Medical device

Medical devices that were used for surgery in ancient Rome.

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. 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.

Section 201(h) of the USA's Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C) Act 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 is designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions.

Pictures of medical devices

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  stethoscope
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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.

Related Pages

• Media related to Medical devices at Wikimedia Commons
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• Instruments used in obstetrics and gynecology
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• 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