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WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
CONT

A wearable medical device is defined as a device that is autonomous, noninvasive and that performs a specific medical function such as monitoring or support over a prolonged period of time. The term wearable implies that the device is either supported by the human body or clothing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
CONT

Le tomodensitomètre SEM [humidité sub-épidermique] est le premier et le seul dispositif médical portable capable de déceler les lésions tissulaires dues à la pression qui se produisent sous la surface de la peau avant la présence de dommages visibles ou d'ulcérations cutanées.

Spanish

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