The so-called medical devices refer to instruments, equipment and appliances that are directly or indirectly used to treat diseases in the human body. According to the degree of risk, medical devices can be divided into three categories: low risk, moderate risk and high risk medical devices. The commonly used medical instruments in hospitals mainly include operating table, operating lamp, anesthesia machine, ventilator, ultrasonic instrument (color ultrasound, B ultrasound) and so on.
Disinfectants belong to several types of medical devices.
Disinfectant refers to a liquid disinfectant with strong bactericidal ability and fast action, which mainly includes a variety of disinfectants. Such as chlorine dioxide, hydrogen peroxide, ozone, sodium hypochlorite, etc. Furthermore, 84 disinfectant commonly used in daily life is also a disinfectant. But in fact, most disinfectant does not belong to medical devices, and only a few belong to it.
Among them, alcohol, iodine and hydrogen peroxide belong to medical devices. However, other disinfectants do not belong to medical devices and are not managed by the Food and Drug Administration, but are managed by the health department and classified into disinfection products. Although most disinfectants are not medical devices, there are still some risks when they are used. Therefore, we must pay attention to safety when using disinfectants, some of which are corrosive.