Are medical devices classified as drugs?

Medical devices are not drugs.

Drugs are substances used for the prevention, treatment and diagnosis of human diseases, the purpose of regulating human physiological functions and the provision of indications or functions, usage and dosage, including traditional Chinese medicines, Chinese herbal medicines, proprietary Chinese medicines, chemical raw materials and their preparations, antibiotics, biochemical medicines, radiopharmaceuticals, serums, vaccines, blood products and diagnostic medicines and so on.

Medical devices are instruments, equipment, apparatus, in vitro diagnostic reagents and calibrators, materials and other similar or related items used directly or indirectly in the human body, including required computer software, and are not drugs.

Expanded information:

Common medical devices:

1, home health care equipment: pain massage equipment, home health care self-testing equipment, blood pressure monitors, electronic thermometer, multi-functional therapeutic instrument, laser therapeutic instrument, glucose meter, diabetes therapeutic instrument, vision improvement equipment, sleep improvement equipment, oral hygiene and health products, home emergency Therapeutic products;

Home health care massage products: electric massage chairs/beds; massage rods; massage whack; massage pillows; massage cushions; massage belts; blood circulation machine; foot bath; foot massager; handheld massager, massage bathtubs, dumping belt; therapeutic instrument; foot therapy instrument; weight loss belt; car cushions; kneading cushion; massage chairs; breast augmentation device; beauty massager;

2, home medical rehabilitation equipment: home cervical and lumbar traction device, traction chair, physical therapy equipment, sleep instrument, massage instrument, functional chairs, functional beds, braces, medical inflatable air cushion; oxygen machine, decoction device, hearing aids, etc..

3, home care equipment: home rehabilitation nursing aids, women's pregnancy and baby care products, home with the supply of gas transmission equipment; oxygen cylinders, oxygen bags, home emergency medicine kit, blood pressure meter, blood glucose meter, nursing bed.

4, commonly used medical equipment in hospitals: trauma disposal vehicles, surgical beds, surgical lights, monitors, anesthesia machines, respiratory machines, blood cell analyzers, differentiation analyzers, enzyme markers, plate washer, urine analyzers, ultrasound (ultrasound, ultrasound, etc.), X-ray machines, magnetic *** vibration and so on.

5, the new medical equipment: with the development of science and technology, some institutions of science and technology has been rapidly transformed into results. Some new manufacturers produce patented products also appeared in the market. Including some home and hospital equipment commonly used. For example, medical trauma disposal car.

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