Medicinal products, medical devices, or accessories of medical devices: How to qualify gases for spirometry?

Scientific Committee on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices

Regulating medicines in Croatia: five-year experience of Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices.

AIM To present the activities of the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices in the first 5 years of its existence and to define its future challenges. METHODS Main activities within the scope of the Agency as a regulatory authority were retrospectively analyzed for the period from 2004-2008. Data were collected from the Agency's database and analyzed by descriptive statistics. RE...

Coding System Design for Medicines and Medical Devices in Iran

Background and Aim: The importance of managing medicines and medical devices as vital resources in healthcare industry cannot be ignored. Therefore, the application of coding systems could be of great help in the control of the required processes. This study aims to develop a coding system for medicines and medical devices in Iran. Materials & Methods: This descriptive study was planned to be ...

Medical Ceramics: Piezo Devices for Medical Engineering

Piezo ceramics are the key to significant improvements over conventional electromagnetic motors for the execution of precise movements with medical equipment. The latest generation piezo ceramic motors and actuators are more compact, require lower voltage, deliver higher torque, have shorter response time, generate less heat, and are nonmagnetic and vacuum compatible compared to EM motors. With...

Contribution of textiles to medical and healthcare products and developing innovati ve medical devices

The application of medical textiles used in woundcare nursing, implants, and healthcare and hygiene products has been discussed. The production and properties of biodegradable polysaccharide fibres obtained from natural sources, such as alginate, chit in/chitosan, collagen, catgut and branan ferulate, have been highl ighted. Speciality medical polymeric fibres used for produci ng wound dressing...