Role of technology in device development

Pierre M. Galletti M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.225318

27 October 1995 Role of technology in device development

Pierre M. Galletti M.D.

Proceedings Volume 2499, Health Care Technology Policy II: The Role of Technology in the Cost of Health Care: Providing the Solutions; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.225318
Event: Health Care Technology Policy II: The Role of Technology in the Cost of Health Care: Providing the Solutions, 1995, Arlington, VA, United States

Abstract

The expression "medical device" covers any diagnostic or therapeutic means which involves a specific object and exerts its effects by mechanisms other than pharmacological. As such the term "device" includes a broad variety of instrumentation ranging from artificial organs to dental and orthopedic prostheses, biomaterials, biosensors, implants of various kinds, tissue engineering products, tools for minimally invasive procedures, imaging and patient monitoring equipment, telemedicine, hospital support systems (organizational and managerial) used for screening, diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, and systems for human rehabilitation.

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Pierre M. Galletti M.D. "Role of technology in device development", Proc. SPIE 2499, Health Care Technology Policy II: The Role of Technology in the Cost of Health Care: Providing the Solutions, (27 October 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.225318

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