Medical device
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A medical device is any device intended to be used in the health care.
Discovery of what would be considered a medical device by modern standards dates as far back as c. 7000 BC in Baluchistan where Neolithic dentists used flint-tipped drills and bowstrings.[1] Study of archeology and Roman medical literature also indicate that many types of medical devices were in widespread use during the time of ancient Rome.[2]
Section 201(h) of the USA's Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C) Act[3] defines a device as an "instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, including a component part, or accessory which is:
Medical equipment change
Medical equipment[4] is designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions.
Pictures of medical devices change
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Infusion pump
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Artificial pacemaker
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Curette in sterile pouch.
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Spinal boards wait to be used at the York Region EMS logistics headquarters in Ontario.
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Bags of medical supplies and defibrillators at the York Region EMS Logistics Headquarters in Ontario, Canada.
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- Media related to Medical devices at Wikimedia Commons
- Health technology
- Home medical equipment
- Assistive technology
- Instruments used in general medicine
- Instruments used in obstetrics and gynecology
- Medical grade silicone
- Durable medical equipment
- Clinical engineer
- Medical logistics
- Safety engineer
- Pharmacopoeia (en)
- List of common EMC test standards
- ISO 10993 (en) - Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices.
- Electromagnetic compatibility
- Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF) (en)
- Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
References change
- ↑ "Stone age man used dentist drill". 6 April 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Surgical Instruments from Ancient Rome". University of Virginia Claude Moore Health Services Library. 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Is The Product A Medical Device?". U.S. Food & Drug Administration. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ↑ "ar·ma·men·tar·i·um". www.thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 14 November 2013.