ICD Therapy. The ICD was developed in the 1970s as a device to detect and automatically terminate ventricular tachyarrhythmias.5,6 Early ICDs were large devices that required a thoracotomy to implant. Improvements in batteries, capacitors, and microprocessors7 have resulted in the rapid evolution of ICD technology.
A designated Roth contribution is a type of elective deferral that employees can make to their 401(k), 403(b) or governmental 457(b) retirement plan.
slush fund(noun) a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials. slush fund(Noun) Money stored for illegal or dishonest purposes. Slush fund. A slush fund, colloquially, is an auxiliary monetary account or a reserve fund. However, in the context of corrupt dealings, such as those by governments or large corporations, a slush fund can have particular connotations of illegality, illegitimacy, or secrecy in regard to the use of this money and the means by which the funds were acquired.