions including UCLA;
tumor vaccine)
idoxifene - estrogen
idursulfase (Elaprase by Shire Pharma for Hunter syndrome)
IDXrad (radiology information system that includes multiorganizational scheduling,
patient tracking, and diagnostic reporting)
I:E ratio (on ventilator settings, inspiratory to expiratory ratio)
IEP (individualized education plan for child needing special education)
iFix(TM) (interference screw system, PEEK, for use in bone-tendon-bone ACL by
Cayenne Medical, Inc.)
I-Flow nerve block infusion kit
IFN-A (interferon-alfa-2b for treatment of malignant melanoma)
IFSP (individualized family service plan for child needing special education)
IFU (Indications for Use or Instructions for Use)
I-GAP breast reconstruction
IGF-1 (somatomedin-C lab test; check growth hormone, normal 94-252)
IGF binding protein 3 or IGFBP (binding protein levels, 1, 2, 3)
IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4 (subclasses)
IgG subclasses of proinflammatory complement components (see ANP, BNP, and CNP
lab tests as indicators of heart failure)
IGH or IgH (IGH D probe, gene, split-signals on FISH cytogenetics, telomeric IGH
losses, split green or red signals, 11q13, 8q24, 18q21, and 6p21 loci for multiple
myeloma, leukemia, hallmarking rearrangement prime numbers per copies)
IGH JH (IGH joining probe)
IHM™ Surgisis® (inguinal hernia mesh by Cook, Inc.)
iiRAD DRI 1000 (digital radiographic system by Sterling Diagnostic Imaging)
iiRAD DR1000C
I-KNIFE ShortCut knife (cataract surgery cuts by Alcon Labs, Fort Worth, TX)
Ikoniscope Fastfish (Amnio Imaging System by Ikonisys, Inc.)
ILC (interstitial laser coagulation)
ileovesicostomy (see Monti procedure)
ILIAC (examines stenting in patients with iliac occlusive disease)
ILIAD trial (patients with renal cell CA, Interleukin-2)
iLimb (bionic hand, moved by patient’s mind and muscles by AccuScene)
iloperidone - antipsychotic
iliopopliteal bypass (bypass of stenotic femoral artery with graft from common iliac or
branch to the popliteal artery)
iloprost (see Ventavis, nebulized solution)
ILRT (intraluminal radiotherapy 15 Gy, single session)
IMA internal mammary artery
IMA Marker study (ischemica, blood test, albumin cobalt-binding)
IMA (ischemia-modified albumin lab test by Ischemia Technologies, Inc.)
IMA (catheter 6-F by Ischemia Technologies, Inc.)
ImageChecker™ M-1000 by R2 Tech
ImageChecker CT CAD (software highlights solid nodules by R2 Tech, Inc. on CT chest)
image-guided robotic radiosurgery
image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
Imagent® (GI contrast dye perflexane lipid microspheres; FDA approved, injection)
IMAGES (IV administration of magnesium stroke trial)
Imaging Dynamics
Imaginis® (breast prosthetics, post-mastectomy bras, etc. by Imaginis Corp.)
IMAGN 2000 cellular analysis system
iMARC tissue marking system (engraving by Farnam, Inc.)
imatinib mesylate (Gleevec, antineoplastic, for GI tumors and leukemia)
Imavist (f.k.a. Imagent®; AF0150, Update: initiation of trials in prostate cancer,
perflexane lipid microspheres; AF0150; former trademark; see Imagent®)
Imax or IMAX (slang for internal maxillary artery; should be expanded except per
account specifics saying otherwise)
IMBIBE bone marrow aspiration harvest system by Orthovita (spine and trauma
surgeries)
IMC-C225 (cetuximab; C225 monoclonal antibody for treatment of EGF, epidermal
growth factor to treat colorectal, head, and neck cancers; see Erbitux)
ImClone Systems, Inc.
IMD (institution for mental disease)
IMD wire (temporary pacing with Interventricular Electromechanical Delay by Vitatron)
IMD (intrauterine-measuring device)
iMEDConsent Ophthalmology (software program that assists ophthalmologists in
educating about serious eye disorders)
I-methylfolate (see Deplin drug)
IMEXLAB 9100
Imferon (iron injection)
ImFix (immunofixation, serum protein electrophoresis; see also InFix interbody fusion)
IMGUS (immunoglobulin gammopathy of undetermined significance)
IMHS (intramedullary hip screw by Smith & Nephew)
IMiD (immunomodulatory drug)
IMIG (International Mesothelioma Interest Group; classification; newer staging method
for malignant mesothelioma)
ImiG-MRI
imiquimod (Aldara drug for treatment of genital warts, condyloma, by Thomson
Healthcare)
imiquimod (tattoo removal study using the drug with plastic surgery)
Imitrex® and Imitrex STATdose™ System (sumatriptan nasal spray for migraines)
I-MMC™ (intravesical mitomycin C)
Immix™ (bioabsorbable implant to aid bone cartilage treatment)
Imm-Kine homeopathic supplement
ImmTher® (orphan drug for osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma)
Immulite® and Immunlite 100 and 2000 Free PSA assay)
Immulite® 2000 AFP assay
immune causalgia (of complex regional pain syndrome, may be dictated as
“immunocausalgia” but that spelling is undocumented)
immune reconstitution syndrome (IRS, especially found in HIV patients)
immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)
Immuno 1™ Dpd (a.k.a. Bayer Immuno 1™ Dpd assay)
ImmunoCAP RAST IgE (immunoglobulin E, blood test assay, radioisotope response and
allergy testing without the skin prick, also known as CAP RAST testing)
ImmunoCard STAT!® (rotavirus immunoassay; one-step rapid in vitro, detects rotavirus
in 10 minutes, by BioScience)
ImmunoDip immunoassay (test for low albumin in urine)
ImmunoDOT Mono G test kit (for detection of all etiologic agents of mononucleosis
syndrome by Remel, Inc.)
ImmuKnow® (lab identifies optimal immune status level by Cylex)
immunoinflammatory disease (an immune-mediated disease like lupus, polymyositis)
ImmunoWELL™ (anticardiolipin antibody test by Gen Bio, tests read in GPL, MPL, or
APL units)
ImmuSTRIP®HAMA IgG immunoassay
Imovax Rabies (recalled by Aventis Pasteur)
Impact® (nutrition for feeding tubes by Ross Labs)
Impact™ (suture anchor by Bionx and bone components by Biomet)
impatency (medical term for lack of patency, not commonly used from LWW)
IMPATH phenotyping (drug resistance testing by Impath, Inc.)
IMPAX Laboratories, Inc.
IMPDH (inosine monophosphate or inosinic acid dehydroxygenase inhibitor)
Implanon (etonogestrel subdermal implant by Organon for contraception, single-rod
subdermal progestin lasts for 3 years)
implantable contact lens (ICL™)
implantable polytetrafluoroethylene (by Teflon, Polytef, & Mentor, Inc., Hingham, MA)
Implex® and Implex Scorpio™ component (Teflon acetabular cup 22 mm by
Howmedica)
Import® vascular access port
IMPRA/Impra Carboflo™ graft by C. R. Bard, Inc.
Impra® hemodialysis graft by Thoratec Labs
Impress™ Softpatch
IMPRESS-2 MVD (immunosuppressive therapy for those with multivessel CAD)
ImPressure (Abdominal aortic aneurysm monitoring device used as a part of
endovascular repair of AAA in medically high-risk patients by Remon)
Impra Carboflo ePTFE (vascular graft -- prosthetic device made with expanded
Polytetrafluorethylene, ePTFE)
Imuthiol, DTC (by Merieux Institute, Miami, for HIV, experimental vaccine)
Inactine™ (pathogen inactivation - prevent transfer of pathogens in transfusions)
Inactivin™ (HE2000 for HIV)
In-a-Flash™ (suture removal device by Bovie Medical)
Inamed Aesthetics (manufacturer's name for aesthetics, breast implants formerly known
as McGhan)
inamrinone (Inocor® for low cardiac output, CHF)
Inamura race chopper (angled tip is used to elevate nucleus away from posterior
capsule toward phaco tip; American Surgical Instruments Corp.)
INCA (Infant Nasal Air Perfect,CPAP for infants, Air Perfect 1000 by Digital Air Co.)
Incardia coronary artery bypass graft and valve systems
IN-CDE (initials of person who is a coordinator, diabetes educator/consultant)
Incel™ (biricodar dicitrate; VX-710 chemo attacks cancer cells)
INCERT (adhesion prevention)
In Charge™ diabetes control system
incisural ulcer (ulcer found at the incisura cardiaca, the notch at the junction of the left
margin of the esophagus and the greater curvature of the stomach)
InCompass™ (BacFix spinal fixation by Spinal Concepts, Inc.)
Increlex (iPLEX mecasmerin rinfabate rDNA injection by Tercica, Inc., hormone for short
stature, growth human recombinant)
IND (Investigational New Drug)
Indeflator Inflation Device™ (by Biosciences, Inc.)
Independence® iBOT™ 3000 (by Independence Technology LLC, for mobility of patient)
Indermil™ (tissue adhesive; superglue; Update: FDA approved)
Index® (bone components by Biomet)
Indiana pouch procedure
Indiana Tome™ carpal tunnel release system by Biomet, Inc.
Indigo LaserOptic™ treatment system
Indigo laser system™ (Indigo laser prostatectomy by Ethicon Endo-Surgery)
indinavir sulfate (Crixivan®, capsules - HIV)
Indiplon™ modified release tablets (Neurocrine, GABA-A receptor, for insomnia,
Virulizin, non-benzodiazepine sedative by Neurocrine Bioscencies for insomnia)
indocyanine green (ICG, angiography by Heidelberg Engineering, Inc.)
indriven bone fragments (usually used in speaking of skull fractures where bone has
been indriven into the head from shrapnel, gunshot, or some type of metal forcing bone
into brain from skull)
InDuo system (monitor and insulin doser Novo Nordisk in Penfill 3-mL cartridge)
InDura (intrathecal catheter and pump by Medtronic)
industrial hygienist (expert in allergens, noxious poisons in the work place)
InfaCare formula
Infamyst aerosol spray device (for pulmonary delivery drugs to infants)
Infanrix™ (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine, adsorbed) by
SmithKline Beecham)
infantile food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES pronounced “eff-pies”,
severe cell-mediated GI food hypersensitivity provoked by cow’s milk or soy)
In-Fast™ bone screw system (by American Medical)
Infasurf® (calfactant intratracheal suspension, bovactant by Forest Laboratories)
Infergen® (interferon alfacon-1 chronic hep C, 9-15 mcg)
inferior petrosal sinus sampling
INFINITI vision system (lens removal system by Alcon Labs)
InFix® interbody fusion system (modular cages by Sofamor Danek)
In-Flow™ intraurethral valved catheter
Influence drill made by Influence Corp. for pubovaginal sling procedure
Influenza Virus Vaccine H5N1 injection (by Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.)
INFORM™ HER-2/neu breast cancer test
infranate (fat in cholesterol or in liposuction aspirate)
Infrasonic GIGong 5.5 pain management device by Natural HealthCare Professional
Supplies, Encinatas, CA)
infraumbilical incision
Infuse-A-Cath (central venous catheter for infusion of medication/blood products)
InfusaSleeve II™ (local drug delivery during angioplasty)
InFuse™ (bone graft also for dental filler by Medtronic Sofamor Danek)
Infusion Dynamics, Inc.
Infusion Dynamics Power Infuser
Infuvite™ (multivitamin by Baxter/Biotech)
IngentaConnect femoral head (Orthopaedica Scandinavica)
inhalational anthrax
Inhale deep lung delivery system
InHealth voice prosthesis (post removal of larynx)
InhibiZone™ (antibiotic-impregnated penile prosthesis using InVance system, surface
antibiotic reducing infection by American Medical Systems of Minnetonka, MN)
Inion® s-1™ (biodegradable anterior cervical fusion system by Inion Ltd. for positioning
bone blocks)
Inject-Ease™ 100 -- syringe (finger lancet for insulin)
INKP-102 (InKine Pharmaceutical for colon cleansing prior to colonoscopy)
Inlet CloseSure™ by Inlet Medical, Inc. for uterosacral ligament repair
Inline valve (shunt valve)
In-Line Diagnostics Corporation
Innamed (SEE Inamed)
Innervasc® (radially percutaneous vascular access device)
Innervision ventricular catheter Mfg Medtronic PS Medical
Innofem® (estradiol tablets, USP, estrogen)
Innofluor™ FPIA (fluorescence-polarization immunoassay)
Innohep® (tinzaparin sodium, low-weight heparin prevent DVT Update: FDA approved
(low-molecular weight heparin once-daily subcutaneous injection for DVT and PE)
InnoLet (prefilled Novolin insulin doser by Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Innomed Technologies Inc.
Innomed protocol (intraarticular tissue grasper/rongeur used to grasp tissue or rongeur
tissue by Innomed, Savannah, GA)
Innomed (NOTE - SEE Inamed if you want a breast implant mfg., this is another mfg.)
InnoPran XL (propranolol, beta blocker, once-a-day chronotherapy for hypertension by
Reliant Pharmaceuticals, LLC, 80 and 120 mg)
InnoSense™ (for urinary incontinence)
Innovative Vision Products (IVP; ophth. Drug n-acetylcarnosine for treatment of
cataracts)
InnoVit Probe (1200 cuts/minute by Alcon Labs)
Innovo® insulin delivery system (Dial-a-Dose)
Inocor (inamrinone, formerly amrinone, CHF, low cardiac output)
INOmax™ (nitric oxide for inhalation/newborns)
Inoue balloon catheter for mitral valvuloplasty (by Toray USA.com)
Inotropin (dopamine)
Inova 4/1 topical pad (by JSJ Pharmaceuticals for acne)
Inovelon drug (rufinamide for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, approved in Europe by Eisai
Co.)
InPath™system
Inquiry and Inquiry H curve (steerable ablation catheters by Boston Scientific)
INR stent
INRange Remote Medication Management System (by INRange Systems, Altoona, PA,
stores patient’s medications on a delivery tray, ensures compliance)
INRange™ monitored heart valve system by INRange Systems)
INRatio® PT/INR (patient self-testing monitoring system whole blood by HemoSense)
Insall / Burstein II (posterior stabilized and constrained condylar knee replacement by
Futura Biomedical)
Insemi-Cath (intrauterine insemination catheter)
Insensible losses (see below)
insensible fluid losses (increased, causing hypotension, electrolyte imbalance)
Insight endoscope (by AER with ImageTrac Video System and CCD eye)
InSight manometry system (by Neomedix Systems)
InSightec™ (ultrasound system by Insightec)
Insignia™ and Insignia Ultra DR, Entra 1195 SR and Entra 1198 SR, Entra 1295 DR,
Entra 1296 DR, Plus 1297 DR, Plus 1298 DR, and Plus SR pacemakers by Guidant)
insinuate (medically meaning to infiltrate, infuse, interpose, instill, work in, search for
using Doppler probe, i.e. the insinuate for the carotid arteries during a surgery)
insite catheter (SEE Insyte peripheral arterial catheter)
InSite™ (Her-2/neu kit for breast CA mouse monoclonal antibody by BioGenex Labs,
and Clone CB11)
in situ hybridization (ISH)
insoluble Prussian blue (blue dye testing drugs in humans, turns mouth and teeth blue,
also Radiogerdase, hexacyanoferrate, Ultramarine Blue, Phthlo Blue, etc.)
insonate, insonated, insonating an artery (viewing on Doppler)
InSorb(TM) (subcuticular skin stapler combines cosmetic result of absorbable sutures
with rapid closure time, and INSORB 20 holding 17-cm incision by Incisive Surgical)
InSpectra™ tissue spectrometer system
INSPIRE trial (for lung disease with Actimmune, interferon gamma-1b, and for cystic
fibrosis, denufosol tetrasodium, and other respiratory trials by mfg. InterMune, Inc.)
Inspirator® (implantable device for treating chronic pulmonary obstructive disorders)
Inspra™ (eplerenone tabs treatment of hypertension post-MI by Pfizer)
Instant Response technology (used in electrosurgery by Valleylab)
InstaTrak® 3000 system (headpiece and handpiece debrider, navigation guidance
system for ENT procedures, sinus by VTI, Inc. using Straightshot Debrider)
Instru-Safe™ (scope an dlight cable system endoscope by Micromedics)
Instrumentarium Imaging Inc.
insular ribbon (brain anatomy)
insulinase (human protein breaks down insulin, zinc-binding, Insulysin, insulinase
protease)
insulin algorithm 1, 2, 3, etc. (using an algorithm to determine patient's insulin and diet
based on carbohydrate control or high-blood-glocuse control, exercise of patient, etc.)
insulin aspart (see NovoLog)
insulin C-peptide islet cell antibody
insulin detemir (long-acting insulin analog; evens out hills and valleys in glucose control)
insulin glargine (long-acting insulin)
Insulin resistance syndrome (see metabolic syndrome)
!nSure® (a fecal occult blood test for CRC and GI bleeding by Quest Diagnostics)
inSync® miniform (OTC feminine protection)
InSync™ (cardiac resynchronization device by Medtronic, InSync® ICD system by
Medtronic)
InSync™ ICD Sentry™ (monitoring device by Medtronic)
InSync™ cardioverter defibrillator (implanted pacing device with three leads instead of
two; recently approved by the FDA to treat symptoms of congestive heart failure; mfg
Medtronic, Inc.)
Insyte AutoGuard™/AutoGuard-P™ (peripheral IV shielded catheter by Becton
Dickinson & Co.)
In-Tac bone anchoring system
Intacs™ (intrastromal corneal ring, clinical study approved for treatment of keratoconus)
intact PTH test (parathyroid hormone lab test)
Integer™ pacemaker leads by Guidant
Integra™ Artificial Skin by Neurosciences
Integra™ BRS Brain Retractor System (Mayfield skull clamp by Integra LifeSciences)
Integra® CSF drainage system by Integra LifeSciences
Integra-Gel (wound hydrogel by Integrity Medical)
Integra Hallu-Fix® (plate system by Integra LifeSciences Products)
Integral® (bone components by Biomet)
Integral® Centralizer (by Biomet)
integrase inhibitor enzyme (MK-0518 trials, the enzyme that allows HIV to grow, a drug
is in study by Merck that shows great promise in stopping this enzyme, unnamed as yet)
Integrilin™ (eptifibatide; GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor/blocks platelets during angioplasty &
stenting; mfg. changed spelling to Integrilin, but you will find Integrelin still in some
references)
INTEGRITI study
Integrity™ ADx DR and ADX XLDR-5366, Amayeza Abantu pacemakers, by St. Jude
Integrity™ AFx AutoCapture pacing system with Dynamic atrial overdrive by St. Jude
Integrity AFx™ DR model 5346 pacemaker by St. Jude
Integrity™ Micro AutoCapture pacing system (new model by St. Jude)
Integrity™ AF DR 5342, AF DR 5346, and SR 5142 (pacemakers by St. Jude)
Intelence (etravirine tabs by Tibotec pharm for HIV)
Intellisystem™ II
Interactions™ and Hippocrates™ (IBIS medical.com, drugs/herb interactions, drug
effects, let your food be your medicine)
inter-alpha inhibitor protein (i-alpha IP assay (evaluation of blood for prognosis)
Intera CV (cardiovascular magnetic resonance system performs cardiac exam, by
Philips Medical Systems, Andover, MA)
Interceed (material placed during surgery to prevent adhesions by J&J)
Intercept™ microcoils -Update: New vascular microcoil
Intercept Platelet System-designed to inactivate viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens
in platelets intended for transfusion.
Intercept-Vascular guidewire (a tiny magnetic resonance coil that can be threaded into a
patient's artery or vein to detect early signs of blood vessel disease)
Intercept (illicit drug detection)
Intercept™ platelet system (pathogen-inactivation system to prevent infection disease
during platelet transfusions)
InterCool™ (connecting guidewire extension, ALSO see IntraCool jugular oximetry
catheter)
interferon gamma-1b study (clinical trials assessing Actimmune)
Inter Fix™ (AKA Intger, threaded spinal fusion "cage" device)
InterFix™ (RP electrode implants for Parkinson's)
interflex (SEE Interphlex)
InterGard™ vascular graft
InterGard® Heparin™ vascular graft
Intergel ™ (adhesion prevention solutio, gel-based hyaluronate solution FDA approved)
InterGro® (osteoinductive DBM bone putty by EBI Medical Systems)
interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme assay (ELISA by serum response to chemo for
osteosarcoma)
interleukin-6 (IL-6 assay and vascular endothelial growth factor, VEGF, in diabetics,
evaluation of macular edema and aqueous humor tests of diabetics with macular
edema)
interlock system (enables anesthesiologist to ensure only one anesthetic agent is
measured on an anesthetic machine at a time)
interleukin-18 testing (from 1-20 for lab tests)
Intermedics Natural-Knee by Zimmer
Intermedics Relay pacemaker
InterMune Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
internal-external drainage catehters (biliary can convert from one to the other, clamping
one or the other)
International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Form (a kneespecific measure of symptoms, function)
International Medical Innovations, Inc. (IMI)
Interphlex (flexible stabilization podiatric rods by Osteomed)
InterPlate™ (vertebral body replacement system by RSB)
Interpore bone graft
interpositional graft (in spinal surgery)
interscapulovertebral arterial bruit
Interseal® acetabular cup
InterSpace™ (shoulder pre-formed antibiotic bone cement spacer by Exactech)
InterStim® continence-control therapy by Medtronic, urinary control
InterStim therapy sacral nerve stimulation
InterStim™ (urodynamic monitoring and continence control therapy by Medtronic)
interstitial laser coagulation (ILC)
Intenventional Technologies
InterMune (FDA approved protocol for pirfenidone, limited access for idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis by Intermune, Inc. with the NORD, National Organization for Rare
Disorders)
Intertan™ (intertrochanteric antegrade nail for femoral fractures by Smith & Nephew,
used with Trigen™ system)
Interv Brand V-Mark (breast biopsy site marker by Medical Device Tech)
intestinal permeability test
Intger™ RP (AKA Inter Fix threaded fusion device by Sofamor Danek)
InTIME (Intravenous nPA for Treatment of Infarcting Myocardium Early; cardiology trial
study)
IntraCoil™ self-expanding peripheral stent (by Sulzer Intratherapeutics, Minneapolis)
intraconal space (anatomy of eye where retrobulbar block is given for anesthesia)
IntraCool catheter (jugular oximetry catheter via the dominant draining vein via
springerlink.com - no mfg. documented, but is being spelled by dictators, not to be
confused with InterCool connecting guide wire, extension catheter)
intracoronary radiation therapy (ICRT)
intracorporeal injections (for erectile dysfunction)
intracorporeal pressure determinations (for ED)
intradiscal electrothermal (IDET(tm)) annuloplasty
intradiscal electrothermal IDET annuloplasty
IntraDose™ (cisplatin/epinephrine injectable gel)
IntraDose™ (cisplatin/epinephrine injectable gel Update: orphan designation chemo)
IntraEAR® Microdose Cath™ catheter
IntraEAR™ Round Window Cath™ (RWCath™, Durect Corp.)
Intrafix™ tibial fastener for ACL by Mitek
IntraFix (suturing system by Smith & Nephew)
Intraject® (prefilled, disposable, needle-free drug delivery system for liquid drugs and
vaccines)
IntraMax™ guide catheter
intranasal diazepam (for seizures by Valeant Pharm)
in-transit metastasis (of melanoma)
intraoperative CT image-guided neurosurgery (iCTi)
intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy (IPHC)
intraocular drug tack
intrarectal PET scan (determine effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulator for seizures)
Intrashiel (barrier technology by McGhan/Inamed breast implants)
IntraSite™ gel by Smith & Nephew
IntraSpectra tissue spectrometer (measures hemoglobin oxygen saturation, SpO2 within
muscle or tissue sites by Hutchinson Technology products, Minneapolis, MN)
IntraStent™ biliary stent (unmounted by Intratherapeutics, Inc.)
IntraStent DoubleStrut™ (brachytherapy biliary stent (unmounted by Intratherapeutics)
IntraStent™ XS DoubleStrut biliary stent (unmounted by Intratherapeutics, Inc.)
IntraStent™ LD Mega biliary stent (large diameter, balloon expandable stent by
Intratherapeutics, Inc.)
IntraStent™ LD Max biliary stent (large diameter, balloon expandable stent by
Intratherapeutics, Inc.)
IntraStent™ LD DoubleStrut biliary stent (large diameter, balloon expandable stent by
Intratherapeutics, Inc.)
IntraStent™ Double Strut™ XS biliary endoprosthesis (stentUpdate: New Model
intrathecal baclofen therapy - CP, FDA approved by ev3, Inc.)
INTrEPID study
Intrigue™ (bone components by Biomet)
Intrinsa (hormone patch containing testosterone for female sexual dysfunction by Procter
& Gamble)
Intrinsic™ (ICD by Medtronic)
intrinsic-plus cast (for hands/fingers)
Introcan® Safety™ and EXCEL® and non-PVC IV catheters by Braun
IntroFlex™ sheath (by Edwards LifeSciences)
Introl® bladder neck support prosthesis
Intron® A (interferon alfa-2b, recombinant for injection for NHL)
InstruSponge™ (impregnated with Endozime® AW Triple Plus® with APA, advanced
proteolytic action, for maneuvering through cannulas, channels by Ruhof Corp.)
Intuitive™ (cardiac robot system by Intuitive, Inc.)
Invacare® (iodoform gauze by Invacare)
InVance™ male sling procedure (incontinence relief, using also InhibiZone antibiotic)
Invanz™ (ertapenem sodium, injectable once-a-day antibiotic for pneumonia by Merck)
Invega™ (paliperidone extended release tablets by J&J, FDA approved, OROS
technology, an atypical antipsychotic, 6 mg daily)
Inverness Medical Technology
Inversine® (mecamylamine HCl) (hypertension medication, a nicotinic receptor
antagonist)
Investa™ suture
Invia® (negative-pressure wound healing system by Medela)
Invicorp™ (combination vasoactive polypeptide and phenotolamine mesylate for ED)
Invirase (saquinavir mesylate 500 mg by Roche, HIV)
InviroSNAP!(R) (safety syringe takes up less than half the space in sharps containers by
Inviro Medical)
Invisalign System, orthodontics
Invisigrip® Vein Strippper by LeMaitre
Invitrogen SPOT-Light HERZ CISH kit (measures copies of HER-2 gene by Invitrogen)
involuntary smoking (term for second-hand smoke or environmental tobacco exposure)
INVOS® (in vivo optical spectroscopy cerebral oximeter)
INX™ stent
I&O cath kit
Ioban Vi-drape
iodixanol (Visipaque® imaging agent)
Iodoflex® (solid, gel-pad dressing by Smith & Nephew)
Iodosorb® (antimicrobial dressing by Smith & Nephew)
Iodosorb ointment by Smith & Nephew Healthcare
IoGen™ (oral drug for fibrocystic breast disease)
IoGold® (seeds for prostate CA)
IOMED needle-free Iontocaine™
iON (intraoperative navigation system)
Ionsys™ (fentanyl HCl patient-controlled transdermal analgesic by ALZA Corporation for
postoperative pain, using E-TRANS, iontophoretic transdermal)
Iontocaine™ (lidocaine HCl 2% with epinephrine 1:100,000 topical solution)
IontoDex™ (dexamethasone sodium phosphate for acute inflammation)
IOS® immunoassay system
Iotec™ trocar and flexible cannula
Iotrex™ (radioisotope of iodine, 125I)
IOWA Conners scale (Used in assessing childhood behavior (IOWA =
Inattention/Overactivity with Aggression)
I-OXY™ (special ocybutynin for intravesical administration via UROS drug
delivery system delivers to bladder for long period of time)
IPEP, UPEP, SPEP (protein and immunoglobulins, electrophoresis from urine or serum)
IPG (implantable pulse generator)
IpgD and IpgF genes (testing prenatally)
IPHC (intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy)
IPI staging lymphoma (International Prognostic Index)
I-Plant™ (iodine 125 brachytherapy seeds)
Iplex or iPlex (mecasermin rinfabrate by injection, rDNA for growth deficiency in children,
FDA approved by Insmed, orphan drug status by FDA)
IPM (Ionic Polymer Matrix; wound gel; Update: FDA approved)
iP plasma (test indicating ischemia of artery)
ipratropium HCl (Ergamisol, Janssen Pharma)
IQ™ (nasal mask by Respironics)
IR501 (study drug for rheumatoid arthritis)
IR502 (study drug for psoriasis)
IRB (Institutional Review Board – that reviews clinical studies, trials, approves them)
Iressa (gefitinib, selective epidermal growth factor, treatment of recurrent squamous cell
carcinoma of the head and neck by AstraZeneca, EGPR-TKI)
IRF6 gene testing (interferon regulatory factor by GenetTx, Inc.)
irinotecan hydrochloride (by Watson labs)
IRIS (immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome)
IRMA® blood-analysis system
IRMA-M® portable blood analysis
IRMA SL® blood-analysis system
irofulven (MGI 114, anti-cancer, prostate, pancreatic, and ovarian)
Iron Man™ (guide wire a.k.a. ACS Hi-Torque® Iron Man™ guide wire)
ironotecan (neuroblastoma clinical trials/Ewing's sarcoma and solid tumors)
iron protein succinylate (Ferretts IPS 40 mg/15 mL oral iron)
IROX chemo regimen
IrrigaTORR
Irrijet DS
Irvine-Gass syndrome (macular edema, aphakia and vitreous humor adherent to incision
for cataract extraction)
IRS (immune reconstitution syndrome in HIV/AIDS patients)
Isatori protein shake (by GNC, OTC)
Ischemia Technologies
iseganan HCl solution for inhalation
I-Sense (OTC eye vitamin)
Isentress tablets (raltegravir for HIV by Merck & Xo.)
ISG viewing wand
ISHLT-WF90 (International Heart and Lung Trnasplantation Working Formulation of
Cardiac Allograft Pathoanatomy)
ISIS protocol (syndrome X, DIGAMI intensive insulin therapy 1D-ISIS sequence (28)
pulse Shibboleth protocol, PERMIS, EC-ISIS, human genome project, metabolic
sequences)
ISKD (intramedullary skeletal kinetic distractor system)
islet transplantation (pancreas cells transplantation from cadavers to type 1 diabetics)
ISKD (Intramedullary Skeletal Kinetic Distractor)
Isletest® GAD (early detector of diabetes)
isocenters (number and location of isocenters beam diameter orientation and length of
treatment arcs/linac; plug pattern for gamma knife surgery)
isoetherine HCl (terbutaline 1%, beta-2-Nephron)
isoFEF (25%-75% (lung volumetrics on pulmonary function testing)
isograft (isolated graft of an organ)
ISOLA® (bone components by DePuy)
Isoflex portable pressure relief system (controls weight distribution)
Isolator™ Synergy™ (bipolar soft tissue ablation system by AtriCure)
Isolex® 300i stem cell selection system
IsoMed-implantable drug pump (used to deliver chemotherapy directly to the liver. Also
delivers morphine sulfate to the spinal fluid as treatment for chronic pain)
isometry (of autograft in reference to knee surgery, checking size of graft, tension)
isoprinosine (Newport Pharmaceuticals, Newport Beach, CA, for HIV, experimental
vaccine)
Isoptin (verapamil HCL injection 2.5 mg/mL by Abbott)
IsoSource® 1.5 calories/250 mL nutritional supplement by Novartis)
IsoStent™ by Pacesetter Systems, Inc.
isothenuric (specific gravity urine between 1.008 to 1.015)
Isotrak™ operating probes
isovolume or isovolumetric (some docs just say iso, pressure curve hemodilution on
PFTs)
ISP or IFSP (individualized service plan for child needing regional center services in
California, aka IFSP)
ISPD (International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, e.g. ISPD catheter)
isradipine capsules CR and IR (DynaCirc, calcium channel blocker by Amide Pharm)
ISS (immunostimulatory DNA sequence, vaccine for asthma/allergies by Dynavax, 2dose ISS-based regimen, Berkeley, California, Th1 immune response so Th2 does not
overreact)
ISSI-1018 (HSV-2)
Istalol (timolol eye drops for glaucoma by ISTA Pharm, Inc.)
i-STAT (chemistry profile blood analysis cartridges for immediate results, point-of-care
analysis)
ISV-205 (DuraSite -- diclofenac - eye)
ISVR (indexed systemic vascular resistance)
I/T or I:T ratio (ratio of immature to total neutrophils on CBC differential in neonate)
I-time (on ventilator settings, inspiratory time, e.g. 0.45 seconds)
Itamar Medical Ltd.
ITAX (phase III trials by Axcan for functional dyspepsia)
ITC hemo-irradiator
Iter-Vial™ (Duoject drug delivery)
ITG (inferior temporal gyrus stimulator placement for pain)
Itrel II and III (generator leads by Medtronic)
IVAC chemo regimen (ifosfamide, etoposide, and cytarabine for Burkitt's lymphoma)
IVAC TIVA infusion pump by Alaris Medical System
Ivalon sponge (for rectal prolapse)
IVAX Corporation
iVENA™ (vascular patch for surgical repair/closure of extremely thin, reinforced
biomaterial, alternative to conventional implantable vascular materials, superior needlehole strength, anastomotic suture line integrity by Atrium Medical)
IVENT 201 (by Versamed)
ivermectin (Stromectol - antiparasitic drug)
IV GTT (intravenous glucose tolerance test)
IVIg (intravenous immunoglobulin, antibodies from the blood of many donors to suppress
a pregnant woman's immune system, also for myasthenia gravis)
IVISJ imaging system by Xenogen (also see IVUS more likely to be IVUS
ivory phalanx sign (increased radiographic density throughout the osseous structures of
the involved digit in a person with psoriatic arthritis)
IVR (intravaginal ring delivery system for hormone replacement therapy)
IVUS catheter (intravascular ultrasound)
Ixempra (ixabepilone by Bristol Myers Squibb for breast cancer)
Ixense™ (trademark for EU marketing; Uprima® in the U.S.)
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jabs and jolts syndrome (idiopathic headaches lasting seconds)
JAC2 (SEE JAK2 level)
Jacobs ladder closure (method of suturing)
Jacobson hemostatic forceps
Jade™ 3 (SSI pacemaker by Vitatron B.V.)
Jaeger card (test for visual acuity like Teller card and near card, sounds like Yeager)
Jaeger lid plate
Jaffe-Lichtenstein disease (cystic osteofibromatosis)
Jagwire/Jag wire (by Boston Scientific Microvasive, used for gastric outlet obstructions in
ERCPs)
JAK2 level V617F mutation analysis (for polycythemia vera, erythrocytosis)
Jamar (pronounced Jamar, Gamar, or Hamar by doctors, dynamometer for grip strength
testing)
Jamshidi® needle (marrow acquisition cradle liver biopsy needle -New model)
Janet Travell trigger point chart (devised by Janet Travell, MD, personal physician to
JFK, who has written widely on myofascial pain)
Jan-Phyl (cough medication by Pfizer, mfg. in Jan Phyl, FL)
Janumet (sitagliptin and metformin tabs for diabetes type 2 by Merck & Co.)
