This table shows other names of some eligible medical equipment. This is not a full list of alternative names for eligible equipment.
| Equipment | Alternative names |
|---|---|
| Airbed vibrator | Alternating pressurised air mattress Alternating air mattress Alternating pressure mattress |
| Home dialysis machine | Home dialysis Machine assisted peritoneal dialysis equipment (cycler or heater) Kidney dialysis machine Intermittent peritoneal dialysis machine Haemodialysis machine Peritoneal-dialysis machine |
| Home parenteral or enteral feeding device | Total parenteral nutrition pump Feeding pump Enteral feeding pump Formerly known as kangaroo pump |
| Heart pump | External heart pump |
| Nebuliser - used daily | Nebuliser - used every day |
| Oxygen concentrator | Child concentrator Standard capacity (adult) High capacity 'New Life Intensity' (adult) OXCP (combination oxygen concentrator and chronic positive pressure and airways regulator) |
| Positive airways pressure device | Continuous Positive Airways Pressure regulator (CPAP) Chronic positive pressure and airways regulator Intermittent Positive Airways Pressure device (IPAP) APAP - automatic adjustment of the degree of positive pressure Bi-Valve, combines the specifications of a positive airways pressure and of a respirator. |
| Home respirator | Iron lung |
| Home ventilator | Formerly known as respirator VPAP or BPAP only |
This is not an exhaustive list of alternative names for eligible equipment.