Medical Device Definition
A medical device in Bangladesh means any instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, appliance, implant, reagent for in vitro use, software, material, or other similar or related article intended by the manufacturer to be used, alone or in combination, for human beings, for one or more of the specific medical purpose(s) of
- diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or alleviation of disease,
- diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, alleviation of or compensation for an injury,
- investigation, replacement, modification, or support of the anatomy or of a physiological process,
- supporting or sustaining life,
- control of conception,
- disinfection of medical devices,
- providing information by means of in vitro examination of specimens derived from the human body;
The device must not use pharmacological, immunological, or metabolic means to perform its primary function, although it may be assisted by such means. It shall be deemed to be a Device under the meaning of Section (3)b (ii), (iii), and (v) of the Drugs Act 1940.
Medical Device Classification System
International Classification |
Risk Level |
Examples |
Class A |
Low Risk |
Surgical retractors, tongue depressors |
Class B |
Low–moderate risk |
Hypodermic Needles, suction equipment |
Class C |
High- Moderate ris |
Lung ventilator, bone fixation plate |
Class D |
High risk |
Heart valves, implantable defibrillator |