Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)

Often referred to as the "heart-lung machine," a circulatory support system that works in place of a patient's heart and lungs, providing blood flow to the whole body during open-heart surgery.

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Industry/Domain: Medical devices
Category: Cardiac supplies
Company: Boston Scientific
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cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)

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scar

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

An area of tissue that has healed after tissue destruction has occurred. It is electrically inactive. Electrically inactive tissue cannot transmit electrical signals.

sensing

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The monitoring function of an implanted pacemaker or defibrillator system that allows the device to detect the heart's natural electrical activity.

sensor

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The part of an implanted system that detects the body's need for a different heart rate. The system uses sensor information to provide the proper heart rate.

septum

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The muscular wall that separates the left and right sides of the heart.

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