Switzerland Medical Device Regulations

Medical Device and its accessories:  instruments, apparatus, devices, software, implants, reagents , materials or other items are considered medical devices:

a) which according to the manufacturer are intended for humans;

b) whose intended main effect in or on the human body is neither achieved by pharmacological or immunological means nor metabolically, but whose mode of action can be supported by such means; and

c) which alone or in combination fulfill one or more of the following specific medical purposes:

1. diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, prediction, prognosis, treatment or alleviation of disease,

2. Diagnosing, monitoring, treating, alleviating or compensating for injuries or disabilities,

3. Examination, replacement or modification of the anatomy or of any physiological or pathological process or condition,

4. Obtaining information through the in vitro examination of samples from the human body – including from organ, blood and tissue donations.

The following are also considered medical devices:

a) products for contraception or promotion

b) Products specifically intended for the cleaning, disinfection or sterilization of the products

Medical device accessory: is an item that is not a medical device in itself but is intended by the manufacturer to be used in conjunction with one or more specific medical devices and:
which specifically enables its use in accordance with its intended purpose; or
with which the medical function of the medical device or devices is intended to be specifically and directly supported with regard to its intended purpose.

Medical devices: products, including instruments, apparatus, devices, in-vitro diagnostics, software, implants, reagents, materials and other items or substances that are intended or advertised for medical use and whose main effect is not through a drug is achieved