Janus protein tyrosine kinase, JAK3, and FK778 (treatment of lupus/rheumatoid arthritis
together)
Januvia™ (sitagliptin phosphate, drug to reduce blood sugar for diabetes by Merck, but
not cause hypoglycemia, a DDP-4 inhibitor, enzyme)
Jashari bougie cannula (some pronounce this Yashari)
JAWZ™ disposable boipsy forceps (endomyocardial biopsy design by Maxxim Medical)
Jenkins Sleep Disturbance Score and CES-D
JetX external fixator by Smith & Nephew
J-FX bipolar head
Jerusalem syndrome
Jevity® and Jevity® Plus (enteral feeding formula for tube feedings by Ross Nutritional)
Jewel® AF implantable arrhythmia management device by Medtronic
jeweler's bipolar forceps
jeweler's forceps
J-hook cannula
J. Morita USA, Inc. (CT Imaging business)
JNC 7 guidelines (Joint National Committee guidelines for control of BP, JNC Express,
lung guidelines)
JNK or JNKs (JNK, mitogen-activated protein, c-Jun N terminal kinases)
Jo-1 (antigen found in polymyositis and dermatomyositis)
Jobe anterior subluxation/empty can test of shoulder impingement)
Jobskin pressure garments
Jobst stockings
Jobst Ulcer Care stocking
Jocath Maestro coronary balloon catheter.
Johnson mastopexy (type of procedure)
Johnson-DeMeester symptom score (measures symptoms of GERD, also known as
DeMeester score)
Johnson & Johnson Gateway
joint attention (behavioral term used in behavioral therapy associated with attention
span)
joint cocktail (for people too old or too young for joint replacement, give injection of
cortisone and Novocaine, or Synvisc)
JOMED stent/graft by Beringen, Switzerland, FDA approved
JORDY (joint optical reflective display device)
jork valve (SEE Bjork)
JOSTENT® (should be transcribed as Jomed, not capitalized)
Jostent GraftMaster (coronary stent graft by Abbott Vascular)
Joseph™ 177 wire by Cordis
Jostent® coronary stent graft; SVG trial by Jomed
Journey™ knee system (by Smith and Nephew)
JoViPAK™ (controlling edema, foam pads and wraps)
JOVUS Avanar™ eagle eye 2.9F IVUS catheter by JOMED
JOVUS Visions® PV 0.018 wire by JOMED
Joystick retractor
JSC Orthokeratology (oprifocon A rigid gas-permeable contact lens worn at night for
temporarily correcting near-sightedness, Krasnogorsky zavod JSC Kirillov
interchangeable lens by SATOP)
JS Z Orthokeratology (oprifocon A contact lenses)
Juice Plus+ ® (fruits and veggies in capsules, OTC)
Junior Strength Advil tabs (by Wyeth)
Junovan (mifamurtide by IDM Pharma. for osteosarcoma)
JUPITER study (Astra-Zeneca drug trial)
Jurnista™ (prolonged-release tablets, hydromorphone HCl, opioid for severe pain by
Alza Corp.)
Just For Kids™
Juvederm (hyaluronic acid gel by Allergan, Inc. for facial wrinkles)
Juven™ (OTC nutritional supplement stops muscle wasting in AIDS patients)
juvenile X-linked retinoschisis (congenital abnormality of eyes)
Juzo Patellaligner brace by PEL Supply Co. , Cleveland, OH)
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K40 (triamcinolone acetonide or Aristocort, for injection into joint)
Kabuki syndrome (Kabuki make-up syndrome formerly, facial anomaly, features
resemble Japanese theatre actors' make-up, genetic disorder)
Kainox ICD lead
Kaiser flash or rings (individual rings seen to denote maculopathy on eye exam)
Kaiso p120ctn (pathway in cells for carcinoma)
Kaletra (Generic: lopinavir/ritonavir for children and adults older than 6 months of age
with HIV; mfg Abbott Laboratories)
Kallmann syndrome (low testosterone/androgen levels and seizures)
Kaltostat (wound dressing by Convatec)
Kandahar sore (a sand fly-borne infection caused by the parasite Leishmania tropica)
Kaneda SRTM device (expandable cage; anterior spinal/scoliosis system, KASS, by
DePuy)
(KangarooWeb) (SEE KanguruWeb™)
KanguruWeb™ (abdominal access retraction system, allows doctors to see down under,
femoral crease in obese patients, by Milamy)
Kao Lectrolyte (OTC electrolyte replenisher)
Kaplan PenduLaser® 115 surgical laser system
kapok (silky fiber, from silk-cotton tree seed pod, used as filler for pillows, bedding, and
life preservers; potential asthma trigger or allergen, pronounced "KAY - pock")
KAPP Bari-Ring Model KS-BR-2005 by Kapp Surgical Instruments
kappa opioid (pain)
Kappa 700, 900 DR 400, and SR 400 (pacemakers by Medtronic, Inc.)
Kaprelian easy-access tweezers (K.E.A.T.)
karate chop phaco technique
karenitecin (for metastatic melanoma, clinical trials)
Kariva (desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl, estradiol; oral contraceptive tablets
equivalent to Mircette by Barr Labs)
Karl Storz Autofluorescence System
Karl Storz N2O Endoflator
Kartush insulated retractor
Kartush Tympanic Membrane™ patcher
Karydakis (operation, technique, flap/procedure to repair pilonidal sinus)
KASS (Kaneda anterior spinal/scoliosis system)
Kawaguchi™ stent by Cordis
Kawai capsulorrhexis forceps by American Surgical Instruments Corp.
Kay Splint II, III
Kayak hydrophilic guide wire(s)
Kaye tamponade balloon
Kazal type protease inhibitor (indicator of trypsinogen mutation of pancreatitis gene)
K-Centrum anterior spinal fixation system (by Macropore Biosurgery)
KCI wound V.A.C.
K.E.A.T. (Kaprelian easy-access tweezers by Lancer Orthodontics, Inc.)
Kelikian push-up test (for hammertoe deformity)
Kellen capsulorrhexis marker (impressing a circulater pattern on cornea 5.5 to 6 mm by
Katena Products)
Kelly snaps (surgical clamps)
Kelman Duet implant for anterior chamber phakic IOL for high myopia
Kelo-cote™ topical gel (OTC topical gel for keloid scars from burns, etc.)
(The) Kendall Company
Kennedy (sinus packing by RapidRhino mfg)
Kentrox RV 65 cm and Kentrox RV 75 cm (pacemaker leads by Biotronik)
Kepivance (palifermin, to prevent mucositis in chemo patients before bone marrow
transplant, given IV only by Amgen)
Keppra™ (levetiracetam antiepileptic drug and Keppra injectable by UCB)
Keracor® 116 (ophthalmic excimer laser system by Bausch & Lomb Surgical)
Keramos™ (ceramic total hip system by Encore Medical, L.P.)
Kerasal® moisturizer (water-soluble by Kerasal brand)
Keralyt Gel (1 oz. 6% salicylic acid for psoriasis by Summers Lab)
KeraVision ICR® (name changed to Intacs™)
Kera Vision
Kerelac Nailstik 50% topical
Kerlix™ MD antimicrobial gauze/wound dressing
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ketek™ (telithromycin., a broad-spectrum ketolide antibiotic for pneumonia
andaerythromycin-resistant bacteria, sinusitis, pneumonia, bronchitis by Aventis
Pharmaceuticals, FDA approved April 04)
ketolides (new family of antibiotics)
Ketonex-1 baby formula
ketotifen fumarate (Zaditor, ophthalmic by Alcon)
Key 4 (exposure, response prevention, therapist and participant modeling, and cognitive
restructuring for OCD treatment0
Keystone™ bone graft by DePuy
Keystone™ Graft Instruments (by DePuy)
Kiacta (eprodisate (formulerly Fibrillex by Neurochem for amyloid A amyloidosis)
kiddie-gram (x-ray from head-to-toe of child who has caretakers/parents suspected of
abuse)
KidneyScreen At Home™
KIMBA® (disk implant made from ECF™ PEEK OPTIMA® for strength and artifact-free
imaging by Signus Medical LLC, for exposure of neural foramen)
Kimny catheter (guide catheter used in angiography, invented by F. Kiemeneij, MD PhD;
also known as Kimny Wiseguide catheter)
KinAceT™ (drug discovery technology provides a direct pathway from kinase sequence
data to potential drug candidates by Keryx Biopharmaceuticals)
KinAir (specialty bed manufacturers by Kinetic Concepts, Inc.)
Kindercal® and TF (isotonic lactose-free oral tube feedings, 1-20 years)
Kinerase® (N(6) (furfuryladenine skin cream inhibits aging wrinkles)
Kineret (anakinra; IL-1Ra, (RA; Update: FDA approved)
Kinetra™ neurostimulator (by Medtronic for tremors, stimulates both sides of brain for
Parkinson’s, used as 1 large one or 2 smaller Soletra devices)
Kinevac® (5 mcg by Bracco Diagnostics, Sincalide in Canada)
King-Kong clamp
King of Hearts® 3X (cardiac event recorder by SciMed)
Kinrix (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and polio vaccine by GSK)
KINSA suture anchor (repairing of the shoulder by Smith & Nephew)
Kionex® (OTC renal supplement to treat high potassium by Paddock Labs)
"kissing balloon" technique
Kittner dissector (look in Stedman’s under Kitner)
Kiwi neonatal suction and vacuum delivery system by Clinical Innovations
Klack solution for oral thrush
Klaron (sodium sulfacetamide, lotion acne vulgaris)
Klatskin liver biopsy needle
Kleihauer-Betke (specimen type; also known as fetal hemoglobin, Kleihauer-Betke fetal
HG assay)
Klein formula (suction liposuction)
Klein formula tumescent solution (utilizes large volumes of saline containing
lidocaine/epinephrine, injected under pressure targeting fatty tissue for liposuction)
Kleinman shear test (also known as shuck test)
Klenzalac (high-speed irrigation of large, wounds while protecting medical personnel
from splash by Zerowet, Inc.)
KLH-ImmuneActivator™
Klockner dental implant by SoadCo.
Klor-Con® M20 (potassium chloride)
Klout (OTC for head lice)
KLS self-tapping 3® self-drilling cannulated screws
K-Lyte/l (50 oral tab)
KMI (6 mm x 8 mm x 15 mm subtalar MBA implant to cover grafts, orthopedic)
KMI Hand Mentor (exercise therapy device actively involves patients in rehab by Kinetic
Muscles, Inc.)
KMP catheter (angiographic catheter wire by Cook with Beacon tip)
Knapp Sak/Knapp SAK (shoulder abduction with SAK pump by Advanced Brace)
KneeGard™ with Fabrifoam® NuStim™ (takes away perspiration around wraps from
Sammons Preston)
Knee Wrap-Ease™
Knifelight (surgical knife and light)
Knight needle
KnightStar™ 330 and 335 respiratory-support system ventilator by Puritan Bennett
Knodell score (Ishak, METAVIR scale, F0 = no fibrosis to F4 = cirrhosis of liver)
Knodt (distraction rod, mesh interbody cage)
Knotless Anchor Suture by Mitek
Knotless Draft layout by Bionx implants
Koala intrauterine pressure system by Clinical Innovations
Koala vascular clamp and insert
Kobayashi clamp (by Samman for ENT)
Kobayashi tie (by Samman for ENT procedures)
Kobayashi vaccuum (by Samman, position sensor attached)
Koch pouch (see Kock)
Kock, Dr. Nils’ urinary diversion pouch (NOT Koch)
Koda balloon (Dr. Y. Koda, embolotherapy for aneurysm graft repair)
Kodak Mammography CAD Engine
Kogenate® SF (factor VIII hemophilia)
Kogenate® FS (antihemophilic factor VIII [recombinant] FS)
KOH colpotomizer system
Kolbel retractor for soft tissue
Kolibri® system (for BrainLAB)
Konan Noncon Robo Pachy (microscopic camera)
Kondremul Liqui-Doss Emulsion (laxative, stool softener, OTC)
Koo foldable intraocular lens (IOL) cutter
Korex shoe inserts
Koszla (abduction splint for congenital hip dysplasia)
Kousseff syndrome (deletion of chromosome 22q11-13, conotruncal heart defects,
neural tube defects, and dysmorphic facial features)
Kovia ointment (enzymatic contact layer dressing by Stratus Pharm)
K-pad (osteoarthritis)
KP procedure (kidney/transplant transplant)
KPE (keratophacoemulsification OR Kelman phacoemulsification)
KPS (intravascular peripheral diagnostic catheter by Kerberos Proximal Solutions, Inc.)
Krackow (type stitch used in biceps tendon repair)
Krahn exophthalmometer (proptosis measurements using CT scans)
KraniOS™ Cranial Plating System (Integra Health)
KRAS mutations (for Noonan syndrome associated with SOS1 and PTPN 11)
K-Ras mutations (breast carcinoma)
Krauss-Voss snare (ENT procedures)
Kremer excimer laser
Kristalose® (lactulose for oral solution for encephalopathy, gastric problems)
Kroehner uterine manipulator
Kronos LV-T and Tupos LV/Atx implantable defibrillator system by Biotronik
Krumeich-Barraquer microkeratome
KSEA power shaver system S2 by Karl Storz endoscopy
KST (Kinaesthetic Sensitivity Kit test)
KT Man Max difference (on KT1000 testing of knee, manual maximum difference)
KTP/532 laser system
Kt/V-urea (Kt/V-P in Ci/Cf and stdKt/V calculation to determine dose for dialysis, Kt =
kinetic, V – volume)
Kuenz (ligament of wrist)
Kugel Hernia Patch™ by Bard Composix (monofilament)
Kugelmass™ 227 wire by Cortis
Kuhl Shields™ (knee brace for patellofemoral tracking by Sammons Preston)
Kuhn pick (ENT surgical tool)
Kuhn ENT curette, Kaiser
kunecatechins (see Veregen for perianal warts by Medigene)
Kuric (2% topical cream)
Kurstin flap-stretching forceps (detach epitheali striae in LASIK flap by Katena Products)
Kurtz (SEE Kurz)
Kurz ossicular replacement prosthesis
Kurz Vario ossicular prosthesis for ear
Kurz Bell Vario ossicular prosthesis for ear
Kushyfoot socks (massage your feet as you walk, French Canadian OTC)
Kutrase® (capsules digestive enzymes)
Kuttner tumor (of mandible)
Kuvan (saproptenin dohydrochloride tabs by Biomarin Pharm for phenylketonuria)
Kveim and Kveim-Siltzbach skin test
Kwart Retro-Inject™ ureteral stent by Cook Urological
KwikPen(TM) (new insulin pen by Eli Lilly & Co.)
KwikWick™ (treatment removes moisture to joints/jmustcles to stay warm and flexible by
Sammons Preston)
Kyphon balloon (spinal surgical tool by Action Medical)
Kyphon catheter for dialysis by Bard
kyphoplasty (procedure done by interventional radiology of injecting cement into
unstable spine disks, similar to vertebroplasty)
KyphX™ and KyphX CR Xpander® inflatable bone tamp balloon by Kyphon (orthopedic
for kyphoplasty)
Kytril® (granisetron hydrochloride tablet -- emesis due to chemo by Bedford Labs)
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LA classification/grade (Los Angeles grading for esophagitis, grades A-D)
L.A. Metro Multidisciplinary Team for Constulation on Elders at Risk (LAMMTSER)
Labcor Synergy valve
LabraFix™ (system designed for simpler arthroscopy of shoulder by ArthroCare)
LabraLock P (shoulder component system, supports labral tissue by ArthroCare)
LACE (laparoscopic antegrade continence enema, procedure called ACE, also known as
Left Anterior Continence Enema)
Lac-Hydrin Five Moisturizing Lotion (OTC)
LACI (laser angioplasty for critical ischemia study)
lacidipine and nifedipine SR (comparative study in control of hypertension, Ion channel
literature)
Lacri-Lube™ (OTC eye ointment for moisture from Allergan)
lactate level linked to d4T
lactate/pyruvate ratio (non-glucose reducing, can be tested in plasma or urine)
Lactinex oral tablets 3000 units 1 g/10 mg (contains sodium Lactobacillus for lactose
intolerance)
LactoSorb® trauma plating system
LactoSorb® (craniomaxillofacial fixation system)
LactoSorb® copolymer (resorbable bone material by Arthrotek, Inc.)
lactulose breath hydrogen testing (LBHT)
lactulose-mannitol test (Great Smokes intestinal permeability test kit)
lacune (lacunar infarct, e.g. old lacunes were seen on brain MRI)
LAD (left anterior descending)
LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes in adults)
LADARVision® excimer laser by Alcon
LaFemme® (breast-enhancing drug and lotion for varicose veins, OTC)
LAGB® system (Lap-Band adjustable gastric banding system)
Lagovirus (Calcivirus)
Lahey-Goitre forceps (ENT procedures)
Lakota (pain relief drug from Canada)
Lambda (lanthanum carbonate - oral antihyperphosphatemia drug)
Lambda Plus® dye laser
Lambl excrescences (filiform fronds that occur at heart valve closure,
normal variant)
Lambotte bone-holding forceps by Sklor Corp.
lami rolls (slang for foam laminate used to pad pressure points prior to surgery)
Lamictal® (lamotrigine tablets for seizures)
L.A.M. IPM Wound Gel (Wound Gel trade name; sodium hyaluronate, an OTC product
for minor cuts by LAM Pharm)
laminar air flow body exhaust system (for operating rooms, usually orthopedic use)
LAP score (leukocyte alkaline phosphatase)
Lamisil (terbinafine HCl cream 1% for types of tinea OTC)
Lamisil® DermGel™ (terbinafine gel for tinea, OTC)
lamivudine (Epivir®; Epivir®-HBV (HIV)
lamivudine/zidovudine tablets co-packaged with nevirapine tablets by Pharmacare)
LAMP studies
LandmarX™ (computer-aided nasal surgery system by Stealth System)
lanoteplase (nPA [novel plasminogen activator] injectable anticlotting agent)
Lansinoh (lotion OTC)
Lansky™ 130 wire by Cordis
LANS-RH (liposuction-assisted nerve-sparing radical abdominal hysterectomy)
Lantiseptic® skin care products
LANTUS or Lantus (glargine once-a-day insulin injection)
Lantus (once-a-day basal insulin glargine, rDNA origin, for the treatment type 1 and 2
diabetes by Aventis Pharmaceuticals)
Laparoscopic 2-mm trocar closure (with Veress needle, safe and easy, direct
visualization)
laparoscopic ambulatory cholecystectomy (fentanyl and propofol anesthesia, Calot’s
dissection)
laparoscopic leash procedure (for retrieving specimens in peritoneal cavity, etc.)
laparoscopic omental transposition (minimally invasive approach to repair of sternal
wound dehiscence following coronary artery bypass surgery)
laparoscopy-assisted ileocystoplasty and ileovesicostomy (see Monti procedure)
LaparoSonic™ coagulating shears/LCS-5
lapatinib clinical trials (lapatinib ditosylate, dual tyrosine kinase inhibitor for treatment in
solid tumors, by GlaxoSmithKline and breast CA)
Lap-Band® adjustable gastric banding (LAGB® system - Update: FDA approved)
LAPDAP (chlorproguanil/dapsone)
LAP DISC Hand Access Device by Ethicon
Lapidus arthrodesis for adolescent hallux abductovalgus
LaPorta Great Toe (by Futura Biomedical)
LaPorte glomerulonephritis
Lapsci Heller myotomy for achalasia, Marco Patti, MD
Lapuleucel-T (medication in trials for breast CA)
Lap Vacu-Irrigator™
LAPWd (left atrial posterior wall dimension, on echo)
LARA® (laser-assisted ratio analyzer)
L-arginine (amino acid)
laronidase (Aldurazyme by Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA, for hypertension)
Lars mesh (by Boston Scientific and Meadox Medical, PeT mesh for tissue grafts)
LARS (excimer laser in patients with first-time in-stent restenosis)
LaryGard laryngoscope (MAC 3, 4, etc. by Bard)
laryngovideostroboscopic exam (examination of larynx, vocal cords with video)
laser Doppler ultrasound (to monitor differences in local capillary blood speed in
nonglaucomatous optic neuropathies)
Laser Lancet™
LaserLite™ system
laser myringotomy
LaserOptic™ treatment system
LaserPaint™ system
LaserScan LSX™
LaserScissors™ 390/20
Laserscope photodynamic therapy (PDT scope)
laser thermal keratoplasty (LTK)
LaserTweezers® 100 (LT100)
Lasette Laser finger perforator (blood sample kit)
LASIK (surgery for myopia)
Lasinoh cream (lanolin-based moisturizing skin product)
Lasix renogram (study of kidneys by x-ray after Lasix)
lasofoxifene (CP336,156, osteoporosis and breast cancer)
LASSO™ (mapping deflectable catheter by Biosense Webster)
LAST™ (large-area sensing technology imager)
latanoprost (ophthalmic solution Xalatan)
late confluence (when referring to renal arteries and veins on CT urogram for kidney
donation study)
LATE -- thrombolysis study
latency intensity curve studies (with BAERs for hearing testing)
lateral sets (SEE lateral cephs)
lateral cephs (cephalogram imaging of facial structures)
lateral row of perforating vessels (in abdominal surgery, breast reconstruction)
later.nm
laterocollis (neck tilt, torticollis)
Latex Allergy Test
Latham appliance (Bitter K. Latham appliance for cleft palate surgical repositioning)
Latina SLT lens (ophthalmic surgery with SLT laser by Gonio)
latis™ dual-lumen graft-cleaning catheter
Latitude (transdermal drug delivery system)
Launcher™ guiding catheter by Medtronic
LAUP (laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty)
lauramine oxide gel (used for oral sores, cold sores in cancer patients)
LaVeen needle electrodeorphine sulfate
Lawrence Add-A-Cath
Lawrence Great Toe Implant (by Futura Biomedical)
Lawton Activities of Daily Living Scale (geriatric)
Layton BioScience, Inc.
Lazaro da Silva technique (perineal colostomy)
Lazarus fixator
LazerSmile® (whitening gel with Biolase injection, TwiLite for whitening teeth)
LC1 and LC2 coronary catheters by Advantx
LCDCP fixation plate (for Galeazzi fracture)
LCS® total knee (TFC and also LCS® by J&J)
LCx Mycobacterium tuberculosis assay
LCx® probe system
LDH1 and LDH2 (lab values, liver functions)
LDI-200 -- investigational drug for MDS
LDL (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, see ALDL)
LDL receptor flow cytometry
LDL-2 phenotypes (A and B, one more dense particles, one more buoyant)
LeadCare® system
lead hand (hand-shaped device of malleable lead used to position a hand during
surgery)
Lead Locking Device™ (LLD™
"leaky gut" syndrome (disorder causing permeability of intestines; lets bacteria in)
LEAP monofilament test (for testing sensation in the feet)
Lea's Shield (barrier contraceptive device with a cu-shaped design, intended to cover the
cervix without actually being held by the cervix)by Yama, Inc., NJ)
Leclercia adecarboxylata (relatively new species of Enterobacteria)
Leder stain (to diagnose myeloperoxidase and chloracetate esterase/diagnosis of
granulocytic sarcoma)
LEEDERKnee™ (double upright splint for contractures by Sammons Preston)
LEEP (OB/GYN, Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure)
LEEP (respiratory, left end-expiratory pressure)
leflunomide (anti-CD11a blocker trial by Fujisawa Healthcare)
LeForte bone screw system by Jeil Medical Corp.
Legacy™ (spinal system by Medtronic)
Legacy™ cataract phacoemulsification by Alcon
Legatrin (PM oral tab)
Legend EHS (Midas Rex drill by Medtronic)
Legionella urinary antigen (LUA, ELISA test/kit)
Leibinger ® E-Z Flap™ by Leibinger GmbH in Freiburg-Germany
Leibinger ® CMF Modular by Leibinger GmbH in Freiburg-Germany
Leibinger® Command™ by Leibinger GmbH in Freiburg-Germany
Leibinger® Dynamic Mesh™ by Leibinger GmbH in Freiburg-Germany
Leibinger® King Combo™ by Leibinger GmbH in Freiburg-Germany
Leibinger® Profyle™ by Leibinger GmbH in Freiburg-Germany
Leibinger® Quick-Flap™ by Leibinger GmbH in Freiburg-Germany
Leibinger® Micro Dynamic mesh by Leibinger GmbH in Freiburg-Germany
Leibinger® neuro clip by Leibinger GmbH in Freiburg-Germany
Leibinger® titanium plate by Leibinger GmbH in Freiburg-Germany
Leica OH3 M520 optical overhead stand (by Leica Microsystems)
Leighton Flexometer
Leishmania Rapyd Test by DiaSys Corp. (test for Leishmaniasis and kalaazar, most
severe form of visceral Leishmania)
Lejour mastopexy (type of procedure)
Lemaire reconstruction (extra-articular reconstruction technique using fascia lata)
LeMaitre and SAB InvisiGrip® Vein Stripper by LeMaitre
Lennard Zinn (orthopedic splint)
lenalidimide (clinical trial for multiple myeloma)
Lenox® guidewire by Medtronic
lenticular markings (on chest x-ray, showing bronchiectasis)
Leonard® catheter (by Navion Biomedical)
LEP-ETU (liposome-entrapped paclitaxel "easy to use" by NeoPharma, Inc. for
advanced cancers)
lepirudin (Refludan, class of drugs, hirudins, anticoagulation therapy)
lercanidipine (Zanidip, by Forest Laboratories, Inc. for hypertension)
LES™ (Liquid Embolic System)
Lescol® (fluvastatin, cholesterol lowering drug)
Lescol XL (primary hypercholesterolemia & mixed dyslipidemia, 80 mg fluvastatin
sodium by Novartis)
Lessina-28 (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets, BCP tablets by Wyeth)
Lesieur hydrochopper (flat chopper tip for irrigation, ophthalmologic use by Katena
Products)
LET (lidocaine 2%, epinephrine 1:1000, and tetracaine 2% local anesthesia)
Letairis™ tablets (ambrisentan by Gilead Sciences for PAH)
letrozole (Femara, for breast CA by Mylan Pharm)
LETZ (loop excision of transformation zone)
leucovorin calcium (350-mg vial by Gensia Sicor Pharmaceuticals)
LeukArrest™ (formerly Hu23F2G for ischemic stroke prevention)
Leukine® (sargramostim liquid GM-CSF cell recovery secondary to chemo)
leuko-depleted RBCs
leuko-reduced RBCs
leukointegrins (cell surface adhesion protein family)
LeukoScan® (pin points sites of infection in 1-2 hours)
Leukotape ® (dressing)
leukotriene (LT, asthma receptor antagonists like Singulair)
LeukoVAX™ (for rheumatoid arthritis)
Leuprogel™ (see Eligard new name, leuprolide acetate, Atirgel for advanced prostate
CA,7.5 mg, one-month depot, FDA approved)
LeuTech™ kit-packaged radiolabeled antibody for infection imaging
leuvectin (oncology treatment for mets melanoma, RCC and sarcoma)
levabuterol (CFC-free, 45 mg/inhalation aerosol with adapter)
Levall (generic: carbetapentane, phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine, guifenesin.
Cough syrup; mfg CTEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
levamir (SEE Levemir drug for diabetes)
levamisole HCl (Ergamisol by Janssen Pharma)
Levaquin (levofloxacin; tablets/injection; Update: sNDA submitted for nosocomial
pneumonia)
Levemir™ (drug for diabetes by Novo Nordisk for diabetes, insulin detemir)
Levemir™ InnoLet (100 Units for diabetes by Novo Nordisk)
Levemir PenFill (100 Units for diabetes by Novo Nordisk)
levetiracetem (Keppra, antiepileptic)
Levitra (vardenafil by GlaxoSmithKline for ED)
Levlen® (contraception by Berlex 4 light-orange)
Levlite® contraception by Berlex 5 pink pills)
Levlite™ (levonorgestrel; ethinyl estradiol) tablets BCP)
levobetaxolol hydrochloride suspension (ophth. Betaxon by Alcon 0.5%)
levobunolol HCl (Betagan eye drops)
Levoleucovorin (levoleucovorin injection, folic acid antagonist overdose, methotrexate
rescue by Spectrum Pharmaceuticals)
Levonelle-2 (generic: levonorgestrel (progestin; morning-after pill by Wyeth)
levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol (Alesse Levonelle-2, low-dose oral contraceptive by
Wyeth Pharm)
levophase (on cineangiogram to demonstrate any filling defects)
Levora® (contraception by Watson 4 white pills)
Levo-T 88 mcg, 0.088 mg, Levo-T 112 mcg and 175 mcg, 0.175 mg (thyroid drug by
Mova Pharm)
levovirin (chemically synthethized L-isomer for hepatitis C trials)
Levovist (dye agent)
Levo-T® (levothyroxine sodium tablets, USP for hypothyroidism, 25, 50, 75, 88, 100,
112, 125, 150, 175, 200, and 300 mcg or 0.025 mg - 3 mg by Mova Pharmaceuticals)
Levoxyl® (levothyroxine sodium tablets, USP Update: FDA approved)
Levulan® (ALA PhotoDetection, PD, for bladder cancer)
Levulan® Kerastick™ (phototherapy for nonhyperkeratotic actinic keratoses)
Lewis antigens (in red blood cells causing anemia)
Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate; form of Celexa for depression by Forest
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Lexiscan (negadenoson injection, stress agent for myocardial perfusion stress tests by CV
Therapeutics)
Lexiva (fosamprenavir calcium for HIV in adults by GlaxoSmithKline, FDA approved)
Lexos DRT (detection devices, ICDs by BIOTRONIK)
Lexxel™ (enalapril maleate-felodipine ER [extended release] for hypertension)
LGSIL (acronym for low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, HPV and/or CIN 1)
LHE (light- and heat-based electrical apparatus/device for treating pigmented and
vascular lesions and facial skin aging effects, acne, hair removal)
LHMT (low-range heparin management test)
LHRH (luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone)
Lialda™ (mesalamine delayed release tabs by Shire plc for ulcerative colitis)
Liazal™ (liarozole fumarate, mets prostate CA)
Liberator™ elevator by Bionx
liberatory maneuver
Liberte™ (stent and Monorail stent by Boston Scientific)
Liberty™ (blood glucose monitoring by Agamatrix, Inc)
Liberty Cycler(TM) (designed to work with the stay-safe connection technology, helps to
reduce touch contamination for patients with ESRD on peritoneal diaylsis by Fresenius
Medical Care)
Lichtenstein patch (for hernia repair by Davol)
Licox® brain tissue oxygen monitoring system
LICS (Least Invasive Cardiac Surgery)
LidFix® speculum (disposable self-locking ophthalmic instrument for eyelid retraction)
Lidoderm® (lidocaine patch 5% for postherpetic neuralgia)
Lidomer Microspheres (postsurgical pain)
Lidosense 4 and 5 topical (5% cream)
LidoSite® (topical system for local anesthesia by Vyteris, Inc.)
Lieberman lens-holding speculum
LifeCare PCA3 Infusion System (patient-controlled analgesia device by Abbott)
LIFEGuard cholesterol control
LifeJet chronic dialysis catheter
LifeLine BioTechnologies, Inc.
LIFE-Lung Fluorescence Endoscopy System™
LifePak® 12 series
Lifepath AAA™ (endovascular graft system by Edwards LifeSciences)
LifePoint Impact™ (rapid, noninvasive on-site drug and alcohol test)
LifePort triple-lumen catheter (like an Infuse-A-Port by Horizon Medical Products)
Life Pulse™ and Lifeport™ ETT (adapter, ventilators by Bunnell, Inc., Salt Lake)
LifeScan (J&J physical exam with x-rays, ultrasound, etc.)
LifeShirt monitor system (leads sewn into a vest for monitoring of vital signs,
RespiEvents™, not yet FDA approved)
LifeSite™ (hemodialysis system -Update: FDA approved)
LifeSite™ (venous access device; LifeSite™ hemodialysis access system by Vasca)
Lifestart stent (for superficial femoral artery by Edwards LifeSciences)
LifeStent SDS (biliary endoprosthesis by Orbus Medical Technologies)
Lifestream™ (dilatation catheter, see OTW Lifestream dilatation catheter)
LifeSync® system (eliminates wires, trunk cables, 12-lead or transport ECG monitors by
GMP)
LifeWatch™ Auto-Trigger Event Recorder (cardiac monitoring done over 30 days by
LifeWatch, Inc.)
Lifor® (heart preservation and transportation cooling by Lifeblood Medical, Inc.)
lift-off test (see Gerber test)
LigaSure™ (vessel sealing system by Valleylab)
light assisted stab phlebectomy (new technique to remove varicose veins by Peter
Lawrence, M.D., UCLA)
lighter retractor (used with suction device, ENT procedures)
LightMat® (surgical illuminator by Lumitex, Inc.)
LightSheer™ diode laser system
LightSpeed™ and QX CT scanner Ultra CT system by GE
Lightstic 180 and 360 fiberoptic medical laser diffuser
Likert pain scale/score (1-5)
L’il Palates™ (palate cleaning tool for cleft palate children)
LIMA (left internal mammary artery)
LIMA-Lift™
LIMA-Loop™
LIMAvator™
limbic leukotomy for psychiatric illness (performed stereotactically using CosmanRoberts-Wells frame with thermocoagulation through bur holes in frontal lobe for
intractable psychiatric illness)
Limbrel (bioflavonoid, Cerner Multum, for osteoarthritis, enzyme inhibitor, 500 mg, FDA
approved, other brand names Amino-Opti-C, Limbrel, P-1000, Pan C 500, Peridin-C,
Span C, classified as a “botanical medical food”)
limit rods (placed with cobalt & palladium to inject drug while limiting the amount of
damage done to organs)
Limitrol™-DM capsules (OTC dietary fiber)
Linac Scalpel Couch Mount System (for Zmed stereotactic radiosurgery)
Linatrix suture
Lincocin® (monohydrate HCl antibiotic by Pharmacia & Upjohn)
Lindegaard ratio (ratio between the middle cerebral artery and the internal carotid artery
(MCA-ICA). It differentiates increased vessel velocities, seen on transcranial Doppler
due to vessel narrowing, that warn of development of vasospasm from increased
velocities representing increased blood flow due to post ischemic hyperemia. A ratio of
less than 3 is normal, 3-6 indicates mild vasospasm, and greater than 6 is severe
vasospasm)
Linde-Walker system for ambulatory O2
Lindstrom LASIK flap roller (used after realignment; acting as a sq ueegee to remove
excess fluid)
LINEAGE® acetabular prosthetic system by Wright Medical
linear accelerator-based radiosurgical system (as opposed to frame-based X-ray
systems or gamma systems, linac-based densitometric measurements)
Linear™ total hip system and hip stem
line of rugae (dense, fibrous tissue)
linezolid (Zyvox, antibiotic for aerobic gram-positive infection)
Link Partial Pelvis Replacement (by Link Orthopaedics)
Link Endo-Model Total Femur Replacement (by Link Orthopaedics)
Link Saddle Prosthesis (by Link Orthopaedics)
Link Ribbed Hip Stem (by Link Orthopaedics)
The Link SP II Hip Stem (by Link Orthopaedics)
The Link Classic Plus Hip Stem (by Link Orthopaedics)
LINK(®/Link MP (MP Saddle and procedure for neck prosthesis by Link Orthopaedics
and ExacTech for oncology M-Series InterSpace hip and Link Endo-Model hinge)
Linscheid test (also known as ulnar snuff box compression test to check for ligament
instability)
Linton procedure (treatment of varicose veins, open subfascial division technique)
Linvatec (line of products used in arthroscopy and other procedures)
LionHeart™ left ventricular assist system (LVAS)
lipid bilayers (see planar lipid bilayers
LIPID study
LIPIL (Enfamil by Mead-Johnson)
Lipisorb by Nutren
Lipitor™ (atorvastatin calcium) tablets, cholesterol lowering, shown in studies to prevent
MI)
Lipman-Sacks lesions (blistering lesions, anti-desmoglein 3Ab, can be in organs, heart,
kidney, liver)
Lipofen (fenofibrate caps by Cipher Pharm)
lipofilicity (see lipophilicity)
LIPOGUARD (fish oil and coenzyme Q10)
LipoMed, Inc. (LipoProfile)
lipophilicity prediction (TLogP lab test)
LipoProfile® (NMR, nuclear magnetic resonance, imaging is used to accurately measure
cholesterol, down to the LDL particle size by LipoScience, Inc., marker of cardiovascular
risk)
lipoprotein a or LpA (commonly called Lp-a, little a, risk factor for coronary disease)
liposuction fanning (standard fanning fashion using Mercedes cannula)
liposuction-assisted nerve-sparing radical abdominal hysterectomy, LANRAH)
Lipotrim supplement (OTC weight loss regimen)
Lipram (CR 10 oral cap ER)
Liquid Ice (resuable cooling and compression wrap that needs no refrigeration and
provides cooling for up to 2 hours)
Lirica (SEE Lyrica)
Liprostin™ (liposomal prostaglandin E1 PAOD critical limb ischemia)
LiquiBand® (topical wound-closure glue adhesive)
Liquid Embolic System (LES™)
Liquiderm™ (liquid adhesive bandage -Update: FDA approved)
Liquid E-Z Paque (contrast media)
Liquid Polibar (recalled)
Liquipatch (drug delivery system)
liquid protein diet (a type of diet)
LiquiShield®-A (liquid skin)
LiquiVent (perflubron for ventilating agent/ pulmonary)
Lisch nodule (changes in iris of eye indicative of neurofibromatosis)
lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (see Vyvanse)
lisholm knee score (SEE Lysholm)
lisofylline (LSF) (AML to prevent infection when undergoing chemo)
Lispro (see Humalog insulin)
LISS plate and screw system (less-invasive stabilization system)
LIST™ (urodynamics by Laborie Medical)
Listerine® PocketPaks
Lithoskop (multifunctional lithotripsy sytem by Siemens)
Lithospec™ intracorporeal lithotripter
Lithostar® multiline lithotripsy system
Lithostar™ lithotripter by Cook Urological
lithotripsy/Actigall (ursodiol combination treatment for gallstones)
LithTron (Healtronics lithotriptor Dornier HM3 lithotripsy with spark gap technology)
Litner dressing
LITT (laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy by SPIE Institute)
Little Black Box, The (handheld frequency generator to relieve back pain, uses
oscillations)
Little League elbow
Little Noses (decongestant 0.125% nasal drops, OTC)
Little Tummys (nausea relief oral solution for children, OTC)
Liver Dialysis Unit™ (formerly BioLogic-DT® system)
Livernois-McDonald forceps
liver resection and inferior vena cava (IVC) reconstruction
Liverx 2000 System by Algenix, Inc.
