''See also the main articles: Implant , Artificial Limb s, Corrective Lenses , Cochlear Implant s, Dental Implant s, Prosthetic s ( Ocular , Facial )''
There are several basic types:
- Diagnostic equipment includes Medical Imaging machines, used to aid in diagnosis. Examples are Ultrasound and MRI machines, PET and CT scanners, and X-ray Machine s.
- Therapeutic equipment includes Infusion Pump s, medical Laser s and LASIK surgical machines.
- Life Support equipment is used ''maintain'' a patient's bodily function. These include Medical Ventilator s, Heart-lung Machines , ECMO , and Dialysis Machine s.
- Medical Monitors allow medical staff to measure a patient's medical state. Monitors may measure patient vital signs and other parameters including ECG , EEG , Blood Pressure , and Dissolved Gas es in the blood.
- Medical laboratory equipment automates or help analyze Blood , Urine and Gene s.
A Biomedical Equipment Technician or BMET is a vital component of the healthcare delivery system. Employed primarily by hospitals, BMETs are the people responsible for maintaining a facility's medical equipment.
- C. 1280, Spectacles
- 1540, Artificial Limb , by Ambroise Pare
- 1630, obstetric Forceps , by Peter Chamberlen
- 1714, Mercury Thermometer , by Gabriel Fahrenheit
- 1775, Bifocal lenses, by Benjamin Franklin
- 1792, Ambulance , by Dominique Jean Larrey
- 1796, Vaccination , by Edward Jenner
- 1816, Stethoscope , by René Laennec
- 1817, Dental Plate , by Anthony Plantson
- 1853, Hypodermic Syringe , by Alexander Wood
- 1887, Contact Lens , by Adolf Fick
- 1895, X-ray , by Wilhelm Röntgen
- 1903, Electrocardiograph , by Willem Einthoven
- 1956, Endoscope , by Basil Hirschowitz
- 1957, Artificial Pacemaker , by C. Walton Lillehei and Earl Bakken
- 1973, CT (CAT) Scan , by Godfrey Hounsfield and Allan Cormack
- 1979, Ultrasound Scan , by Ian Donald
- 1982, Artificial Heart , by Robert Jarvik
;Source: Running Press Cyclopedia, second edition
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