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A Bioregenerative Field is an energy field used to accelerate cellular growth. It temporarily confers the advantage of Regeneration on the patient. A sterilite unit is typically used during this procedure to keep infection from being multiplied by the Bioregenerative Field.  

Device used to assess a patientâ⿬⿢s level of consciousness. Commonly used when administering anesthetic agents during surgery, or in the management of patients with altered central nervous system (CNS) function.

A handheld device with two portable probes capable of providing a measured polarization force throughout the body, used for cardiac resuscitation. This device does not damage the skin.

The EMH came into being in the late 2360s as a stop gap measure for medical officers to fall back on in the event of MASCAS (mass cauasality) situations or in the event that the CMO was incapacitated. The current EMH, the Mark IV, is a fully configurable program. The holographic projection can be altered to the need of the CMO or to the appearance the CMO wishes. Currently, most if not all Federation starships are equipped with an EMH and sport the EHM holographic projectors in the critical areas of the ship.

Test that provides detailed information about a patientâ⿬⿢s central nervous system function. (20th-century equivalent: MRI or PET scan.)

This device "jumpstarts" the Central Nervous System of patients who has suffered some form of neuro-synaptic failure. This is particularly useful to treat a patient who has suffered CNS shock from the higher settings of a Phaser.  

Artificial eye used to replace a damaged or nonfunctional natural eye. The ocular implant consists of three major components - a variable-focus anterior segment, a thin sheet of photoreceptors, and an optic nerve implant - contained within a plastic scleral shell. The anterior segment replaces the natural cornea and lens, and is filled with an optically clear mimetic gel that allows accommodation (change in focus for near and distance vision). The photoreceptor layer can be customized for the patient's needs; a standard unit receives impulses through the visible light spectrum, although infrared and ultraviolet capability is available. Ocular implants offer a range of vision similar to that of a natural eye, offer full range of motion via myoneural connection to the existing extraocular muscles, and are cosmetically identical to the original.

Many of the older methods work best. Along with the dermal regenerator, a simple application of Pseudocutanâ⿿¢ applies a dressing that allows most wounds to heal naturally. Pseudocutan dressings are absorbed into the body, and if the body rejects the dressing, antibodies break down the dressing rapidly to biodegradable matter. Dressings are used in emergencies (a roll of Pseudocutan is included in the Medical Trauma Kit) and for wounds which do not require dermal regeneration.

Acronym for Visual Instrument/Sensory Organ Replacement. The VISOR is a device worn over the eyes that allows a profoundly blind patient to see by direct stimulation of the optic tract, bypassing damaged structures further forward. Typically VISORs are used with patients with various forms of retinopathy, optic neuropathy or cortical blindness. The system works by means of a pair of neural implants that connect to the optic chiasm (the nerve plexus in the brain that coordinates impulses from the optic nerves and sends them to the occipital lobe for visual processing). The VISOR receives input from the visible light spectrum as well as the ultraviolet and infrared regions. (Note that a normally-sighted patient cannot "borrow" a blind patient's VISOR to give himself super vision; the VISOR's output looks like a random display of colors to the normal eye.) VISORs are not often used in modern practice; the current standard of care is to replace the damaged eye(s) with an ocular implant, a bioengineered artificial eye.