Technical standards for medical devices. Assisted circulation devices

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 449-459

  Clemente, Fabrizio ^a,b   Ferrari, Gian Franco ^a   De Lazzari, Claudio ^a   Tosti, Giancarlo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Institute of Biomedical Technologies   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benchmark; European directives 90 385 and 93 42; Heart assist devices; Quality and safety of medical devices; Technical standards

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DEVICE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; IMPLANTATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 0031397074     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-1997-5604     Document Type: Review

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