All MedTech Terms
513 sourced definitions covering the regulatory, quality, software, and cybersecurity vocabulary of modern medical devices.
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Aesthetic & Energy-Based Devices
Lasers, RF, ultrasound, cryolipolysis, and IPL systems used for medical and cosmetic indications, body contouring, hair removal, skin tightening, vascular lesions.
AI Imaging Software
Software that analyzes medical images to triage, detect, or quantify disease.
Cardiac Rhythm Management(CRM)
Implantable and external devices that monitor and treat cardiac arrhythmias, pacemakers, ICDs, CRT devices, and insertable cardiac monitors.
Cardiovascular Devices
Devices for diagnosing, monitoring, or treating cardiovascular disease.
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments(CLIA)
U.S. federal standards that govern clinical laboratory testing.
Companion Diagnostic(CDx)
IVD that identifies patients who will benefit from a specific drug.
Dental Devices
Devices used in dentistry, implants, CAD/CAM restorations, clear aligners, intraoral scanners, and dental radiography.
Diabetes Care
Devices for glucose monitoring and insulin delivery.
Digital Therapeutic(DTx)
Software-based intervention that delivers evidence-based therapy to prevent, manage, or treat a disease.
Digital Therapeutics(DTx)
Software-based interventions that prevent, manage, or treat disease.
Drug Delivery Devices
Devices that administer therapeutics - autoinjectors, pumps, inhalers.
Electrophysiology(EP)
Diagnosis and catheter-based treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
Endoscopy Devices
Flexible and rigid scopes plus accessories used for visualization, diagnosis, and therapy inside the GI tract, airways, urinary tract, and joints.
ENT Devices
Devices for ear, nose, and throat conditions.
Hearing Devices
Air-conduction and bone-conduction hearing aids, OTC hearing aids, and cochlear implants, spanning Class I, II, and III pathways.
In Vitro Diagnostics(IVD)
Tests performed on biological samples outside the body.
In Vitro Diagnostics (Segment)(IVD)
Tests performed on biological samples outside the body to inform diagnosis or treatment.
Laboratory-Developed Test(LDT)
IVD designed, manufactured, and used within a single CLIA laboratory.
Medical Imaging
Devices that produce images of the body for diagnosis or guidance.
Molecular Diagnostics
IVDs that detect nucleic acids - DNA or RNA - to diagnose disease.
Neuromodulation
Implantable devices that stimulate the nervous system to treat disease.
Ophthalmology Devices
Devices for diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions.
Orthopedic Devices
Implants and instruments for bone, joint, and spine conditions.
Patient Monitoring
Bedside and wearable systems that continuously measure vital signs (ECG, SpO2, NIBP, capnography, temperature) and route alarms to clinicians.