LiveView Care Station (transmission of vitals and data over telephone lines)
Livewire™ TC ablation catheter
Livewire TC Compass ablation catheter
Living Water Eye Lotion™
LKM1 (liver/kidney microsomal antibody - marker of autoimmune hepatitis)
LJP 394 (study drug for lupus)
LLD™ (Lead Locking Device™)
Lloyd-Davies stirrups
LMA-Fastrach™ (for difficult to intubate patient)
LMA CTrach™ (mask enables ventilation during intubation by LMA North America, Inc.)
LMA-Unique™ (laryngeal mask airway)
LMS Medical Systems Ltd.
LNOP YI Multisite SpO2 (resuable sensor by Masimo, Inc., Irvine, CA)
load-off strapping of feet (for plantar fasciitis)
lobucavir (HBV antiviral)
Locholest Light (cholestyramine)
Locilex™ (pexiganan acetate cream 1% topical skin treatment of diabetic decubitus)
LOCON-T® (distal radius plate by Wright Medical Tech., Inc.)
Loc-Sure™ single-pass drainage set
lodenosine (a.k.a. F-ddA or FddA for HIV)
Lodine® XL (etodolac extended-release tablet for OA and RA)
Lodine XL (etodalac ER by Wyeth for arthritis pain)
Loestrin 24 Fe (norethindrone acetate/ethinyl estradiol with iron 24 days hormone plus 4
more days iron)
LO Evra (BCP by Wyeth-Ayerst)
LoFEW (low frequency filtered EEG, gradient-filtered)
Lofibra (Antara, Tricor, Triglide, fenofibrate, to reduce VLDL, triglycerides)
Logic™ coronary stent (a.k.a. Cook® Logic™)
logMAR® (visual acuity test for glare by VectorVision)
Logoscino bunionectomy (double-edged osteotomy)
Lone Star retractor rings/hooks
long cassette (x-ray films to assess for scoliosis)
Longevity® (polyethylene liner by Zimmer)
Longo hemorrhoidectomy (supra-anodermal resection stapling technique to treat
prolapsing hemorrhoids)
Longport Digital Scanner™ (LDS™)
Long Surpass 30 PTCA perfusion catheter
Long Well LW-6DXX body fat analyzer by Long Well Electronics Corp.
Lonox® (2.5 mg tablets for diarrhea, OTC many manufacturers)
lonsys 40 mcg/dose (transdermal by JNJ, to be FDA approved in generic form for pain)
Lo/Ovral® (contraception by Wyeth-Ayerst 4 white pills)
lopinavir (HIV/AIDS, Kaletra)
Lopress HCT (100/25 mg, hypertension)
Loprox™ (ciclopirox, shampoo topical tinea treatment)
LORAD, div. of Hologic, Inc.
LORAD® full field digital mammography system - New device in LORAD(r) product line
Lorcet Plus tabs (for pain)
LoSeasonique (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrol extended-cycle oral contraceptives
by Duramed Pharm)
Losec (omeprazole proton pump inhibitor, Canada and UK brand)
Lotemax™ (loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension 0.5%) -- topical steroid
loteprednol etabonate (suspension drops, Zylet, Bausch & Lomb)
Lotrimin Ultra (prescription strength Lotrimin)
Lotrisone® (clotrimazole/betamethasone diproprionate lotion)
Lotronex™ (alosetron HCl approved for reintroduction to market under restricted
conditions of use, IBS, diarrhea by SmithKlineBeecham)
lottery fantasy syndrome (a form of psychological depression that can occur in lottery
purchasers)
Louis, angle of (see angle of Louis)
lovastatin XL (extended-release lovastatin for abnormal lipid levels)
Lovaza (prescription omega-3, formerly Omacor, by Reliant Pharm)
Lovenox® (omega-3, enoxaparin sodium, low-weight heparin by injection)
Lowenbach exercise program
low few (SEE LoFEW)
low-fric catheters (for urethral stricture)
Low-Ogestrel® (contraception by Watson 4 white pills)
low purine diet (for gout, low in fish, meat, beans, lentils, spinach, strawberries, rhubarb,
and other high purine foods)
Low-Ogestrel-21 or 28 (generic: norgestrel and ethinylestradiol. Birth control pills; also
Low-Ogestrel-28; SCS Pharmaceuticals)
Lowsley technique (for placement of suprapubic catheter)
Loxapine (Loxitane, antipsychotic)
Loxitane (antipsychotic)
LPGD (low-profile gastrostomy device)
LPI excimer laser system
L. P. Kerr, a division of Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc.
LPS criteria (California legislators Lanterman-Petris Short Act criteria whereby a mental
patient may be held for 24 hours, 72 hours, 14-day hold, etc., 5150 hold, etc.)
LPS conservatorship (state of California, see above, LPS-conserved patient)
LQET cannula/trocar system
LSF (lisofylline for AML; prevents infection while chemo)
LSF (long-term fixation hip component, also LSSF, long-term stable fixation)
LSTAT (life support trauma and transport) system
LT (leukotriene like Singulair for asthma, receptor antagonist class of drugs)
LT.02® piezoelectric lithotripter
LTAC (long-term acute care facility)
LT-CAGE™ by Sofamor Danek
L-theanine (OTC green tea)
LTK™ (laser thermal keratoplasty system)
LTM (long-term monitoring)
L-transposition of great arteries (L-TGA, and D-transposition of great arteries of heart)
LTX™ PTCA catheter
Lubricath (3-way catheter by Bardex)
Lubri-Flex® double-J stent by ACMI
LubriLAST-polymer coating for devices
lubiprostone (Sucampo Pharm, Inc. for chronic idiopathic constipation by Sucampo and
Takeda)
Lubri-Sil (Foley catheter by Bardex, Lubricath 3-way)
lucanthone (topoisomerase II inhibitor for advanced brain tumors)
Lucentis™ (ranibizumab by injection from Genentech, Inc. for wet age-related macular
degeneration, IgG1 kappa isotype monoclonal antibody)
lucinactant (see Surfaxin)
Luhr ® Modular
Lukens PGA™ synthetic absorbable suture
LULA laparoscopy under local anesthesia
LUMA™ (cervical imaging system by MediSpectrum, Inc., MA for colposcopy)
Luma-Cath™ (steerable ablation catheter by Boston Scientific)
LuMax™ cystometry system
Lumbar I/F Cage® (by DePuy)
LumenHance™ (manganese chloride tetrahydrate solution contrast dye)
Lumenis Surgitouch lasers by Lumenis, Ltd.
Lumigan (bimatoprost solution of 0.03% for increased intraocular pressure, mfg.
Allergan, Inc., FDA approved)
Luminexx™ biliary stent (self-expanding nitinol stent used in malignant biliary
obstructions by Peripheral Technologies)
Lumirem® (contrast dye)
LUNA (laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation)
Luna (ambulatory urodynamic recorder, measure bladder pressures, Bluetooth-enabled,
by Medical Management Systems, Inc.)
Lundeen (subtalar hammertoe implant by Sgarlato Labs)
Lunderquist stiff guidewire (0.035 inch, Amplatz by Cook)
Lunderquist-Ring super-stiff guidewire (0.035 inch, Amplatz, by Cook)
Lunelle™(estradiol cypionate/medroxyprogesterone acetate, injectable suspension, FDA
approved, once a month)
Lunesta (eszopiclone drug by Sepracor, sleep remedy which can be taken longer than 6
months, FDA approved in 1, 2, and 3 mg)
LU-CA, Optrin--MD, Antrin--ASHD
LungAlert™ (noninvasive test, identifies patients at risk for lung cancer from phlegm)
lung diffusion test (measures how well oxygen passes from the air sacs in the lungs into
the blood)
Lupride Depot™ (lupreolide acetate 3.75 mg IM 3.75 mg for prostate CA and
endometriosis by SunPharma)
Lupron Depot-4 Month 30 mg (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension for palliative
prostate CA treatment)
Luria hand sequence test (imitation of a sequence)
Luster (femoral hip replacement by DePuy)
Lustra® (hydroquinone 4% topical for skin discolorations)
Lustra-Ultra® (4% tropical cream with epinephrine 0.3 mg)
Lu-Tex® (lutetium texaphyrin [PCI-0123] injected light-activated drug)
lutein (OTC for eyes)
Lutrin™ (photosensitizer (breast CA)
Luveris™ (lutropin alfa used with Gonal-f follitropin alfa, injectable for infertility by
Serono)
Luxíq™ ViaFoam™ (betamethasone valerate mousse) for chronic dermatoses of scalp
L-Vax™ (investigational autologous cell vaccine for myelogenous leukemia)
LVNC (left ventricular noncompaction congenital heart abnormality)
Lybrel™ (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol low-dose continuous regimen oral
contraception by Wyeth Labs)
LYMErix™ (recombinant OspA [outer surface protein A]) injection -- LYME vaccine)
LymphaPress™ pump (compression therapy for lymphedema in arms, like SCDs,
Global/Mego Afek)
lymphatic mapping (using a blue dye, Lymphazurin and sentinel lymph node biopsy)
LymphaVision (electrical muscle stimulation)
Lymphazurin (blue dye for lymphatic mapping)
LymphoCide (epratuzumab; humanized antibody targeting CD22 receptor in B-cell
lymphomas by Immunomedics, Inc.)
lymphoma cutis (lymphocytoma cutis, lymphoma of skin)
LYMPHOMation (experimental lymphoma treatment)
LymphoRad™ (iodine131-labeled B-lymphocyte stimulator)
Lynx™ suprapubic urethral sling with Advantage mesh
Lynx™ over-the-wire balloon catheters
Lyofoam™ A, C, Extra, and T (wound filler dressings by ConvaTec)
lyophilized liposomal delivery system
Lyra™ 2020 implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Lyra™ laser system -Update: New application FDA approved
Lyrica (pregabalin capsule, anticoagulant by Pfizer 25-50-300 mg, a gabapentinoid, also
new indication 300 mg oral cap and 150 mg or 100 mg and new indication for
neuropathic pain, osmotic membrane stabilizer)
Lysholm Knee Score
Lysonix 2000 -- ultrasound soft tissue aspirator
lysoPC (used in diagnostic ovarian cancer test)
lysostaphin (staph infections including endocarditis)
**M
M0, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, and M7 (types of acute myeloid leukemia based on FAB,
French-American-British classification system on maturation of cells, morphology)
M1 through M5 Tanner stages of sexual development
M2A Imaging capsule endoscopy (pinpoint disorders of digestive tract)
M2a -Taper™ Hip System (bone components by Biomet)
M-2TM Anterior Plate System (by DePuy)
M3, M4, M5 virus solutions (for specimens sent to Pathology)
M3A and M3B mold mix (on allergy testing)
M694V (marenostrin pyrin protein, RoRet gene family)
MA17 (phase III randomized trials of letrozole after finishing 5 years of tamoxifen)
MabThera™ (rituximab, for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma by Scharr)
MAC-1, MAC-2, MAC-3, MAC-3.5, MAC-4 (Macintosh blades, fiberoptic blade
laryngoscopy, also sometimes capitalized, LaryGard blade)
Mac blade (short for Macintosh blade for endotracheal intubation, also Miller blade)
MAC colitis (Mycobacterium avium complex)
MACE (major adverse cardiac event)
Mach 4.0 3D Cranial Navigation System software by Sofamor Danek
Maciol laparoscopic suture needle set
Mackinnon modification (a modification of the ulnar nerve transposition by Dellon)
mac-off (macula-off retinal detachment)
mac-on (macula-on retinal detachment)
Macrokine® (a.k.a. WF10, beginning clinical trials for HIV and HCV)
MacroMed, Inc. (mfg.)
macrophage-activating syndrome
Macroplastique® (implant for SUI by Uroplasty, Inc.)
MacroPore (mfg.)
MacroPore OS™ (spinal cement by Medtronic)
MacroSorb™ surgical tacks and driver
MACS (minimal access cranial suspension, or mini facelift)
Macugen (pegaptanib sodium, FDA approved intravitreal injection 0.3 mg/0.009 mL for
wet AMD by Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
macula-off (macula-off retinal detachment)
macula-on (macula-on retinal detachment)
Madayag biopsy needle
MADIT II criteria/study (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial prophylactic implantation of defibrillator)
Madopar (Prlopoa has been started, levodopa and benserazide, for Parkinson’s)
Madrid population (pronounced MA-drid, categorizes immunocompromised status of
patient, 1-5)
MADRS (Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale, from 0-30, 22 = depression)
Maestro™ clinical remote control
Maestro cochlear implant (by MED-L and Advanced Bionics)
Maestro II™ model 534 bipolar dual-chamber pacemaker
Maestro 3000 pacemaker lead by Boston Scientific
Maestro™ fluid-management system
MAG3 renal scan (mercaptoacetylglycine, renogram with or without Lasix/furosemide,
sometimes called a MAG3 Lasix renal scan)
Mag-AL Plus XS (oral magnesium antacid, OTC)
MagCal-Ionic (for restless leg syndrome)
Mag-Caps (magnesium oxide, OTC 140 mg or 85 mg caps)
Magellan autologous platelet separation system by Frescenius Medical Care
Magic Bullet suppositories (Bisacodyl)
Magic Cleanse bowel program
MagiComb (electronic combing tool with vibrating teeth, vibroteeth that vibrate in
opposite directions to pull lice and nits off hair and scalp by Quantum)
Magic Mouthwash (mixture of several ingredients; anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, and
soothing medication for sore throat)
Magic Pulse X1 (spinal column stimulator by Mediatronic S.A.)
Magic Pulsates X1 (spinal column stimulator by Mediatronic S.A.)
Magic Wallstent™ (by Boston Scientific, Maple Grove, MN)
MagneBind (200, 300, 400 mg magnesium oxide and calcium citrate, plus folic acid)
Magnes 2500WH system (magnetic source imaging (MSI) device for noninvasive
examination of brain function. Mfg: Biomagnetic Technologies)
Magnesium Plus® (OTC supplement)
magnetic resonance elastography (MRE, combines MR and the application of acoustic
waves to painlessly image breasts)
magnetic resonance neurography (MRN)
magnetic resonance tomography (MRT; investigation of the inner organs of the body,
including the blood vessels, using a high-power magnetic field. High-performance
computers attached to this device can rebuild three-dimensional images of any part of
the investigated structure, allowing visualization of obstructions or dilatations of the
arteries)
magnetoencephalography (MEG, used to localize epileptogenic zones for surgery)
Magnevist® Enteral (contrast dye)
Magnum Photos (for high-beam research, MRI, CT, etc. by Ashford Valley Hunt)
Mag Plus (120 tabs/chewable of 532 mg magnesium and Super Cal Mag Plus)
Magrath chemo regimen (see both IVAC and CODOX-M regimens for lymphoma)
Mag-Tab™ SR (OTC magnesium replacement)
Mahurkar (MAXID double-lumen catheter)
Mailman™ (coronary guidewire by Boston Scientific)
Mainstay™ catheter (by Boston Scientific)
Mainz urinary diversion pouch
Maisonneuve ankle fracture
Maker's diet (by Jordan Rubin, from Garden of Life)
Malarone® (250 mg atovaquone/400 mg proguanil HCI for acute malaria)
Malcolm-Lynn™ radiolucent spinal retraction system
Malcolm-Rand™ radiolucent headrest and retraction system (retractor)
mal de Barquement syndrome (motion-induced subjective disorder of balance, known as
MDD)
Malis bipolar irrigating cautery
Malis bayonet forceps (used in vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy)
Mallampati score (preoperatively predicting a difficult endotracheal intubation or
establishing an airway, grade 1 easy with grade 4 most difficult)
Mallinckrodt products
Mallory acetabular cup by Ohio State
Mallory/Head® Interlok (bone components by Biomet)
Mallory/Head® Porous Primary (bone components by Biomet)
Mallory-Radian acetabular components by Ohio State
Malone antegrade colonic enema (MACE)
Malone principle (metho dof continent urinary diversion in antegrade continent enema)
Maltese (shot band ligator, shaped like the octagonal Maltese cross, for varices)
Maltz nasal raspatory (rasp, straight and curved)
Malygin ring (chemical process forming cataract researched by Malygin, et al.)
mammary aspiration specimen cytology test (MASCT/MAS cytology test)
mammastatin (protein controls abnormal cell growth in breast tissue)
mammillo-accessory ligament (found in the low back lying just superior to the medial
branch of the posterior primary ramus)
Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA)
Mammomat by Siemens (Novation DM full field digital mammography)
MammoReader system
MammoSite radiation therapy system, RTS (single-use catheter designed to deliver
radiation to breast by Proxima, CED, cavity evacuation device)
Mammotest® Plus breast biopsy system
Mammotome System by Ethicon Endoscopic Surgery (to remove small benign breast
tumors and Mammotome probe)
Mammotome ultrasound system
Mancao needle by Dyna Medical
mangafodipir (contrast MRI drug 0.01 mmol, but drug that may increase cancer-cell
killing ability of chemo drugs)
Mantel-Cox test (cancer tumors T27, T31, T45, T53 tests)
Mantis/Luxor system (MIS/TLIF by Stryker)
Manujet III (by Medtronic)
MAOI reaction (MAO inhibitor, monoamine oxidase inhibitor, powdered protein dietary
aid, OTC, aka MAO diet, MAO therapy)
Mapap Meltawa 160 mg oral disintegrating tablets OTC)
Mapap Sinus Congestion & Pain (brompherniramine phenylephrine 1 mg/2.5 mg/5 mL
OTC)
MAPCath™ (specialized catheter for locating position of another catheter, hand-held
device by Navion Biomedical)
MAPWire™ (hand-held specialized catheter by Navion Biomedical)
MAR (medication administration record)
Marathon™ (flow-directed occlusion balloon system by ev3, Inc.)
Marathon hip liner and tibial component by Smith & Nephew
maraviroc (new entry inhibitor for HIV by Pfizer, currently in trials, a CCR5)
M.A.R.C. (multi-use applicator "rapid clip")
MARCO BAT I and BAT II (brightness acuity tester for visual glare testing VectorVision)
maribavir drug (for herpes, ViroPharma)
maribavir study drug (ViroPharma for CA and to fight herpes infections in transplant
patients, orphan drug status with cethromycin by FDA)
marimastat (oral anti-CA drug for pancreatic cancer, SCLC, glioblastoma, etc.)
marina IUD (SEE Mirena)
Mariner™ (hydrophilic catheter by AngioDynamics, also see Marinr catheter by
Medtronic)
Marinol® (dronabinol capsules, antiemetic)
Marinr™ (ablation catheter by Medtronic, and no “er” on the end)
MARISA trial(s)
Mark I Nerve Agent Antidote Kit
Mark IV respiratory pacemaker
Markomanolakis aspirating wire speculum (large bore for conjunctiva by Katena
Products)
Marlex mesh (methylmethacrylate by Bard)
Marlex® PerFix® plug (plastic material by Bard)
Marlexate (renal supplement by Sanofi-Aventis)
Marquibo (formerly Onco-TCS, vincristine sulfate and liposomes for injection by Inex
Pharma. Corp. and Enzon Pharmaceuticals, for non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
Marquis DR and Marquis VR ICD by Medtronic
Marsh lesions I-III A-C (Oa-3a on biopsy for celiac disease)
Marsupial® pouch (adjustable pouch to house drainage tubes)
Maryland dissector
Masako maneuver (for swallowing problems, dysphagia)
Masaoka thymoma staging, I-IV, A, B
MASCT a.k.a. MAS cytology test (mammary aspiration specimen, cytology test)
MASH (magnesium and acetylsalicylic acid in subarachnoid hemorrhage trial)
Masimo SET pulse oximetry system
mask (SEE MuSK antibody test)
Mason Natural Cholesterol TRIO (OTC product)
Masson's trichrome stain lab test
MAST (Minimal Access Spinal Technologies)
Mastergraft Matrix (bone filler by Sofamor Danek)
Masters series heart valves (See SJM® Masters series heart valves)
Mastisol Liquid Adhesive (15 mL by Delasco, Council Bluffs, Iowa)
MATCH trial (Plavix or clopidogrel for thrombosis)
matched stepping procedure (intracoronary brachytherapy on-line setup software by
Guidant)
Mathieu & Snodgrass island onlay meatus flap
Matritech NMP22® test kit (urine assay for people at risk for bladder cancer)
Matrix 20 BIOdivYsio stent by Biocompatibles
Matrix coil (coil embolization by Boston Scientific)
Matrix VSG™ (cardiac cath by AccessClosure, Inc.)
MAVErIC II trial led by Medtronic, cardiac cath trial
Maverick® balloon dilatation catheter
Mavigraph 5000 by Sony (digital recorder; still pictures from videotape)
Mavik® (trandolapril, ACE inhibitor for LVD)
MAX3/max3 (3 isotope +2D micturating cystourethrogram/renal scan with biopsy if
needed)
Max-Core™ (biopsy device by CR Bard Corp.)
Max EKG (kit with electrodes)
Maxalt™; Maxalt-MLT™ (rizatriptan benzoate for migraine)
Maxamine™ (formerly EpiLeukin for leukemia, myelogenous; Former tradmark name;
see Ceplene)
Maxaquin® (lomefloxacin HCl for UTI)
MaxBraid™ Suture cutter by Arthrotek
Maxcess minimal access device (spine microendoscopic by Maxcess Tech, Inc.)
MAXEvent™ telescopic glasses (hands-free, head-mounted 2.1x mag, by Eschenbach)
MAXID double-lumen catheter
Maxidone (drug for pain management)
Maxifed DMX and Maxifed G (oral tablets for cough/congestion, OTC)
Maxi Kit/Maxi-Kit® by Biowire and Quiagen's Lambda Maxi-Kit
Maxim knee system (total knee replacement system by Biomet, Inc.)
Maxima GR PRF ACD, MAX-PRF, MiniMax, MiniMax Plus, and Maxima Plus (heparin
coating of bypass circuitry by Medtronic)
Maxima® Forté (blood oxygenator)
Maximo™ and Maximo DR™ ICD model 7278 and 7332 by St. Jude
maximum track rate (setting of pacemaker)
Maxipime® (cefepime HCl antibiotic RTI)
MaxiPost® (neuroprotective agent for acute ischemic stroke)
Maxi-Tuss HCX (oral liquid OTC for cough)
Maxizyme® (herbal digestive enzyme supplement, OTC)
maxizyme (bcr-abl fusion gene, novel treatment experimental for CML, NOT to be
confused with the over-the-counter herbal digestive enzyme)
MaxOne® I.V. fluid/blood warmer (warming of blood and IV solutions prior to
administration by Automatic Medical Technologies, Inc.)
Maxorb™ alginate (antimicrobial wound dressing by Medline)
Max-Rom™ (acetabular liner by Biomet)
Maxxum balloon/PTCA catheter by Scimed
May-Thurner syndrome (iliac vein compression)
Mayfield®/ACCISS stereotactic workstation by Schaerer
Mayfield Scanmate™ mobile CT system by Schaerer
Mayo Clinic BC-10 MRI coils (used in detailed pictures of one particular body part, small
MRI units with 1.5 and 3 Tesla worn like sleeves over body parts by Mayo Clinic)
MBA hemostasis valve
MBATH 1000 by Enneking Medical, Inc.
MBI-226 (by Micrologix Biotech Inc for catheter-related bloodstream infections)
M-Brace prototype trephine (by Weck-cel)
MBT shoe (orthopedic semi-rigid insert shoe for pain relief, Fash-N-Fit Rx)
MC3 (Edwards Life Sciences annuloplasty ring)
MC-7000 ophthalmic laser
MCA and MR chromosome (MCA/MR, multiple congenital abnormalities, mental
retardation chromosome markers)
MCAS (modular clip application system)
MCAT (modular coded aperture technology collimator)
McAllen suture (pelvic repair)
McCarthy miniature cystoscope (Storz)
McCarthy ring (MC3 Edwards Lifesciences annuloplasty ring)
McClellan double suture wing PICC catheter by Cook
MCD (minimal change disease, nephrotic syndrome)
McDougal prostatectomy clamp
McGhan expander by Inamed for breast reconstruction
McGlamry elevator (17 mm and 11 mm by Scharf-Kantig, poditary)
McGoon ratio (cardiac pediatric index of relative pulmonary artery branch diameter, was
inversely related to thrombosis risk, or risk of cavopulmonary thrombosis)
McMaster Health Index
MCP oil (SEE also MCT oil, NOT to be confused with MCT oil which is the ketogenic)
MCTA (multislice helical computed tomography angiography, to check for coronary disease)
MCT fuel by Twinlab (nutritional supplement)
MCT oil (used in ketogenic diet and for some premies and Carb-X by NaturalMax)
MD-76R injection solution contrast
MD-1100 (for pain of IBS, increases GI transit by Microbia, Inc.)
M.D. Anderson clamp
MDCTA (multidetector CT angiogram to detect anomalous coronaries, study anatomy)
MD-Gastroview (oral and rectal solution for contrast by Mallinkrodt, MO, NOT gastrovue)
MDILog™ compliance monitor
MDI-P (HIV)
MDR (multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT 104)
MDR-GFR (modification of diet in renal disease to glomerular filtration rate ratio)
MDRD (modification of diet in renal disease equation, to estimate GFR)
MDS™ system (in vitro diagnostic system detects micrometastatic cells in bone marrow)
MD Tech™ (Medical Device Technologies Inc.)
MDX-33 clinical trial for ITP by Medarex, Inc.
MDX-CTLA-4 (monoclonal antibody experimental anti-lymphoma treatment by Ingenta)
MEA (microwave endometrial ablation)
Mead clinical trial for lymphoma and AIDS-related lymphoma
Mead-Johnson Cleft Palate Nurser/Feeder (bottle feeder for patients with cleft palate,
see also Pigeon Nurser and Haberman Feeder)
Meadox Medical, Oakland, NJ, maker of mesh grafts, cardiac grafts)
Meals tenotomy knives
measles antibody to assay for SSPE (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis)
meat irradiation (irradiating meat to kill E. coli prior to transport to grocery stores)
mechanical strain relief boots (for implantable pulse generator or pacemaker)
mecamylamine (severe hypertension)
MECP2 gene (on chromosome Xq28, genetic syndromes)
Mectizan™ (ivermectin Stromectol - antiparasatic by Merck)
MedCam Technologies
MedCam Pro Plus™ video camera
Medcomp™ Ash Split-Cath® (for hemodialysis catheter)
Med-Design Corp.
Med-E-Jet inoculator
Med-L (COMBI 40 cochlear implant by MED-L and Advanced Bionics)
Medex MicroJect pump (by Sorensen Medical and Baxter Healthcare)
Medex PharmaGuarda (medication safety software for hospitals)
Medex Protégé™ 3010 syringe infusion pump (SEE Protégé™ 3010 syringe infusion
pump)
Medfil (wound collagen by BioCore)
MedFlight (air ambulance)
MedFlo® pump
MEDI-493 (RSV)
MEDI-501 (HPV)
MEDI-507 (transplant rejection drug; psoriasis)
medial branch nerve blocks (NOT median, per Harvard School of Medicine)
medial clear space widening (on Weber A, B, or C type fractures of ankle)
median pancreatectomy (removal of anterior face of pancreas)
median percent shortening (measure of degree to which the length of stent is reduced as
its diameter is increased)
Medical Device Technologies Inc. (MD Tech™)
Medical Dynamics
medical food (defined by the FDA as "a food that provides nutritional support specifically
modified for the unique nutrient needs that result from the specific disease or condition,
as determined by medical evaluation")
Medicare Home Project (home visit project by Medicare for bed-bound patients)
MediClenze™ (personal hygiene water therapy for perineal area)
Medi-Coat™ neurointerventional guide wire
MEDI-COAT® (coating for stents to prevent restenosis by STS Biopolymer, Henrietta,
NY)
Medi-Dose® inhaler devices by Medi-Dose, Inc. and EPS, Inc.
Medifast diet shakes
Medifil® (granules, pads, & paste to promote skin healing)
Medi-Flex Hospital Products, Inc.
Medigap (supplemental insurance to Medicare)
MediGene GA (company)
Mediget Z Line
Medihoney (wound-healing honey)
Medi-Jector® Choice™
Medi-Medi (California Rx program)
Mediotic HC (ear drops)
Medipad® drug delivery system
MediPix™ (MNM - magnify nuclear medicine, DTPA Lasix study to evaluate drainage of
kidneys)
MediplexUltra OTC vitamins, as well as Surbex, Theravite, Vicon-C, Z,
Mediplus GI manometry catheters by Mediplus
Medipore (wound dressing by 3M)
Mediset® medication organizer
MediStrumpf hose (by Jobst and Sigvaris)
medium-term followup (for NICU patient following discharge, back to NICU for checkup)
MEDIVista(TM) (information management entertainment system for hospital bedside by
Lincor Solutions, Ltd.)
Medley medical management system (MMS) by Alaris Medical Systems, Inc.
MEDMARS (computerized drug database for patients' drug lists in hospital)
MedMaster™ (patient drug information database for heatlh institutions)
MedModeler
Medoff sliding plate
MedPass 2.0 (high protein nutrient supplement by DiMarco, no sugar added)
Medpor (biomaterial implants for craniofacial reconstruction -- Porex Surgical, Inc.)
MedPulser™ (foot switch by Genetronics, Inc.)
Medrad, Inc.
MedRelief™ (bioelectric stimulation for chronic, intractable pain)
medroxyprogesterone acetate MPA (Cycrin ® 5 mg)
MED Scope™ (endoscope by Micromedics)
MedSlant therapeutic pillow; MedSlant, LLC
Medstone STS® lithotripter -Update: New indication FDA approved
Medstone STS-T® transportable lithotripsy system
MedSystem™ III multi-channel infusion pump
Medtox Scientific
Medtronic Bridge™ extra-support OTW renal stent system
Medtronic (cardiac devices & products)
Medtronic Activa tremor control therapy
Medtronic AVE coronary stent
Medtronic CapSure Fix 6 pacemaker
Medtronic CapSure Sense 4073 lead
Medtronic Excellence PS+ IMK49B and Crystalline ICM69 defibrillator leads
Medtronic Freestyle aortic root bioprosthesis by Medtronic, Santa Rosa, CA division
Medtronic Hall prosthesis collagen-impregnated conduit heart valve, models A7700,
M7700, R7700, and C7700)
Medtronic Hancock II (tissue valve, available in both aortic and mitral models)
Medtronic Jewel AF (implantable arrhythmia management device)
Medtronic S670 coronary stent
Medtronic Sprint™ model lead
Mefilm (skin matrix by Molnlycke)
mefloquine (antimalarial for acute chloroquine resistant malaria, 250 mg)
MEFV mutation (familial Mediterranean fever gene, chromosome-16, M694V, V726A,
M694I, M680I, and E148Q, was performed by amplification refractory mutation
system, ARMS, for the first 4 and by restriction endonuclease testing for E148Q)
MEG study (magnetoencephalography for seizures measures small electrical currents
arising inside the neurons of the brain, equivalent current dipoles, ECD)
Mega-Man supplement (multivitamin by GNC)
Mehdian Sublaminar Wiring System (by Corin)
Meier wire (by Boston Scientific)
Meige disease (Nonne-Milroy-Meige disease, form of dystonia, spasms, SEE ALSO
Meigs disease - different condition)
Meigs disease or syndrome (see also Meige disease a different condition, this one
named for Charles Meigs without the “e” - per eMedicine, Meigs-Salmon, pseudo-Meigs,
benign ovarian tumor with ascities and pleural effusion triad)
MEL 60 (Meditec Aesculap argon fluoride excimer laser for ophthalmology use)
MelaFind® (hand-held imaging device for skin lesion biopsies by Electro-Optical
Systems)
Melan A and anti-Melan A (antibody immunostaining for melanoma)
Melan A/MART-1 specific CD8(+) (HLA-A2 antigenicity and immunogenicity S100 T and
B cells specific responses against tumor cells)
Melaris® (hereditary colon CA by Myriad Genetics)
Melgisorb™ (wound dressing by Molnlycke Health Care)
meloxicam (Mobic, FDA approved for osteoarthritis)
membrane-stabilizing agents (for pain and immune responses such as imipramine)
MemoryMod™ (generator electrodes by Medtronic)
MemoProve™ N-PEP-12 (neuropeptide, key to improving memory by MemoMind
Pharma, OTC supplement)
MemoryGel™ Mentor (silicone gel-filled breast implants by Mentor)
MEN 1 (multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1)
MEN 2 syndrome (Sipple, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2)
MEN 2A, 1A, RET gene codes
Menactra (meningitis vaccine by Aventis, protect against meningococcal bacteria)
Mennen plate (for humerus plate fixation by Minneapolis Orthopaedics)
meningioma en plaque (or plaque meningioma, EPM, macroscopic variant of ONSM,
optic nerve sheath meningioma, cervical spine, etc.)
meningolacrimal artery (next to sphenoidal artery)
Menjugate® (meningitis vaccine by Chirron Vaccines)
Menopur (menotropens injection by Ferring Pharma)
mentonian-palm reflex (neurological exam, along with glabellar, suckling, and grasp
reflexes)
Mentor bladder electronic stimulator by Mentor
Mesalt (sodium chloride impregnated gauze packing)
Moderate Profile (regular/standard, High Profile, Low Profile, Moderate “PLUS” Profile,
Mentor CPG, Contour Profile Gel, breast implants by Mentor Corp.)
