Medical Devices

Medical Devices

The field of health technology includes, in principle, various medical devices intended by their manufacturer to be used in humans for medical purposes. Medical devices include:

• non-invasive devices that are not carried inside the body (e.g. walking sticks and wheelchairs)
• Invasive devices which are completely or partially introduced into the body (e.g. contact lenses, examination gloves, enemas)
• Surgical invasive devices that are introduced into the body by or in connection with a surgical procedure (e.g. scalpels, catheters and needles)
• Active devices based on an external source of energy (e.g., ultrasound, X-ray and software)

Implantable devices that are inserted into the human body to be left in place (e.g. orthopedic implants, intraocular lenses and breast implants).