5 - Acquisition of medical devices

Question 1

What is a medical device?

Answer 1

Any instrumentation used for carrying out procedures on humans and any equipment used to re-process this instrumentation, even down to software used to control this equipment

Question 2

What are you obligations as a user of a medical device?

Answer 2

• verify that equipment you use has undergone testing to ensure it is safe
• undertake required daily, weekly, annual testing