Antiplatelets are medications that inhibit the activity of platelets, which help the blood clot after injury.Antiplatelets are used to avoid situations where the blood can clot excessively, potentially causing a heart attack or stroke.Under normal circumstances, platelets play a crucial role in blood coagulation, clotting and hemostasis (stoppage of bleeding).ntiplatelets are medications that inhibit the activity of platelets, which help the blood clot after injury.
DRAFT MEDICAL DEVICE GUIDANCE MAY 2014 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY â HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATION GROUP Page 9 of 13 appropriate, the method of re-sterilisation and any restriction on the number of reuses.
1. Directive 93/42/EEC on medical devices 1.1 Definition of medical devices a) devices - accessory The definition of the term medical device together with the definition of accessory is determinant for the delimitation of the field of application of Directive 93/42/EEC. A slight difference exists between the definition in article 1(2) (a) of Directive 93/42/EEC and in article 1(2) of Directive 90/385/EEC. Following the latter directive, accessories are by definition medical devices, whilst following Directive 93/42/EEC, a distinction is made between devices and accessories. Therefore within the meaning of Directive 93/42/EEC, accessories are products in their own right and,