LEXICON
No.49 February 28, 2011

Medical devices
医療機器
Highly controlled medical devices
高度管理医療機器
Controlled medical devices
管理医療機器
General medical devices
一般医療機器
Controlled medical devices requiring special maintenance
特定保守管理医療機器

Medical devices (医療機器): Article 2-4 The Japanese term, 医療用具, used for medical devices was changed to 医療機器 in the amendment of the PAL on April 1, 2005. Under the amended PAL, medical devices are defined as “appliances, etc.”which are intended...

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