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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)

Microscalpel

  • Known by 22nd century (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)
  • Presumably hand-wielded cutting implement used for microsurgery (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)

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