Medical Instrument Articles
By Themedica on April 13, 2009 12:45 PM
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The history of precision medical instruments can be traced back to the seventeenth century when they were used for the first time. Medical instruments are recognized as objects and tools with many different medical purposes including prevention, monitoring, diagnosis, therapy, treatment or alleviation of diseases. Some common categories of medical
By Themedica on November 17, 2008 11:16 AM
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The high cost of disposing medical waste, increasing biohazardous waste in the envoronment and burgeoning healthcare costs have forced many healthcae facilities to reconsider reuse of medical instruments and devices. Further, despite concerns about patient safety, evidence seems to favor reuse, by-and-large. Patient Safety The report by the U.S. Government
By Themedica on October 13, 2008 9:13 AM
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A medical instrument is any tool, apparatus, appliance, material, used alone or in combination with other such items meant to be used on humans for the purpose of: Diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment, or alleviation of disease; Diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, alleviation of an injury or handicap; Investigation, replacement, or modification