Mentor MemoryGel™ (silicone gel-filled breast implants by Mentor)
Mepiform (scar therapy by Molnlycke)
Mepilex Border dressing (by by Molnlycke)
Mepitel (contact layer dressing, silicone rubber, by Molnlycke)
Mepore® (wound dressing by Molnlycke)
Mepore Pro™ (wound collagen by Molnlycke)
Merci Retriever (Merci clot retrieval device after stroke by Concentric Medical)
MERCI trial (Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia using Merci Retriever)
mercy procedure (SEE Merci)
Meridian™ (bone components by Osteonics)
Meridional Implants (for scleral buckle)
Meritene® (nutrition formula for feeding tubes by Merck & Co.)
Merit Impress Diagnostic Catheter by Merit Medical System, Inc.
Merocel sponge (eye spears and fluid control sponges for ENT by Medtronic)
MeroGel™ (otologic packing by Xomed)
MeroPack™ (otologic packing by Xomed)
Merrem I.V. (for cystic fibrosis, pulmonary problems by AstraZeneca)
MESA™ (system for spinal deformities by K2M)
mesalamine rectal gel (for ulcerative colitis, Salofalk mesalamine enema by Axcan)
Mesalt (sodium chloride impregnated dressing, absorbable by Molnlycke)
Mesavance (mesalamine by Shire plc for ulcerative colitis)
MesoDerm(R) (uses the Mesoporation process of electroporation to reorganize cellular
membranes with electrical impulses by Advanced Technology, Inc.)
Mesomark™ (lab test to measure soluble mesothelin related peptides/protein in blood to
determine extent of mesothelioma by Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., Malvern, PA)
Mesh™ (surgical titanium mesh by DePuy)
MetaFix™ (locking bone plate system, titanium by Merete, Germany with Diedrich W.
Haesen, MD)
Metaglip™ (metformin and glipizide for diabetes by Bristol-Myers Squibb)
metal ion release (after hip replacement surgery, cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), molybdenum
(Mo), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe) and zinc)
Metalok™ Acetabular Cup (by Corin)
Metanx Oral (OTC vitamin supplement)
metapneumovirus (human, hMPV)
metformin hydrochloride ER (500 mg by Synovics Labs, Inc. for diabetes)
methacholine bronchochallenge test(pulmonary test, reactivity)
methscopolamine bromide tabs (Pamine 2.5 and 5 mg by Boca Pharma)
methylcobolamine (B12 supplement for arthritis, etc., OTC)
methylcellulose (MC 7% and hylauronan HA 2%) mixed to form gel injected into fluidfilled cavities, fast gelling)
methylxanthine derivatives (chemical in caffeine and some foods causing breast pain,
inflammation)
MetraTie™ knot pusher
Metricath interventional radiology/cardiology by Angiometrx
Metricath 1000 Console and Metricath Measurement Catheters
Metrics orthopedic titanium nail, 13-mm, FDA approved (by Metrics, Inc.)
Metrika A1cNow (by Metrika, Inc., home use hemoglobin A1c monitor)
Metrika DRx® (HbA1c by Metrika, Inc. (Hgb A1c levels checked)
MetriScan Bone Density Testing System (digital radiographic absorptiometry to assess
fracture risk by Alara Incorporated)
Metrix™ (implantable atrial defibrillator by Guidant)
Metrix skin incision system (by Spine Universe)
MetroCream for rosacea/skin disorders by Galderma
metrology score summarizing cervical rotation (in sitting position, term used in assessing
ankylosing spondylitis)
MetroLotion™ (metronidazole 0.75% for rosacea/skin disorders by Galderma)
METRx and METRx II (X-tube retraction system technique for posterior interbody lumbar
fusion and SEXTANT™ by Medtronic/Sofamor Danek)
MetXia™ a.k.a. MetXia-P450™ (investigational gen-ebased drug for cancer, solid
tumors, late-stage breast CA)
MeV (megaelectron volt – oncology)
Mevacor® (lovastatin tablets, cholesterol lowering)
Mewi-5™ sidehole infusion catheter
Mexate-AQ (methotrexate AQ by Bristol Myers, 25 mg)
Meyer cardiac wire
mGluR5 inhibitors, cholinesterase inhibition)
Mg Plus Protein 133 mg (magnesium protein complex by Miller Pharmaceutical Group)
M/G Unicompartmental Knee, Uni Knee (partial knee prosthesis developed for use in
minimally invasive surgery for osteoarthritis)
MGUS (monoclonal gammoopathy of undetermined significance)
Mi-2 (and anti-Mi-2 and MTA2 antibody panels B and E, right and left)
Miacalcin NS (nasal spray of calcium)
MIBB™ breast biopsy system
micafungin/Mycamine (antifungal)
Micardis™ (telmisartan for hypertension)
MICE (Move It, Compression, and Elevation for muscle strain treatment)
Mick Applicator Radionuclear Instrumentation (used in prostate seed implantation)
MIC-KEY® Low-Profile Gastrostomy Tube Kit (by Ballard)
miconazole 3 nitrate vaginal cream (FDA approved)
miconazole-zinc oxide 0.25% - 0.5% (for fungal treatment)
Micrins microsurgical suture
MICRO21 automated microscope system
Microalbumin Plus (first lab test to measure protein albumin (marker for heart and kidney
problems by AusAm Biotech)
MicroBite forceps (through-cutting sinus surgery forceps; mfg Medtronic Xomed)
Microblater™ ArthroWand®
Microburst Release System (microencapsulated potassium, K-Dur immediately
dispersing)
MicroCoil™ and Micrus Photonic MRI MicroCoil (PMN, by Biophan Technologies, Inc.)
microculdoscopy with hydroflotation (to assess possible ectopic pregnancy)
micro-Dedo suspension device (for laryngoscopy and vocal cord paralysis)
Micro-Dose Mammography by Sectra-Imtec
MicroElectro dissector (by ArthroCare Corp.)
MicroFET gauge by Intersil (for strength measurement by PT)
MicroFlow phacoemulsification needle
MicroFrance pediatric backbiter (for ENT surgery by Medtronic Xomed)
Microgel® surface-enhanced ventilation tube
Microgestin Fe 1.5/30 and Microgestin Fe 1/29 (oral contraceptive pills with iron)
Microgyn® resectoscope (by Conceptus, Inc.)
microhemagglutination assay (MHA-TP, detects antibodies to bacteria)
Micro Jewel™ defibrillator, Micro Jewel II™ (Model 7223)
Microkeratome™ (by Intralase Corp., thin-flap LASIK)
Micro-Kerrison rongeur (by Elekta)
MicroLap® Gold microlaparoscope (Imagyn Medical)
Microlet® Vaculance™ lancet (by Bayer)
Microlight 830 (by Microlight Corp. of America)
Microline (name of mfg. that developed test for cholesterol in bile)
MicroLR (event recorder)
MicroMark™ clip (Ethicon Endosurgery)
MicroMed Technology, Inc.
MicroMed DeBakey ventricular assist device (for use in patients with heart failure)
Micromedical Biolog 3000 ECG monitor used from airplane
MicroMewi™ multi-sidehole infusion catheter (by ev3, Inc.)
MicroMist inhalation treatment system for pulmonary symptoms (by MicroMist Systems)
MicroMite™ anchor suture (UltraFix by Linvatec)
Micronester™ embolization coils by Cook, Inc.
microneurography (method to record the traffic of nerve impulses with percutaneous
needle)
Microny™ II K (pediatric pacemaker, single-chamber, rate-responsive)
Microny™ II SR Plus or SR+ (single-chamber, rate-responsive pacemaker by St. Jude)
Microny™ II and SR+ AutoCapsure (pacemaker system by St. Jude)
microparticle-enhanced turbidimetric C-reactive protein assay (blood test)
Micro-Plate EIA (enzyme immunoassay kit)
MicroPlus™ (spirometry by Micromedical Ltd., Rochester, UK)
Micropore paper tape (by Nexcare and Allegra Medical)
micro-punch scissors (by Harris or Castroviejo)
Micro-Retractor (by Biomedical Research Instruments)
Micros 60 by ABX
microsatellite instability testing (for validation of certain cancers such as hereditary
nonpolyposis colorectal CA per Amsterdam criteria)
microsatellite loci for Parkinson’s (PARK 1 alpha-synuclein)
Micro-Seal® (acetabular liner by Whiteside Biomechanics)
MicroShape™ keratome system (UniShaper, LaserSight Technologies)
MicroSpan™ minihysteroscopy system (by Abbott Labs)
Microspike™ approximator clamp (Goldstein clamp, for use in vasovsasostomy)
Microsponge® drug delivery system (Retin-A Micro and Carac, by Enhanced Derm
Technologies)
Microsporidium rhabdophilia (bacteria, also Microsporidia)
microsubthalamotomy for placement of electrodes for deep brain stimulation
Microsulis microwave endometrial tissue ablation (MEA system by Americas, Inc.)
Microtainer® lancets
Micro Uni-Cut 4.0-mm carpal tunnel cannula by ACS
Microvasive twist bone anchor
Microvena (catheter Helix Clot Buster thrombectomy device, 7 and 6 French, 60/120 cm
hydrolyser by Microvena Corp.)
Microvena Nitinol (guidewires by Cook and Nitinol Medical Technologies, Inc.)
microvitreal retinal blade (various mfg.)
microwave catheter ablation system
microwave endometrial ablation (MEA)
MicroWrist™ (microsurgical instrument using the da Vinci surgical system)
MICS (microincision cataract surgery)
Midas Rex M8 and M6 AM-31 and AM-4 drills
MIDAS (Migraine Disability Assessment Scale)
MIDCAB -Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass
MIDCAB™ system
Midamor (brand name for amiloride 5 mg, diuretic)
middle ear implantable MEI system for restoration of hearing
midface sling procedure (plastic surgery procedure in which a sling of prosthetic, GoreTex, or autogenous, tendon or fascia, material is placed through the cheek mass)
Mifeprex™ (mifepristone, a.k.a. RU-486, Update: FDA approved (200 mg, early option
termination of pregnancy)
mifepristone (see Mifeprex)
MIG (monomeric IgG, as in Mig-6 expression, MIG/CXCL9)
(SEE Meigs’ tumor, ovarian)
Mighty Shakes (no sugar added, nutritional supplement)
Miglin Method (used to carry out arachnophlebectomy)
miglustat (Vevesca, selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, SNRI, for depression by
Upjohn)
MigraDaily, OTC, feverfew (tanacetum parthenium, NatureWell, Inc. for headaches)
Migraleve (magnesium and B2 and feverfew OTC for migraine headaches)
Mimyx topical cream, Duac, and Rosac OTC creams)
Migra-Lieve™ caplets (OTC dietary supplement)
Migranal® (dihydroergotamine mesylate, USP nasal spray, 4 mg/mL for migraine)
MigraSpray™ (contains feverfew for headaches)
MigraTen/Migraten (by Pharmell for migraine, acetaminophen, caffeine, and
isometheptene, OTC)
Miguard (frovatriptan, 2.5 mg, see Frova by Elan Corp.)
MIGX (injectable graft)
MIIG 115 (high viscosity minimally invasive injectable graft)
MIIG® X3 HiVisc graft (by Wright Medical Group)
MiKasome® (amikacin liposome injection for UTI & acute infection in CF)
Milagro® (interference screw, bioreplaceable, Calaxo, by Smith & Nephew)
Milan criteria (for size of lesion for hepatocellular carcinoma)
Milani-Comparetti Motor Development Screening Test
military maneuver (pulling the shoulders and chin back at the same time with the arms at
side; to check for thoracic outlet syndrome, also known as costoclavicular maneuver)
military maneuver (indicates thoracic outlet syndrome. Pulling the shoulders and chin
back at the same time, with the arms by the side, reduces the radial pulse; also known
as costoclavicular maneuver)
milk casein (casein in milk to which some patients are allergic)
Millenia™ balloon catheter (by Medtronic, only one “N” in this tradename)
Millennia™ portable vital sign monitor (by Invivo)
Millennium MLC-120
Millennium™ system (dental)
Milestone Scientific Inc.
Miller Fisher variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome
Mills valvulotome by Medline Industries
MimyX cream (OTC)
Minesse (low-dose oral contraceptive)
MINI 6600 C-arm
miniallogeneic stem cell transplantation
MINI-BEAM chemotherapy regimen
MiniCap™ Extended Life peritoneal dialysis system (by BfarM, Germany)
MINI Crown stent
Miniguard™ (device for SUI)
MiniHeart nebulizer with albuterol (jet 8 mL/hour aerosolized respiratory therapy dose)
MiniMed® continuous glucose monitoring system (C.G.M.S.)
MiniMed™ (Paradigm® insulin pump by Medtronic and MiniMed)
Mini-Monoka, monocanalicular PVP 0.7 and 0.9, mini-Monoka stent by Carbomedics)
mini-multi-leaf collimation (radiation technique)
mini-pill (progesterone only pills, POPS BCP)
MiniQuant™ (D-dimer test system Update: FDA approved)
MiniRail™ or miniRAIL™ balloon by Guidant
MiniSite laparoscopic instrumentation
MiniSite (2-mm telescope for laparoscopic procedures)
Mini-Tef ear tube (could not document mfg., sent in by MT who said doc spelled it)
Mini-Vac (cholangiogram catheter by ACMI Corp.)
Mini Vision cardiac stent (TWO WORDS by Abbott Vascular)
MiniVision and MiniVision RX® (ONE WORD Guidant MULTI-LINK OTW wire)
MiniVision™ (ONE WORD endoscopic camera system by KayPENTAX)
Minne (palatal expander for cleft palate repair by Haas Orthodontic Arts, Inc.)
Minnpro® (approved natural food additive, supposedly helps with asthma)
Minns Total Knee (by Corin)
minoxidil topical solution 2% for women (hair growth for women)
minx (SEE Mynx)
MioVive cardiac nutritional supplement
Mimix (bone replacement system made of synthetic hydroxyapatite tetra-tri-calcium
phosphate; ideal for repair of cranial defects. By W. Lorenz Surgical)
minijet dose of medications like antibiotics (ampicillin, etc)
MiracleBro (guide wires by Asahi)
Miracle Pro™ (coronary wire by Asahi-Intecc and Guidant - 3 g and 12 g weight)
MIRACLE trial (multicenter InSync Randomized Clinical Evaluation, a study that involved
266 patients testing Medtronic's InSync implantable pacemaker, see InSync).
Mirage™ (full face mask for CPAP by SleepQuest)
Mirage™ 0.008 guidewire (with Flow Rider® microcatheter by ev3, Inc.)
Mirage® (top tightening spinal system by Alphatec Mfg., Inc.)
MiraLax® powder (laxative)
Miralene suture
Miraluma™ (technetium Tc 99m sestamibi kit) for injection (breast imaging)
Mirapex® (mirapexen, pramipexole dihydrochloride tablets for Parkinson's, also FDA
approved new indication for restless leg syndrome)
Miraphen PSE (cough suppressant OTC)
Mircera (methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta injection by Roche for anemia
associated with chronic renal failure)
Mircette™ (desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol) tablets
Mircette triphasic (oral contraception BCP)
Mirena® (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine contraceptive, birth control device IU;
Update: FDA approved; Berlex Laboratories)
Mirizzi syndrome (stenosis of the hepatic duct; named for PL Mirizzi, an Argentinian
physician)
mirostipen (myeloid progenitor inhibitory factor [MPIF] myeloid human protein for
inhibiting blood cells in bone marrow in clinical trials for treatment of neutropenia in
patients receiving chemo)
mirtazapine (see Remeron antidepressant)
Miscera (methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta injection for anemia associated with
renal failure by Roche)
MISD (multifocal independent spike discharges, EEG pattern, infantile spasms)
Miser tube (delivers contrast media in angiographic procedures)
misery perfusion syndrome (decreased cerebral blood flow)
Misonix, Inc. Sonatherm 600 Ultrasound (lesion generating system by Misonix, Inc.)
MIT artificial intelligence lab
Mitaka robotic stand (neurosurgical system)
Mitchell-Dixon-Walker procedure (for neurogenic bladder, urethroplasty)
Mitek® anchors/sutures/instruments (product list)
Mitek Clearfix screws (for meniscus, L-PLA headless screws)
(Mitek) Knotless anchor suture
Mitek Meniscal Repair System™
Mitek Mini G2 anchor (by DePuy)
Mitek Rigidfix® pins (crosspin guide system by DePuy)
Mitek VAPR™ system by Ethicon, Inc., also vapor Mitek cautery
mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomelopathy
MitoExtra™ (gastric and pancreatic CA)
MitraFlex® foam dressing (Mfg Molnycke Health Care)
MitraFlex Plus® (wound dressing, self-adhesive by Molnycke Health Care)
Mitraflex SC (wound dressing by Molnycke Health Care)
Mitroflow (aortic pericardial heart valve by Carbomedics, Inc.)
mizoribine monophosphate (MZP, new immunosuppressive for rheumatoid/lupus
disease – potent inhibitor of IMP dehydrogenase, IMPDH)
MK-0431A (sitagliptin phosphate and metformin tablets by Merck & Co. for type 2
diabetes)
ML 17032 (phase III study with Xeloda)
MLL gene (myeloid/lymphoid leukemia gene test)
mobile-bearing (term in relation to total knee replacement)
Modular M acetabular head (using Co-Ci-Mo by DePuy and Orthopaedics, Inc.)
Modulith SLX cystoscope (by Storz)
MODY (maturity-onset diabetes of the young, MODY 1-4 genes, risk genotypes)
Moebius syndrome (preferred over Mobius with accent mark, facial paralysis lifetime,
rare)
Moersch-Woltmann syndrome (neurological disorder, spasms and contractions of
muscles)
Mojave cataract extraction system
molar tooth sign (indication of Joubert syndrome)
molecular condom (vaginal molecular condom, starts as fluid substance, becomes gel
once inserted by a woman vaginally, block ssperm at pH of 7.7 to release an antiviral
drug load to block HIV infection by Univ. of Utah)
Moleskin & Moleskin Plus (cushioned inner soles for shoes; Dr. Scholl's)
MOLLY™ 3-mm bipolar forceps
Molteno™ (glaucoma implant by Elsevier)
Momentum® DR pacemaker
mometasone furoate (Asmanex® powder 220 mcg for asthma, corticosteroid by Taro
Pharma)
Monarc (sling system for SUI by American Medical, Inc.)
Monarch I and Monarch II and III injector (lens implant system by Monarch Surgical, Inc.,
India)
Monarch™ Mini Mask
Monarch pedicle screw system by DePuy
Mon-A-Therm® (monitors temperature)
Monistat® Dual-Pak™
MoniTorr ICP™ lumbar monitor and catheter
monoamine oxidase B inhibitor (class of drugs for depression, or MAOIs)
monoanalicular stents (eye stents by Eagle Vision, Inc.)
monobloc dysjunction procedure (ENT plastic surgery osteotomy)
monocaprin (coconut oil compound found to kill HIV)
monochrome liquid sutures
Monocryl suture
Monodox solution (by Derm, Inc.)
Monogram™ (total knee by Howmedica)
Monoka collarette, self-threading
Monoka and mini-Monoka canalicular stents (monocanalicular silicone stents designed
for use in the lacrimal duct; by FCI Ophthalmics)
Monoka tube (used in ophthalmological surgery for lacrimal intubation; mfg FCI
Ophthalmics)
Monoka (canalicular silicone stent by FCI Ophthalmics)
Monolisa™ Anti-HBs and calibrator kit (for hepatitis by Bi-Rad Labs)
mononecrosis factor
MonoNessa (norgestimate and ethyl estradiol, generic version of Ortho-Cyclen by
Watson Pharm, Inc.)
MonoPrep™ Pap test by MonoGen, Inc.
Monorail™ catheters
Monosoft sutures
MonoStent™ (monocanalicular stent, silicone, for use in repairing lacerated canalicula of
eye by Eagle Vision)
Monostrut™ cardiac valve prosthesis
Monosyn® suture
Monsel topical solution
Montgomery (type of scrotal dressing)
Montgomery Asberg Depression Scale (0-30)
Monti-Malone, left (combination of Monti and Malone proceudres for continent urinary
diversion)
Monti procedure (technique for bladder augmentation)
Monurol™ (fosfomycin tromethamine, 1-time dose for UTI)
MOPP/ABV (hybrid chemo for Hodgkin disease)
Moraxen™ (morphine sulfate; Hycore-R™ controlled-release morphine)
More-Flow catheter (a double-lumen hemodialysis catheter)
Moreland chisel (orthopedic procedures, various mfg.)
Morgan-Dennie lines (lines under eyelids, allergic “salute” – lines under eyelids due to
allergic rhinitis)
Morgan lens eye irrigation system by MorTan, Inc., Missoula, MT
Morphelan® (one-dose morphine)
Morpheus™ (CT-guided PICC by AngioDynamics)
MorphiDex® (morphine and dextromethorphan for cancer pain)
Morphine ER (30 mg tablets)
Morphine Immediate-Release or Morphine IR (30 mg oral)
Morphine Sulfate Immediate Release (MSIRr by Ethec Corp., 15 mg)
Morquio syndrome (mucopolysaccharidooses)
Morris-Peterson definition of MCI (mild cognitive impairment)
MorViva (oral morphine/low-dose naltrexone in phase II trials for moderate to severe
pain by Pain Therapeutics, Inc.)
MOS (Medical Outcomes Survey, and MOS Short Form, checking sleep quality, quality
of life, HRQOL, OAB-q subscale, etc.)
Mosaic® (porcine bioprosthetic heart valve by Medtronic)
Moschcowitz (spelling confirmed, Moschcowitz operation, hernia repair, enterocele
repair)
Moses basket (to take deceased infant to morgue)
Moss or MOSS Miami™ load-sharing (spinal implant system by DePuy)
MOST clinical trial (Mode Selection Trial in Sinus Node Dysfunction; Mt. Sinai
Cardiology; pacemaker study)
MOST Options System (knee and total hip Centerpulse Orthopedic)
Mother2Be (pregnancy skin and body care treatments)
Motrin® Migraine Pain (ibuprofen)
Movana™ (St. John's wort extract for depression/wellness, OTC)
Move Free and Move Free Advanced (glucosamine chondroitin OTC by Schiff Specialty)
moving platform posturography (method of quantifying a patient's balance, and often
used to determine whether a disorder is getting better or worse)
MoviPrep™ (PEG 3350, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium
ascorbate, and ascorbic acid oral solution by Salix Pharm for bowel cleansing prior to
colonoscopy)
Moxatag (amoxicillin Extended Release by MiddleBrooke Pharm for
tonsillitis/pharyngitis)
MOXCON (moxonidine congestive heart failure trial[s] for heart failure)
moxifloxacin HCl ophthalmic antibiotic drops, generic
moxonidine (CHF)
mozenavir dimesylate (protease inhibitor of HIV-1 in phase II trial by DuPont
Pharmaceuticals)
MP (Miami Pouch)
MP grade or class (Mallampati class I-VI as to level of difficulty of intubation)
mPhase (Bell Labs “Smart” batteries for pacemakers, etc)
MPI 5020 (5-FU and radiation therapy)
MPICC catheter (micropuncture PICC catheter by Cook, see also PICS)
MPK allele (for myotonic dystrophy, type 1, DM1)
MPM (antimicrobial wound cleanser by MPM)
MPM-1 pressure monitor (Camino by Integra NS)
MPO (on bone marrow biopsy, myeloperoxidase, may also show AML1-ETO)
Mport™ foldable lens placement system
mPower PET scanner
MPT (multiple parameter telemetry)
MPTS (minocycline periodontal therapeutic system, Update: FDA approved trademarked
Arestin™, adult periodontitis)
MRC PRION-1 (CTU-CJD study treatment drug)
MRC scale (motor strength grade 1-5 on a scale of 5 by Medical Research Council)
MRCP (magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatogram, also see MRCP below)
MRCP (mental retardation/cerebral palsy)
M-resistant psychosis (medication-resistant psychosis)
MRI bore (MRI scanner)
MRI-CA with D-tagging with MRA
MRI CISS (continuous flow sequence)
MR IMAGES (MRI to determine efficacy of magnesium administration in stroke trial)
MRN (magnetic resonance neurography)
MRNA codon (copy of a gene chromosome analysis)
MS-325 injectable contrast agent
MSA (multisysem atrophy)
MSACT (multiple system atrophy, cerebellar type)
MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets, chemicals in hospitals, clinics, OSHA
requirements)
MSFC (multiple sclerosis functional composite)
MSLT (multiple sleep latency test)
MSM (methylsulfonylmethane, OTC arthritis medication)
MSM (men who have sex with men)
M-spike (seen in the gamma region on immunoprotein electrophoresis of patient’s
serum, ISI histograms)
MSRV (multiple sclerosis associated retrovirus)
MSSS-88 (Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Scale – 88 questions)
MT 100 (naproxen sodium and metoclopramide HCl sequentially released by Pozen, Inc.
for migraine)
MT 20 Pancrease, Ultrase enzymes
MTA2 (antibody panel)
MTHFR (C677T mutation, may be dictated as “-C677+” value, can be homozygous or
heterozygous, will dictate how many “copies”)
MTHFR A 1298 C mutation (risk factor for neural tube defects, thrombosis, molecular)
mTMP or MTMP (mitochondrial transmembrane potential)
MTOPS (Medical Therapy of Prostatic Symptoms)
mTOR inhibitor (phase II trials molecular cancer inhibitor)
MTS bone graft (calorimetric assay measurement by MTS Systems, Berlin,
servohydraulic system for bone-tendon-bone bone graft by MTS-Bionix 858 and MTS
853, MiniBionix, Universal Testing Machine)
MTS (methylphenidate transdermal)
MTWA (microvolt-Level-T alternans, indication on ECG of ventricular tachycardia
indicative of cardiomyopathy)
MUC1, MUC2, MUC3, MUC4, MUC5AC, MUC6, MUC7 (mucin core polypeptide
expression of neoplasia on biopsy)
Mucinex D oral tab ER
Mucinex DM (OTC antitussive)
mucopolysaccharidosis type I, II, II, GM type 1
mucosalized soft tissue and grafts and de-mucosalized
Mucus Relief (400 mg oral tab)
Mueller's maneuver (patient inhales with lips closed, sign of obstructive sleep apnea,
Mueller's squatting)
Muenster cast
MuGard (by Access Pharma., Inc. for oral mucositis prevention and treatment)
Muller orthopedic reinforcement rings (by Sulzer Inst.)
mullerian duct adenocarcinoma
MultAport cannula (reducer and accessories)
MultApplier
MultApump
MultAvalue system
Multi-12® (multiple vitamins for infusion)
Multicentric Prospective Study (994 patient study comparing TVTO, tension-free vaginal
tape for bladder prolapse, vaginal prolapse and other techniques)
multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella typhimurium DT 104
Multicath catheter (multifunction catheter)
Multidex (wound filler dressing by DeRoyal)
multiferon (Viragen, long-acting interferon, by Amex)
multifidus muscles
Multifire VersaTack stapler
Multifit™ system (risk management of heart attack patients)
MultiHance® (contrast dye)
multi-incision (10-facet diamond blade by American Surgical Instruments Corp.,
Westmont, IL)
Multikine™ (cytokines head/neck CA)
Multikine (Cel-Sci manufacturer of antiretroviral drugs, clinical phase III trials)
MultiLight system (PhotoDerm®)
Multi-Link coronary stent by Guidant
Multi-Link® Penta stent system - Update: FDA approved
Multi-Link® Pixel™ stent system - FDA approved; previously CE Mark approved
Multi-Link® Tetra™ coronary stent/system
Multi-Link™ coronary stent system a.k.a. ACS RX
Multi-Link Mini Vision coronary stent system (2.0 x less than 25 mm by Medtronic, Inc.)
Multi-Link Penta coronary stent system
MULTI-LINK Pixel® Ultra Guidant stent
Multi-Link Vision 2.75 mm coronary stent system
Multi-Link Zeta 2.75 mm coronary stent system (by Guidant)
Multi-Link Vision™ (coronary stent cobalt system by Guidant, 4.0 diameter x 8-28 mm
lengths)
Multi-MERCI trials (using Merci Clot Retriever device by Concentric Medical)
multiminicore congenital myopathy
multimodal therapy (multimodal limb salvage)
multiple parameter telemetry (MTP)
MultiPlus™ solution (ReNu contact lens solution)
Multipod Sofsorb™ (wound dressing by DeRoyal)
Multi-Podus™ boot system (by DeRoyal for prevention of leg ulcers due to venous
stasis, etc.)
multipolar coagulation (MPC for gastric bleeding)
multipolar electrocoagulation (MPEC for gastric varices, gastric bleeding)
MultiPulse laser system
Multispatula cervical sampling device
Multistix Pro urinalysis test strips by Bayer Corp.
multisuture craniosynostosis (also known as multisutural craniosynostosis, cranial
deformities of infant's heads, Apert, Crouzon, Chotzen syndrome, and cloverleaf
deformity)
Multitak suture system
multitesting effect (dual tasking, gait rhythmicity, cognitive deficit testing)
MUM-1 (MUM-1/IRFR gene expression in B-cell lymphoma)
Munro Kerr bladder flap (named for obstetrician and gynecologist John Martin Munro
Kerr)
Muraglitazar (by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for type 2 diabetes)
muramab-CD3 (for vascular regeneration)
muscarinic receptor agonists (Alzheimer's)
muscle dysmorphia
muscle market sensorineural hearing loss
MUSE/Muse pellet (intraurethral Medicated Urethral System for Erection and PDA)
MuSK antibodies and anti-MuSK antibodies (for myasthenia gravis)
MUST (trial study)
MUSTT (trial study)
mutant motifs (M528 caused by lamivudine-resistant LiPA sequencing mutation, INNOLiPA HBV DR wild-type gene sequences, M184V mutant)
MVO2 (myocardial oxygen consumption, serologic test for syndrome X, and other
abnormalities)
MW 2000 microwave delivery system (FDA approval of wide-aperture applicator)
MW Medical (manufacturer)
MXPB (Mylanta, Xylocaine, and Pepto-Bismol)
Mycamine (micafungin sodium injection by Fujisawa Health Care, Inc., Canada only)
Myclo-Gyne 2 (vaginal antifungal by Janssen Pharma)
Mycobacterium kansasii (sounds like canzas-see-eye)
Myco-Dot (rapid test ofr TB, Mycobacterium, and use of fluorochrome smear)
mycophenolic acid tablet (delayed release oral Myfortic, Novartis)
MycroMesh Plus® (mesh for vaginal sling procedures)
MycroPhylax® implantable cardioverter-defibrillator by Biotronik
MycroPhylax Plus® XM and TMS by Biotronik monitorying systems
Myers Solution, The (includes a patented instrument and technique designed to close
the groin wound used to introduce cardiac catheter, debride the surrounding adventitia,
and deliver a form of human glue to the puncture site by laser reducing risk of
hemorrhage)
MYH-associated polyposis (due to biallelic germline MYH mutations)
Mylan (propoxyphene HCl 32 mg by Teva Pharm, for pain)
Mylanta Ultimate Strength (oral suspension, OTC)
Mylar bladder sling (for stress urinary incontinence, made from same material as life
preservers)
Mylocel (hydroxyurea 1000-mg tablet antineoplastic)
Myloral® (bovine [cow] myelin oral drug for MS)
Mylotarg® (gemtuzumab ozogamicin; CMA-676, chemo for leukemia, antibody-targeted;
BioChem Pharmaceuticals and Wyeth Labs)
Mylovenge (APC8020, therapeutic vaccine for B-cell malignancies, multiple myeloma)
chemotherapeutic, for acute myeloid leukemia)
Mynx™ Vascular Closure System (VCS, used in cardiac cath by AccessClosure, Inc.)
Myobloc™ (botulinum toxin type B injectable solution, FDA approved; reduces
positional and pain symptoms associated with cervical dystonia; mfg Elan Corporation)
myocardial laser revascularization (MLR procedure)
myocardial reserve measurement (by low-dose dobutamine computed tomography, for
Kawasaki disease, EKG gated technetium-99m tetrofosmin mycoardial single-photon
emission CT)
Myocet™ (formerly Evacet, liposome encapsulated, doxorubicin citrate complex)
myoclonic astatic epilepsy of Doose (pediatric onset)
myoclonic giant potentials (on SSEP tests, indicating movement disorder, MS)
myoglobin cardiac diagnostic test
Myolift® heart retractor (for off-pump CABG by CardioVations, division of Ethicon, and
Johnson & Johnson)
Myomo e100 NeuroRobotic™ System (for partially paralyzed patient to control
movement by Myomo)
Myoplex® (protein supplement by various mfg., Whegg Protein, Met-Rx powder, OTC)
MYOtherm™ XP cardioplegia delivery system
Myotrace Plus™ (electromyography unit by Noraxon USA, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ)
Myotrophin® injection (for ALS)
Myoview® (kit for the preparation of technetium Tc 99m tetrofosmin for injection)
MyoVive® (OTC ready-to-drink dietary supplement to promote cardiac health, trials with
patients with CHF and CABG)
Myozyme™ (alglucosidase alfa, rhGAA, the first treatment for patients with Pompe
disease, orphan drug status to Genzyme Corp., Mass.)
MyVax™ (patient-specific immunotherapy)
M-Zole 3 combination pack (OTC for yeast infection)
M-Zole 7 combination pack (OTC for yeast infection)
MZP (mizoribine monophosphate, immunosuppressive agent for rheumatoid/lupus)
**N
N-0923, a.k.a. N-0923 TDS (transdermal delivery system [patch] for Parkinson's)
N2, N3 level of involvement of lymph nodes
Nabi-Altastaph (antibiotic for MRSA)
Nabi-HB (hepatitis B immune globulin [human] hepatitis B)
Nabi-NicVAX (nicotine addiction vaccine)
Nabi-StaphVAX (staph vaccine)
NAC (N-acetylcysteine amino acid for mucolytic antioxidant)
Nadbath Nimbex (generic cisatracurium neuromuscular blocking agent)
Naftin (naftifine gel 1% by Merz Pharm. antifungal)
Nagahara phaco chopper and phaco chop technique
Nagata-Firmin ear reconstruction for microtia
Naglazyme (galsulfase by BioMarin Pharm, Inc., FDA approved, for lysosomal storage
disorders, life-threatening mortal disorder, enzyme replacement for MPS VI,
mucopolysaccharidosis, 1 mg/mL IV solution)
NAGS deficiency (N-acetylglutamate, hepatic mitochondria deficiency, produced by
Krebs cycle, inability to produce this enzyme)
nail fold capillaroscopy (also nailfold; test to rule out connective tissue disorders)
Nakata index (total cross-sectional pulmonary artery area after the bidirectional Glenn
procedure, compared to body surface area, pediatric use)
NA-K-PHOS (renal formula, for chronic and acute renfal failure patients)
Nalfon (fenoprofen calcium by Pedinol Pharma)
naltrexone hydrochloride -- treatment of opiate addiction
NAM (nasoalveolar molding)
Namenda™ (memantine HCl, for dementia, Alzheimer’s type, Forest Labs, NJ)
Nano-Ag (early detection of cardiac risk for MI research project)
Nano-based delivery (nanotechnology)
nanomedical (vasculoid robot, nanorobotic system capable of being blood, molecular
transport of platelets, erythrocytes, etc.)
nanometer color or lines (on laser, as well as spot size, total # of spots)
NAP hepatitis B virus (HBV, quantitative panel lab assay)
NAPc2 (blood coagulant)
Naprelan CR tabs (naproxen sodium for arthritis pain by Stat-Trade)
Naprosyn EC (naproxen Hoffman-LaRoche)
naratriptan (class of drugs for migraines)
narcolepsy tetrad (classic triad of narcocataplexy, excessive daytime sleepiness)
Naropin (ropivacaine HCI, injection anesthesia, pain; used in ESIs, Update: Increased
dose and length of infusion, FDA approved, used in ESI)
NAS (no added salt)
Nasal-Aire® ventilator nasal insert/mask
Nasalcrom® (cromolyn sodium nasal solution)
Nasarel (nasal spray)
nascent callus (beginning to form callus)
NASCET (trial for North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial)
Nascobal gel (cyanocobalamin, USP, vitamin B12 deficiency by Nastech Pharm)
Nasex-G (loral tabs ER)
NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis)-a chronic disorder characterized by steatosis,
mixed cell type inflammation, focal hepatocyte degeneration, and perivenular or
pericellular fibrosis; the disease is slowly progressive, occasionally resulting in cirrhosis,
portal hypertension, liver failure, or hepatocellular carcinoma)
nasoalveolar molding (NAM, for cleft lip repair)
Nasonex® (mometasone furoate monohydrate, nasal spray, 50 mcg, FDA approved for
nasal polyps)
NasoPore® sponge/nasal dressing (packing by Polyganics, see polygenics.com)
Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc.
