Medical Devices - GAF159
Title: Medical Devices
Guaranteed by: Department of Pharmaceutical Technology (16-16210)
Faculty: Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Actual: from 2023
Semester: winter
Points: 0
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: winter s.:oral
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:28/0, Ex [HS]
Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Explanation: (F, 3.r.)
Note: deregister from the exam date if a requisite was not fulfilled
course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: PharmDr. Petra Svačinová, Ph.D.
Classification: Pharmacy > General Subjects
Comes under: 4.ročník 2024/25 Pharmacy (EN19)
Examination dates   WS schedule   
Annotation -
Medical devices play a very important role in the medical services of hospital system. But these medical devices are also very important in the welfare of the public. Medical devices range from simple bandages to the most complex electronic devices. They are used e.g. for diagnostic purposes, for prevention or therapy of some body disabilities and disesases. The aim of this subject is to get students acquainted with medical devices that can be obtained in pharmacies and stores of medical supplies. The lectures of this subject inform the students about categorization, difference between medicinal product and medical devices, labeling, prescribing and the ways of obtaining of medical devices. The main aim is to describe all categories of medical devices that can be prescribed and obtained in the pharmacies, e.g. bandages, plasters, devices for incontinent, ostomy and diabetic patients, orthopedic and prosthetic devices, compression stockings and girdles, wheelchairs, hearing aids, glasses and optical devices, respiratory and inhalation devices. The teaching is also oriented at the composition and construction of medical devices, their properties and knowledge of the right way of using the specific medical devices.
Last update: Svačinová Petra, PharmDr., Ph.D. (29.07.2024)
Literature -

Obligatory:

  • Ramakrishna S., Tian L., Wang Ch., Liao S., Teo W. E.. Medical Devices. : Woodhead Publishing, 2015, 256 s. ISBN 9780081002896 .

  • Cook, Albert M. Webster, John G. (eds.). Therapeutic medical devices : application and design. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1982, 601 s. ISBN .

  • Whitmore, Elaine.. Development of FDA-regulated medical products : prescription drugs, biologics, and medical devices. Milwaukee, Wis.: ASQ Quality Press, 2004, 202 s. ISBN .

  • Bryanth R. A., Nix D. P.. Acute and Chronic Wounds: Current Management Concepts. St. Louis, Missouri, USA: Elsevier Inc., 2016, s. ISBN 978-0323316217.

  • Moffatt C. J.. Compression Therapy in Practice. London, UK: Wounds UK Publishing, 2007, s. ISBN 978-0954919399.

  • Andreadis E. A. (Ed.). Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease. Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2016, s. ISBN 978-3319395975.

  • Mullen B. D., McGinn K. A.. The Ostomy Book: Living Comfortably with Colostomies, Ileostomies, and Urostomies. Boulder, Colorado, USA: Bull Publishing Company, 2008, s. ISBN 978-1-933503-13-4.

  • American College of Physicians. Living With Diabetes: An Everyday Guide for You and Your Family. : American College of Physicians, 2007, s. ISBN 978-1930513938.

  • Anthony R.. Medical Management of Type 1 Diabetes. Alexandria, Virginia, USA: American Diabetes Association Inc., 2008, s. ISBN 978-1580403092.

Last update: prepocet_literatura.php (19.09.2024)
Requirements to the exam
 Students pick one exam question. Another part of exam is a discussion about submitted medical devices.
Last update: Svačinová Petra, PharmDr., Ph.D. (29.07.2024)
Syllabus -

The lectures of this subject concern theese topics:

  • Introduction to medical devices
  • Bandages, plasters
  • Devices for incontinent patients
  • Devices for ostomy patients
  • Orthopedic and prosthetic devices (serially and custom made)
  • Compression stockings and girdles
  • Wheelchairs and accessories
  • Hearing aids
  • Glasses and optical devices
  • Compensation aids for people with disabilities
  • Compensation aids for visually impaired people
  • Compensation aids for hearing impaired people
  • Orthopedic shoes
  • Devices for patients with laryngectomy
  • Further unspecified devices

 

 

Last update: Svačinová Petra, PharmDr., Ph.D. (17.03.2025)
Learning resources -

No e-learning course available.

All lectures are available in the study materials: Department of Pharmaceutical technology

Last update: Svačinová Petra, PharmDr., Ph.D. (29.07.2024)
Learning outcomes

The subject Medical Devices provides an overview of medical devices that are part of the assortment of pharmacies or medical device dispensaries. To a lesser extent, it also covers devices used in healthcare facilities.

After completing the course, students will be able to define and correctly use the following terms in the appropriate context: medical device, in vitro diagnostic device, accessory for a medical device, generic device group, implantable device, active device, invasive device

After completing the course, students will be able to characterize individual groups of medical devices and the products included in them, such as: wound dressings, plasters, bandages, medical devices for compression therapy, medical devices for patients with incontinence, medical devices for ostomy patients,  orthopedic footwear and orthopedic-prosthetic aids, medical devices for patients with mobility impairments,  (uncategorized aids, hearing aids and aids for the hearing impaired patients, optical aids and compensatory aids for the visually impaired patients)

Based on acquired knowledge, students will be able to:

•       assess the significance of medical devices in diagnosis, prevention, treatment      monitoring, therapy, disease alleviation, or compensation for injury or disability

•       explain the differences between a medical device and a medicinal product and classify medical devices based on risk for the patient according to applicable legislation

  •       identify a medical device and assign it to the appropriate group

  •       explain, using examples, the process of selecting a medical device for a specific disease or disability, propose and justify the selection of a  particular medical device

  •        evaluate the possibility of combining medical devices
  •        dispense a medical device, including patient education on its proper use

Last update: Svačinová Petra, PharmDr., Ph.D. (17.03.2025)