Medical Devices
Home Health and Consumer Devices
FDA regulates medical devices that consumers use themselves without professional medical assistance in the same way as other medical devices. But the agency also focuses on how people can use these devices safely and effectively.
In addition to work done throughout the medical device approval process, the Home Health Care Committee reviews what has been done to address problems when devices are used in the home and recommends further actions to ensure consumers can use the devices safely and effectively.
Power Outages
- Home Use Devices Booklet: How to Prepare for and Handle Power Outages for Medical Devices that Require Electricity (PDF - 5.1MB)
Print this booklet and have it handy for quick access and reference. Power outages are not predictable, and when they happen, you want to know where this booklet is immediately.
Contact FDA
Office of Communication, Education and Radiation Programs
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
WO66-4621
Silver Spring, MD 20993