medical devices
Clinical diagnostic tools
Medical devices are instruments, machines, or implants used in healthcare for diagnosis, treatment, or monitoring.
The category spans from simple tongue depressors and bandages to complex pacemakers and MRI machines.
Regulatory agencies like the FDA classify devices by risk level, determining how much testing they require before reaching patients.
The recall affected thousands of medical devices already implanted in patients.
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Manufactured therapeutic substances
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