A medical device is any device intended to be used for medical purposes.
Significant potential for hazards are inherent when using a device for
medical purposes and thus medical devices must be proved safe and
effective with reasonable assurance before regulating governments allow
marketing of the device in their country. As a general rule, as the
associated risk of the device increases the amount of testing required
to establish safety and efficacy also increases. Further, as associated
risk increases the potential benefit to the patient must also increase.
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Examples of medical devices from low to high risk
Medical devices are regulated based on not only the country they are
made in, but where the the devices are exported and imported. The
regulations depend on the governing authority for the country.
From countless guidance documents and videos available online to watch,
to training that may be out of a company's and/or personal budget, there
are many avenues for complimentary webinars that will also provide an
associated record to demonstrate completion. Interested?
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