Medical device

A medical device is any device intended to be used in the health care.

Medical devices that were used for surgery in ancient Rome.

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

Medical equipment

Medical equipment[4] is designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions.

Pictures of medical devices
  • stethoscope
    stethoscope
  • Infusion pump
    Infusion pump
  • Artificial pacemaker
    Artificial pacemaker
  • Curette in sterile pouch.
    Curette in sterile pouch.
  • Spoon-shaped curette
    Spoon-shaped curette
  • Spinal boards wait to be used at the York Region EMS logistics headquarters in Ontario.
    Spinal boards wait to be used at the York Region EMS logistics headquarters in Ontario.
  • Bags of medical supplies and defibrillators at the York Region EMS Logistics Headquarters in Ontario, Canada.
    Bags of medical supplies and defibrillators at the York Region EMS Logistics Headquarters in Ontario, Canada.
  • Anoscope, proctoscope and rectoscope
    Anoscope, proctoscope and rectoscope

References
  1. "Stone age man used dentist drill". 6 April 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "Surgical Instruments from Ancient Rome". University of Virginia Claude Moore Health Services Library. 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. "Is The Product A Medical Device?". U.S. Food & Drug Administration. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. "ar·ma·men·tar·i·um". www.thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
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