Found it! Echelon made by Medical & Scientific
Posted By: MT50 on 2007-10-05
In Reply to: Surgical stapler for sigmoid colectomy - MT50
Subject: Found it! Echelon made by Medical & Scientific
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ContraFlush catheter - made by Boston Scientific Corp.
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I found the Smith and Nephew Echelon hip system on a search. nm
Subject: I found the Smith and Nephew Echelon hip system on a search. nm
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Thanks, must be a made up combination word, as not in any medical book or on onelook and only 195 sm
Subject: Thanks, must be a made up combination word, as not in any medical book or on onelook and only 195 sm
hits on google. Everything I found after you told me that was cytology fixative. Thanks!
I found an Xceed stent made by Abbott
Subject: I found an Xceed stent made by Abbott
Google Xceed stent to get more info
Found a Shea headrest made by Gyrus ENT. sm
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Thanks. Just found it in my Medical Word Book.
Subject: Thanks. Just found it in my Medical Word Book.
I usually never look in there because I can never find anything, but there is was.
echelon
Subject: echelon
Found ophthalmoplegic migraine in Medical Phrase
Subject: Found ophthalmoplegic migraine in Medical Phrase
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Echelon™ 60 ENDOPATH® Stapler? nm
Subject: Echelon™ 60 ENDOPATH® Stapler? nm
I found N-Terface in Stedman's Medical & Surgical Equipment Words.
Subject: I found N-Terface in Stedman's Medical & Surgical Equipment Words.
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Subject: Found Versaport in Vera Pyle Current Medical Terminology. See inside
a trocar system requiring a smaller incision site, reducing risk of hernation and improving cosmetic results. May be he is making up his own word. They do that a lot.
My docs use the Ethicon Echelon stapler frequently. Is this it?
Subject: My docs use the Ethicon Echelon stapler frequently. Is this it?
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Found Omni Flush shape in Vera Pyle's Current Medical Terminology Book
Subject: Found Omni Flush shape in Vera Pyle's Current Medical Terminology Book
Accu-Vu catheter design that allows opacification of the aorta from distal vessels without obscuring the image by superior mesenteric artery filling.
Could it be Shoney Scientific cannula?
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I contacted Boston Scientific
Subject: I contacted Boston Scientific
Their response was "All of the letters would be capitalized when referring to the TAXUS stent." I am OP. There ya go!
FilterWire by Boston Scientific
Subject: FilterWire by Boston Scientific
Do you have a scientific calculator? If not, here's the answer. (sm)
Subject: Do you have a scientific calculator? If not, here's the answer. (sm)
3.12 x 10 x ^3 = 30371.328
Check out Boston Scientific's web site
Subject: Check out Boston Scientific's web site
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Boston Scientific Sentinel stent ? nm
Subject: Boston Scientific Sentinel stent ? nm
10E6 is scientific notation. That oughta be good. nm
Subject: 10E6 is scientific notation. That oughta be good. nm
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Try Biotronik or Boston Scientific balloon catheters
Subject: Try Biotronik or Boston Scientific balloon catheters
Hemashield Dacron graft (Boston Scientific).
Subject: Hemashield Dacron graft (Boston Scientific).
thanks, that's what I did, made it
Subject: thanks, that's what I did, made it
nitro paste.
It just seemed like you also had made
Subject: It just seemed like you also had made
several posts to indicate the possibility this person was testing, which was exactly what you were singling her out for, making too many posts. Maybe she was not sure her post went through. gosh! talk about impatience.
LOL!!! That really made my day, too
Subject: LOL!!! That really made my day, too
Really needed a good laugh today, thanks for that one!! Good Rx for a lot of men I've known...
LOL!!! Made my day!!! nm
Subject: LOL!!! Made my day!!! nm
thank you...u have made my day...I have
Subject: thank you...u have made my day...I have
been at this computer for a long time today, almost done. :0
It is still being made.
Subject: It is still being made.
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Thank you! You made my week...sm
Subject: Thank you! You made my week...sm
I thought I was losing my mind when I heard "beetle nuts." Now that I have this information, I'm writing it down for future reference. We have a lot of Asian patients in this practice and it is probably what he was dictating. That's what I like about this business - you learn something new EVERY day! That's also what's great about our MT boards - MTs willing to help each other continually learn.
another made up word?
Subject: another made up word?
I have a doc that keeps dictating "dermatomy" when referring to skin incision. While this makes logical sense to me, I can't find this in any medical dictionary. Not sure what to put or just flag and bring it to her attention. Any ideas?
I should have made that more clear
Subject: I should have made that more clear
YES, a made up word...sm
Subject: YES, a made up word...sm
Syncope is a real word meaning a temporary loss of consciousness or faint. "Syncopized, syncopial, syncopizing" are NOT words; edit to had syncope, was syncopal or is experiencing syncope, respectively.
valves are often made from
Subject: valves are often made from
porcine (pigs)
typinlike made see the following - TX
Subject: typinlike made see the following - TX
She has sensory loss on the palmar aspect of the ulnar distribution, but not on the dorsum of the hand and she has weakness of the interocities, both the abductor digit minimi and the first dorsal neurosities are weak, not totally so the strength is perhaps 3˝ to 4 over 5, so it is not totally out, but it is weak.
I made a note of this too
Subject: I made a note of this too
I've just learned my something new for today - had never heard of this one, but it's good to know for future reference!
perhaps some made up form of...
Subject: perhaps some made up form of...
rhonchi - a whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partly obstructed --Webster Medical Dictionary online
Probably Harmonic, made by the same (sm)
Subject: Probably Harmonic, made by the same (sm)
company that makes the Harmonic scalpel.
I think it's made up since it can't be documented
Subject: I think it's made up since it can't be documented
but I have heard it before used in that sense.
Thank you. Just wanted to know if it made sense. Had never seen it put quite like that.
Subject: Thank you. Just wanted to know if it made sense. Had never seen it put quite like that.
Thank you so much for the website I made a copy of the ROS.
Subject: Thank you so much for the website I made a copy of the ROS.
maybe "addendum will be made pending..."? nm
Subject: maybe "addendum will be made pending..."? nm
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LOL!!!!!! Made my morning today!!!!
Subject: LOL!!!!!! Made my morning today!!!!
I have had docs say crappy, crummy, and I even had one say "not sure what it looks like" - you never know he could have said Poopy!!!
Thanks for the morning laugh!
Meaning that infection has made its way into
Subject: Meaning that infection has made its way into
the shoulder joint. Sounds right to me.
Doctors and made-up words....
Subject: Doctors and made-up words....
Google search, using "define: emese" brings this up:
"Emese is a feminine Hungarian name that is possibly derived from the Finno-Ugric name eme which means "mother"."
That shows the value of a 20-year education, doesn't it.
No. Whenever a trade name is made into a verb...sm
Subject: No. Whenever a trade name is made into a verb...sm
it loses its capitalization, as in kocherized, steri-stripped, etc.
thanks, i guess he made the "T" silent!
Subject: thanks, i guess he made the "T" silent!
Thanks happy camper! You made me one too :)
Subject: Thanks happy camper! You made me one too :)
I flagged it, because I think he made a mistake.
Subject: I flagged it, because I think he made a mistake.
I think he meant McMurray, but he was clear in NOT saying that. Thanks anyways and I really appreciate that list! Great resource!
Sounds like a made-up word
Subject: Sounds like a made-up word
Sounds like he means small protein in the urine and is just making up his own word, as they frequently do :-)
?rale-y = another made-up word!
Subject: ?rale-y = another made-up word!
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