Talk:Medical equipment

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Contents 1 Technology vs Equipment 2 Pap smear equipment 3 Suggested Definition 4 Durable 5 Artificial Limbs

[edit] Technology vs Equipment

I think the decision to merge (redirect) Medical technology and Medical equipment is incorrect. Technology has far broader meaning than equipment. How does one now add thecnology issues to the list of equipment page? How to unmerge this? Does anybody know? I am inexperienced wikipedian.

[edit] Pap smear equipment

What Equiptment is used for a pap smear?

There is a technical and legal difference between a medical device and medical equipment, which is...?

[edit] Suggested Definition

All physical items used in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention or monitoring of a person can be described as medical devices. However, the term equipment usually is taken to be for powered, reusable, items requiring maintenance, calibration and occasionally repair. This tends to distinguish between items for single patient use and items that can be reused.

[edit] Durable

It is surprising there is not discussion of "Durable" Medical Equipment. It is a term probably familiar to many patients.--Poodleboy 19:43, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Artificial Limbs

I just updated the article on artificial limbs and was hoping to get some feedback on the article. This is my first article I've written for wikipedia, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks: Nfk17 02:38, 21 February 2007 (UTC)