Definition of insufflator in English:
insufflator
noun ˈɪnsəfleɪtəˈɪnsəˌfleɪdər
1A device for blowing powder on to a surface in order to make fingerprints visible.
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm sure you'd be horribly disappointed if they didn't clutter this room up with insufflators and tripods and what not.
2An instrument for medical insufflation.
Example sentencesExamples
- The laparoscopic system required during surgery includes a television monitor, computer chip camera, light source, insufflator, pressure monitor, and video recording equipment.
- At Sarasota Memorial, the robot is as common to a general surgery laparoscopy as the insufflator or electro-surgical unit.
- The surgeon deflates the abdomen by turning off the insufflator, opening the trocar ports, and suctioning the abdominal cavity.
- Insufflator pressures should be monitored throughout the procedure, and the insufflator tubing should be disconnected from the trocar cannula before personnel deactivate the insufflator.
- When a rapid insufflator failed to deliver adequate gas volumes, the RNFA identified the problem, contacted the appropriate vendor, and quickly arranged for loaned equipment until the device could be repaired.
Definition of insufflator in US English:
insufflator
nounˈɪnsəˌfleɪdərˈinsəˌflādər
1A device for blowing powder on to a surface in order to make fingerprints visible.
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm sure you'd be horribly disappointed if they didn't clutter this room up with insufflators and tripods and what not.
2An instrument for medical insufflation.
Example sentencesExamples
- When a rapid insufflator failed to deliver adequate gas volumes, the RNFA identified the problem, contacted the appropriate vendor, and quickly arranged for loaned equipment until the device could be repaired.
- At Sarasota Memorial, the robot is as common to a general surgery laparoscopy as the insufflator or electro-surgical unit.
- Insufflator pressures should be monitored throughout the procedure, and the insufflator tubing should be disconnected from the trocar cannula before personnel deactivate the insufflator.
- The laparoscopic system required during surgery includes a television monitor, computer chip camera, light source, insufflator, pressure monitor, and video recording equipment.
- The surgeon deflates the abdomen by turning off the insufflator, opening the trocar ports, and suctioning the abdominal cavity.