Introduction to Biomedical Devices

Abstract

With increasing public health awareness and a rising aging population, there is an increasing market demand for high-quality, low-cost, and safe biomedical devices globally. Biomedical devices include a wide range of products with different complexities and purposes. Different regulatory agencies have different definitions of biomedical devices, which can be briefly classified as either diagnostic devices or treatment devices with different risk classes. This chapter discusses about the industry, e.g., the market growth and regulatory issues. It also includes an overview of biomedical devices such as surgical devices, skin devices, cardiovascular devices, skeleton devices, and tissue grafts.