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
Respiratory and inhalation devices
Devices for diabetic patients
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
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.