NataChew prenatal vitamin
NataFort® (prenatal vitamin easy to swallow)
natalizumab (see Antegren)
nathostoma (SEE Gnathostoma spinigerum – the G is silent)
National Waiting List (for transplants, status 1, 2, or 3)
Native™ (tissue harmonic imaging, NTHI)
Natrecor® (nesiritide IV solution; a.k.a. Natrecor® BNP, FDA approved)
Natrelle (saline breast implants)
natriuretic peptide (promotes renal excretion of sodium; atrial natriuretic peptide, A-type
or ANP, brain natriuretic peptide, B-type, sometimes dictated as beta or brain type, and
a third type that is found in endothelial cells, C-type or CNP)
Natrol co-enzyme OTC product
Nattokinase (herbal supplement, OTC)
Natural Bridge™ (transverse orthopedic connectors by K2M)
Natural-Hip™ system
Natural-Knee® and Natural-Knee II system (knee replacement by Sulzer Orthopedics
and Centerpulse Orthopedics)
Natural-Knee® Ultracongruent knee stabilizer by Centerpulse Orthopedics
Natural Relief 1222™
Natural Selection™ system for bone grafting by Medtronic
Natural Sensation cream to enhance female orgasm
Natural Stool Formula™ (SP-303™ oral treatment of severe diarrhea in traveler's
diarrhea and HIV/AIDS diarrhea)
Naturelose (tagatose, artificial sweetener)
Nature’s Biotics (brand name of vitamin/mineral supplements, Probiotics)
Natus Medical (company specializing in newborn hearing technology)
Nautica™ (microcatheter by ev3, Inc.)
NavAblator™ (Revelation Tx Microcatheter by Cardima, Inc., Fremont, CA)
Naviflex™ (rotary guide by Endodontics dental instrument)
NAVIGATOR trial (nateglinide and valsartan in impaired glucose tolerance outcomes
research by Novartis with Starlix and Diovan)
NAVIGATOR™ Gamma Guidance System by Surgical Corp.
Navigator™ (MAPcath and MAPwire hand-held devices by Navion Biomedical)
Naviguide steering system (introducer device by Galileo)
Navigus® Array catheter (treatment of brain cancer by Medtronic)
Navigus base and cap system by Image-Guided Neurologics, Inc. (burr hole covers, slit
endcap)
Navion BioNavigation system
Naviport™ deflectable-tip guiding catheter
Naviport™ stereotactic arm/guiding catheter by GE
NaviStar™ Celsius™ DS (diagnostic ablation cath ThermoCool by Biosense/Webster)
Navitrack™ system (computer-assisted surgery, CAS, with real-time 3-D visualization for
orthopedic surgeries by ORTHOsoft)
Navstel (balanced salt solution, ophthalmic solution by Alcon, intraocular irrigation)
NavX (EnSite NavX navigational system by Endocardial Solutions, St. Paul, MN & St.
Jude, 3D mapping system for electrophysiology)
nazarel (SEE Nasarel)
NB200 vascular access device
NBHS (newborn hearing screening)
NBT (nitroblue tetrazolium test for neutrophil isolation, burst)
NC-1 Stand ENT microscope
NCEP (National Child Education Program)
NCP® (NeuroCybernetic Prosthesis system)
NC Raptor™ (cardiac stent by Johnson & Johnson)
NC-stat® (nerve conduction monitoring system, FDA approved NDA)
NC Stormer™ balloon by Medtronic AVE
NCX-1000 (NicOx S.A. (nitric oxide-donating derivative of urosodiol by Axcan )
n-docosanol 10% cream (Lidakol® for cold sores)
NDSB (nondeteachable silicone balloon catheter (seeker catheter to find grafted arteries
by Target Therapeutics, Fremont, CA)
NDX monitor (used to discover cardiovascular risk in diabetic patients; mfg Primary
Care Diagnostics, note also spelled nDx monitor)
Nd:YAG laser
NE-0080 (oral treatment of H. pylori)
near and far targets (on dynamic visual testing)
Nebcin cement
Nebivolol (by Mylan Labs, Inc. for hypertension)
Necky ComforT™ (cervical collar for torticollis by Sammons Preston)
Necon 1/50 (OCP)
NeedleAid® needle
needle holder forceps
Needle Punch™ (suture anchor system by Arthrex)
needlescopic (clipless microlaparoscopy)
NeedleZap® (by E Med Future, Columbus, OH, disintegrates sharp point of a needle
after use)
Neer 3 total shoulder (by Smith & Nephew)
nefazodone hydrochloride (see Serzone; side effect liver failure in some)
NeisVac-C® (group C meningiococcal vaccine age 1 and up)
nelarabine (Arranon 5 mg/mL IV SR for acute lymphoblastic leukemia by
GlaxoSmithKline)
nelfinavir (Viracept, HIV)
Nellcor Intouch remote oximeter alarm
NEMG (needle electrode EMG)
NEMS (Neuromuscular electrical stimulation)
NeoCart(TM) (allows regrowth of cartilage of knee by Histogenics Corp.)
Neocontrol™ (nonsurgical treatment of UI)
NeoCure™ (cryoablation treatment of breast tumors)
Neo™ cuffless Trach Tube
NEO-fit endotracheal tube
neocystostomy psoas hitch (psoas-hitch ureteral reimplant, uretero-neocystostomy)
Neo DM Drops (oral Accuhist pediatric drops for cough/congestion OTC)
Neomark-BU® (broxuridine for breast CA)
Neomax adhesive (by Osmic, Inc., Nd-Fe-B type compound, trademark SPRAX)
Neomycin and Polymyxin B sulfates and hydrocortisone (otic suspension by
PharmaForce, 500 mg/350 mg X-Gen Pharm)
NeoNet suture (by Artimplant)
Neo Poly B HC (ophthalmic 1%)
Neoprobe & Neoprobe 1000 (breast imaging by Biospace)
NeoProfen® (ibuprofen lysine by Farmacon-IL for pain/inflammation)
Neoral® (cyclosporine for microemulsion, immunosuppressant prevents organ rejection)
Neoretna (Æ-941, MD shark cartilage)
NeoSoniX™ (oscillatory ultrasound handpiece)
NeoSpect (diagnostic imaging agent for lung cancer)
Neostar Pheres-Flow triple-lumen catehter (for chemotherapy access)
Ne-Osteo™ (bone morphogenic protein, BMP for spinal fusion by Sulzer Biologic
Dressings)
Neo-SL anterior cervical plating system (LifeSpine)
NeoSure™ (nutritional supplement developed for post-hospital care of premature and
low-birth weight infants)
Neotame (nonnutritive sweetener by Nutrasweet)
NeoTect™ (imaging agent for detection of pulmonary lesions; mfg Diatide Inc.)
NeoTrend™ system (blood gas monitoring in newborns by Diametrics Med Vision)
Neotrofin (leteprinim/ AIF082 for Alzheimer's)
neo-tryptophan (L- and D-neotryptophan amino acid to treat schizophrenia and
Parkinson disease by Mayo Foundation; increases biological activity)
neoumbilicus (creation of a new umbilicus after surgery for bladder exstrophy, V-shaped
flap changed to U-shaped flap)
neoureteral cystotomy or cystostomy
Neova eye therapy (anti-aging gel)
Neovastat® (given subcu, antiangiogenic components extracted from marine cartilage;
orphan drug for renal cell carcinoma by Aeterna Labs, Inc.)
Neoventa AB monitor (apnea/bradycardia electronic infant monitor by Neoventa Medical)
Neovisc™ (hyaluronate sodium for joint injection by Stellar Pharmaceuticals)
nepafenac ophthalmic (Nevanac by Alcon)
NephPlex Rx™ (supplement for renal failure by Nephro-Tech, Inc.)
Nephramine (amino acids renal formula by Braun Nutrition)
NephPlex Rx® (renal multivitamin by Abbott Labs)
NephroMax® (high-pressure percutaneous balloon/dilatation catheter by Abbott
Laboratories)
Nephron-FA (for renal failure)
nephron-sparing surgery (NSS, nephron is the filtering unit of the kidney, can remove a
tumor, but save the nephron)
Nephrostent (percutaneous nephrostomy stent by ACMI Corp.)
Nephrovite RX and FE (dialysis vitamin/mineral supplement by Nephro-Tech and R&D
Laboratories)
Nepro® (tube feedings, dietary supplement for renal patients by Abbott Labs)
Neptune™ high-pressure PTCA balloon catheter
Nerve Fibre Analyzer GDx, The (laser used for scanning polarimetry)
Nesidiodysplasia (large, hyperchromatic islet cell nuclei)
Nestabs® CBF
Nester™ embolization coils by Cook, Inc.
NetGuard(TM) (wireless, small EKG system by Datascope Corp.)
Netherton syndrome (pruritic dry skin/brittle hair since early infancy
neti pot (small porcelain pot with narrow spout for nasal irrigation, used to remove
dirt/pollen)
NeuBiotics (new antibiotics class)
NeuFlex™ (metacarpophalangeal joint implant)
NeuGene (new compounds to fight disease, genetically engineered antibiotics)
Neulasta (pegfilgrastim, a longer-acting version of Neupogen, generic = filgrastim by
Amgen)
Neumega® (oprelvekin; recombinant human interleukin-11 [rhIL-11] platelet growth
factor)
Neupogen® (filgrastim injection new indication for leukemia/chemo-induced ITP)
Neuprex™ (rBPI-21 for life-threatening infections)
Neupro™ (rotigotine transdermal patch by Schwarz Pharma for early Parkinson disease)
neurally mediated syncope (NMS, also neurocardiogenic syncope)
neuraxial (drug delivery for epidural, subdural, intrathecal drugs for pain)
Neurobloc™ (botulinum toxin type B for cervical dystonia/torticollis)
NeuroCell™ HD (mixture of cells from porcine fetal neural material for transplant to
reverse disabilities from Huntington disease and Parkinson disease)
NeuroCell™ PD (porcine cells from neural material for transplant for Parkinson’s)
NeuroCol™ neurosurgical sponge
Neurocream (cannot document, but this is what many physicians are saying to use for
pain)
NeuroCybernetic Prosthesis (NCP® system)
Neurodex (dextromethorphan and low-dose by Avanir Pharm for pseudobulbar affect,
neuro diseases and IEED)
NeuroEdge™ neurovascular catheter
neuroexcitatory (in reference to atrial fibrillation)
Neuroform™ and Neuroform 2 Microdelivery Stent System (designed to prevent rupture
of brain aneurysms, 4 mm proximal and 4 mm distal to aneurysm by Boston Scientific
and Smart Therapeutics, Inc. San Leandro, Calif.)
NeuroGen (peripheral nerve guide)
Neurokinin A (substance K; neurokinin 1, 2, 3, neuromedin L; NKA, 1 mg, 24349, biotinneurokinin A; biotin-substance K; biotin-neuromedin L; biotin-NKA polyclonal antibodies)
neuroleptic management system
neuroligin 3 and 4 testing (NLGN3 and NLGN4 gene DNA testing)
NeuroLink II™ EEG data acquisition system
NeuroMap® system
Neuromeet® universal soft tissue approximator
NeuroMetrix™ by Neurometrix, Inc.
Neuromins™ (DHA 100 mg softgels, by Natrol, OTC drug to help cognitive ability)
Neuroshield cerebral protection device (percutaneous transluminal intra-arterial filtration
system)
Neuron Therapeutics, Inc.
Neurontin® (gabapentin tablets, capsules; seizures)
NeuroPlan™ system
NeuroProTM Rigid Fixation System (neurosurgical fixation by Kinamed)
NeuroSight® (Arc module of OmniSight® (Excel image-guided system (maps trajectories
and targets used for functional neurological disorders including Parkinson’s by Integra
LifeSciences)
Neurosign 100™ (recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during thyroidectomy)
NeuroStim® 20 (by Dr. Kohr)
NeuTrain™ (trimetrexate 200 mg IV powder for injection)
neutrophilic burst assay (oxidative burst of netrophils in the MTT, or monotetrazolium
blue test, or NBT, nitroblue tetrazolium)
NeutroSpec system (radioactive antibody to detect infection of appendicitis in white cells
via gamma camera, technetium-99, 99mTC, fanolesomab imaging agent for diagnosis
appendicits, FDA warning)
NeuroSupplies™ by Integra
neurotherapy for ADHD without drugs
Neurotrend™ (monitoring blood glucose)
NeuroVasx® (sub-microinfusion catheter by NeuroVasx, Inc.
Neu-Sensamide™ (radiation therapy NSCLCA)
neut (jargon for neutralizer, e.g. Marcaine 0.25% with neut; Neut Abbott Labs, neutralize
4% bicarbonate in lidocaine)
Neutra-Caine™ (sodium bicarbonate 7.5%) solution, to reduce injection pain)
Neutralase™ (heparinase I anticoaguant after bypass)
Neutra Skin for neonates by Incutech
NeuTrexin(® (trimetrexate glucuronate for PCP antibiotic)
Neuvenge (medication in study for breast cancer treatment)
NeuVisc (osteoarthritis)
Nevanac (nepafenac, ophthalmic antifungal 0.1% by Alcon Labs)
Neve (named for Wilfried De Neve, MD, PhD, nuclear medicine, predicted diffusion rate
on pulmonary function test, NOT to be confused with NEV, noninvasive extrathoracic
ventilator)
nevirapine tablets (Nevrisan 200 mg, Viramune, oral suspension, antiretroviral by
Strides)
Nevis (norethindrone acetate, ethinyl estradiol Rx 1 mg - 5 mcg by St. Kitts & Nevis,
Scotland)
nevus sebaceous of Jadassohn (locus of defective embryogenesis of pilosebaceous
units, organoid nevus, lesion present from birth)
Newdeal (ankle and foot devices now sold by Integra LifeSciences Products)
new entry inhibitor (CCR5 or CXCR4 chemokine coreceptor for HIV class of drugs)
New-Fill™ (poly-L-lactic acid filler for lipoatrophy of face by Biotech)
Newman collagen plug inserter (forceps by Accurate Surgical & Scientific Instruments)
Newport E360 ventilator systems by Newport Systems
(new step) (SEE NuStep)
(new tome) (SEE NewTom CT scan)
NewTom scanner (new type of CT scanner, also called DVT 9000 NewTom; mfg
Deutschland AG, with CBVT, Cone Beam Volumetric Tomography)
New Tylenol (actaminophen/pamabrom, for women, pain and bloating)
new-variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (nvCJD)
Nexa cmpression screw by Orthopedics, Inc.
Nexacryl™ (cohesive for lacerations by Closure Medical Corp. for eye surgery/laceration
repair)
Nexavar (sorafenib, by Bayer HealthCare for advanced kidney cancer, Nexavar phase 3
trials for RCC, antineoplastic)
NexGen™ (complete knee replacement system; mfg Zimmer Ohio Orthopedics)
NexGen™ LPS-Flex Prolong (highly crosslinked polyethylene articular surface system
by Zimmer Orthopedics)
Nexium™ (esomeprazole magnesium, PPI/Prilosec, GERD p.o. or IV AstraZeneca)
NEX-LINK spinal fixation by Abbott Spine
Nexmed™ (total hip system by Alphatec Mfg., Inc.)
NexStent™ carotid stent
NexTemp™ precision phase-change thermometer
Nexus™ 2 (coils by ev3, Inc.)
Nexus Morpheus™ (coil by ev3, Inc.)
Nexus Soft™ (coil by ev3, Inc.)
Nexus SuperSoft™ (coil by ev3, Inc.)
Nexus Tetris™ 3D (coil by ev3, Inc.)
Nezhat-Dorsey suction irrigator by EndoRama
NF1 gene (neurofibromin 17q.11.2 gene for paragangliomas)
NFL touchdown sign (on range of motion testing of shoulders)
NGD 95-1 obesity
NHANES database for osteoporosis hologic values
N High Sensitivity (C-reactive protein, CRP assay)
NHLBI-ATR3 (determining asthma severity)
Niagra™ dialysis catheter (by C. R. Bard, Inc.)
Niasafe 600 (niacin preparation, OTC for hyperlipidemia)
Niaspan™ (niacin, increase HDL for dyslipidemia)
NiaStase™ eptacog alfa, activated, recombinant human blood coagulation factor VII, a
genetically-engineered blood clotting protein that plays an important role by Health
Canada)
Nibblit™ (laparoscopic device, Mectra, R&D Horizons)
NicCheck® I (checks nicotine in urine)
NicCheck® II (checks for passive smoking/nicotine in urine)
NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence)
NICE 3 (clinical trial, Nadroparin in Unstable Angina)
Nichamin quick chopper & Fine-Nagahara, nucleus pick, and triple chopper, phaco
chopper (by Rhein Medical, Inc., Tampa, FL)
Niche Protein (orphan drug status for Hunter syndrome by Transkaryotic Therapies)
NICO2™ (noninvasive cardiac output monitor)
Nicolay (Dolby digital video EEG recording equipment)
Nicolet EEG Voyageur™ (special EEG by Nicolet Biomedical)
Nicolet Elite Doppler ultrasound (listen to blood flow in fetal heart)
Nicostatin™ (see extended-release niacin/lovastatin, see Advicor™)
nicotine polacrilex (2 mg nicotine patch by Watson Labs)
Nicotrol® inhaler (quit smoking inhaler)
NicVAX (nicotine vaccine to stop smoking by Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, Boca Raton, FL)
Nidek-EC-5000 by Nidek Excimer Laser Tech
Nidek MK-2000 keratome system
Niferex (iron polysaccharide, Fe-Tinic, Ferrimin, Hytinic, Poly Iron, Nu-Iron 150, iron
supplement)
nifuratel (oral, a nitrofuran antimicrobial agent active against yeast and Trichomonas and
urinary bacterial pathogens, recommended dose is 400 mg thrice daily for a week)
nifurtimox (drug for treatment of Chagas disease from CDC)
night guard (acrylic mouth guard protection for bruxism, various manufacturers such as
Respironics)
NightOwl™ pocket polygraph (by Samsung Electronics)
NIH criteria for clinically severe obesity (define overweight as by the body mass index
(BMI): [weight kilograms)/height meters 2)
NIH Stroke Scale/score (may dictate “stroke field score, 1-15)
NIHSS (National Institute of Health stroke scale, 1-25)
Niklasson (premie infant growth chart)
NIM (nerve integrity monitoring)
NIM-Response 2.0 nerve (EMG signals integrity of nerve on monitoring system during
surgery by Xomed)
Nimbex (cisatracurium general anesthesia)
NINCDS-ADRDA criteria (McKhann, et al, dementia diagnostic criteria)
nimodipine (see Nimotop)
Nimotop® (nimodipine 30-mg capsules subarachnoid hemorrhage/ischemia,
dihydropyridine, calcium channel blocker)
NIOBE™ Artis Axiom magnetic stereotaxic navigation XML ECGs by Siemens
Niravam (alprazolam, orally disintegrating tablet for anxiety by Schwarz Pharma AG)
NIOX nitric oxide test system (noninvasive test system to measure nitric oxide in human
breath to evaluate patient response to anti-inflammatory treatment by Aerocrine)
NIPD (nocturnal intermittent peritoneal dialysis)
Nipent® (pentostatin injection orphan drug/antineoplastic)
nipple slippage (complication in continent urinary diversion procedures)
NIPS (noninvasive programmed stimulation; EP studies)
NIR™ coronary stent, paclitaxel-coated
NIR/Nir and NirRoyal Elite (wires by Boston Scientific)
NIR® Elite/NIR® Elite over-the-wire stent systems
NIR ON™ Ranger™ premounted stent system
NIR™ Primo™ Monorail™ stent system
NIR with SOX over-the-wire coronary stenet system for CAD (interface between stent
and arterial wall)
NIRoyal advance coronary Monorail stent system (gold coated)
NIRS (near infrared spectroscopy)
Niroyal™ Elite Monorail™ system
nisin antibiotic polypeptide
Nissen fundoplication (laparoscopic)
nitazoxanide (NTZ™ diarrhea in AIDS)
nitisinone (see Orfadin)
Nitrex™ guidewires (by ev3, Inc.)
nitric oxide (gas sometimes used for newborns in respiratory distress and patients status
post heart procedures)
nitrile (synthetic latex-free exam gloves)
Nitricor 2% (nitroglycerin ointment not to be confused with Natrecor)
Nitrofuran delivery catheter
NitroMist™ (nitroglycerin lingual spray by NovaDel Pharma, Inc., for angina pectoris)
Nitro QUAD® rider (vehicle transporting patients to ER after getting into accidents)
NitroQuick™ (nitroglycerin sublingual tablets)
NIVA (noninvasive vascular assessment)
Nizoral® A-D shampoo (ketoconazole dandruff)
NK (lymphocyte phenotype with CD3, CD19)
NKx-2-1 (haplorinsuficciency syndrome)
NLite™ laser (FDA approved for removal/reduction of wrinkles)
NMDA receptor antagonist (see Namenda for Alzheimer’s)
NMDP (National Marrow Donor Program)
N-MID osteocalcin ELISA test (blood levels of osteocalcin)
NMK-150 (phase III trials of high protease pancrelipase by Axcan)
NMP22® test kit (Matritech, detection of bladder transitional cell carcinoma)
NMR LipoProfile® (nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy LDL, HDL, VLDL)
NMT (cardiac device for PFO, ASD, VSD, CardioSeal, StarFlex by NMT Medical, Inc.)
N-myc amplification (NAD gene, in neuroblastoma, will dictate how many copies)
NNRTI (non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for AIDS/HIV)
Nocardia pneumonia (specis of Nocardia, high mortality rate and recurrence rate)
Nodell score (HBV viral load, range 0-100K)
nodo-Hisian (nodohisian bypass tract abnormal accessory pathway in cardiac
conduction system between AV node and bundle of His, causing PSVT)
NOGA™ cardiac navigation system
No Knife endoscopic linear stapler
Nolan needle holder
Nolvadex® (tamoxifen citrate, for breast CA prevention by AstraZeneca)
Nomad augmented vision system by Microvision, Inc.
no man’s land (area in zone II of the palmar and volar surfaces of the hand)
nomogram (lab test to give level of drug in system to determine overdose)
nomogram of Bleyer (dosing of methotrexate protocol)
NomoGrip (bracketing device that precisely aligns and holds the head of a neurosurgical
patient for imaging and surgical procedures. The device has a memory that can recreate
the exact alignment for repeated imaging or treatment. Used in conjunction with Talon
cranial fixation device; by Nomos Corporation)
Noncon Robo Pachy
non-gap metabolic acidosis (HCO3 wasting)
Non-Luer-Lok syringe (from Roberts)
Noni Juice (OTC from Cook Islands, Tahitian juice supplement)
norastemizole (Update: Generic name changed to tecastemizole; Soltara; Soltara (third
generation nonsedating antihistamine, Soltara syrup and quick-dissolving tabs for
allergic rhinitis)
noraxial (see neuraxial)
Norclozapine (an inactive metabolite of clozapine)
Norco (hydrocodone bitartrate/acetaminophen 10 mg/325 mg tablets for pain)
NORD (National Organization of Rare Disorders, promotes possible treatments and FDA
approval)
Nordette® (contraception by Wyeth-Ayerst 4 light-orange pills)
NordiPen™ (delivery system for long-term treatment)
NordiPenMate™ (autoinsertion accessory delivery system has needle hidden)
Norditropin® (somatropin [rDNA origin] injection cartridge for growth failure, children)
Norditropin® SimpleXx™ human growth hormone
Norebox™ (reboexetine mesylate tablets -Vestra™ in the U.S. - depression)
norelgestromin (Ortho Evra)
Norelin™ (prostate CA)
Norflex ER (orphenadrine for pain by Amide)
norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol (by Watson Labs)
Norian SRS (cancellous bone fixation)
Noritate® (metronidazole 1% cream topical/rosacea)
Normiflo (DVT/heparin)
Normlgel® (moisture-donating 0.9% isotonic saline, hydrogel by Molnlycke)
norovirus (also known as Norwalk virus for virus from cruise ships, NV)
NOR-QD, trade names Camila and Micronor, marketed as Errin (norethindronecontaining oral contraceptives)
North American Scientific, Inc.
Northern Research Laboratories
Nortrel (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol, brand name generic oral contraceptive,
equivalent to Ortho-Nortrel 7/7/7-oral contraceptive; Nortrel 7/7/7 is the same formulation
as Ortho-Novum 7/7/7)
Norvir (ritonavir, HIV)
Novalis (stereotactic fractionated shaped beam therapy)
NovaSource (nutritional supplement by Novartis)
Novation™ (ceramic articulation hip system by Exactech, Inc.)
Noroxin (norfloxacin tabs, antibiotic 400 mg by Merck & Co.)
Norwalk-like viruses (NLVs temporary name)
Norwood-Rastelli procedure (for congenital heart defects)
Not (see Knodt)
NOTES (natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery by MedScape)
no thumb or no thumbs technique (to confirm patellar tracking)
Nottingham breast cancer prognostic scale
Nottingham colposuspension needle for bladder neck elevation
"no touch" (laser thermal keratoplasty, LTK procedure)
NOV-205 (Novelos Therapeutics, Inc., for hepatitis C)
Novacor® (left ventricular assist system, LVAS circulation support ESHD)
NovaBone™ C/M (bone graft paticulate using Bioglass)
Novacept, Inc.
Nova Factor growth hormone
Novafil suture (suture material by American Cyanamid Company in Wayne, NJ)
NovaGold™ breast implant/filler
Novaluzid (magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide for indigestion)
Novantrone® (mitoxantrone chemo/injection)
NovaPulse™ laser
NovaSaline™ inflatable breast implant
NovaSaline™ pre-filled breast implant
NovaScan™ laser scanning system
NovaSilk™ (synthetic mesh for pelvic prolapse by Mentor)
NovaSource® vitamin supplement (for renal failure patients by Novartis)
NovaSure™ endometrial ablation system by Novacept
NovaSure™ PEAK-II knitting prcoess
Novastan® (argatroban anticoagulation for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia/HIT (soon
to be a new name)
Novation™ (ceramic articulation hip system by Exactech, Inc.)
Novel Left Ventricular Assist System® (Novel LVAS)
Novelon (oral contraceptive by INFAR)
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Novogyne Pharmaceuticals
Novolin® 85/15 PenFill® cartridgdes (mix of regular and NPH insulin)
NovoLog® (insulin aspart approved for use in external pump systems)
NovoLog® FlexPen (70/30 insulin convenient delivery system)
Novo-Miconazole™ (vaginal ovules by Janssen Pharm)
NovoPen® 3 (insulin delivery system)
NovoSeven® (coagulation factor VIIa [recombinant])
Novothyrox® (levothyroxine sodium tablets, USP by Genpharm)
Novus LC™ (threaded interbody fusion cage)
Novus® Verdi® (diode-pumped green photocoagulator)
NOW Influenza™ B and A tests (by Binax)
Now® Legionella urinary antigen test
Now! Plus dietary supplement (OTC)
NOW Cal-Mag Stress B tablets, (TC)
Now® Streptococcus pneumoniae urinary antigen test
Noxafil (posaconazole by Schering-Plough Corporation for invasive fungal infections)
nPA (novel plasminogen activator)
NPB-40 hand-held pulse oximeter
NPB-4000 multiparameter monitor
NPHS1, NPHS2 (mutations, usually done with labs for WT1 and ACTN4)
Nplate (romiplostim (Amgen, Inc. for ITP)
NPM-ALK pathobiology (T-cell antigen negative, and ALK, NPM)
NPo (intracellular neurons in preoptic nucleus, also RNPo)
NRP104 (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate by Shire and New River Pharma for ADHD in
children)
NRRU (Neurological Rehabilitation and Research Unit)
NRT (neural response telemetry on facial monitoring)
NRTI (nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors to HIV meds)
NSABP (National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project)
NSABP and B-35 and NP17787 (clinical studies by Roche comparing anastrozole and
tamoxifen, MOC1)
NSTEMI (non-ST elevation myocardial infarction)
N-Terface (wound dressing by Winfield Lab)
NT-proBNP immunoassay (peptide secreted almost exclusively by the heart, BNP)
NTrap™ (endoscopic entrapment and extraction device for calculi and foreign bodies by
Cook Uro)
NTx assay (cross-linked N-telopeptides of type I collagen, rate of bone resorption by
Ostex, Intl)
NTx (cross-linked N-telopeptides of bone collagen type 1 see also Osteomark)
NTx point-of-care (bone device)
NTZ™ (nitazoxanide cryptosporidial diarrhea in AIDS)
NU ankle binder splint
NuBasics® (line of nutritional supplements, also for feeding tubes by Nestle)
nuchal translucency screening (NT, nuchal fold scan, 1st trimester screening to
determine Down syndrome, other genetic defects)
nuclear shower (backward and forward nuclear testing)
Nucleoplasty™ (minimally invasive disc decompression procedure for treatment of
contained herniated discs)
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (mutations to HIV meds, NRTI)
Nucleus® 24M or 24R auditory brainstem implant (by ABI, Cochlear)
Nucleus® 24 Contour™ cochlear implant (by ABI, Cochlear)
Nucleus® Freedom™ cocholear implant (by ABI, Cochlear)
NucliSens® HIV-1 QT assay
NuCore™ (injectable nucleus for spine system by Spine Wave)
Nu-Derm (wound care/skin health products by J&J)
Nuflexxa™ (1% sodium hyaluronate for injection for osteoarthritis of knee by Savient
Pharm)
Nu-Gel (wound hydrogel by J&J)
Nugent criteria for bacterial vaginosis
Nu-Knit ™ (hemostatic agent, fibrin sealant)
Nu-Lax (sennosides, natural glycoside laxatives, OTC)
NULEV™ or NuLev (hyoscyamine sulfate for IBS, tablets by Schwarz Pharma)
NuMA™ test kit (detect colon CA)
Numby Stuff™ (needle-free topical anesthetic)
Numega (OTC omega-3 oils, also used to increase WBCs in chemo patients)
Nurolon™ suture (spelling confirmed with manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson)
NurOwn™ (bone marrow-derived stem cell therapeutic products by Brainstorm)
NuSil™ (cutting-edge silicone compounds by Pacific Alliance Medical Center, L.A., CA)
NuStep (exercise bikes, odometer, pedometer, elliptical trainers, etc., NuStep, Inc.)
NuStep (rehab walking machine by NuStep, Inc.)
NutraJoint gel (Knox)
Nutren Renal (nutrition formula by Nestle)
Nutren Glytrol (nutrition formula by Nestle)
Nutren Pulmonary (nutrition formula by Nestle)
NutriHep (formula for hepatic patients with amino acids, calorically dense)
NutriRenal (renal suplement)
NutriSource 6 and HN6 (feeding tube formula)
NutriVent® (liquid diet supplement reduce CO2 production)
Nutropin Depot™ (somatropin growth hormone, long-term treatment of growth failure in
Turner syndrome)
Nuvance™ asthma inhaler
NuvaRing® (etonogestrel/ethinyl estradiol, contraceptive vaginal ring by Organon Corp.)
Nutmegger knee extension brace
Nutren Junior (nutritional formula for children who cannot digest regular formulas/food by
Nestle)
NuVasive (neuromonitoring system by NuVasive, Inc.; used in spinal; brain surgery)
Nuvera™ (17-beta estradiol/norethindrone acetate hormone replacement)
Nuvigil™ (armodanifil tablets by Cephalon, Inc. for narcolepsy, SWSD and OSA/HS)
Nuvion™ (humanized anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, investigational for psoriasis)
NUVO™ barrier film
Nuvolase 532 and 720 medical laser systems
Nuvolase 660 medical laser system
nvCJD (new-variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease)
NV Judkins catethers by Cordis
NV 150 catheter by Guidant
N’Vision™ (generator electrode by Medtronic)
NXT™ detachable coils, Tetris, Helix, by ev3, Inc.)
NycoCard™ (D-dimer test)
Nyotran (fungal infections)
nyssinus mite (type of house dust mite tested for in allergy testing)
**O
O2 Boot (single use disposable device for treating multiple wounds)
OAC (optical aspirating curette)
oasis (SEE OASYS by Stryker)
OASIS-2 clinical trial
Oasis burn matrix (by Healthpoint Products, Fort Worth, TX)
Oasis collagen graft by Surgisis
Oasis thrombectomy system
Oasis wound dressing (by Healthpoint)
OASYS™ (spinal system by Stryker)
OAT (Open Artery Trial is designed to determine whether opening an occluded infarcted
artery 3-21 days after acute MI should be done)
OATS (osteochondral autograft transfer system)
OATS procedure (osteochondral autograft transfer system)
Obagi Medical Products
OBI (OBIs are PolyGraft bone filler by OsteoBiologics, Inc.)
O.B.I.S. albicans (differentiates Candida albicans from other yeast species in 1 hour by
Oxoid Intl)
OBIS (Oxoid Biochemical Identification System, range of rapid biochemical tests for
bacteria by Oxoid Intl)
OBL RC5 soft tissue anchor
O’Brien bone clamp (by Innomed, Savannah, GA)
ObTape™ (by Mentor Corp.)
occiput-to-wall test (distance standing and anthropometric, height, weight data in flexed
posture to detect gait abnormalities, neurological problems, done with Schober test)
occlusal grand or grands (grand sealants for teeth to prevent caries)
Ocean 2002 pleural drainage unit (Atrium Medical Corp., Hudson, NH)
OCELOT/Ocelot (Stackable Cage System by DePuy)
OcuSpears ophthalmic surgicla spear (lint-free PVA by OcuSoft, Inc., Richmond, TX)
Ocuvite PreserVision (high potency antioxidant vitamin developed by Bausch and Lomb
that contains vitamins A, C, and E and select minerals)
Octastatin (vapreotide, GI and pancreatic fistulae, esophageal hemorrhage)
Octet (Medtronic spinal cord lead electrode)
Octopus® 2 tissue-stabilization system/Octopus-3, 6, 8 (wires by Medtronic for cardiac
surgeries)
OctreoScan® (early detection tumors)
OCT (optical coherence tomography, a multipurpose imaging system that uses
electromagnetic radiation in which the energy being generated from each point on the
emitter is in phase with that being generated at every other point)
Ocucoat® (2% hydroxypropyl methylcellulose solution by Bausch and Lomb)
Ocu-Guard ophthalmic wrap
Oculan (nebracin DM eye drops)
OcuLight GL (green laser photocoagulator)
Ocuscan RXP (ultrasound ophthalmologic scanner by Alcon)
ODI 7.0-mm (cannula by Orthopedic Designs, Inc.)
