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.[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 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.[3]

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References

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Is The Product A Medical Device?". U.S. Food & Drug Administration. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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