Medical devices: information for patients
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Information about medical devices that the public can buy for personal use and how we make sure they are safe and effective.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-16
- Category
- Safety & operations
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Information about medical devices that the public can buy for personal use and how we make sure they are safe and effective. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- What is a medical device?
- Regulatory marking
- The MHRA's role
- Buying medical devices for personal use
- Before you buy the device
- Before using the device
- Problems and troubleshooting
- Blood glucose meters
- Safety tips
- Fetal dopplers/imaging
- Baby breathing and movement monitors
- Buying baby breathing/movement monitors
- Contact lenses
- Buying contact lenses
- Safety tips
- Common symbols explained
Source and licence
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
AttributionMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, ‘Medical devices: information for patients’ (updated 2 April 2025), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.016/09/2026