Balloon Inflation Devices are used to inflate and deflate an angioplasty balloon or other interventional devices.

Blood Gas Capillary Tubes are used for traditional blood gas analysis and as a transfer device for PKU & POC testing. Blood gas capillary tubes are ideal for analyzers that support tests for multiple analytes in addition to traditional blood gas tests.

Bladder cancer tests require the patient to submerge a test strip in urine and test results are indicated by color changes on the strip.

Bronchial blockers are useful for providing one-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery. Bronchial blockers are used for attempting lung isolation in patients with tracheal bronchus. A blocker is a balloon on a suction catheter and is placed under direct or fibreoptic vision into the bronchus. These blockers allow continued inflation of one lobe of the operated lung and allow right upper lobe ventilation when the operation is on the lower lobe.

Bispectral Index Monitoring allows faster emergence and improved recovery from propofol, alfentanil and nitrous oxide anesthesia. It allows an improved titration of hypnotic agent requirement.

Birth Control is known as contraception, is designed to prevent pregnancy. Birth control methods include blocking sperm from getting to the eggs, keeping the womans ovaries from releasing eggs, preventing fertilized egg from attaching to the lining of the uterus and sterilization, which permanently prevents a woman from getting pregnant or a man from being able to get a woman pregnant.

Blood Anticoagulants are administered clinically in order to modulate a hypercoagulable state in patients and to prevent thrombosis.

Blood Collection Needle is a safety-engineered multi-sample blood collection needle that offers a simple, effective way to collect blood while reducing the possibility of needlestick injuries. It features a patented safety shield that allows for one-handed activation to cover the needle immediately upon withdrawal from the vein and confirms proper activation with an audible click. A blood collection needle has two ends, one at the front end that is inserted into a patients vein and one at the back end, which transports the blood from the vein through a rubber stopper into a blood tube.

Blood Tubing Sets features medical grade PVC tubing, guarded access ports, which reduce infection risks, male/female lure locks and 100% test for each blood tubing set.

Biphasic defibrillators are deliver shock in two directions, from one paddle to the other, then the current reverses direction. Biphasic waveforms decrese the threshold for successful defibrillation. This means biphasic defibrillators are more effective than monophasic defibrillatos and use less electrical energy to defibrillate or cardiovert. Using less electrical energy results in less postshock myocardial dysfunction and a lower risk of skin burns.

The balloon catheter is usually inserted percutaneously through the femoral artery. These are used for temporary occlusion of large vessels, or to expand vascular prostheses. When a balloon catheter is used to compress plaque within a clogged coronary artery it is referred to as a plain old balloon angioplasty. These are also utilized in the deployment of stents during angioplasty. When the cardiologist subsequently deflates the balloon the stent stays behind in the artery and the balloon catheter can be removed. Stents that are used in conjunction with a balloon catheter are known as balloon expandable stents.

Broviac catheter is a long thin tube, which is inserted into a large vein in the neck. The tip of the tube lies in the heart. It is used to take blood and give chemotherapy and other drugs during treatment for cancer.

Blood pressure monitor is a device, which is used to measure blood pressure. It is usually consists of an inflatable cuff, a measuring unit, a tube to connect the two, and in models that don't inflate automatically an inflation bulb also connected by a tube to the cuff. The inflation bulb contains a one-way valve to prevent inadvertent leak of pressure while there is an adjustable screw valve for the operator to allow the pressure in the system to drop in a controlled manner. It is important to keep blood pressure at a low to medium level as high rates of blood pressure significantly increase the risk of heart disease or failure, strokes and diabetes.

Bipolar forceps are intended for use in general surgical procedures. It is connected through a suitable bipolar cable with the bipolar output of an electro surgical generator. Coagulation is achieved using electro surgical energy generated by the electro surgical generator unit and activated by a footswitch. It is designed to grasp, manipulate, and coagulate selected tissue.

Bifocal lens is an uncoated, plastic lens that corrects both for distance and near vision in individuals with presbyopia. The top of the lens corrects for distance vision. In the lower part of the lens, there is a visible semicircle ground into the lens that corrects for near vision.

Bandage contact lenses are frequently used in the setting of such LASIK postoperative complications as large epithelial defects, poor flap adherence, flap displacement, and free caps. It promotes corneal epithelial healing and can improve patient comfort. It also reduces flap movement secondary to eyelid excursions, thus theoretically reducing the development of flap wrinkles, flap displacement, and flap loss. It also introduces a potential for flap slippage at the time of removal, and a potential for tight lens syndrome.