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.
A graduated system of control is more appropriate. In such a system, the level of control corresponds to the level of potential hazard inherent in the type of device concerned. A medical device classification system is therefore needed, in order to channel medical devices into the proper conformity assessment route. In order to ensure that conformity assessment under the Medical Device Directive functions effectively from January 1995, manufacturers should be able to know as early as possible in which class their product is.