FAQ: Medical Devices

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Question: Where can I find information about medical devices?

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Answer:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiologic Health (CDRH) is the U.S. Agency with expertise to answer some questions about medical devices.

See the Center for Devices and Radiologic Health page at http://www.fda.gov/CDRH/ .

CDRH contact information is at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/contacts.html

The following resources may also help you find information about medical devices:

• MedlinePlus Medical Device Safety topic page
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicaldevicesafety.html
  
  
• MedlinePlus Assistive Devices topic page
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/assistivedevices.html
  
  
• Search MEDLINE/PubMed
  http://www.pubmed.gov

See also:

• Science.gov topic: Medical Devices
  http://www.science.gov/browse/w_127I.htm
  
  
• Fact Sheet: MEDLINE/PubMed Retrieval on the World Wide Web
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/pubmed.html
  
  
• Finding Information in Medline
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/usemedline.html
  
  

Contact:

• Your local public, hospital or university library to ask what resources are available to you.
  Examples of printed sources include:
  
  • Health Devices Sourcebook
  • Health Industry Buyers’ Guide
  • Medical Device Register (U.S. and International editions)
  
  
• Medical device manufacturer's Web sites. Use an Internet search engine to find these sites. The NLM does not guarantee the accuracy of information found at other sites.

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Last reviewed: 25 August 2008
Last updated: 25 August 2008
First published: 21 April 2003
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