General Star Trek Medical Equipment
| Alpha Wave Inducer | The Alpha Wave Inducer is a device meant to induce sleep in most humanoids. It is not meant to replace natural sleep, and cannot be used frequently. It is an electronic version of an anesthetic. Subject enters a deep dreamless sleep during which surgical procedures can be carried out without causing pain to the subject. |
| Autosuture | An Autosuture is used to close wounds in patients. It has the same function as 20th-century sutures. It is similar to the Anabolic Protoplaser. |
| Bandages | Starfleet's Medical department has a wide variety of bandage options. Simple bandages made of sterile, inert materials that do not bind with clotting wounds are common. Dermapatch is available in a spray applicator, or in larger pre-formed pieces. |
| Battlefield Trauma Kit | Small packet of medical supplies used to dress wounds in the field. |
| Biobed | This is an orthopedically-designed hospital bed which has an array of biofunction sensors that monitor all bodily systems. The bed is raised to allow the doctor to comfortably examine the patient. It has a graphic display at the head which gives the patient's current status. Restraining fields are available on some models. |
| Bioimplant | Artificial organic material that can be surgically implanted into a person's body to replace damaged tissue. |
| Bioregenerative Field | 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. |
| Blood-gas Infuser | Medical instrument used to stabilize oxygen levels of a patient in respiratory distress. |
| Cardiostimulators | This is a defibrillator that can also restart a stopped heart. Unlike current defibrillators, this device will not damage surface tissues. |
| Cortical Stimulator | The Cortical Stimulator provides a method of resuscitation for patients. It is particularly effective for head injuries and comatose patients. It is an electronic version of Tricordrazine. |
| Cortical Monitor | A device worn by the patient to monitor his brain activity at all times |
| Delta Wave Inducer | Medical instrument used to induce sleep. |
| Dermal Regenerator | Starfleet medical instrument used to repair damaged epidermal tissue. |
| Dermoplastic graft | Bandage-like wrappings used to help 7 of 9's regeneration process |
| Detronal Scanner | Medical instrument used to read and encode the DNA patterns of living tissue. |
| Drechtal Beam | Surgical device used to sever neural connections. |
| lectron Resonance Scanner | Medical imaging device. |
| Exoscalpel |
An electronic relative of a 20th-century scalpel. It is escentially an electronic knife. |
| Genetronic Replicator | An experimental medical device used to stimulate the genetic code of an individual into growing whatever types of cells are needed by the patients. It temporarily confers the advantage of Instant Regeneration on patients. |
| Hypospray |
The Hypospray is a hand-held device used for subcutaneous and intravenous
administration of carefully-controlled dosages of medication on a subject.
The Hypospray injects the subject by use of a pinpoint, high-pressure,
low-volume, microscopic, aerosuspension stream. It allows medication to be
given through the skin or clothing without mechanical penetration. It takes
one second to remove and one to replace a medicine vial. The air cartridge is good for 100 injections. It takes one second to remove and one second to replace the air cartridge. Weight is 1/2 lb. |
| Hypo-syringe | A medical instrument similar in look and use to a hypospray |
| Isomolecular Scanner | Advanced medical diagnostic device. |
| Isotropic Restraint | Medical force field used to hold a patient totally immobile. |
| Microtome | An electronic instrument used to cut very thin sections of organic tissue for microscopic examinations. Useful to acquire samples of diseased tissue for medical analysis. It is essentially the same as 20th-century Microtome. |
| Motor Assist Bands | An electronic strap attached to damaged limbs of patients which increase the neurological impulses provided by the patient to the damaged limb. Useful for rehabilitation. |
| Nanosurgeons |
A suspension of nanotechnological assemblies that are typically used to
survey cellular genetic damage and effect repairs. They report to, and are
monitored by, the attending physician. Nanosurgeons are useful to repair additional damage that drugs (for example) cannot affect. |
| Neural Calipers | Medical instrument used in surgical procedures. |
| Neural Stimulators | An instrument used to stimulate the Central Nervous System of a patient. They are frequently used to help in attempts to revive unconscious and/or comatose patients. |
| Neural Transducer | Medical devices that provide the same function as the Motor Assist Bands above, but are temporarily and/or permanently implanted in patients to increase transmission of neural impulses from the brain to whatever area of the body the Transducers are attached to. They are frequently used for spinal cord damage patients. |
| Neurolink | Allows a healthy "donor" to take over autonomic functions for a patient suffering from brain stem damage. One link is attached to the head of the "donor" and the other on the head of the patient. Upon activation, the autonomic functions of the donor control the patient's heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, etc. |
| Osteotractors | These are medical tractor fields used to set and immobilize a broken bone prior to treatment with a Protoplaser. They act as a temporary cast during treatment. |
| Physiostimulators | Used to increase metabolic functions in patients that show a decrease of those functions. |
| Plasma Infusion Unit |
An instrument used for transfusions of blood, blood plasma, and/or electrolytes into patients that need them. It is used the same way blood transfusions in the 20th-century. The Plasma Infusion Unit also provides filtration of the material to be delivered. |
| Protodynoplaser | A device used to help in patient condition stabilization |
| Psychotricorder | Similar to the standard Tricorder, the Psychotricorder can also be used to record past memories of a patient. Typically it is used to retrieve memories within the last 24 hours. See info on the Medical Tricorder and/or Tricorder for any further info. |
| Pulmonary Support Unit | Emergency cardiopulmonary support unit in use aboard Federation starships. |
| Sickbay Overhead Sensor Cluster | This is a circular arrangement of sensors located above the primary Bio-Bed in sickbay. It augments the sensors of the Bio-Bed, and also provides an emergency containment field to prevent contamination. |
| Somnetic Inducer | A device used to induce sleep. Otherwise similar to the Alpha Wave Induction unit above. |
| Sonic Separator | A device used to separate tissues into very fine bundles. It is primarily used in brain operations, but is also useful in other areas of the body which have very small or very delicate parts. |
| Stasis Field Generator | This device is used in emergencies when a patient cannot be stabilized and requires treatment that is not immediately available. It significantly slows all biological activity within the perimeter of the field, placing the patient in a sort of suspended animation. The patient will not be aware of any passage of time while under the influence of a stasis unit, since the biochemical activity of the patient's brain is effectively halted. |
| Styrolite |
Clear plastic like material used for biologic quarantine of potentially hazardous life forms. |
| Surgical Support Frame | Surgical Support Frames attach to Bio-Beds providing aid and assistance during surgery and emergency life support. Littered with biosensors, the SSF has a large display of the surgical area. |
| Tissue Mitigator | Medical instrument used in surgical procedures. |