cardioverter

noun

car·dio·ver·ter | \ ˈkär-dē-ō-ˌvər-tər

Definition of cardioverter

: a medical device for the administration of an electric shock in cardioversion The cardioverter, which is fully automatic, weighs but 90 g and is inserted like a permanent pacemaker.— John Maurice The silver-colored, pager-size device, called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, can speed up a slow heart and slow a racing heartbeat.— Susan Page

Examples of cardioverter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And his invention of the direct-current defibrillator, also known as the cardioverter, in 1962 has saved countless lives. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "Bernard Lown, doctor at the vanguard of cardiac care, antiwar activist who shared Nobel Peace Prize, dies at 99," 16 Feb. 2021 The Lown device, called a cardioverter, used direct current and precise timing to avoid the danger points. — New York Times, "Bernard Lown, Inventive Heart Doctor and Antiwar Activist, Dies at 99," 16 Feb. 2021 Skylar has a heart condition called polymorphic arrhythmia and has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator that ended her scientific scuba-diving career. — Skylar Bayer, Scientific American, "Why Our Disabilities Make Us Better Scientists despite the Odds against Us," 12 Sep. 2019 In 2007 he was given an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). — The Economist, "Hugo Campos has waged a decade-long battle for access to his heart implant," 12 Sep. 2019 As for his health, Fletcher recently had a cardioverter-defibrillator implanted in his heart. — Lauren Saria, azcentral, "2 years after a coma, this Phoenix chef is back and making the burgers of his dreams," 3 July 2019 As for his health, Fletcher recently had a cardioverter-defibrillator implanted in his heart. — Lauren Saria, azcentral, "2 years after a coma, this Phoenix chef is back and making the burgers of his dreams," 3 July 2019 His implantable cardioverter defibrillator, designed to detect and treat ventricular tachycardia, was checked. — David Becker, Philly.com, "Medical mystery: A shocking heart ailment," 14 July 2017 That a quirky, little exhibit of world-class paintings made its way into a tiny art gallery in Aurora, Colorado, has everything to do with the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, "What started with a defibrillator has somehow ended up as a must-see art display in Aurora," 16 Apr. 2017

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