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    Single-use medical devices include any medical equipment, instrument or apparatus having the ability to only be used once in a hospital or clinic and then...
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  • prior to use. Although first regulated in the U.S., the reprocessing of medical devices, particularly those that are labeled "Single Use Device" (SUDs)...
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    and thus medical devices must be proved safe and effective with reasonable assurance before regulating governments allow marketing of the device in their...
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  • medical devices having substantially similar generic features, can be identified. The following is an example: GMDN Term Name - "Scalpel, single-use"...
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    numerous standards and regulations. ISO 15223: Medical Devices and EN 980 cite that single use instruments or devices be labelled as such on their packaging with...
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    number of fuel assemblies. Still, over 40% of all single-use medical devices are sterilized using 60 Co from Bruce nuclear generating station. 59Co +...
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    investigation and sale of medical devices for human use. It repeals Directive 93/42/EEC (MDD), which concerns medical devices, and Directive 90/385/EEC...
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  • the design of medical devices presents significant challenges from both engineering and legal perspectives. The United States medical device industry is...
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  • Verification and validation (category Use American English from August 2018)
    Staff: Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002, Validation Data in Premarket Notification Submissions (510(k)s) for Reprocessed Single-Use Medical...
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  • layer made using PVA or PVC acts as a gas barrier. Finally, a contact layer is made from PVA or PP. For medical applications the single-use materials that...
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  • interoperability within a network of medical devices. In most cases, the clinical environment is heterogenous; devices are supplied by a variety of vendors...
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  • Sud (section Other uses)
    death of James Byrd Jr. Single use device, a label used in single use medical device reprocessing Stimulant use disorder Substance use disorder Sustainable...
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    pacemaker, commonly referred to as simply a pacemaker, is an implanted medical device that generates electrical pulses delivered by electrodes to one or more...
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    Medical gloves are disposable gloves used during medical examinations and procedures to help prevent cross-contamination between caregivers and patients...
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  • optimised use of medical devices, identification and elimination of possible causes or misuse, and confirmation that proposed solutions have restored device performance...
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  • which makes them very useful in the healthcare field such as single-use medical devices or tests for specific diseases. A battery of this type has been...
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    Bruce Nuclear Generating Station (category Use dmy dates from August 2020)
    processing operations such as irradiation facilities that sterilize single-use medical devices. Cobalt is mined like any other mineral. It's removed from the...
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    alternative medical devices and treatments. Evidence supporting the effectiveness of electrotherapy is limited. Electrotherapy is primarily used in physical...
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    intrauterine device. The use of intrauterine devices was associated with high rates of infection; for this reason, they were condemned by the medical community...
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  • A medical thermometer or clinical thermometer is a device used for measuring the body temperature of a human or other animal. The tip of the thermometer...
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    system-on-chip devices. As of 2015[update], annual shipments of medical imaging chips amount to 46 million units and $1.1 billion. The term "noninvasive" is used to...
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  • Stryker Corporation (category Medical device manufacturers)
    emergency medical equipment; neurosurgical, neurovascular and spinal devices; as well as other medical device products used in a variety of medical specialties...
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  • implantable medical devices or military and space applications. Betavoltaics were invented in the 1970s. Some pacemakers in the 1970s used betavoltaics...
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    and cells. Medical devices are commonly made in whole or part from fibers. A medical device is defined as any device intended for medical purposes. It...
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    Virtual reality headsets Broadcast reference monitor Medical monitors Mobile displays (for mobile devices) Smartphone displays (for smartphones) Video walls...
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  • hazardous drugs. ICU Medical product line includes intravenous therapy (IV) products, pumps, needle-free vascular access devices, custom infusion sets...
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  • (IoT) describes devices with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over...
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  • and medical devices work and are acceptably safe. The MHRA was formed in 2003 with the merger of the Medicines Control Agency (MCA) and the Medical Devices...
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  • Penis extender (category Medical devices)
    extender is an external medical device with tentative evidence as of 2019 for Peyronie's disease. It acts as a mechanical, traction device that stretches the...
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  • Convatec (category Medical equipment)
    Unomedical (with headquarters in Denmark), a manufacturer of single-use medical devices, and 180 Medical, a catheter manufacturer, in 2012. In June 2015 the company...
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