O'Driscoll posterolateral pivot test (for elbow instability by SW O'Driscoll)
ODT (orally disintegrating tablet)
Odyssey SLO (scanner laser ophthalmoscope)
Oesclim estrogen patch (by Sobray Pharm)
off-center ablation (occur after a second laser surgery to correct vision)
off-pump revascularization bypass
Ogden® anchor
Ogestral (BCP by Wyeth-Ayerst)
OGT 918 -Update: named Vevesca™ (see Vevesca)
OIA® (optical immunoassay)
Okuda staging (liver cancer, via Milan, Italy, Child-Pugh staging conference)
olanzapine Zydis and fluoxetine HCl (Prozac, Symbyax, antipsychotic, antidepressant by
Eli Lilly)
Olatunbosun cerclage
O'Leary stitch/suture (used in laparotomy and in OB/GYN procedures)
Oleeva wound care products (by Bio Med)
Olfen (drug for GERD not in U.S.)
OLI (oligodeoxynucleotides used with saline and grafts, e.g. Gelfoam spinal surgery)
OligoDetect (test kit for West Nile virus)
Oligon catheter (antimicrobial technology infection-resistant catheter)
Olivecrona scissors (Robbins instruments)
olmesartan medoxomil with HCl (see Benicar)
Olux ViaFoam (clobetasol mousse, a steroid for psoriasis)
Olux (clobetasol propionate foam, 0.05%, Update: FDA approved for scalp dermatoses)
Olux-E (clobetasol propionate foam by Stiefel Labs, Inc. for psoriasis and eczema)
Olympic Cool-Cap® (head cooling for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy for infants,
circulates water by Olympic Medical Corp.)
Olympus BF-1T10 (colonoscope by Pentax Fujinon)
Olympus QuickClip 2 (endoscopic clip)
Olympus Slim CF-P20L video colonoscope
Omacor™ (omega-3-acid ethyl esters by Reliant Pharms, Inc. FDA approved for
hypertriglyceridemia)
omalizumab (see Xolair; anti-asthmatic)
omapatrilat (Vanlev drug for hypertension)
Omega21™ Spinal Fixation System (by EBI Medical)
omeprazole EC pellets (Prilosec, lansoprazole pellets, OTC)
OMM Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (triple-flexion reflex withdrawal on stimulation)
Omnaris® (ciclesonide nasal spray by Altana Pharma for allergic rhinitis)
Omnifit® EON hip system (by Osteonics)
Omnilink™ (0.018 biliary stent by Guidant)
OmniPlane™ (transesophageal echocardiogram probe, Sonos 1500 and Sonos 5500
ultrasound probe by Hewlett Packard)
Omniscan® (contrast dye)
Omnisense Accelerometer Sensor (for St. Jude pacemakers)
Omnitrope (recombinant rhGH DNA human growth hormone by Sandoz for growth
hormone deficiency by Sandoz)
Omnium brand name (multivitamin tablets with magnesium plus, OTC)
Omniview™ (motionless camera for endoscopy, pan-and-tilt orientation for
omnidirectional endoscopic imaging by TeleRobotics, Inc., PillCam device)
OmoTrain™ (active glenohumeral support for promoting mobility by Sammons Preston)
OMT (osteopathic manipulative treatment)
On-Board Imager (Variant Medical Systems for CT with IGRT)
onc (abbreviation for oncogene 1, 2, 3)
Oncaspar® (pegasparagase, PEG-L asparaginase antineoplastic, for ALL)
OncoChek immunoassay
OncoFISH™ (bladder application for automated testing of cells in urine by Ikonisys)
OncoGel (paclitaxel intratumoral injection) (depot form, IND, for cancer patients with
problematic lesions)
Oncolym™ (I-131 LYM-1 for NHL)
On-Command® catheter
Onconase (ranpirnase by Alfacell Corp. for unresectable management of mesothelioma)
Oncophage (cancer vaccine for renal cell carcinoma by Antigenics, Inc.)
oncoplastic surgery (preserving and reconstructing breast same time as
lumpectomy/mastectomy)
OncoSeed™ (radioactive seeds for implantation)
Onco TCS (high concentration vincristine for NHL)
Oncotech lab tests (Bio-Assay Oncotech, Inc., Irvine, CA)
Oncotype/DX/BRCA (genomic health recurrence score, breast cancer)
OnCyte system (portable assay to detect sepsis in newborns)
ondansetron hydrochloride tabs 4, 8, 16, and 24 mg and 5% dextrose injection (Zofran
5HT3 receptor antagonist by Sicor)
One-Shot (anastomotic instrument, Mini-CABG instrument)
One Touch® FastTake® blood glucose monitor/strips
One Touch® II hospital blood glucose monitoring system
One Touch® Basic and One Touch® Profile
OneTouch® Ultra glucose meter
One-Up-Bond F (could not find definition)
Onik-Cohen (percutaneous access catheter set with B&K transrectal ultrasound probe
by Cook Urological Products, Inc.)
Onizuka modification (repair of cleft lip, revision of Tennison-type lip repair)
On Line Clearance (OLC monitor)
On-Point (generator leads by Medtronic)
ON-Q® (pain management system by I-Flow, also see PainBuster)
On-Q® Pain Buster system
On-Q® Soaker (catheter pain management system left in wound for few days after
surgery)
On-Site™ (extravascular collagen sponge plug precision closure by Datascope)
Ontak (a.k.a. DAB389IL-2, IL-2 fusion protein, denileukin diftitox, for cutaneous T-cell
lymphoma)
OnTrack® system
Onux Medical, Inc.
On-X® prosthetic heart valve (FDA approved by Medical Carbon Research Institute
LLC)
On-X Carbon® (arthroplasty material lasts longer than implants by Ascension)
Onychocare for nail care
Onyx liquid embolic system (by ev3, Inc.)
Onyx Valve Company (heart valves by New Jersey company)
OP-1 (osteogenic protein-1) implant/bone graft - Update: CE Mark approved
OP-1 implant (osteogenic protein 1 by Stryker)
OP-1 (osteogenic protein-1; implant/bone graft - Update: FDA HDE approval)
OP2000
Opal Photoactivator laser
Opal R.F. tissue ablation device
Opana™ ER (oxymorphone extended release by Endo Pharma, Inc. for moderate to
severe pain, comes in 5, 10, 20, and 40 mg, first oral oxymorphone)
Opana™ IR (immediate release oxymorphone will come in 5 and 10 mg by Endo
Pharma)
Opar extract (natural supplement for osteoporosis, 500 mg, OTC)
OPC (Overall Performance Category - how patient is functioning on scale of 1-5, 5 being
death)
OPCAB (off-pump coronary artery bypass)
OPD-Scan microwave delivery system
Opdima™ (digital mammography system by Siemens, not to be confused with Optima
mammography system)
Open Pivot™ (bileaflet heart valve by AMS Medical)
OpenSail coronary dilatation catheter (by Guidant)
Open Sky™ MRI (by Fonar Corp.)
OPERA (clinical trial for benefit of Vanlev, omapatrilal)
OPERA (outpatient endometrial resection/ablation procedure)
OPERASTAR procedure pack and resectoscope
operculated hole (tear of retina)
ophthalmic proptosis measurements (diagnosis of Graves ophthalmological disease
using the Krahn exophthalmometer)
OPMI pico I microscope (eye exams by Carl Zeiss Surgical, Thornwood, NY)
Oporia (lasofoxifene by Pfizer, Inc. for prevention osteoporosis)
opposed laterals (beam direction for radiation therapy or x-ray direction)
oprelvekin (Neumega (prevent severe thrombocytopenia by Genetics Institute)
OpSite™ (polyurethane membrane moist wound environment during surgery; retains
exudate)
OpSite Flexigrid (skin matrix by Smith & Nephew)
OpSite Plus (composite dressing by Smith & Nephew)
OpSite Post-Op (composite dressing by Smith & Nephew)
OptEase™ (6F vena cava filter in clinical trials, retrievable by Boston Scientific, Cordis)
Optecure™ +CCC (bone graft extender in extremities, spine, pelvis, by Exactech)
Opteform™ 100HT (ortho grafting)
Opteform™ Biologics (parts to repair osseous defects by Exactech)
Opteon Femoral Stem (by Osteonics)
Optetrak™ (total knee replacement by ExacTech, Inc.)
Optical Biopsy system (Update: FDA approved)
optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Optical Sensors (stand-alone arterial blood gas monitoring system by mfg. Optical
Sensors, Inc.)
Optical Tracking System (OTS™)
OptiCap™ (peritioneal dialysis connection system, 8-inch catheter, by BfarM, Germany)
Opticon catheter
Opticure (SEE Optecure)
Opti-Fix Plus™ (ortho screw by Smith & Nephew)
Opti-Flow™ catheter
Optiflux® dialyzer and Optiflux FX by Fresenius Medical Care
Optifoam (antimicrobial dressing by Medline)
OptiForm™ (mechanical heart valve by Carbomedics)
Opti-Free® Express Multi-Purpose IOL by Alcon
OptiGo cardiac ultrasound (portable, battery-powered cardiac ultrasound, phased-array
2D and color-flow Doppler by Philips Medical Systems, Andover, MA)
OptiHaler® (for asthma)
OptiLife (nasal CPAP machine mask by Apnea Basics, nasal pillow)
Optima Dynamic Mammography System (with LCD UniGlo by Nellcor)
Optilene Mesh LP (Aesculap, Inc.)
Optima™ instrumentation by Spine-Tech, Inc.
Optima Worldwide, Ltd.
OptiMARK® (gadoversetamide, gadolinium-containing MRI contrast dye by Mallinckrodt
& Tyco Healthcare)
OptiMed glaucoma pressure regulator (OGPR)
Optimize, Inc.
Optimizer™ and III (implantable system to deliver electrical impulses to heart for heart
failure by St. Paul Heart Clinic, pulse generator)
OptiMumm smoke evacuator (used in electrosurgery)
Option™ (hip system by Kinamed)
Optipore Sponge (wound cleanser by Convatec)
OptiQue sensing catheter
OptiSense (model 1699, 1699T, DDD, VX, TC, plus DL pacemaker atrial lead)
Optisol and Optisol-GS and Dexsol (organic culture solution for corneal storage)
Optison contrast medium for ultrasound/echoes
Optistar MR contrast delivery system
Optivar (azelastine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution, 0.05%)
Optive(TM) (lubricant eye drops)
OptiVol™ (monitoring of fluid status in CHF using InSync Sentry device by Medtronic)
OptiVu HDVD (high-definition video display system by Optivus Technology, Inc.)
OPTN (Organ Procurement and Transplant Network)
optoelectronic plethysmography (evaluation for measurement of pulmonary ventilation
with 3-D motion evaluation within the rib cage and abdomen in detail)
optomap® retinal exam (gives doctors much larger view, 200 degrees, of back of eye by
Optos)
Optrin photosensitizer
OPTTX® (medical device for diagnosis and treatment of wet age-related macular
degeneration by Novadaq)
Opus metal anchors (orthopedic use by Opus Medical)
Opus Magnum anchors (by Opus Medical)
Opus 20® dental laser
OR1 (incorporates all components of the surgical suite into a single electronic system
developed by Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc., includes all endoscopic devices with
options for activation by touch screen and remote control)
Oracea (doxycycline controlled-release capsules by CollaGenex for rosacea)
Oracle® MegaSonics coronary balloon/imaging catheter
OraDisc™ A (contains amlexanox for treatment of canker sores and OraDisc™ B which
contains benzocaine for oral pain)
Oralgen (oral insulin)
oral/nasal FilterLine® (See FilterLine products)
Oral RAE™ (Ring-Adair-Elwyn tracheal tube for ENT procedures by Nellcor)
ORALscreen (fast saliva testing for drugs, 3, and 4, on-site, 15 minutes)
Orap® (pimozide, antidyskinetic, antipsychotic systemic for Tourette’s, psychotic
disorders, by Thomas Healthcare)
Orapem (faropenem medoxomil for bacterial infections by Replidyne, Inc.)
Orapred® and Orapred ODT (prednisolone sodium phosphate)
OraPred SRS Circles (no scratching, patches, not oral by Waller)
Orapred OPT (prednisolone for inflammation, sodium phosphate, orally disintegrating
tablets by BioMarin Pharm)
Oramed® (glyminox oral rinse)
Orapred (prednisolone, for child asthma, 20.2 mg/5mL)
OraQuick HIV-1 (antibody test designed to provide results with 99.6% accuracy in less
than 30 minutes by OraSure Technologies)
OraQuick (test for HIV)
OraRinse® (mucositis)
orascopy
OraSolv® (delivery system in tablet form; pill dissolves quickly in mouth)
OraSure® (by OraSure Technologies, Inc.)
OraTest (toluidine blue mouth rinse to detect oral CA)
Orathecin (rubitecan by SuperGen, Inc. for pancreatic CA)
OraVerse (phenotolamine mesylate injection for reversal of anesthesia by Novalar
Pharmaceuticals)
Orbasone Pain Relief System (for heel shock wave therapy by Orthometrix, Inc.)
orBEC (oral beclomethasone dipropionate by DOR BioPharma, Inc. for iGVHD, intestinal
graft-versus-host disease and Crohn disease)
Orbis-Sigma valve for shunt by Cordis
ORBIT biphasic rectilinear defibrillator by Zoll Medical Corp.
ORBIT (oral glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockade to inhibit thrombosis)
Orbital reducer seal
Orbscan I and II® (corneal topographer by StrongVision)
Orbus Medical Technologies
ORC (oxidized regenerated cellulose and silver-ORC)
OrCel bilayered cellular matrix (dressing applied to wounds to protect and promote
healing by Ortec International)
Orcon 35 (chewable BCP by BMS)
Orencia (abatacept, 250 mg IV injection for rheumatoid arthritis, a costimulatory pathway
second-signal blocker, Bristol-Myers Squibb)
Orfadin® (nitisinone; capsules; for hereditary tyrosinemia type 1, plus diet, by Orphan
Pharmaceuticals USA)
Orgafem® (for bladder cystitis, vaginal itching, etc. by Farr Laboratories)
organ of Mondini (cochlear anomaly at birth with hearing problems and other organ
anomalies)
Orgaran® (danaparoid sodium for prevents postop DVT)
Oridion Systems, Ltd.
ORIF (open reduction and internal fixation)
Origin™ Tacker and Origin Spiral Tacker™ (by Medsystems Menlo Park, CA)
Orion laser system
Orion microcap capnograph (handheld monitor of CO2)
oritavancin (semisynthetic glycopeptide antibiotic in phase III trials for Gram-positive
infections by InterMune, Inc.)
OROS® drug delivery technology (used for many new drugs, push-pull system)
orphenadrine (Biorphen, for Parkinson’s)
ORT® (3 monoclonal antibody, ORTHOKLONE muromonab-CD3, class I and II
antibodies, e.g. anti-HLA, class II DR and MHC II DR)
Ortec International, Inc.
Orthobiom Spinal System (by Biorthex, and Smith & Nephew)
OrthoBlast™ II (demineralized bone matrix, DBM putty by Synthes & Wright)
Ortho-Cept (oral contraceptive by INFAR)
Orthocomp (injectable bone-binding cement)
Orthodoc® presurgical planning system
Ortho Dx electrotherapy system (by Air Clean Systems)
Ortho-evac drain (automatic drainage post ortho surgery)
Ortho Evra (norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol, transdermal birth control patch by
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical)
Orthofix ISKD (intramedullary skeletal kinetic distractor for leg lengthening)
Ortho-Glass® (splint/synthetic material used for splinting by Smith & Nephew)
OrthoGlide™ (medial knee implant, partial knee replacement by Advanced BioServices)
OrthoGuard AB (antimicrobial sleeve coated with antibiotic, designed to keep bacteria
from orthopedic devices by Smith and Nephew)
OrthoLogic 1000 bone-growth stimulator
Orthomed (spinal bracing, TLSO brace by Orthomed)
Ortho Micronor™ (birth control pills by Ortho McNeil)
OrthoPak bone growth stimulator by EBI
OrthoPAT® autotransfusion system (perioperative autotransfusion; salvages RBCs by
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson and Haemontics)
Ortho Personal Pak (fancy package Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo birth control pills)
ortho-Phthaladehyde or O.P.A. (by One Medical)
Ortho-Prefest (17ß-estradiol/norgestimate) tablets for HRT Orthosoft, Inc.)
orthoRAPS (uniform compression wraps for postsurgical edema from SunMedica)
Orthospec™ (ESWL by Medispec Ltd.)
Orthosphere (ceramic spherical implant by Wright Medical Technology, Inc.)
orthotist (person who makes orthotics)
orthotopic neobladder (transplanting of tissue to make new bladder)
orthotopic transplant (transplanting of an organ/tissue into the usual antomical position of
that organ in the body, e.g. heart or liver transplanted in location of native heart or liver)
Orthotrac™ (pneumatic vest custom-made, physician-prescribed ambulatory device
designed to reduce compressive forces on the spine by transferring upper body weight
from the spine to the hips; looks like an inflatable double belt, and it is worn around the
waist for 30-60 minutes at a time, 2-3 times a day)
Ortho Tri-Cyclen® (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol for BCP)
orthotripsy® (shock waves for orthopedic conditions by HealthTronics, Inc.)
Orthovisc™ (injectable hyaluronic acid, HA, for OA by Anika Therapeutics)
Ortho Xpress™ (surgical system combined with Digital Radiography, DR)
Orzel (UFT®/leucovorin calcium, 5-FU oral chemo for colorectal CA)
os acetabuli (a fibrous rather than bony union between ilium and pubis)
Os-Cal Ultra oral tabs
OSCAR® (bone cement)
oseltamivir (antiviral)
OSI Pharmaceuticals
OsmoCyte® Island wound dressing
OsmoCyte® PCA pillow wound dressing
Osmolite® and Osmolite® HN (feeding tube formula by Ross Nutritional)
OsmoPrep™ (sodium phosphate bowel prep tablet form by Salix Pharm)
OSOM Flu A and B (lab tests by Genzyme)
OssaTron® (injection bioengineered matrix to accelerate bone fracture healing;
noninvasive extracorporeal shock-wave therapy, ESWT, device for treatment of chronic
heel pain syndrome, Update: FDA approved)
OssaTron orthotripsy (extracorporeal shock-wave treatment of plantar fasciitis; mfg
HealthTronics, Inc.)
Ossatura™ (synthetic by Isotis Orthobiologics)
OseeoFit(TM) Porous Tissue Matrix by Kensey Nash Corp.
osseointegrated implant (hearing device such as BAHA)
Ossigel (injection of bioengineered formula to accelerate bone healing in fractures)
Ossimend™ (bone graft material by Collagen Matrix, Inc.)
Ossix™ (collagen membrane dressing by ColBar)
Ossoff-Pilling (laryngoscope by Pilling Surgical)
Ostavir™ (a.k.a. OST 577, anti-hepatitis B)
Osteo-Bi-Flex (generic glucosamine and chondroitin compound, OTC)
Osteo B Flex OS (natural compond for bones, OTC, AKA Bi-Flex)
Osteocap RS® (bone components by Biomet)
OsteoChondral Transplant (OCT, Comprehensive System by OsteoBiologics)
osteochondroplasty (as in inlay osteochondroplasty orthopedic procedure)
Osteo-Clage cerclage cable system
Osteofil allograft paste (used as replacement tissue for bone; mfg Regeneration
Technologies, Inc)
OsteoGraf/N-Block grafting material (an organic bovine-derived graft material used in
interpositional grafting procedures)
OsteoGram® (bone density test)
OsteoGram® 2000 (automated)
Osteolock® (bone components by Osteonics)
Osteomark (tests serum and urine for NTx to assess bone resorption by Ostex
International, Inc.)
Osteomark® NTx point-of-care device
Osteomark Tests (serum and urine for NTx to assess bone resorptio, see also NTx; mfg
Ostex International, Inc.)
Osteomed plating (ortho device)
Osteonics® Scorpio™ posterior cruciate retaining total knee system
Osteonics Trident shell (by Howmedica, crosslinked polyethylene acetabular insert)
Osteopatch skin patch
osteopetrosis (congenital disorder with petrotic bones caused by failure of osteoclastmediated bone resorption)
Osteoset® bone graft substitute (DBM by Wright Medical)
Osteoset® ADD MFG (DBM pellets by Wright Medical)
Osteotech™ (bone graft by Osteotech, Inc.)
OsteoTite™ (bone screw by Osteotech, Inc.)
OsteoVation™ (bone material/oral maxillofacial surgeries, bone void filler by OsteoMed)
OsteoView® digital bone densitometer
Ostial Pro Stent Positioning System (for optimal stent placement by Ostial Solutions)
os tibiale exterum (deformity of ankle bone, navicular or os naviculare pedis)
Oswestry Disability Index (and the Roland-Morris disability questionnaire)
Oteoform™ bioresorbable mesh for knee reconstruction
OTI ALFA acetabular liners by Osteoimplant Technology, Inc.
otoacoustic emissions (OAE testing of ears by audiologist)
otolithic crisis of Tumarkin
OtoMed® Glasscock ear dressing
Oto-Wick (medicated ear sponge. Also Pope Oto-Wick; mfg Medtronic Xomed, Inc.)
OTS (optical tracking system with stereotactic arm by GE and other manufacturers)
OTW Lifestream dilatation catheter
OTW Thrombolytic Brush
OvaRex (antibody treatment for ovarian CA)
Ovation falloposcopy system
O-Vax autologous cell vaccine (adjuvant therapy for ovarian cancer; mfg AVAX
Technologies)
O-Vax (Update: trials on FDA requested "clinical hold" adjuvant therapy for ovarian
cancer)
Ovcon-35 (ethinyl estradiol birth control pills by Warner Chilcott)
OVERTURE (Omapatrilat Versus Enalapril Randomized Trial of Utility in Reducing
Events; ACE inhibitor lisinopril; Mt. Sinai)
Overture™ cautery pencils
Oves conception cap (contraception)
Ovidrel® (choriogonadotropin alfa for injection, women, infertility)
Ovidrelle® (Ovidrel® in the U.S., choriogonadotropin alfa, infertility)
Ovral® (contraception by Wyeth-Ayerst 2 white pills)
OvuLens fertility predictor (by Kesta, Inc.)
OV-Watch® (wristwatch-like device measures sweat for fertility by HealthWatch
Systems, Inc.)
Owings ligament of elbow
oxaliplatin (Eloxatin with 5-FU by injection for CA)
Oxandrin (oxandrolone, indicated for treatment of involuntary weight loss due to HIV,
burns, trauma, etc. by Bio-Technology General Corp.)
oxandrolone tabs (generic Oxandrin, 2.5 and 10 mg, by Upsher-Smith Labs, Inc.)
oxazepam (Serax, for anxiety, capsule oral 30 mg by IVAX Pharms and Merck)
Oxepa (nutritional formula for feeding by Ross Labs)
Oxford BioMedica (mfg.)
Oxford Universal Hip (by Corin)
Oxical Oral (OTC calcium supplement)
oxidized zirconium (new alloy used on knee and hip implants)
OxiFirst fetal monitoring system (by Nellcor Puritan/tyco Healthcare)
Oximax (pulse oximetry device by Osmic, Inc.)
Oximax Neomax adhesive (by Osmic, Inc.)
Oxinum® (oxidized zirconium product, femoral knee and replacement components from
Smith & Nephew)
Oxiplex/SP (bioresorbable product placed around lumbar spine during surgery to prevent
adhesions)
Oxis (asthma)
OXO Chemie AG
OxSODrol (recombinant superoxide dismutase BPD)
oxybutynin chloride syrup for neurogenic bladder)
oxybutynin transdermal system
Oxycarbazepine (Trileptal, antiepileptic drug)
oxycodone SA (OxyContin 10, 20, 40, 80 mg for pain)
oxycodone and acetaminophen (tabs by Mikart App. for pain)
Oxydose (liquid oxycodone pain management)
Oxyfast Concentrate (analgesia like OxyIR, 5, 10, 20, 30 mg, roxicodone, Walters
Kluwer Health)
Oxygent (emulsified perflubron, blood substitute)
Oxymatic® 411 (electronic oxygen conserver, new model)
Oxymatic electronic oxygen conserver (increase duration of portable oxygen cylinders)
Oxymizer Pendant (portable oxygen device)
oxymorphone ER (Opana ER (by Endo Pharma, tablets for moderate to severe pain)
Oxyprim (oxypurinol by Cardiome Pharma Corp for allopurinol-intolerant
hyperuricemia/gout)
Oysco 500 (calcium OTC)
OxyTrex (immediate-release oxycodone, low-dose naltrexone by Pain Therapeutics,
Inc.)
Oxytrol® (oxybutynin transdermal system [patch] 3.9 mg, transdermal administration of
anticholinergic, oxybutynin, for overactive bladder; FDA approved by Watson
Pharmaceuticals)
Oz™ (distractor/inserter by Medtronic)
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P3 needle
p16 (INK4a for adenocarcinoma)
p21 (Kip1 (protein tumor marker in prostate CA)
PA (paired associates - memory testing, verbal paired associates)
PA stomach pattern (pressure activity pattern mucosal folds gastritis)
PABA (Potaba medication for Peyronie disease)
PaBA anchor (soft-tissue suture anchor for reattachment of soft tissue to bone)
PACE (Processing and Cognitive Enhancement training)
Pace Aid™ (transthoracic AICD/pacemaker/defibrillator)
Pacel™ bipolar pacing catheter
Pacemaker Id bracelet (Medic Alert, and others, AHA warns patients with pacemakers to
wear one)
pacemaker stress echocardiography (PASE)
Pacerone® (amiodarone HCl 200-mg tablets for cardiac arrhythmia)
Pacesetter Affinity™ pacemaker (by St. Jude Medical)
Pacesetter APS™ pacemaker programmer (by St. Jude Medical)
Pacesetter Regency™ SC+ pacemaker (by St. Jude Medical)
Pacesetter Tendril® DX steroid-eluting active-fixation pacing lead (by St. Jude Medical)
Pachette 2 pachymeter (ultrasonic pachymeter for LASIK and glaucoma screening by
DGH Technology, Inc., Exton, PA)
PACIS® BCG (for bladder cancer - Update: FDA approved and TB)
Packard BioScience Company
Paclimer microspheres (site-specific formulation of paclitaxel, Taxol, for ovarian CA)
paclitaxel-coated coronary stent(s)
PACMED (multidose pharmacy packaging system by McKesson for long-term drug
regimens)
PACS system ((picture archiving and communication system by Fugifilm for viewing
x-rays, CTs, MRIs)
PACT (Pancreas Cancer Clinical Trial with TNFerade™ Biologic by GenVec)
PACT (Pilot to Assess Chelation Therapy multi-center study of chelation therapy)
PAD (public access defibrillator)
PAD (peripheral arterial disease, particularly in diabetics)
PADCAB (perfusion-assisted direct coronary artery bypass using Quest MPS; Emory
Univ.)
paddle forceps
Paddock Laboratories, Inc.
PadKit™ sample collection system
PadLock(TM) Set Saver (IV safety set for multiple uses by Baxia Corp.)
Padogram device (vascular diagnostic device for CAD)
PadTac EP recording catheters by TZ Medical, Inc.
PAF-AH (platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase, produced by Lp-PLA2 macrophages
(blood test to find this locates hidden risk of CAD in patients)
Palacos(R) bone cement by Zimmer
Palcaps (10 oral capsules)
Paliperidone (Extended Release tablets by J&J for schizophrenia)
palisade tympanoplasty of cartilage
pallidotomy (for implantation of electrodes for Parkinson's, bilateral or unilateral, see GPi
DBS)
Palma stent (Dr. J. H. Palma, self-expandable aortic stent-grafts for treatment of
descending aortic dissections)
Palmaz™ Vascular Corinthian stent by Endovascular One (by Cordis)
Palmaz™ Blue Stent System (by Cordis for hepatic artery stenting)
Palmer's point (abdominal incision for cholecystectomy)
palonosetron HCl (see Aloxi, 5-HT3 receptor, MGI Pharma)
Panatomic (bone components by Corin)
PanBio's West Nile Virus test
P-ANCA-immune positive vasculitis
pan-cerebellar (surrounding the cerebellum, as in a pan-cerebellar paraneoplastic
process)
pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN1, 2, and 3 pathology)
pancreatitis, transplant (transplant pancreatitis, transplanted pancreas organ)
pancrelipase (Pancrease, enzyme drug)
pancultured (patient has cultures taken of blood, urine, stool, nasal, etc.)
Panda(TM) Baby Warmer (recessed heater uniform heat on mattress by GE Healthcare)
Panda feeding tube (gastrostomy feeding tube; mfg Zevex Inc)
PANDA (Prospective Assessment in Newborns for Diabetes risk in the future)
PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with
Streptococcus)
panels of allergy skin testing (A-Z and Aa, Bb, Cc, etc.)
pan erb-B tyrosine kinase inhibitor (Cl-1033 clinical trial)
Panfil G (guaifenesin/dyphylline, oral expectorant, Pamlab/PanAmerican Lab)
Pangestyme MT 16 (pancreatic enzyme for pancreas problems by Ethex Corp.)
PanIN (pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia, PanIN-1 PanIN-2, PanIN-3 pathology,
can be 1-3 category, 1, or 2, or 3)
panitumumab (Vectibix, FDA approved for non-small-cell lung cancer 20 mg/mL IV by
Amgen)
pankeratin (test for this substance in tumors)
Panlor® (cough and cold, OTC)
Panmist® (decongestant, OTC)
Pannaz (phenylpropanolamine HCl, decongestant, antihistamine, anticholingeric)
Panokase, Viokase, Ultrase (enzyme powders, OTC)
Panoret 1000 camera (wide-angle digital retinal camera by CMT Medical Technologies)
PanoPlex (wound hydrogel by Sage Labs)
Panoramic 200 nonmydriatic ophthalmoscope
Panretin™ (alitretinoin capsules for AIDS/Kaposi's sarcoma)
Panretin™ (alitretinoin 1% gel for AIDS/HIV)
panseptic or pansepsis (patient is showing positive cultures for sepsis from blood, urine,
nasal swabs, etc.)
Pantoloc® (pantoprazole sodium tablets, Protonix® in the U.S., PPI, GI disorders)
pantoprazole sodium (Protonix™ PPI for GERD)
Panzem™ (inhibitor cell growth from EntreMed)
Paparella tympanostomy tube (by SB Medco)
paper shaker phenomenon (tremor seen after a paper is placed on a patient's
outstretched palms, helpful in visualizing the subtle tremor of hyperthyroidism)
paper speed recordings on EP study
PAPNET (Pap smear analysis)
Pap Plus HPV Screen (combines HPV Hybrid Capture 2 test with ThinPrep Pap test to
enable doctors to more effectively determine whether women have, or are at risk for
developing, cervical cancer)
Pap Plus Speculoscopy (PPS)
paracentric inversions (noted in chromosome p20 testing, e.g. 46,XY INV (20)
(p11.2p13).ish)
Parachute™ Corkscrew™ (suture anchor)
paracrine stimulation of renal fibroblasts (cause of interstitial cystitis, MMP of proximal
tubule cells, PTC-CM, PTC conditioned media, PGDF-AB in kidneys)
Paradigm Ocular Flow Analyzer™
PARADIGM trials
Paradigm® (MiniMed insulin pump by Medtronic)
parafalcine mass (ring-enhancing brain mass or meningioma)
PARAFlow system
Parafricta™ (fabric products eliminate friction for skin problems, bed sores, by
Parafricta)
ParaGard™ (IUD by Berlex Labs)
ParaGard T 380A (intrauterine device for contraception by Berlex Labs)
Pargluva™ (muraglitazar by Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck & Co. for type 2 diabetes)
Paragon™ (dental amalgam)
Paragon™ Champion™ (stent system)
Paragon CO2 laser system
Paragon and Paragon Z CRT (tisilfocon A, paflufocon B, Paragon CRT 100, paflufocon
D, Paragon Quadra RG (paflufocon B, and Paragon Quadra RG 100, paflufocon D, rigid
gas-permeable contact lenses for corneal refractive therapy by Paragon Vision
Sciences)
Parahisian™ EP catheter
parallel fields (parallel-opposed pair fields of radiation therapy, single field apposition
with a single pair of beams)
Parallax acrylic resin cartridge with tracers
ParaMount DoubleStrut (premounted biliary stent system by ev3, Inc.)
ParaMount Mini GPS (biliary stent system by ev3, Inc.)
ParaMount XS DoubleStrut (premounted biliary stent system by ev3, Inc.)
paraPRO paracentesis needle (mfg Denver Biomedical, Inc.)
Paraprost Paracore (alternative autoimmune 5 mL by Coltene for prostate)
Parasmillie™ knife (9, 10, and 11-mm blades by Linvatec)
Paratrend 7+ multiparameter sensor (fiberoptic sensor by Diametrics Medical, MN)
ParCA™ catheter - See Parodi catheter
Parcopa™ (MAO inhibitor type B selegiline HCl by Schwarz Pharm for movement
disorders)
parecoxib (injection COX-2 inhibitor for acute pain)
Paremyd® (eye drop for pupil dilation; hydroxyamphetamine hydrobromide/tropicamide
by Akorn, Inc., hydrobromide/tropicamide by Akorn, Inc.)
Parietex (composite mesh for hernia surgery, conatins resorbable collagen layers to
prevent adhesions)
Pari LC Plus™ (reuseable nebulizer)
PARI Respiratory Equipment, Inc.
Pariet (pariprazole/rabeprazole, proton pump inhibitor UK and Canada brand by Mylan
Pharma)
Parietex mesh (hernia repair by Sofradim)
Paris™ ultrasound system
Paritene (mesh graft for hernia surgery, larger weave, greater elasticity, less density,
less rigidity)
PARK (photorefractive astigmatic keratectomy, astigmatism surgery with laser; less than
1 minute)
PARK 1 (chromosomal link to Parkinson’s using alpha-synuclein, SNCA, or NACP)
Parkinson gene mutation (found in early Parkinson’s disease)
Parkinson-plus syndrome (a patient who fails to respond to usual Parkinson therapy)
Parnate (tranylcypromine sulfate tabs by GlaxoSmithKline, antidepressant, risk of
suicidality in children)
Parodi catheter a.k.a. ParCA™
paromomycin sulfate capsules (generic Humatin amebicide)
paroxetine (FDA approved treatment of depression, OCD/panic, less expensive than
Paxil composed of paroxetine hydrochloride10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg tablets by
Roxane Labs)
paroxetine hydrochloride tablets (by Roxane Labs, FDA approved)
PARQ conference (procedures, alternatives, risks, questions before surgery)
pars flaccida technique (pars flaccida anatomy near right crus near stomach, perigastric
fat pad, for Nissen fundoplication or Lap-Band procedure)
Parsol® (1789 avobenzone sunscreen)
Parsons laryngoscope
pars plana lensectomy
partial artificial heart (by Syncardia Systems, Tucson, AZ)
partial suicide (non-fatal self-destructive act)
particle repositioning maneuvers or Epley Maneuvers for vertigo (moves otolith debris in
around in ears)
Partnership™ (hip system by Stryker)
parvovirus B19 infections (tested in labs with IgG and IgM)
PARQ conference (procedures, alternatives, risks, questions before surgery)
PAS (periodic acid-Schiff staining on bone marrow testing)
P-ASA (palatal approach-anterior superior alveolar epinephrine nerve block for oral
surgery)
P.A.S.S. (Patient Actuated Serial Stretch protocol)
passenger lymphocyte syndrome (after PRBC or bone marrow transplant)
(Passey valve) (SEE Passy-Muir)
Passik, 4 As (The 4 As of Pasik = pain scale by Steven D. Passik = 1) pain intensity 2)
pain relief 3 - mood or psychological distress state 4; drug effects/abuse behavior)
passing (movement seen in motor neuron in EMG testing as in sternocleidomastoid and
trapezius)
Passive Fix pacemaker lead by Guidant
passive suicidal ideation
Passy-Muir Tracheostomy Speaking Valve (speaking tracheostomy valve)
Passy-Muir ventilation valve (for communication with tracheostomy, speaking valve)
past pointing on finger-to-nose
PAT (peripheral arterial tone signal)
PAT study for allergies (3-PAT to determine allergy to substance)
Patanase (olopatadine HCl nasal spray for allergic rhinitis by Alcon, Inc.)
