Do not reuse symbol. All<unk> -use medical products must contain this symbol for medical specialists to see clearly for health and safety concerns.<unk>  include any medical equipment, instrument or apparatus having the ability to only be used once in a hospital or clinic and then disposed. The Food and Drug Administration defines this as any<unk> entitled by its manufacturer that it is intended use is for one<unk>  patient and one procedure only. It is not reusable, therefore has a short lifespan, and is limited to one patient. There are countless types of<unk> , ranging from external, such as plastic gumboots, gloves and bandages merely used to assist a patient to more complex and internal<unk> , consisting of sharp blades, needles and tubes. Both these<unk>  are<unk>  used, because of multiple reasons, but mainly, as it came in contact with radioactivity, blood, infection and disease or human tissue and must therefore be terminated. Each country has its own strict legislation regarding medical waste and the reprocessing of medical<unk>  in hospitals and clinics.__TOC__
Single-use medical devices
Personal medicine
Custom-made medical device
Single use medical device reprocessing
Durable medical equipment
Assistive technology
Drug packaging
Counterfeit medicines online