What are medical devices?

What are medical devices?

For the full definition as finalized by the Global Harmonization Task Force in May 2012 and now under the archives of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum, please follow link below.

Definition of the Terms ‘Medical Device’ and ‘In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Device’, Global Harmonization Task Force, 2012

 
What is medical equipment?

Medical equipment are defined as medical devices requiring calibration, maintenance, repair, user training and decommissioning – activities usually managed by clinical engineers.