According to the definition of medical device, medical device refers to instruments, equipment, apparatus, in vitro diagnostic reagents and calibrators, materials and other similar or related items used directly or indirectly for the human body, including medical equipment and medical consumables; medical kit is just a container for storing medicines as well as medical equipment, which in itself can't be used to treat the disease, and so it doesn't belong to the medical device. However, many medical supplies such as dressings, etc., are medical equipment.
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What are the types of medical boxes
Medical boxes do not belong to the medical equipment, but the medical containers, which are many, according to different classification methods can be divided into different types:
1, according to the material points
(1) pp material medical box: large capacity, light weight, can accommodate all kinds of medicine storage, moisture, anti-serial odor. Suitable for family medicine storage.
(2) aluminum alloy medical box: large capacity, light weight, with heat dissipation effect, can accommodate all kinds of drugs and medical equipment; because of its heat dissipation properties, and both pp material medical box characteristics, by the hospital, the military, scientific research departments and so on.
2, according to the storage of goods
(1) medical first aid box: as the name implies is dedicated to first aid medical box, which stores a variety of first aid medication and first aid used in medical equipment.
(2) medical drugs box: this medical box is to place the medicine box, most of the family medical box is a medical drugs box.
3, according to the use of the location
(1) outdoor medical kit: outdoor, field use of the medical kit, portable, smaller capacity.
(2) aviation medical kit: is the aviation airplane medical kit, contains first aid drugs, commonly used drugs, some medical equipment.
(3) home medical kit: mainly to place a variety of commonly used drugs, the elderly at home with related diseases will also put some first aid drugs.
Difference between medical boxes and medical kits
Medical boxes and medical kits are not much different, its function is the same, the main difference is that compared to the medical kits, the medical box has a larger volume, larger capacity, can store more items, while the medical kits can only be stored in an emergency when the items, most of them are one-time use.