• Question: what does a medical device mean

    Asked by Shan to Martin, Alex, Antonio, Christina, Nicola on 8 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by 439metd43.
    • Photo: Martin O'Halloran

      Martin O'Halloran answered on 8 Nov 2015:

      Hi Smith,

      A medical device is any device used to diagnose or treat a medical condition.

      An example of a simple medical device is a thermometer to monitor someones temperature. An example of a complex medical device would be an MRI machine to image your brain.

      My work is about building new medical imaging systems (like X-ray) which are low-cost, safe and comfortable for the patient.

    • Photo: Nicola Greene

      Nicola Greene answered on 9 Nov 2015:

      I’ll leave this to the specialists! You’ve got two medical device experts in here so I won’t dare answer.

      Nicola

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