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General Medical Equipment and Devices

General medical equipment and devices could be the basic wants and needs that could be put into day-to-day life medical requirements which could also end up being either major or not that serious.

What are considered to be the Medical Equipment ?

There could be many types of medical equipment that could be available to you, some of them are as follows:

  • Hospital Stretchers
  • Anesthesia Machines
  • Sterilizers
  • Surgical Tables
  • Blankets
  • Fluid Warmers
  • EKG Machines
  • ECG Machines
  • Defibrillators
  • Patient Monitors, etc.

  • What are considered to be the Medical Devices ?

    There could be many types of medical devices that could be available to you, some of the are as follows:

    1. Single Use Devices
      • Hypodermic needles
      • Syringes
      • Applicators
      • Bandages and wraps
      • Exam gowns
      • Face masks
      • Gloves
      • Suction catheters
      • Surgical Sponges

    2. Implantable
      • Artificial joints
      • Cochlear implants
      • Pacemakers
      • Breast Implants
      • Intraocular lenses, etc.

    3. Medical Software
      • Digital transformation in healthcare
      • Telemedicine software
      • Hospital management systems ( HMS )
      • E-prescription software
      • Medical diagnosis software
      • Healthcare CRM software
      • Remote patient Monitoring ( RPM )
      • Telemedicine software
      • Electronic health records ( HER )

    4. In Vitro Diagnosis
      • Pregnancy tests
      • HIV tests, etc.

    5. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE )
      • Foot and eye protection
      • Respirators
      • Full Body Suits
      • Gloves
      • Shoe Covers
      • Head Covers
      • Head covers / caps
      • Face Shield
      • Goggles, etc.

    6. Laboratory and Surgical Instruments
      • Pipettes
      • Scales
      • Centrifuges
      • Bunsen burners
      • Hot plates
      • Freezers
      • Coolers
      • Incubators
      • Stirrers
      • Water bath
      • Fume hoods
      • Scalpels
      • Scissors
      • Forceps
      • Clamps
      • Needles and sutures
      • Retractors
      • Suction
      • Staplers and clips
      • Energy system
      • Laparoscopic instruments, etc.

    What is the difference between Medical Devices and Medical Equipment ?

    Medical equipment could also be defined as medical devices, so ultimately there’s no difference between them.

    What all are the types of Medical Bandages ?

    There could be many types of medical bandages, some of them are as follows:

  • Adhesive Bandage
  • Compression Bandage
  • Tube Bandage
  • Kirigami Bandage
  • Triangular Bandage
  • Liquid Bandage
  • Gauze Bandage, etc.

  • What all types of Medical Sterile are there ?

    There could be many types of medical sterile present, some of them are as follows:

  • Flash Sterilization
  • Ethylene Oxide Gas Sterilization
  • Peracetic Acid Sterilization
  • Bioburden of Surgical Devices
  • Microbicidal of Low-Temperature Sterilization Technologies
  • Hydrogen Peroxide Gas Plasma
  • Low-Temperature Sterilization Technologies
  • Steam Sterilization, etc.

  • What all are the types of Needle Cutter / Destroyer ?

    There could be many types of needle destroyer / cutter, some of them are as follows:

  • Manual Syringe Cutter & Needle
  • Needle Cutter and Destroyer for Hospital
  • Body Needle Destroyer for Clinic
  • Commercial Needle Destroyer, Portable and Manual, etc.

  • What all types of Medical Gels are there ?

    There could be various types of gel available, some of them are as follows:

  • Hydrogels
  • Xerogels
  • Organogels
  • Nanocomposite Hydrogels
  • Colloidal Gels, etc.

  • What are the types of Microscopes ?

    There could be many types of microscopes, some of them are as follows:

  • Compound Stethoscope
  • Simple Microscope
  • Stereomicroscope
  • Scanning Probe Microscope, etc.

  • What all types of Medical Test Tubes are there ?

    There are many types of medical test tube, some of them are as follow:

  • Centrifuge Tube
  • Test Tube
  • Thistle Tube
  • Thiele Tube
  • NMR ( Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ) Tube
  • Boiling Tube, etc.

  • What all are the types of Medial Laboratory Dishes ?

    There could be various types of medical laboratory dishes, some of them are as follows:

  • Petri Dishes
  • Cell Culture
  • Staining Dishes
  • Evaporating Dishes
  • Trays
  • Weighing Dishes
  • Watch Glasses, etc.

  • What all are the variants of Weighing Scale ?

    There are mainly two ( 2 ) types of the variants of a weighing scale, and they are as follows:

    1. Digital Weighing Scale
    2. And Mechanical Weighing Scale

    What are the types of Medical Masks ?

    There could be many types of medical masks available to you, some of them are as follows:

  • Barrier Face Coverings
  • N95 Respirators
  • Surgical Masks
  • Face Masks, etc.

  • What all are the types of Medical Head Light ?

    There are various types of medical / surgical head light, some of them are as follows:

  • Head Light with Rechargeable Battery
  • Head Light for Binocular Loupes
  • Head Light with Fiber Optic
  • Head Light with Portable Light Source
  • Flexible Head Light
  • Head Light with Video Camera
  • Magnifying Head Light, etc.

  • What all are the types of Medical Pillows and Mattresses ?

    Generally, there are many types of medical pillows & mattresses and some of them are as follows:

  • Reversible Microfiber Comforter
  • Microfiber Pillow with Adjustable Height
  • Mink Blanket
  • Flannel Blanket
  • Microfiber Pillow
  • Memory Foam Pillow
  • Foam Mattress
  • Alternate Pressure Pumps and Pads
  • Air jet Mattress, etc.

  • What all are the variants of Medical Ventilators ?

    There are mainly two ( 2 ) types of variants of medical ventilators, some of them are as follows:

    1. Invasive
    2. Non – Invasive

    What are considered to be the variants of Medical Oxygen Concentrator ?

    Usually, the variants of medical oxygen concentrator comes in two ( 2 ) types :

    1. Single Flow
    2. Dual Flow

    What are the types of Nebulizers ?

    Some of the nebulizers are as follows:

    1. Jet

    2. This kind of nebulizer uses the compressed gas in order to produce aerosol.

    3. Ultrasonic

    4. This kind of nebulizer makes an aerosol through the high frequency vibrations. The particles from ultrasonic nebulizer are quite larger than that of the particles from jet nebulizers.

    5. Mesh

    6. This type of nebulizer would pass the liquid through a very fine mesh in order to generate aerosol.

      ( Aerosol is referred to the tiny particles of medication in the air. )