30 matching records for Stretch device.
A portable device designed to be attached to each end of an appropriate portable stretcher for easier and more ergonomic carrying of a patient, typically in areas inaccessible to conventional ambulance stretchers. It is usually designed to be attached to a ...
A device designed to be installed within an ambulance to facilitate the manual docking and locking of an ambulance stretcher to an ambulance, and secure the stretcher during transportation. It consists of a docking point(s) that may include a manual lifting...
A manual device in the form of a portable lightweight platform or sheet with handles on which a patient can be carried in an emergency from an area inaccessible to a conventional ambulance stretcher. It may be designed as a folding stretcher, rescue backet,...
A large, flat, cushion or pad with a strong cover filled with a resilient material (e.g., foam rubber) designed to be used on a stretcher to provide patient comfort whilst they lie upon it. It is much thinner than a bed mattress and is placed on top of, and...
A full-body exercise apparatus designed to improve the range of motion around the joints by stretching the major muscle groups in the body using bars. It may consist of short moveable bars that hang from springs supported by a metal frame installed on a hor...
A device intended to be affixed to a stretcher and designed to provide a platform or holder for emergency equipment/devices during treatment.
A battery-powered, hydraulically-operated device designed to be installed within an ambulance to support the loading and unloading of an ambulance stretcher, to improve the safety and ease of patient transfer to and from the ambulance. It is typically a sem...
A manually-operated device designed as a wheeled stretcher with a platform made for a person with a disability in a lying position to transport themselves around. It has a flat top surface upon which the user lies on their stomach and four wheels. It is ava...
A device intended to be affixed to a stretcher and designed to provide a platform, board, holder or mount for emergency equipment/devices (e.g., oxygen tank, intravenous fluid delivery bag, infant life support system) during treatment or transport of the pa...
A collection of devices intended to be operated by a patient at home to stretch the foreskin of the penis to treat phimosis (tightening of the foreskin) or to preferentially develop a looser foreskin. It typically consists of a balloon assembly, an inflator...
A device intended to be affixed to a stretcher and designed to provide a platform or holder for emergency equipment/devices during treatment.
A flat, stiff device intended to be placed under a patient (the patient is usually strapped to this device) to ensure spinal immobilization when a spinal injury is suspected. This device is often used in combination with a head/neck immobilizing device that...
A preformed patient-contact device (e.g., cushion, pad, bolster, wedge, elevation pillow) designed to be placed freely on a flat surface (e.g., operating table, stretcher) to position and stabilize a patient or body part typically in preparation for and dur...
A preformed patient-contact device (e.g., cushion, pad, bolster, wedge, elevation pillow) designed to be placed freely on a flat surface (e.g., operating table, stretcher) to position and stabilize a patient or body part typically in preparation for and dur...
A device designed to be placed on a flat surface (e.g., operating/examination table, stretcher) to support and stabilize the head of a recumbent patient, typically in preparation for and during many types of medical procedures or examinations; it is not att...
A sterile device designed to apply continuous tension to an area of skin to stretch it to achieve a surplus of full thickness skin and subcutaneous tissue for the closure of a wound where the margins are too far apart for suturing, or prior to the surgical ...
A device designed to be placed on a flat surface (e.g., operating/examination table, stretcher) to support and stabilize the head of a recumbent patient, typically in preparation for and during many types of medical procedures or examinations; it is not att...
A rigid or non-rigid device, usually made of fabric and/or plastic materials, used to temporarily render the head/neck of a patient immovable to ensure immobilization when a head and/or spinal injury is suspected. It is used in conjunction with serious acci...
A rigid or non-rigid, non-sterile, device usually made of fabric and/or plastic materials, used to temporarily render the head/neck of a patient immovable to ensure immobilization when a head and/or spinal injury is suspected. It is used in conjunction with...
A rigid or non-rigid device, usually made of fabric and/or plastic materials, used to temporarily render the head/neck of a patient immovable to ensure immobilization when a head and/or spinal injury is suspected. It is used in conjunction with serious acci...
A non-sterile stretchable piece of fabric material intended to provide pressure for haemostasis to a punctured site on a patient having undergone femoral artery catheterization. It can be used as an alternative to direct hand pressure. This device may be T-...
A rigid or non-rigid device, usually made of fabric and/or plastic materials, used to temporarily render the head/neck of a patient immovable to ensure immobilization when a head and/or spinal injury is suspected. It is used in conjunction with serious acci...
A stretchable piece of fabric material intended to provide pressure for haemostasis to a punctured site on a patient having undergone femoral artery catheterization. It can be used as an alternative to direct hand pressure. This device may be T-shaped and c...
A prefabricated device intended to be used in the mouth during a prescribed period of time to stretch apart the oral opening to prevent and/or treat microstomia, typically acquired from facial burns, radiation treatment or surgical scarring. Also referred t...
A self-retaining, ophthalmic surgical instrument intended to be used to retract the eyelids during an opthalmologic examination or procedure. It is typically composed of two arms joined at a pivot point and that terminate in blunt tips; the arms can be expa...
A hand-held surgical instrument inserted into a nostril and manually expanded to maximally open the nostril by stretching the tissue around the nasal orifice, allowing access for examination or ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgical intervention. The device is made...
A firm rod-like instrument designed to mechanically enlarge the vagina during examination, treatment, and/or during surgical procedures. It can also be inserted into the vagina and worn for prescribed periods to maintain vaginal patency after surgery (e.g.,...
A surgical instrument used for stretching or enlarging the fascial tissue covering a cavity, tract, or opening typically prior to the introduction of a catheter during an invasive diagnostic or interventional procedure (e.g., femoral artery catheterization)...
A device in the form of a long length of stretchable, absorbent, woven material (e.g., cotton, cellulose), wound into a roll or folded, and typically designed for a variety of applications (non-dedicated) such as a primary wound dressing, dressing retention...
A mains electricity (AC-powered) assembly of devices used to transfer a supine patient, typically from his/her bed or transport stretcher to an operating table or vice versa. It is usually installed in large operating room (OR) complexes and serves as a slu...