Patanol® (0.2% and 1% olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution, 1% Update:
expanded indication for allergic rhinitis by Alcon)
patchplasty (see endoventricular circular patchplasty)
PatchXpress (planar patch by J&J)
Pathfinder® irrigation device
Pathfinder™ microcatheter system
Pathfinder mini™ microcatheter
PathVysion™ HER-2 DNA probe kit
PathWorX™ computer application for nursing flow sheets
Patriot™ guide wire by Boston Scientific
PattStrap™ (knee strap for treatment knee diseases by Sammons Preston)
patty lipoma (a lipoma resembling a hamburger patty in shape and texture)
patulent (from the Latin, patulous, to be open, as in a patulent anastomosis)
pauciarthritis (pauci meaning few, but pauciarthritis can be in many joints especially the
knees, JRA and ARA and OA, see also pauciarticular arthritis)
Paul Gann Blood Safety Act (PGBSA)
"pause for cause" (last of Seven Absolutes to reduce wrong-site surgery)
PAX-5 gene expression in lymphoma
Paxene® (paclitaxel for Kaposi's sarcoma)
PAXgene™ (blood RNA system, PreAnalytix, by GmbH, NJ genetic test)
Paxil® (paroxetine HCl for social anxiety disorder)
Paxil® CR™ (paroxetine HCl controlled-release tablets, also for social phobia, approved
by FDA for that purpose)
Payne retinaculotome
PBN hysterosalpingography catheter
PBN Medicals
PBP2’ and PBP2’a for staphylococcus resistance (rapid latex agglutination test, 20
minutes, assessing for protein, the apostrophe stands for “prime”)
PC hearing (probable cause hearing for patient with grave disability, danger to self)
PCEA (patient-controlled epidural anesthesia)
PCIMS (perioperative clinical information management system)
PCL (posterior cruciate ligament)
PCON (platelet concentrate)
PC Reese femoral stem (could be PC Reece, no documented mfg.)
PCR test (Amplicor for HIV)
PC-SPES (herbal combination of 8 herbs used for nonestrogenic treatment of prostate
cancer)
P.D. Access
PD-5 inhibitors (new treatment for diabetic gastroparesis)
PDB® balloon system by Guidant
PDCD (pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency, genetic)
PDD (pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency)
PDE5 (generic Viagra, sildenafil citrate enzyme, 100 mg and 50 mg for ED)
pDEXA® x-ray peripheral bone densitometer
PDF VIII, rFVIII Factor inhibitors
PDLi with the Wand® (P-ASA epinephrine cartridge nerve block technique)
PDN™ (prosthetic disc nucleus spinal implant device by Raymedica, Inc.)
PDR (photic driving response, on EEG, given in numeric Hz)
PDT (photodynamic therapy, intracellular lab test to determine effect of PDT)
PDT laser systems
Peak double pressure product achieved (heart rate achieved and pressure on nuclear
stress test; double pressure product example would be 17,000)
PEAK™ anterior compression plate system
PEAK™ channeled plate system (SEE ALSO PEEK MATERIAL FOR INTERBODY
FUSION CAGES by DePuy)
PeakLog™ spirometric device (by Resp. Med)
PEARL™ (physiologic endometrial ablation/resection loop)
pEB or PEB or peb cells (PEB-1 gene, PEB-HBP1 tumor cells)
PeBA anchor/suture
Pebax™ (urodynamics by Laborie Medical)
PEBB (percutaneous excisional breast biopsy)
Peck technique (by George Peck, Jr., MD, infracture and outfracture technique in nasal
surgery)
PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System for infants/toddlers with disabilities in
speaking for hearing)
pectus deformity index (chest index scale, 0.0-8.0, normal chest has an index of 2.5)
PediaSure® and PediaSure® With Fiber (nutritional enteral formula, pediatric by Nestle)
Pediatric Early Elementary Examination-II® (aka PEEX-2)
PediGuard™ wireless (handheld drilling device that detects changes in tissue type
(alerts surgeon to pedicular breech in neurosurgery by Esmertech)
PediPump™ (ventricular-assist device for children and newborns 7 x 70 mm, by FosterMiller Tech)
Pediamist® (OTC nasal saline mist)
Pediatric IngestaScan™ (metal detector to locate ingested foreign bodies in children)
Pediarix (vaccine for diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed,
hepatitis B, recombinant, and inactivated poliovirus, IPV, combined)
Pediatex 12 and DM (OTC)
PEEX-2 (Pediatric Early Elementary Examination-II®)
PediPort (laparoscopic port/children)
pedthorics service (make orthotics for feet)
PEEK (polyetheretherketone polymer spinal titanium material used for interbody fusion)
PEEK-OPTIMA® (polymer cage by Invibio)
PEER VBR and CF-PEER (1-mm incremental implants by Blackstone Medical)
peg lateral (peg-shaped tooth)
pegaptanib sodium injection (intravitreal Macugen, Eyetech Pharm 0.3 mg/0.09 mL)
pegasparagase (Oncaspar, or Peg or PEG-L-asparaginase antineoplastic)
Pegasus™ bone graft (by Lifecore, FDA approved, capset calcium sulfate, air wave)
Pegasus Bi Wave™ Plus System (bone graft, autogenous, by Lifecore, FDA approved)
Pegasus™ Nd:YAG laser
Pegasys™ (PEG-interferon alfa-2a and RF pulse - antineoplastic)
Pegasys™ (peginterferon alfa-2a for chronic hepatitis C by Roche)
PEG-IFN (pegylated interferon with ribavirin)
PEG-Intron® (peginterferon alfa-2b) powder for injection -Update: FDA approved
Peg-Intron Redipen (prefilled interferon pen for easy injection for hepatitis C)
pegvisomant (Trovert™ -- growth hormone)
pegylated interferon and ribavirin, Peginterferon or PEG interferon (polyethylene glycol
acts as a protein to extend protein activity; treatment of hepatitis C)
pegylation/pegylated (modified protein)
pegylated interferon (long-acting, experimental administered once weekly)
PELA (peripheral excimer laser angioplasty)
PELA (study uses excimer laser angioplasty of a peripheral artery, percutaneous
procedure to open an occluded SFA)
Pelargonium (plant extract used as eye drops)
PELD score (pediatric end-stage liver disease score as to severity)
Pel-Ebstein fever (lymphoma fever)
Pelosi Illuminator™
Pelosi technique/maneuver (simplified C-section technique)
Pelosi uterine manipulator (stainless steel easy to clean reusable device for laparoscopic
surgery)
PelvicFlex™ (by Pacific Medical)
Pelvical acellular collagen matrix (by Bard for pelvic floor procedure)
Pelvicol™ (tension-free porcine accellular collagen matrix by Tissue Science
Laboratories for SUI)
PelviLace™ and PelviSoft™ (biomesh by Baily and Varma)
PelviSoft™ mesh (surgical material/mesh used for urinary incontinence by Bard)
PelviTex™ (polypropylene mesh by Bard)
PelvX® (nonsurgical pelvic support device)
pemetrexed (see Alimta, cancer treatment)
pemtumomab (formerly Theragyn, monoclonal antibody in phase III trials for ovarian
cancer)
Pena stimulator (used laparoscopically to map out location surgically)
penacide (completion of suicide to end extreme pain)
PenduLaser® 115 surgical laser system
penetrate calcium trisodium (Ca-DTPA, to thwart effects of dirty bomb, plutonium,
amercium, etc.)
penicilloate and penilloate (penicillin reagents for skin testing to determine penicillin
allergy, also benzylpenicillin, penicilloyl-polylysine)
Penlac™ nail lacquer (ciclopirox topical solution, 8%, antifungal nail polish)
Pennington forceps
Pennsaid (diclofenac sodium topical solution by NuvoRes, Inc. for osteoarthritis)
PENS (percutaneous electronic nerve stimulation)
PENTA stent (see MULTI-LINK stent)
Pentacea (cytotoxic radiation treatment for cancer, SLLC)
Pentacel (Haemophilus b conjugate vaccine, tetanus toxoid conjugate, ActHIB(R), and
diphtheria, aceelular pertussions vaccine and polio prevention by Sanofi pasteur)
PentaLyte® (pentastarch-based blood plasma volume expander)
Pentetate™ (Tc and 99m Tc by Nycomed Amersham for renal imaging contrast)
pentatate calcium trisodium injection (Ca-DTPA contrast)
pentatate zinc trisodium (Zn-DTPA contrast)
penta X syndrome (chromosomal disorder that affects females)
pentosan polysulfate (for treatment of prion diseases)
pentoxifylline extended-release tablets (Trental, chronic vascular disorders)
penultimate treatment/therapy (medical jargon for genetic and protein cancer and HIV
treatment)
PEP (postexposure prophylaxis, following exposure to virus, bacteria, needle sticks, etc.)
Pepcid® Complete (calcium carbonate/magnesium hydrochloride 800 mg and 165 mg)
Pepgen™ test ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA, to determine levels
of pepsinogen 1 in serum to detect PUD and gastric cancers)
PepGen P-15 (peptide-enhanced bone graft)
PE-PLUS® (by EBI Medical)
PEPS (post-extrasystolic pause suppression; EP studies)
Peptamen Jr.® (TPN formula by Nestle)
Peptazol (former name for pantoprazole before it went generic, PPI)
peramivir (RWJ-270201; neuraminidase inhibitor once daily in phase III trails for
Influenza A and B, by BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Peptide-T (National Inst. Of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, for HIV, experimental
vaccine)
per anum intersphincteric rectal disection with direct coloanal anastomosis
PERC (Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria)
Percepta Design by Prescription progressive optical lens
Perceptin (attention disorder, sleep disorder, Alzheimer's, other CNS in adults)
Perception 5000 PC-based ultrasound scanner
perched facets (on CT of spine)
PERCHIK™ button (suture retention system by AngioDynamnics)
Perclose™ and Perclose AT™ closure device by Abbott Labs
Perclose™ ProGlide™ by Abbott Labs
PercNcircle™ flexible tip basket and Urobasket by Cook
Perfluoron (Alcon Labs, infused into eye)
Perimount Magna ARXXX aortic valve by Carpentier-Edwards
Perneczky-Zeppelin aneurysm clip by Chirugishe Inst.
PercScope™ (working channel endoscope by Clarus Medical)
PercuCut® biopsy needle (by SourceOne Health Tech)
Percuflex® stent (by Abbott Laboratories)
Percuflex Tail Plus™ (ureteral stent by Boston Scientific, Natick, MA)
PercuSurge™ GuardWire and recovery system (by Medtronic, Inc.)
PercuSurge™ GuardWire Plus (temporary occlusion and aspiration system designed to
capture atherosclerotic debris that may come loose during angioplasty or stent
placement in diseased saphenous vein grafts used to bypass occluded coronary arteries
by Medtronic)
percutaneous embolotherapy for life-threatening hemoptysis (angiography unit; radiology
test)
percutaneous left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion (PLAATO)
percutaneous in-situ coronary venous arterialization (PICVA, noninvasive CABG)
percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS)
percutaneous microdecompressive endoscopic cervical discectomy (Bailey & Badgley 3tipped probe)
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
percutaneous transluminal myocardial revascularization (PTMR)
PercuTwist™ (Criticure Invasives, India for tracheostomy)
PerDUCER percutaneous pericardial device
Pereira™ 204 cardiac wire by Cordis
Perfect Capsule™ by Milvella (capsular bag tooroidal suction ring, cataract procedures)
perfect circle technique (free-hand perfect circle technique in drilling for locking screw
placement in orthopedic fixation)
pirfenidone drug (antiinflammatory, antioxidant - clinical trials to start in U.S. 9/2006 for
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, 400 mg t.i.d to 600 mg t.i.d.)
PerFix hernia plug
Perflex stainless steel stent and delivery system
Perflubron® (contrast dye)
Perfluoron (injections of silicone oil into skin, used for gas/fluid exchange of eye, injected
into eye in retinal surgery by Infinitech, St. Louis, MO, note Silicon is a name-brand IOL)
perforating folliculitis (suppurative plugging of the follicles)
perforating verruciform collagenoma (wart-like hyperplasia with perforation of collagen)
Performa® Bentson catheters
Perforomist™ (formoterol fumarate inhalation solution beta2-adrenergic agonist for
COPD, asthma, bronchospasm)
pergolide (Celance, drug for restless leg syndrome and Parkinson’s)
Perichol® (simvastatin, Rechol, Pontizoc, antilipidemics)
pericostal sutures (used in thoracotomy/lung surgery)
Perifix™ (soft external catheter by Arrow Intl.)
Periflex (protein powder for maple syrup urine disease)
Perigee™ InteX (ITransobturator Anterior Prolapse Repair System, vaginal vault system by
American Medical Systems)
Peri-Guard™ patch (also see CV Peri-Guard patch)
Permacol™ (acellular collagen matrix by Tissue Science Laboratories)
Perimount® and Perimount Plus® (pericardial bioprosthesis by Carpentier-Edwards)
perindopril (ACE inhibitor, generic, similar to ramipril)
PerioGlas® (bone graft)
PerioLase® (laser for periodontal use)
Periostat® (doxycycline hyclate for periodontitis)
peripheral excimer laser angioplasty (PELA)
peripheral nerve regeneration conduit
Periploca of the Woods (OTC herbal supplement)
Peri-Strips® /Peri-Strips Dry
peritoneal cough-variant asthma
PeriVac (pericardiocentesis it by Boston Scientific)
perivisual cortex (in parietal cortex of brain)
Perkins self-retaining retractor
Perlane (hyaluronic acid wrinkle treatment lasting 3 months to 1 year)
Perloxx (acetaminophen and oxycodone 300 mg/10 mg oral tabs for pain)
Permacol mesh/patch
Perma-Flow® coronary bypass graft
PermaRidge implant (alveolar ridge hydroxyapatite matrix,Osteogenics Biomedical, Inc.,
Lubbock, TX)
Perma-Seal® dialysis access graft
PermaVision intracorneal lens
permethrin cream (5% cream for scabies)
Permex (drug for restless leg syndrome)
Permlastic 2 (dental impression)
PermRadSeed (radioactive seeds for stage I-IV prostate CA)
permutations of spinal cord stimulators or parameters = 1:1 correspondence
perniosis (inflammatory disease of skin)
peroral electronic pancreatoscope system (PEPS, to visualize pancreatic duct)
Per-Q-Cath® by Bard
PerQ SANS (Percutaneous Stoller Afferent Nerve Stimulation System) for UI, lowfrequency electircal stimulation through very fine-gauge needle)
Perricone Diet
Perry™ (exchange dilator by J&J)
Persist® (treatment system fop UI)
PerSys Accordion™ (stone management device for endoscopic stone removal, tracks
like a guidewire by Percutaneous Systems, Inc.)
Peruvian Balsam powder (balsam Peru topical)
PET-avid disease (radiology term for tumor imaging)
petroleum ophthalmic ointment (any petroleum-based ointment for eyes)
petrotentorial (anatomy of brain, petrous and tentorium, e.g., meningioma)
PEX5 expression (peroxisomal biogenesis factor 5 mutant phenotype, TaqMan Gene
Expression Assays by Applied biosystems, PXR1)
pexiganan acetate (formerly Cytolex; now Locilex topical treatment of diabetic skin
ulcers)
pexelizumab (anti-inflammatory to prevent inflammation of blood vessels prior to CABG,
in trials)
PEXEVA/Pexeva (new SSRI by Synthon Pharmaceuticals)
PF4 assay (for heparin-induced antibodies)
PF4 (antibody on genetic search shows the patient will have an ASD)
PFA-100® testing (platelet function analyzer testing, ADP, arachidonic acid, CT, closure
time, and bleeding time, BT, collagen/ADP or CADP and CEP1, collagen/epinephrine)
plug pattern (see isocenters)
PFC Sigma knee system by Johnson & Johnson
PFC® by Sigma (replacement knee)
PFIC and PFIC1/BRIC gene (for progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis)
PFM (porcelain-fused-to-metal dental prosthesis)
PFR95 (particulate filter respirator and surgical mask)
PGA synthetic absorbable suture
PGE (abbreviation for prostaglandin, given to premature infants to keep cardiac
function/output)
PGE1 (prostaglandin E1 hormone)
PG-TXL™ (polyglutamic acid paclitaxel less toxic Taxol)
PHADE study
Phakonit (implying phacoemulsification cataract surgery performed with a needle)
Phantom® nasal mask
PharmaPrint process (a.k.a. "PharmaPrinting")
PharmaSeed iodine-125 seeds
PharmaSeed palladium-103 seeds
PHAROS study of Huntington disease (Prospective Huntington At Risk Observational
Study)
PHD (personal heart device)
PHD (personal hemodialysis system)
pHEM-ALERT (vaginal screening for bacteria, vaginal pH balance)
Phenex-1 (baby formula)
Phenytex and Phenytex ER (Dilantin, Di-Phen, Diphenylan, for seizures)
phenserine (acetylcholinesterase, AChE inhibitor for Alzheimer's)
PhenoSense (HIV tests resistance to HIV drugs)
phenoxodiol (NV06, actytotoxic anti-cancer drug, restores apoptosis)
phentermine hydrochloride (anorexiant, OTC, Eon Labs and other mfg., 15, 30, 37.5 mg)
Phenytek (phenytoin 200 and 300 mg by Bertek Pharmaceuticals)
Pheres-Flow™ (pheresis catheter by Horizon Medical)
Pheromone Sciences Corp.
pH exposure test (in esophagus using probe to test amount of acid over time)
PhiCal Fecal Calprotectin immunoassay (lab test for IBD by Genova Diagnostics, Inc.)
Philadelphia-chromosome positive lymphocytic leukemia
Philos™ DR pacemakers (by Biotronik/GmbH)
pHisoderm Blemish Patch
Phlemgesic oral tabs (OTC congestion)
PHN (postherpetic neuralgia)
Phonagel™ (collagen gel for vocal tissue repair by Collagen Corp.)
phonological disorder (recognize language disorders)
PhorMax CR (computed radiography, system a desktop workstation that integrates
several radiology functions and can be integrated into a picture archiving system)
PhosLo® (calcium acetate New dosage forms approved)
phosphodiesterase inhibitor oral 5 or 4 inhibitory therapy (for asthma, PDE 5, I, II, III, IV,
Viagra)
Phospholine iodide (ophthalmic solution by Wyeth)
photoangioplasty
PhotoAppeal™ erbium:YAG laser
PhotoDerm® MultiLight system
PhotoDerm® PL
photodynamic therapy (PDT)
photodynamic therapy for treatment of macular degeneration
Photofrin® (porfimer sodium antineoplastic for late-stage lung CA)
PhotoMedex (manufacturer)
Photon™ DR (dual-chamber ICD, Update: FDA approved by Guidant)
Photon LaserPhaco probe/Photon laser system
Photon® (micro DR/VR implantable cardioverter defibrillator, ICD)
Photon Radiosurgery System (PRS)
PhotoPoint
photorefractive astigmatic keratectomy (PARK)
photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)
PhotoScreener
PHP™ (Preferential Hyperacuity Perimetry™ visual field testing by Carl Zeiss, Meditec,
Inc.)
PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire 9 – quick depression inventory, usually used in
geriatric patients from MacArthur Initiative, scale of 0-27, 27 being most severely
depressed)
Phrenelin Forte (acetaminophen and butalbital 600 mg/500 mg by Amarin Pharm)
Phylax 06 implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
Physio annuloplasty ring by Carpentier-Edwards for valve repair
physiologic endometrial ablation/resection loop (PEARL)
Physiometrix, Inc.
Physio Partner support mechanism (boom arm to support a device used in lung disease
treatment)
Physio-Stim® Lite bone-growth stimulator
physostigmine (memory drug)
Phytodolor® (herbal for arthritis)
phytosterol (plant sterol, decrease cholesterol)
phytostanol, phytosterol (plant substances found in herbal products to aide in lowering
cholesterol)
Phytrol (phytostanol, for cholesterol lowering)
pi plate (dorsal distal radius plate by Synthes)
PIC (peripherally inserted catheter)
PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter)
PiCCO system (Pulsion Medical, Inc., monitors heart output)
Piccolo™ (blood chemistry analyzer system)
picosiemens (measurement of conductance, abbrev. is pS)
Picot staging for avascular necrosis (Polish Bioinformatics)
PIFA (platelet immunofluorescence assay)
PillCam study (for colonoscopy using small camera in a pill taken orally)
Pinnacle Destination Guiding Sheath (by Boston Scientific)
pion radiotherapy (short-lived subatomic particles called mesons, allowing radiation to
tumors in the brain and pelvic area without radiation to nearby tissues, using TRIUMF
cyclotron)
Pioneer TC8080 Companioin III (2 MHz Doppler probe by Neuro Care)
PIP (progressive incline protocol treadmill test)
Pisces Ligma monopolar lead by Cordis
Pitt-Easy™ dental implants by Innova Life Sciences
PlasmaKinetic cutting device (by Gyrus, Inc.)
Plateau/PLATEAU® balloon by Guidant
pickle fork retractor/cannula
Pico-ST II PTCA balloon catheter
Picotip steroid-eluting lead
Picovir (pleconaril; drug for treatment of viral respiratory illnesses; common cold by
ViroPharma)
PICVA (percutaneous in-situ coronary venous arterialization; noninvasive CABG)
PIDD (primary immune deficiency diseases)
pigeon fanciers disease (allergic alveolitis caused by inhalation of pigeon excrement)
Pigeon Nurser (bottle feeder for cleft palate infants)
Pigtail lacrimal probe
Piliel (topical hair growth)
pillar pain (pain in the sides of the palm after carpal tunnel surgery)
Pillar implant system for obstructive sleep apnea, snoring, by Restore Medical (stiffening
of palate)
Pillar Procedure by Restore Medical (puts 3 inserts into soft palate to stiffen tissue for
obstructive sleep apnea, can be done in office visit, local anesthesia)
PillCam™ ESO (capsule endoscopy, video camera taken in pill by InScope to diagnose
Barrett esophagus, GERD, etc.)
PillCam™ SB (video camera endoscopy of small bowel)
pill-in-a-pocket (Tambocor or Rythmol patient keeps to take one pill for atrial fibrillation at
home)
Pilling Weck Y-stent forceps (by Teleflex, Inc.)
Pillo™ and Pillo Pro dressings (by LifeQuest Medical)
PillowPositive™ (snore relief by Life Sleep Systems, Inc.)
Pill tell organizer chart (wipe-on/wipe-off, allows patients to keep track of meds by Pill tell
Co.)
Pilogel ocular (intment post surgery by Alcon)
PILOT™ or Pilot and PILOT or Pilot 50 wire guidewire, hi-torque, by Guidant
Pilot suturing guide
pimagedine (kidney disease in diabetics)
pimecrolimus (see Elidel)
Pinn.ACL® guide system
Pinnacle™ (GVF hip prosthesis by DePuy, stature I and II)
Pinnacle™ acetabular cup system by DePuy
PinPoint™ stereotactic arm/guiding catheter by GE
pin-to-bar clamp
pioglitazone (Actos, 15, 20, 30, and 45 mg for diabetes)
Pioneer Sternal Cable System™ (for median sternotomy closure)
PIOPED criteria (Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolus Diagnosis (to predict
PE using lung scans and chest x-rays)
Pipeline™ (spine system by DePuy Mitek)
Pipelle™ (endometrial sampler by Bioteque)
pirbuterol inhaler (bronchodilator for asthma)
pirfenidone (Deskar, FDA gave limited access to InterMune, Inc. for idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis, study CAPACITY, for forced vital capacity test to evaluate efficacy)
piribedil (Trivastal for restless leg syndrome)
piritrexim (bladder CA)
pirocarbon (SEE pyrocarbon)
Pisces Ligma monopolar lead by Cordis
Pisces-Quad lead (by Medtronic for spinal cord stimulator)
Pitanguy clamp (used in plastic surgery)
Pitie-Salpetriere saphenous vein hook
Pittman IMA retractor system
Pivanex (analog butyric acid; GI and lung CA)
PIVIT™ AB (surgical mesh coated with bioresorbable polymer containing antimicrobial
agents rifampin and minocycline for hernias and abdominal fascia by TyRx Pharma, Inc.)
PIVIT™ CRM (mesh pouched coated with polymer containing antimicrobials for ICD
pulse generators, prevents colonization of implants by TyRx Pharma, Inc.)
PIVOT MIS system (spinal system by Globus Medical, also see PIVIT mesh)
PIVOT (SEE PIVIT)
Pivotal instruments
Pixel stent system (see Multi-Link)
PIXI® bone mineral density densitometer BMD in g/cm squared
Pixie fiberoptic scope
PK Seal™ electrosurgical generator by Gyrus Medical, Inc.)
PLAATO (percutaneous left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion)
PLAC test (aid to predicting coronary heart disease, CHD, using lipoprotein
phospholipase A2, Lp-PLA2 enzymes)
Planar Dome EX series digital flat plate x-ray
planar lipid bilayers (ion channel formation)
Plan B (levonorgestrel 0.75 mg Preven after unprotected sex by Duramed Research for
emergency contraception)
plantar pressure measurement (measuring pressure in plantar area of feet)
plant stanols and sterols (for lowering lipids)
planum sphenoidale meningioma
Plaquase® (lyophilized collagenase for injection for Peyronie's disease)
plaque brachytherapy (for choroidal melanoma with iodine-125)
plaque radiotherapy (intraocular tumor treatment for uveal melanoma, radiation focused
on the tumor by Passy-Muir, Inc., see www.passymuir.com)
plasma and amniotic fluid soluble HLA-G detection
plasma ghrelin concentrations (requiring insulin therapy)
PlasmaKinetic™ bipolar coagulator generator (allows for pulses of energy, intermittently,
to cool tissues in between pulses by Gyrus, Minneapolis, MN)
plasma light (SEE Plasmalyte)
Plasmalyte solution (for irrigation by Travenol Labs, Mountain Grove, IL)
Plasma Scalpel™ (for ENT surgeries using coblation technology by Arthrocare)
PlasmaSeal open forceps (seals electrosurgically by Cyrus Medical)
Plastalume® finger splint by Brown Mfg.
Plastazote® (foam podiatric and orthopedic procedures)
Platar (former name for Aroplatin for mesothelioma)
Plateau/PLATEAU® balloon by Guidant
Platelia™ (Aspergillus EIA is a one-stage immunoenzymatic sandwichmicroplate assay
that uses rat monoclonal antibody EBA-2 to detect circulating galactomannan by BioRad Laboratories)
platelet satellism (around neutrophils causing pseudothrombocytopenia)
Plateletworks (cardiac surgery)
Plavix® (after stenting, clopidogrel bisulfate antiplatelet, acute coronary syndrome, ACS)
Playmaker® (stabilization knee brace for mild instability, Neoprene brace by Sammons
Preston)
pleconaril (generic for viral meningitis)
Plenaxis® (abarelix depot for prostate CA by Praecis Pharm)
Pletal® (cilostazol for intermitent claudication)
Pleur-evac™ Sahara system (by Teleflex Medical)
Pleurx® (pleural catheter/home drainage kits by Denver® Biomedical, Inc./Pleurx)
Plexion® (sodium sulfacetamide 10% and sulfur 5% cleanser)
Plexion TS (sulfacetamide sodium sulfur, topical Rx acne 10%, 5% solutions)
PlexiPulse™ (sequential compressive devices to prevent DVT by Nutech & Kinetics)
PLEXIS™ (bone void filler by Advanced Biomaterials Systems)
PlexoLong cannula set by Pajunk GMBH
Plezo power microdissector by Brinkmann Instruments
PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion)
PLIG (posterior lumbar interbody graft)
PLUS-FIT™ press-fit cup (by EBI Medical)
PLV® Continuum™ (home ventilator by Respironics)
PMP22 gene mutation (hereditary neuromuscular disease)
polaria (SEE Pullularia mold)
Plum® series drug-delivery pumps
PLUS™ (straight stem by EBI Medical)
PLUTO trial (Plavix Use for Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure)
P minus syndrome (AKA 5P-, Five P Minus Society, Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome)
PMV (Passy-Muir ventilation speaking valve)
PMnR (pain management and rehabilitation)
PNALD (parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease from TPN)
pneumatic trabeculoplasty (PNT)
pneumoboots (pneumatic compression device boots to prevent DVT)
pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Pneumocystis jiroveci (in honor of Otto Jirovec, the organism that causes human PCP)
pneumolysis (intrapleural with galvanocautery, separation of lung and costal pleura from
endothoracic fascia)
PneumoSleeve (acts as an airlock during hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery, see
HALS)
Pneumostat® (chest drain valve by Atrium)
pneumotach (attached to mouthpiece for CPX exercise testing of heart function)
pneumovest (generic - see ThAIRapy vest)
PNT (pneumatic trabeculoplasty)
PNT (percutaneous neuromodulation therapy)
PNU-IMUNE® (Wyeth-Ayerst Labs)
PO4 (PO4 15 mmol/L, TPN solution nutrition)
POBA (plain old balloon angioplasty)
Pocketalker (by Adco, hearing device)
POEM (patency, outcomes and economics of MIDCAB study)
Point 9 catheter
Point Contact Fixator, PC-Fix by Robodoc for fracture fixation
Polar Care 300, Polar Care 500 (continuous cold therapy orthopedic care systems)
PolarCath system (proprietary technology for delivering cryoplasty therapy by Boston
Scientific)
Polaris-Dx (duodecapolar catheter by Boston Scientific for ablation)
Polaris 1.32 Nd:YAG laser system
Polaris CPAP system
Polaris LV Vascular Lesion Treatment System
Polaris valve (for hydrocephalus)
Polarity™ (pulse generator by St. Jude)
Polaroid microscope MICAM-7 MicroCam SLR (240V/50 Hz)
Polarus®/Polarus® Plus humeral fixation system (by Acumed)
polidocanol (0.5% solution for treatment of telangiectasias, spider veins, injection)
poliomavirus (SEE Polyomavirus)
Politano-Leadbetter technique (implanting reservoir end of appendix in antireflux fashion
using appendix for continent urinary diversion)
Pollack catheter open-end, flex-tip, ureteral by Cook OB-GYN
Pollock (atraumatic grasper)
POLST (Physician Orders for Life-sustaining Treatment)
Polycose® (nutritional supplement, glucose polymers, easily digestible by Ross
Nutrition)
Polyderm (wound filler dressing by DeRoyal)
polyethylene glycol 3350 (MiraLax, increases water content of stool)
Polyflex™ Pack (CAREFUL, ALSO Polyflux dialyzer, solution catheter by Sifra Est)
Polyflex Stent™ (esophageal by Boston Scientific)
Polyflux ME 130 and 170 dialyzer (by Prisma)
PolyHeme™ and PolyHeme trauma trials by Northfield mfg. (oxygen-carrying blood
substitute and PolyHeme bandages)
Poly-ICLC (clinical trial for anaplastic glioma)
PolyMem® (wound dressing 4 x 4’s and Ferris, PolyMem 4 x 4’s, some doctors refer to
this as “polymembrane” dressing)
Polyomavirus (JC, Simian, and BK virus family)
Polyphenon E (Veregen, green tea extract ointment by MediGene AG for genital warts)
Polypore Eye Kit (LASIK kit by Medtronic)
Polyrox® fractal leads
polysaccharide antigens (lab test)
Polyskin II, M.R. (skin matrix by Kendall)
polysulfone dialyzed membrane (for dialysis)
polytetrafluoroethylene (artificial cords for cardiac valve replacement)
Polytinic® (edible bar corrects metabolic processes, OTC)
polyvinylalcohol (PVA, nanocomposite investigated as injectable drug delivery system)
PolyWic (wound filler dressing by Ferris)
Pompase (human alpha-glucosidase, recombinant)
Ponaris Nasal Emollient (biofilm, OTC)
Pondimin® (fenfluramine HCl tablet for obesity)
Ponsky Endo Sock retrieval bag
Ponstel (mefenmic acid capsules by First Horizon Pharma, for arthritis pain)
pontine belly (brain anatomy)
pontobulbar body (collection of nerve cells in medulla oblongata)
Poole sucker (suction catheter during surgery)
popcorn workers' lung (lung disease in factories where workers make popcorn)
POPmesh™ (soft monofilament polypropylene mesh for pelvic floore, 2-mm pores by
Caldera Medical)
POP-Q (pelvic organ prolapse quantified system of measurements of SUI)
Pop Rivet fixation system (resorbable orthopedic fixation system made from LactoSorb)
Pope Oto-Wick (see Oto-Wick)
POPmesh™ (soft monofilament polypropylene mesh for pelvic floor procedures by
Caldera)
Pork Regular and Pork NPH (Iletin II insulin by Eli Lilly)
PORP (titanium partial ossicular replacement prosthesis)
Portable ANSiscope (noninvasive monitoring device for the autonomic nervous system,
ANSindex reading by DyAnsys)
Portable BioZ system
portable blood irradiator (about the size of a pencil, device uses radioactive element
thulium-170 to kill WBCs in patients being treated for leukemia, lymphoma, AIDS)
Port-Access cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB, or Port-Access coronary artery bypass,
PACAB)
Porterfield catheter
PORT occluder
Portia™ (levonorgestrel-ethinyl estradiol, version of oral contraceptive Tri-Levlen by Barr
Labs)
Porvidx (a noninvasive, early lung cancer screening)
posaconazole (see Noxafil antifungal by Schering-Plough)
posterior sagittal and 3-flap anoplasty (for imperforate anus)
Possis Medical products
post-50 g Glucola (1-hour glucose tolerance test at 24-28 weeks’ gestation)
posterior-inferior capsular shift procedure (to correct subluxation of shoulder)
POS test (See InPath system)
post-germinal cell center plasma cells (in B-cell type lymphomas)
postherpetic neuralgia (PHN)
post-static dyskinesia (pain in the heel with the first few steps after rest)
postulation testing (labs that do postulation, testing as to what the congenital problem
could be)
Posture Pump spine trainer
POT syndrome (positional orthostatic hypotension)
Potaba (PABA, potassium para-aminobenzoate for Peyronie disease)
POVA (Protection of Vulnerable Adult law)
Power Base system by ACS, FDA approved
powered phlebectomy with transillumination (for varicose veins)
Powerflex™ (OPTA LP balloon/extreme endovascular balloon catheter by Cordis and
Plus ball catheter by Cordis and J&J)
Powerflex™ extreme endovascular balloon catheter by Cordis
PowerGrip stent delivery system
Powerguide system by ACS, FDA approved
Powerheart® AECD® (ICD by Cardiac Science, Inc., FDA app.)
PowerLink system
PowerPICC by Bard
PowerSail™ balloon
PowerVision™ ultrasound system
PowrSyringe Aspirator(TM) (disposable hand-held medical device for fluid aspiration by
Pinyons Medical Tech, Inc.)
