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==Cardiac regulator== | |||
* Analogue to the 20th century pacemaker (SCE Short Story: "Wildfire, Book 2") | |||
* Regulates both cardiac rhythm and blood pressure (SCE Short Story: "Wildfire, Book 2") | |||
==Cortical stimulator== | ==Cortical stimulator== | ||
* Device used to attempt induction of neural tissue through electrical stimulation for patients with low to no brain activity (Various) | * Device used to attempt induction of neural tissue through electrical stimulation for patients with low to no brain activity (Various) | ||
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* Known by 22nd century (ENT Novel: ''Kobayashi Maru'') | * Known by 22nd century (ENT Novel: ''Kobayashi Maru'') | ||
* Presumably used to improve nerve conductivity or functionality (ENT Novel: ''Kobayashi Maru'') | * Presumably used to improve nerve conductivity or functionality (ENT Novel: ''Kobayashi Maru'') | ||
==Hypospray== | |||
* Non-invasive injection device delivering medicine via a burst of compressed air (Various) | |||
* In use by 22nd century (ENT: "Breaking the Ice") | |||
==Laser scalpel== | ==Laser scalpel== |
Revision as of 12:47, 24 January 2020
Cardiac regulator
- Analogue to the 20th century pacemaker (SCE Short Story: "Wildfire, Book 2")
- Regulates both cardiac rhythm and blood pressure (SCE Short Story: "Wildfire, Book 2")
Cortical stimulator
- Device used to attempt induction of neural tissue through electrical stimulation for patients with low to no brain activity (Various)
- In use by 22nd century (ENT: "Observer Effect")
Delta wave inducer
- Sleep aid used to directly produce a state of sleep in a patient in order to aid healing via stimulating the production of delta waves in the brain (DS9: "The Passenger", "Invasive Procedures"; DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Cathedral)
- Mistakenly referred to as an alpha wave inducer in "The Passenger", but alpha waves are associated with wakefulness
Exoscalpel
- High-precision version of a laser scalpel for more precise surgeries (TNG: "Ethics"; VOY: "Message in a Bottle"; DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Cathedral)
Fiber-enhancer
- Known by 22nd century (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)
- Presumably used to improve nerve conductivity or functionality (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)
Hypospray
- Non-invasive injection device delivering medicine via a burst of compressed air (Various)
- In use by 22nd century (ENT: "Breaking the Ice")
Laser scalpel
- Standard laser-based low-precision medical cutting tool (TNG: "The Host"; DS9: "Invasive Procedures", "The Alternate"; VOY: "Dark Frontier", "Imperfection"; TNG Novel: Vendetta)
- Exoscalpel used instead for high precision tools
Microscalpel
- Known by 22nd century (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)
- Presumably hand-wielded cutting implement used for microsurgery (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)
Perscan
- See perscan
Synthetic skin
- Aerosolized organic compound in use by mid-23rd century (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
- When applied to burns or other injuries in which the dermis has been exposed in a limited region, solidifies into an artificial epidermis which accelerates natural healing and protects against infection