Reference:EU Regulation (EU) 2017/745 - Medical Device Regulation 20-Mar-2023 Article 2 Paragraph 4 – 8

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Reference	EU Regulation (EU) 2017/745 - Medical Device Regulation 20-Mar-2023
Validity area	EU
Scope(s)	MD
Document name	Regulation (EU) 2017/745 - Medical Device Regulation
Version / Revision	20-Mar-2023
Status	Current
Document type	Legal act
Language(s)	EN
Description	REGULATION (EU) 2017/745 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC
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Submitted by	Florian Adragna
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Scope	MD
Document part	Article 2 Paragraph 4 – 8
Language	EN
Original entry by	Florian Adragna
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Comment	Definitions: active device and related device types

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(4) ‘active device’ means any device, the operation of which depends on a source of energy other than that generated by the human body for that purpose, or by gravity, and which acts by changing the density of or converting that energy. Devices intended to transmit energy, substances or other elements between an active device and the patient, without any significant change, shall not be deemed to be active devices.

Software shall also be deemed to be an active device;

(5) ‘implantable device’ means any device, including those that are partially or wholly absorbed, which is intended:

— to be totally introduced into the human body, or

— to replace an epithelial surface or the surface of the eye,

by clinical intervention and which is intended to remain in place after the procedure.

Any device intended to be partially introduced into the human body by clinical intervention and intended to remain in place after the procedure for at least 30 days shall also be deemed to be an implantable device;

(6) ‘invasive device’ means any device which, in whole or in part, penetrates inside the body, either through a body orifice or through the surface of the body;

(7) ‘generic device group’ means a set of devices having the same or similar intended purposes or a commonality of technology allowing them to be classified in a generic manner not reflecting specific characteristics;

(8) ‘single-use device’ means a device that is intended to be used on one individual during a single procedure;