cardioverter

American  

[kahr-dee-oh-vur-ter] / ˈkɑr di oʊˌvɜr tər /

noun

plural

cardioverters

1. a piece of medical equipment used in restoring the heartbeat by cardioversion.

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Example Sentences

Guidance for integrating risk markers with tools to estimate an individual patient's SCD risk score is recommended to aid in the patient/clinician shared decision-making regarding implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement, incorporating a patient's personal level of risk tolerance and specific treatment goals including quality of life.

From Science Daily

He was hospitalised for five days and was subsequently fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

From BBC

Mr Sexton, from Ockbrook, was rushed to the hospital by ambulance where he underwent a series of tests before being fitted with a plantable cardioverter defibrillator, which will helps keep the heart beating regularly, the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust said.

From BBC

The family has not said what doctors believe caused the episode or whether Johnson has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

From Seattle Times

Although their battery-powered invention was initially dismissed in medical-journal editorials, the implantable cardioverter defibrillator — or ICD — became a powerful tool for monitoring the heart and preventing sudden cardiac arrest, when an abnormal heartbeat short-circuits the heart and causes it to stop beating.

From Washington Post