Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, “medical device” refers to an instrument, an apparatus, an implement, a machine, a contrivance, an implant, an in vitro reagent, or another similar or related article, including a component part or accessory:

(1) that is recognized in the official National Formulary or the United States Pharmacopoeia, or any supplement to them;

Ask a consumer protection question, get an answer ASAP!
Thousands of highly rated, verified consumer protection lawyers.
Help with credit card debt, collections, defective products
Get help with bankruptcy, filing complaints, extended warranties & more
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-5-26.5-6

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) that is intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, in a human being or an animal; or

(3) that:

(A) is intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of a human being or an animal;

(B) does not achieve its primary intended purpose through chemical action within or on the body of a human being or an animal; and

(C) is not dependent upon being metabolized for the achievement of its primary intended purpose.

As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.