PPC (polyenylphosphatidylcholine, soybean extract, supposedly reverses fatty liver
disease)
PP-Cap (narcotic analgesics in capsule form)
PPCID (pneumatic peripheral circulation improvement device)
PPH (procedure for prolapse hemorrhoids; stapled hemorrhoidectomy; see HCS by
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, FDA approved surgery)
PPX (doctor jargon/abbrev. for prophylaxis)
PR3 antibody (anti-proteinase 3 antibody)
PRAFO extension ankle/foot orthotics
PRAISE 2 (mortality trial in CHF, on amlodipine, UCLA)
pralnacasan (for OA and RA, Phase II trials by Aventis Pharm)
pramipexxole (drug for restless leg syndrome)
pramlintide acetate (Symlin, diabetes)
PrandiMet (repaglinide and metformin for type 2 diabetes by Novo Nordisk)
Prandin (repaglinide for diabetes)
PRA panel (reactive antibodies, high-panel reactive antibodies)
prasterone (see Aslera)
Pravachol® (pravastatin sodium for cholesterol lowering/reduce stroke risk, 20, 40, or
80 mg)
Pravigard PAC (package with #30 tablets of aspirin 81 or 325 mg and Pravachol,
pravastatin, either 20, 40, or 80 mg)
PRB (pressure regulating balloon, for bladder, measured in cm of water)
prebiotics (class of natural foods)
Precedex (dexmedetomidine HCl injection sedative)
Precept® (bone components by Biomet)
Precept™ (catheter by Precept Medical Products, Inc., Arden, NC)
PRECISE™ (transhepatic stent by Cordis)
PRECISE (phase III clinical trial for glioblastoma)
Precision Office TUNA® system (by Boston Scientific)
Precision Tack transvaginal anchor system by Boston Scientific
Precision Therapy
Precision Twist (transvaginal anchor system by Boston Scientific)
Precision Vascular, Inc.
Precision™ (SCS spinal cord stimulator technology by Boston Scientific)
Precision Xtra® and Precision Easy (by Abbott Laboratories)
Precisionist ThirtyThousand (cataract removal system by Modular Design)
Precose® (acarbose tablets for diabetes)
Pred-G® (ophthalmic solution by Allergan)
PREDICT-HD (clinical trial of Huntington disease/chorea)
PredictRx (line of diagnostic products from Prometheus Laboratories)
preduodenal portal vein (PDPV anatomy)
Preface™ (guiding sheath by J&J)
Prefest (17ß-estradiol/norgestimate; tablets Proposed King Pharmaceuticals' brand
name for product currently marketed as Ortho-Prefest)
PrefGel™ (dental surgery)
pregabalin (Lyrica capsule anticoagulant by Pfizer, 25, 50, 100, 225, 300 mg capsules)
PreGen-26 colorectal cancer test (DNA-based, noninvasive for colorectal cancer)
prehepatic (as in prehepatic hydrothorax or portal hypertension)
Prelay® (troglitazone for diabetes)
preload dependent (meaning cardiac output does not improve with afterload)
Premasol® (sulfite-free amino acid for low birth weight infants by Baxter Healthcare)
PremesisRx (pregnancy-related nausea)
PremiCron® suture
Premier Open MRI system
Premier Platinum HpSA test
Premilene® suture
Prempro® (estrogen)
Prenacid® (eye drops 0.250 disodium phosphate 10 mL amber bottles)
Preos (parathyroid hormone by NPS Pharma, Inc. for postmenopausal osteoporosis)
PrePaQ® test cartridges
prepectoralis fascia
Pre-Pen skin test for penicillin allergy
PRES (posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, can come on with hypertension,
newly recognized syndrome, headache, seizure)
PreserVision Ocuvite AREDS (eye mineral and vitamin supplement by Bausch & Lomb)
PressureWire(R) Certus (hydrophilic guidewire by Radiating Medical Systems)
presternal fascia (double crisscross sternal wiring)
Prestige (cervical disc system by Medtronic & Sofamor Danek)
Prestige IQ (low-cost blood glucose monitor; using Prestige Smart System)
Pretal vitamin (not to be confused with drug, Pletal)
Prevacid NapraPac (Naprosyn and Prevacid combination drug by TAP Pharm)
Prevalite (cholestyramine)
Prevalon(TM) heel protector boots (OTC)
Prevatac (exisulind, former trademark name, Aptosyn, antineoplastic)
Prevacid® (triple therapy for H. pylori ulcers)
Preven emergency contraceptive kit
Prevent™ AF (pacemaker by Vitatron B.V.)
PreVENT Anti-Reflux Filter (control of gastric reflux)
Preveon® (adefovir dipivoxil; GS 840 for HIV)
Prevnar [not Prevenar] (vaccine for pneumococcal pneumonia and
Diphtheria)
Prevpac (Prevacid - GERD)
PreVue B. burgdorferi (antibody detection assay)
Prezista™ (darunavir tablets by Tibotec Pharm, Ltd., TMC 114, protease inhibitor 100
mg ritonavir, Prezista/rtv for HIV, FDA approved)
Prialt (ziconotide by Elan Pharm for chronic pain for use in Medtronic SynchroMed
CADD-Micro ambulatory infusion pump)
PRIDE (eptifibatide/Integrilin trial)
Priftin® (rifapentine for pulmonary TB, 2-month short course therapy)
Prilosec® (omeprazole for GERD, 20 and 40 mg doses)
Primadophilus (reduce power of infection)
Primadophilus Reuteri powder (reduce power of infection)
Primadophilus Bifudus (reduce power of infection)
Prima® laser guide wire
Primalan® (5 mg per tablet, mequitazine for allergic symptoms by Natrapharm, Inc.)
Primaloc (bone components by Osteonics)
Primal Defense™ (OTC preparation for Lactobacillus, intestinal tract)
Prima Plus (porcine tissue valve - See Edwards Prima Plus)
primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction (PAMI)
Primatrix (wound collagen by TEI Biosciences)
Primatized® antibodies
Prime ECG electrocardiac mapping system
Primer™ (wound compressive dressing by Encore Medical)
Prime Medical lithotripter (unit by Prime Medical Services)
Primera (birth control pills by INFAR)
Primovist™ (contrast dye)
Primsol® (trimethoprim HCl for OM)
PRIMUS GPS biliary stent system (by ev3, Inc.)
prinomastat (formerly AG3340, chemo/glioblastoma matrix metalloprotease; MMP
inhibitor clinical trial)
Prinzmetal angina (rare form of angina)
Prinzmetal-Massumi syndrome (rare form of angina caused by coronary spasm)
prion disease (spongiform encephalopathy caused by a protein acting as an infectious
agent causing changes in the genes, postmortem vacuoles noted in brain, severe mental
deterioration, PrPc and PrPsc, CJD Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, GSS: GerstmannStraussler-Scheinker syndrome, FFI: fatal familial insomnia, Kuru, or Alpers syndrome)
Prisma® (wound collagen dressing by J&J)
Prisma™ (TPH blood flow rate mmHg/kPa by COBE for hemofiltration, hemodialysis)
Pristiq™ (experimental depression drug by Wyeth)
Private Practice vibration reminder disk
Privigen (IgG human 10% liquid, by CSL Behring for primary TCP, immunodeficiency)
Prizm and Prizm DR, DR 2, DS, and VR defibrillator by Guidant Ventak
PRB-12 (ETV6 complex, characterization of molecular events in myeloid leukemia and
ETV6/TEL in T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia)
PRK (photorefractory keratectomy)
PRO™ infusion catheter/cannula
PRO 2000 gel (vaginal gel, topical for prevention of STDs, microbicide)
PROACTION trial
Proactiv (skin care system for acne)
ProAir HFA (albuterol sulfate by IVAX Labs)
ProBalance nutritional supplement (G-tubes, etc.)
PROBE evaluation
probenemid (by Apria for gout)
Pro-Bio Gold Hypoallergenic (OTC by Kirkman)
probiotic (live microbial feeding supplement)
probiotics (class of natural bacteria, L-acidophilus)
Probiotica (digestive drug with Lactobacillus reuteri)
probiotic VSL #3 (8 different strains of bacteria for Crohn's and IBS)
ProBNP (see BNP, brain/beta natriuretic peptide, pro = prognostic indicator of ventricular
heart stress, lab level given usually with cardiac enzymes)
Pro Boost (thymic protein A, thymus gland protein immune stimulator)
ProcalAmine (amino acids peripherally administered by Braun Nutrition)
Proceed® (hemostatic sealant used in surgery by Baxter)
Procera Implant (bridge by Biocare Zirconia)
Procet (hydrocodone bitartrate/acetaminophen tablets)
prochlorperazine tablets (antiemetic)
Procleix (HIV-1/HCV assay)
Pro-Clude (wound dressing)
ProCol Vascular Bioprosthesis (graft made by Switzerland/Germany company; used for
dialysis access, etc.)
Procrit (erythropoietin; epoetin alfa - stimulates RBC growth)
ProCross Rely balloon catheter
proctoileoscopy (procedure)
Procuren® solution (thrombin-induced platelet releasate [TIPR], autologous platelet
derived-prolotherapy, dextrose or saline solution injected at bony attachment of a
ligament or tendon resulting in inflammation and subsequent increased blood supply;
thus, the tissues are stimulated to repair themselves, used in areas where tissues have
become weak)
procyclidine (Kemadren, for Parkinson’s)
ProCyte (skin matrix by Molnlycke)
Prodigy™ total hip by DePuy
Prodigy Ultamet total hip by DePuy
Prodigy resector cup by DePuy
Prodigy densitometer
ProDisc® and ProDisc-L® (spinal disc prosthesis, used for total disc replacement
surgery, touted as the up-and-coming surgical technique that will replace traditional
spinal fusion by Prodisc Tech and Synthes)
ProDisc-C (by Synthes)
Profemur XTR (hip system by Wright Medicdal LX hip system)
Profile® (bone components by DePuy)
Profile I, II, and III by MedTox Scientific, Inc. (one-step drug-testing system)
Profile®-ER (one-step qualitative test for 9 illicit drugs)
Profile®-II (detects illicit drugs)
Profile Lite nasal mask by Respironics
Profile MD ICD (cardiac defibrillator)
Profile Mentor CPG breast implant (CPG, Contour Profile Gel by Mentor)
Profile platform (long pulse erbium and long pulse Nd:YAG 1064, FDA approval for
periorbital and perioral wrinkle treatment by Sciton)
Proflavanol supplement
Profore four-layer bandaging system/also called Profore boot
Profore Light (SEE Profore Lite)
Profore Lite ankle bandage (wound dressing by Smith & Nephew)
Profore LF (wound dressing by Smith & Nephew)
ProForm™ (shell components for prosthesis by DePuy)
ProForm® l(eg wrap by Breg)
pro-free (SEE Prophree baby formula)
ProGene, Inc. (Children's Genetics Laboratory L.A., California)
Progesterone Plus (natural progesterone soy product)
ProGlide™ by Abbott Labs vascular device
Prograf® (tacrolimus capsules and injection for antiorgan rejection)
Progressive™ (hip replacement systems by Biomet)
ProHance® (contrast dye)
ProHist (oral syrup for congestion, OTC)
proinflammatory cytokines
Prolacria (diquafosol tetrasodium optical solution by Inspire Pharma. for dry eyes)
ProLease (drug delivery injection system)
Proleukin® (aldesleukin; recombinant human interleukin-2 for mets melanoma)
Prolieve Thermodilation (to treat BPH by Celsion Corp.)
Prolift™ Gynecare Morcellex (Gynecare TVT SECUR for bladder repair)
ProLong™ (long-term absorbable plugs for dry eye treatment by FCI Ophthalmics)
Proloprim®, Primsol, Triprim (100 mg trimethoprim sulfate tabs by GSK, for prevention
UTI)
prolotherapy (nonsurgical, holistic medicine, ligament reconstruction, arthritis treatment)
Promogran Prisma™ Matrix (chronic wound dressings by J&J)
Promega Corporation
ProMem (metrifonate for Alzheimer's)
promethazine hydrochloride tabs (12.5, mg, 25, and 50 mg by Vintage Pharm)
promethazine VC (with codeine oral syrup for cough)
Prometheus First Step™ and First Step Generation™ (inflammatory bowel disease
screening assay by Prometheus Labs)
Prometheus PRO-Predict (serum infliximab lab test kit)
Prometheus test
Promensil tablets (OTC estrogen)
Prometrium® (micronized progesterone capsules, prevention of endometrial hyperplasia
in postmenopausal women)
ProMod® (nutritional formula with whey protein by Ross Nutrition)
Promogran® and Promogran Prisma (wound collagen dressing by J&J)
Promote RF (pacemaker by St. Jude)
Promus drug-eluting stent by Boston Scientific (olimus)
Promycin (porfiromycin chemo)
Pronova suture
Pronto™ thrombectomy catheter (extravasation and aspiration catheter by Vascular
Solutions, Minneapolis, MN)
Pro Osteon® 500 bone graft
ProOsteon & N and R (bone graft substitute by Interpore)
PRO-OX 110 and OxyCycler® (controls O2 on vent by BioSpherix, Ltd, NY)
propafenone/Rhythmol (ventricular arrhythmias, 150 mg q.8h., 225-300 q.8h. every 3-5
days)
proparacaine (anesthestic eye drops)
Propecia (finasteride 1 mg for male hair loss)
propentofylline (for dementia)
Pro-Phree (protein-free supplement infant formula by Ross Pharm, NOT ProFree)
Propionibacterium acnes (bacteria)
Propo-N/APAP (propoxyphene drug)
Pro-Predict metabolites (thiopurine methyltransferase, TPMT gene mutation test for
Crohn’s, levels in labs show enzyme activity)
Pro-Predict and Pro-Predict Rx (line of diagnostic products from Prometheus
Laboratories)
Propulsid® Quicksolv (cisapride monohydrate tablets for heartburn)
propylene glycol-co-fumaric (bioresorbable bone injection material)
ProQuad™ (MMR and varicella vaccine by Oka/Merck)
Proquin XR (ciprofloxacin HCl ER tablets for UTI by Depomed, Inc.)
Prosed/DS (relief of urinary discomfort by Star Pharm.)
Proshield and Proshield Plus Skincare kit (by Healthpoint)
prosody of speech (tone, accent, grammar, fluency)
ProSol 20% (TPN solution)
Prosorba®/PROSORBA® column (includes cell separator and leukocyte filter for
rheumatoid arthritis by Fresenius Hemocare, Inc., Redmond, WA)
ProSource vitamin supplement
Prospace pedicle fusion system by DePuy
prostaglandin E1 (PGE1 alprostadil, injection for ED, also used for hormone for women)
ProstaJect ethanol injection system (See AMS ProstaJect ethanol injection system)
PROSTALAC/Prostalac hip prosthesis (temporary prosthesis that uses antibiotic-loaded
acrylic cement by DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.)
ProstaLund CoreTherm® by ProstaLund, microwave thermotherapy
Prosta-Q dietary supplment (quercetin, for groin pain)
Prostar® 9F and 11F (percutaneous vascular surgery, PVS, systems)
ProstaScint scan (scans prostate tissue for CA)
ProstaSeed, I-125 seeds (brachytherapy for prostate CA)
ProstAsure® (computer-assisted blood test for prostate CA)
Prostcare® Technology (used with TUMT, transurethral microwave thermotherapy)
prostate-specific antigen (PSA molecular quantitation)
Prostatron® and Prostatron® 2.5
Protelos® (strontium ranelate for postmenopausal osteoprosis, ProtosR)
antiosteoporotic agent by Claude Bernard Univ., Lyon, France)
Prostin® (alprostadil for ED)
ProstRcision (radiotherapy, done by RCOG, Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, exicision
of prostate)
PROstat (immunotherapy for imparied urinary function caused by benign prostatic
hyperplasia by GmbH) (ALSO SEE PRO-STAT)
Pro-Stat (nutritional supplement)
ProStream™ (multiple infusion wire by ev3, Inc.)
Prostvac™ (vaccine for prostate CA)
PROSURG electrosurgical products
Protos™ (pacemaker by Biotronik/GmbH)
Prostvac, prostate cancer vaccine
Prosurg, Inc.
Protain XL (tube-feeding formula with fiber; appropriate for patients undergoing woundhealing; mfg Sherwood Medical)
Protarga, Inc. mfg.
ProTack (new surgical tacking; do not mix up with ProTrac)
Protain XL (tube-feeding formula with fiber)
proteas GHR15 growth hormone (from flower)
Potectaid® (contraceptive sponge with F-5 Gel®)
Protector™ meniscus suturing system
Protector Plus Wire Guide 0.035 (for sphincterotomy)
Protect.Point needle
Protégé™ 3010 syringe infusion pump by MEDEX
Protégé™ GPS and RX stents (by ev3 Inc., Plymouth, MN, FDA approved)
Protégé™ EverFlex (self-expanding biliary stent system by ev3, Inc.)
Protégé™ GPS (self-expanding nitinol stent, biliary system by ev3, Inc., FDA approved)
Protèque® SPS (OTC nonsteroidal topical lotion for eczema and dermatitis)
ProteinChip (evaluates protein biomarkers that are present in various cancers)
Protek joint implant, prosthesis
PROTEKT global study
Proteque skin protectant lotion
prothrombin G20210A and 20210 mutation (MTHFR mutation/gene C677T causing
pulmonary emboli, can be homozygous or heterozygous)
ProTime® microcoagulation system
Protoco-2L colon insufflator by E-Z-EM, Inc.
ProtoDerm® (dressing by Invacare)
Protonix® (pantoprazole sodium; delayed-release tablets; update: new indication,
pathological hypersecretory conditions associated with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome by
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals)
Protonix® delayed release tablets (pantoprazole sodium, for gastric hypersecretion
problems and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome by Wyeth Pharm)
Protopic (tacrolimus, topical nonsteroidal ointment for eczema by Astellas Pharma)
Protos DR/CLS pacemaker by Biotronik
ProTrac (tibial guide, alignment guide)
Protropin growth hormone
Protrusio cages (by dePuy)
Provalis plc (makes blood glucose monitoring systems)
PROVE IT (clinical trial)
Provenge (formerly APC 8015, sipuleucel-T injection by Dendreon Corp. for advanced
prostate CA)
Proventil® (HFA for asthma)
Provera® (medroxyprogesterone acetate) tablets 0.625 mg estrogen)
Provigil (modafinil; narcoleptic; by Cephalon, Inc., increase alertness, reduce fatigue in
MS and other disorders)
Provir (oral, acute diarrhea; see Natural Stool Formula)
Provisc (ophth surg drug)
Prowater guide catheter (by Cordis)
ProWick™ (cold wrap knee dressing system by Redyns Medical)
Prowler™ (wire by Cordis/J&J)
ProxiLock (proximal locking hip prosthesis)
Proximate® (staplers TX 30 and TX 60 by Ethicon)
Proxinium (study drug for cancer by Viventia Biotech, Inc., an armed antibody)
Proxis (saphenous vein grafts, mfg. In U.S. as Proxis Embolic Protection System by St.
Jude)
Proxi-Strips® bandages by Magid
Prozac® (fluoxetine hydrochloride for depression, daily or weekly dose)
PRS (Photon Radiosurgery System)
PRSS1 and PRSS2 (transporter trypsinogen mutations of pancreatitis genes)
prucalopride (specific serotonin 5-HT4 agonist for IBS/chronic constipation)
Prudoxin™ (doxepin hydrochloride, 5% cream for atopic dermatitis)
PS-4C needle
PSA (prostate specific antigen)
PSA (posterior superior alveolar as opposed to MSA, middle superior alveolar blocks)
PSA 4000 anesthesia monitoring system
PSC fertility monitor
PS-IMV (pressure support intermittent mandatory ventilation, as opposed to SIMV which
is synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation)
Psovascar (Æ-941)
PseudoCarb DM (OTC)
pseudomeningitis (recovery of a micro-organism on cerebrospinal fluid culture or smear
that does not correlate with clinical meningitis)
Pseudovent capsules (expectorant)
Pseudovent-PED capsules
PSF (pedicle screw fixation, often used with TLIF, see TLIF)
PSH-25GT transcranial imaging transducer
Psivida (drug company making drugs with BioSilicon™ with Cirrus Pharm)
psoas strapping technique for lumbar interbody fusion
Psoralen® (psoralene, a compound making patient’s skin more sensitive to ultraviolet
light used to treat cutaneous lymphoma, other skin conditions)
Psorcon E (diflorasone diacetate cream 0.05% by Dermik Labs)
PSP (progressive incline protocol treadmill test)
PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy)
PSSD procedure (peripheral specified sensory device)
psychothymic (bipolar disorder that moves rapidly between depression and mania
through the day)
psyllium or psyllium husk or fiber (500 mg oral capsules OTC)
PTE (parathyroid extract, given for blood pressure control in infants)
P-TEN (gene testing tumor suppressor from human chromosome 10q23)
PTER (percutaneous transluminal endomyocardial revascularization)
ptero mite (type of dust mite tested for in allergy testing)
PTF staining (see also TPF, immunohistochemistry TOTO-3, immunofluorescence, BrDNA, demonstrate tissue necrosis on pathology of tumor biopsy)
PT Graphix Intermediate wire by PT Grafix (by Boston Scientific)
PTK/ZK VEGF, VEGF-R, bFGF (vascular endothelial receptor antagonist, growth factor,
basic fibroblast)
PTK/ZK (for lung cancer, phase III clinical trials)
PTM (periodontal tissue monitor)
PTMR (percutaneous transluminal myocardial revascularization)
PT MS and LS wires (arterial access)
PTPN11 and PTPN11/SHP 2 (protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 11; SH:
src-homology domain germ line mutation, Noonan syndrome, solid tumors, and adult
myelogenous leukemia, may have KRAS oncogene, and SOS1 mutation)
PTS CardioChek device (tests glucose, lipids cholesterol)
PUBS (percutaneous umbilical blood sampling)
Puddu osteotomy system (pronounced "poo-doo" by Arthrex)
Pudenz® reservoir (catheter and flushing valve for VP shunt by Heyer-Schulte)
Pudenz-Schulte Delta (valved shunt by Heyer-Schulte)
pulled-in-two syndrome (ophthalmological surgery term)
Pullularia mold
Pulmari (oral suspension for cough)
Pulmicort® Respules™ (budesonide inhalation suspension)
Pulmicort Turbuhaler® (budesonide inhalation powder)
Pulminiq (cyclosporine inhalationi solution by Chiron Corp. for chronic lung transplant
rejection)
Pulmios inhaler (treatment of pulmonary hypertension)
Pulmocare (nutritional supplement)
PulmoMate nebulizers for asthma from american Allergy (Duraneb compressor)
pulmonary banding (deband, debanded, debanding of pulmonary artery for VSD,
primarily in infants)
pulmoplegia (paralysis of the lungs, similar to cardioplegia, only for lung transplantation)
Pulmozyme (dornase alpha inhalation solution)
pulp abscess (abscess of the tissues of the pulp of a finger; see also felon)
Pulsar CO2 laser system
Pulsar Max II 1180 SR and 1181 SR pacemaker system (separate dual-chamber EKGs
for a record of both atrial and ventricular heart rhythms by Guidant)
pulsatile catheter (PUCA pump, in VAD, catheter position verified by readings rather
than x-ray)
pulsatile stockings (to prevent DVT after surgery, such as SCDs, s/l “scuds”)
pulsating bi-ventricular device (implanted into chest to replace patient's left and right
ventricles, temporary, Syncardia Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ)
PulseMaster Nd:YAG laser
PulsePak
Pulse*Spray® injector
pulse spray thrombolysis (heparinized saline)
pulse steroid (treatment for graft versus host disease and other disorders, aka pulsed
but pulse is preferred)
PulStar compression device for DVT prophylaxis
pulvinar (fibrofatty debris found in a joint)
Pump-Vac III
Punctur-Guard® Revolution safety needle holder
Punctur-Guard® Winged Set
PureFix(TM0 HA hip system by Euroceram
PurePly compression dressing
PureVision (contact lens by Bausch & Lomb)
Puri-Clens® (wound cleanser by Coloplast)
Purlytin (tin ethyl etiopurpurin [SnET2] for age-related macular degeneration)
Puros Accugraft and Puros Allograft by Tutogen Medical, Inc.
purple top blood specimen (vial colors meaning different lab tests, blue, red, etc.)
Pushita glucose detector
push enteroscopy (push technique enteroscope/enteroscopy)
PUVA therapy (bexarotene and psoralen plus ultraviolet A)
PVAC (injectable immunotherapeutic agent for psoriasis)
PVL (portable vascular lab)
PVP (photoselective vaporization of prostate)
PW 2101 (Penvest Pharm Co. for hypertension and angina)
PWI (perfusion-weighted imaging)
Pylera (formerly Helizide, biskalcitrate psodium, metronidazole, and tetracycline
capsules by Axcan Pharma, Inc. for eradicating H. pylori)
Pylon intramedullary nail system
Pylori-Chek test system
PyloriProbe
PyloriTek test strips for Helicobacter pylori
Pyrametrix® and Pyrametrix Plus (spinal system by Medtronic)
Pyramid plate (by Medtronic)
pyramidal tip trocar
Pyrenees™ (tectonic cervical plate system by K2M)
Pyrilinks-D bone assay
pyrocarbon saddle finger implant (for CMC joint by Ascension)
pyroglyphid mite (type of dust mite tested for in allergy testing)
Pytest® (C-14 urea)
Pytest® (for H. pylori, can be done at home)
**Q
(q13;q32) translocation, also t(11;14) translocation in mantle cell lymphoma
Q 103 needle management system
Q-Bid-DM (Sustained Release, guaifenesin 30 mg, dextromethorphan 600 mg)
QDose (inhaled insulin)
Q-Dryl A/F (OTC allergy medication)
qEEG (quantitative EEG for cognitive functioning)
Q fever (acute or chronic infection with fever that persists longer than 6 months,
sometimes complicated by endocarditis)
QGS (quantitative gated method of calculating ejection fraction on gated SPECT
imaging of heart)
qi gong (pronounced “chee-kung” homeopathic Chinese therapy for breast CA and other
illnesses)
Q-LAS 10 YAG laser
QLT PhotoTherapeutics, Inc. (Mfg)
QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary)
Q-Med Laboratories
QoLITY study
Qp:Qs flow ratio (this ratio given in cardiac cath type procedures, see Stedman's
Cardiovascular words)
QRS Diagnostic, LLC
QRS (Quantronic Resonance pulsating magnetic field)
QSAC™ (bone components by Biomet)
Q-TRACTOR and Q-IMPLANT (callus distraction for heightening alveolar bone)
quad helix (palatal expander for cleft palate patients)
Quadracoil® (ureteral stent by Circon Surgitek)
Quadramet (Samarium Sm 153 Lexidronam Injection pain mets CA)
quadrangular resection of P2 with sliding leaflet plasty
QuadrAspheric™ (fundus contact lens by Volk, Mentor, OH)
quadratic phase coupling (pattern on EEG, time variant)
Quadrimix (Trimix plus atropine for Peyronie disease, by injection)
QualiCode Borrelia (burgdorferi IgG and IgM Western blot kits)
qualitative mapping of Barrett metaplasia
QUANTA Lite ANA ELISA test kit by INOVA Diagnostics, Inc., San Diego
QuantaSure(TM) (hepatic lab test)
Quanterra trademark of some herbal drugs
QuantiFERON (test for latent TB, alternative to skin test by Cellestis Ltd.)
QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube, QFT testing by Cellistis for TB)
Quantifiler(R) Duo (DNA quantification kit enables forensic labs to more quickly enerate
DNA evidence by Applied Biosystems)
Quantison (ultrasound contrast agent)
Quantum 2000 (electrosurgical generator by Wallach Surgical Devices, Inc., Orange,
CT)
Quantum PSV (positive support ventilator)
Quantum-SR device for FotoFacial
Quartet system
Quatroloc (femoral system by Whiteside)
Quattro mitral valve
Queen’s Square (electronic stimulator)
QuestDirect (offers diagnostic screening tests for cholesterol, osteoporosis risk, etc. for
$20-25)
Quest ImmunoCAP™ specific IgE blood test for allergies
Quest medical tape (for sutures by Quest Medical, Inc.)
Quest MPS® (myocardial protection system)
QuesTests (trademarked name of tests offered by QuestDirect)
Questran Light (cholestyramine)
Questus Leading Edge grasper cutter/sheathed knives
QuickCat™ catheter (aspiration catheter for removal of fresh soft emboli from vessels by
Kensey Nash)
QuickClip 2 (endoscopic clip by Olympus)
Quick Connect System™ (by AMS, Sutureless Window for urethral bone suture
fastening, American Medical Systems, Minnetonka, MN)
Quick Connect Sutureless Window (by AMS for bladder procedures, straight, curved,
and right-angle connectors for tubing)
Quick-Core biopsy needle
Quick-Cross® catheter (by Spectranetics)
QuickDop™ (probe (by ImexLab)
QuickDraw venous cannula
QuickDraw (bone harvester by VQ OrthoCare)
Quick-Fit™ (ankle-foot wrap by Smith & Nephew)
QuickFlex(TM) (St. Jude pacemaker lead)
Quick Fuel™ (carbohydrate formula, protein powder by GNC, OTC)
Quick Look™ II (pacing system by Medtronic)
QuickScreen at-home drug test
QuickSeal (Therus femoral arterial closure device by Abbott Vascular)
QuickSilver guidewire (by QuickSilver Instruments, Terumo 0.012)
QuickSite LV lead (by St. Jude Medical)
QuickSite 1056T (bipolar left heart pacing lead, unique S-shaped distal tip)
Quick Tack device (for periosteal fixation without sutures used with Carticel knee
implant)
QuickVue® (one-step hCG-Combo serum and urine)
QuickVue(® (one-step H. pylori test by Quidel Corp.)
QuickVue® (one-step influenza test by Quidel Corp.)
QuickVue® Influenza (A and B test by Quidel Corp.)
Quick Cross wire (0.18 inch by Spectranetics Corp.)
Quigley Pharma Nasal formula (for flu by Retroscreen Virology, Ltd.)
Quikheel™ lancet (by Hypoguard, USA, Minneapolis, MN)
Quik-Stitch™ (endoscopic suturing system by PARE Surgical, Inc.)
Quilimmune-M (investigational vaccine for malaria)
Quilimmune-P (investigational vaccine Pneumococcus)
Quilty type A transplant rejection (classification of rejection)
quinacrine (compassionate use trial for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease)
quinapril HCl tablets (Par Pharm, Accupril Accuretic, for heart failure, Apotex)
Quintex® (decongestant, OTC)
Quinton-Mahurkar catheter (dual-lumen by Akysys)
Quinton® Synergy (cardiac information management system)
quinupristin/dalfopristin (Synercid)
Quixil fibrin sealant
Quixin (levofloxacin ophthalmic solution, 0.5% bacterial conjunctivitis)
QUS-2 (calcaneal ultrasonometer)
QVAR® (beclomethasone dipropionate inhaled corticosteroid, CFC-free MDI asthma
treatment for over age 12)
Qwix™ (compression extremity fixation screw by Integra Life Sciences)
Qzyme™ (multiplex BD assay by PCR to identify human cytochrome P450 and Triplex
BD, qPCR by Clontech, NOT to be confused with Q-Zyme, digestive enzyme)
Q-Zyme® (digestive enzyme, OTC)
**R
R1 rapid exchange balloon dilatation catheter by Medtronic
R22X mutation (gene mutation for paragangliomas)
R-568 -- HPT
RA (mid RA, neck veins distended to mid RA, right angle, of the mandible)
Raabe modification with radio-opaque band by Cook
Raaf dual-lumen catheter by Baxter HealthCare
rAAT (recombinant alpha-1 antitrypsin for hereditary emphysema)
RabAvert™ (rabies vaccine by injection only)
rabi (SEE Radii catheter)
rabbit anti-thrombocyte globulin (for treatment of aplastic anemia, and rabbig ATG, rATG, plus CsA (cyclosporine and corticosteroids, and Campath 1H, r-ATG is made by
injecting rabbits with white blood cells)
rabbit ATG ATG/CsA (immunosuppression after transplant)
RACAB (robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass)
Racer™ (renal artery 6 mm x 18 mm stent)
raceway tubing (neonatal circuitry to augment venous return placed operatively during
heart procedure, but the tubing can be left in and “run” periodically to augment venous
return in the NICU - similar to adult tubing but smaller, double head twin roller pumps)
Racz needle (by Epimed, retained products may cause this product to be recalled)
Racz-Finch kit (by Epimed RFK, radiofrequency lesioning needle, curved for precision
partial rhizotomy)
Racz Tun-L-Kath (recalled epidural catheter by Epimed to remove entrapped nerves in
epidural space; also Racz Lec-Tro-Kath recalled)
Rad-57 Rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry™ (noninvasive monitoring, SpMet™,
SpaO2™, by Masimo Corp.)
RAD Airway laryngeal blade
radi (SEE Radii catheter)
Radia Klenz (for radiation dermatitis by Carrington)
radial array echoendoscope (by Olympus 5-20 mHz)
radial keratotomy (RK)
Radiance vitamin (OTC vitamins)
Radiance X™ (microneurosurgical technique using METRx by Medtronic)
Radiancy, Inc.
Radiant Medical, Inc.
Radiant amantadine trial by Radiant Research Chicago (randomized amantadine and
interferon)
Radiesse (calcium hydroxylapatite, dermal filler for wrinkles by BioForm Medical, Inc.)
radioactive plaque therapy (for tumors, melanoma of the eye)
Radii and Radii-T catheter (cardiac catheter)
radiofrequency electrothermal capsular shrinkage of ligaments
radiofrequency energy in percutaneous myocardial revascularization (see RF-PMR)
radiofrequency lesioning for pain control
radiofrequency thermal ablation and triple lesioning using three parallel needles
radiofrequency neuroablation
Radiogardase (insoluble Prussian blue dye for drug testing)
radioisotope stent by IsoStent
RadioLucent wrist fixation system
Radionics GTC depth helmet (2x, Gill-Thomas-Cosman head frame, SGV localizer)
radionuclide ventriculography asssessment of postischemic regional left ventricular
dysfunction
Radi Pressure Wire by Cardiometrics
Radius™ stent by Medtronic
RAE endotracheal tube (nasal, preformed, various mfg., generic)
RAEB-1 and RAEB-2 (refractory anemia with excess blasts, myelodysplastic type
syndrome)
ragged-red fibers (MERRF, myoclonus epilepsy disorder)
Raichem® cholesterol rapid liquid reagent
Raichem® liquid triglycerides GPO [glycerol phosphate oxidase] reagent
Rains stent (frontal sinus stent designed by B. Manrin Rains III, MD. Marketed by Smith
& Nephew Inc.)
Raji immune complex assay (to include C1q aggregated IgG, complement-fixing antigenantibody complexes, Theofilopoulos)
raloxifene hydrochloride (Evista® weight loss and osteoporosis)
RALES (randomized Aldactone evaluation study)
Ralivia (tramadol hydrochloride by Biovail Corp. for moderate to severe pain, 100, 200,
300 mg)
ramelteon (Rozerem, for insomnia 8 mg, FDA approved)
ramoplanin (antineoplastic and MRSA antibiotic)
RAMP™ (cardiac catheter by SJM/Daig)
ramp function (setting on CPAP machine)
RAMP® NT-proBNP Test (diagnosis of CHF by Response Biomedical)
RAMROD™ metal tip push catheter
ramsey-hunt (SEE Ramsay-Hunt)
Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS is characterized by herpetic blisters, neuralgia, pain,
blisters of the face, ears, with or without Bell palsy, caused by HSV)
Rancho Los Amigos (levels of cognitive functioning (used to test agitation, cooperation in
brain injured patients, I-X)
Ranfac cholangiogram (by Ranfac, Inc.)
ranibizumab (see Lucentis drug)
ranitidine hydrochloride (Zantac - GERD)
Rankin scale (functional status of patient from 0-2, good, >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)
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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 <http://www.medscape.com/view-article/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)
**T
T ½ (value given on gastric-emptying study)
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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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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