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Types of Medical Devices - HTML
Medical devices are classified based on the risk to the human body in the event of malfunction. In Japan, they are classified into four levels from Class I to IV, and in the US FDA, into three levels from Class I to III.
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Classification
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<thead><tr><th>code</th><th>slug</th><th>name</th><th>description</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td>Class I</td><td>general-medical-devices</td><td>General Medical Devices (Class I)</td><td>Devices with extremely low risk to the human body even if a malfunction occurs</td></tr>
<tr><td>Class II</td><td>controlled-medical-devices</td><td>Controlled Medical Devices (Class II)</td><td>Devices with relatively low risk to the human body if a malfunction occurs</td></tr>
<tr><td>Class III</td><td>specially-controlled-medical-devices-high</td><td>Specially Controlled Medical Devices (Class III)</td><td>Devices with relatively high risk to the human body if a malfunction occurs</td></tr>
<tr><td>Class IV</td><td>specially-controlled-medical-devices-life-threatening</td><td>Specially Controlled Medical Devices (Class IV)</td><td>High-risk devices directly linked to the patient's life</td></tr></tbody>
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