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Instrument/Device/Equipment:
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LMA (laryngeal mask airway)—Flexible
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Description: suitable for head
and neck procedures; airway tube may be positioned away from surgical field
without loss of seal; wire-reinforced tube resists kinking and cuff dislodgment;
available in three pediatric and three adult sizes
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LMA (laryngeal mask airway)—ProSeal
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Description: improves the
laryngeal seal without increasing mucosal pressures; separates the respiratory
and alimentary tracts; provides higher airway seal pressures for use with
positive pressure ventilation (PPV)
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NobelPerfect dental implant
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Description: unique, anatomically
designed implant for esthetically demanding areas; scalloped implant design
combines esthetics with biology in 3-dimensional osseous ridge
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Olfactometer OM2S stimulus apparatus
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Description: allows application
of chemical stimuli without concomitant stimulation of mechanoreceptors or
thermoreceptors
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OnePort trocar
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Description: provides the
adaptability of a universal seal; every size and type of trocar for any
procedure, from pediatric to bariatric
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Optec 3500 vision tester
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Description: vision tester controlled
by microprocessor with night/day target illumination, distance/near lens
systems, FACT contrast sensitivity testing, glare luminance tests, stereo
test, phoria test, color test, potential acuity, and Snellen test in true
Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) format, and with remote
control
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Perfect Pupil injector
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Description: injector system to
facilitate the placement of the Perfect Pupil expansion device (which is a small
pupil dilator) through the wound into the viscoelastic-filled anterior
chamber onto the surface of the iris, stainless steel and autoclavable
instrument
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Pillar palatal implant system
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Description: revolutionary new
treatment that can substantially reduce snoring without cutting, burning,
or removing soft palate tissue; three small inserts are placed in the soft
palate to stiffen tissue; permanent; promotes tissue ingrowth and fibrosis;
offers lasting effect; designed to be a one-time placement; takes effect
within 2-4 weeks; completely reversible
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mening/o meninges
myc/o fungus
myel/o spinal cord, bone marrow
my/o muscle
nas/o nose
necr/o death
nephr/o kidneys
neur/o nerve
noct/o night
odont/o teeth
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or/o, stomat/o mouth
orth/o straight
oste/o bone
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