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Nov 21, 2001 05:07
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Chinese term
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丁器
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Tech/Engineering
Science (general)
维持生命的丁器，例如人工呼吸机等
Proposed translations
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| 5 | Class D device |
jinshi
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| 5 | Instrument or apparatus |
shcheong
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| 5 | About the four classes |
shcheong
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| 5 | cutting edge equipment, high-tech instrument, etc. |
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Oct 26, 2006 03:20: Xiaoping Fu changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Science (general)"
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Class D device
Equipment or devices in all industries are usually categorized into A, B, C and D.
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Comment: "非常感谢！您知道这四类仪器是如何划分的吗？"
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Instrument or apparatus
I think that is a typo error, it shall be 仪器 instead of 丁器。
If it is 仪器，then it shall be translated as instrument or apparatus.
If it is 仪器，then it shall be translated as instrument or apparatus.
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About the four classes
The following paragraph is extracted from a webite (URL provided below), pleae refer.
Under the new Medical Devices Regulations, medical devices are classified into one of four classes based on their risk to the patient. The four risk classes, numbered I, II, III and IV, represent varying degrees of risk; I being the lowest, IV the highest. Determination of risk class is based on a set of rules contained within the regulations. Each rule defines how a device is classified based on how it is used, whether it is invasive, what system of the body it primarily effects and whether energy, either electrical or other, may be transferred in a potentially hazardous way.
Under the new Medical Devices Regulations, medical devices are classified into one of four classes based on their risk to the patient. The four risk classes, numbered I, II, III and IV, represent varying degrees of risk; I being the lowest, IV the highest. Determination of risk class is based on a set of rules contained within the regulations. Each rule defines how a device is classified based on how it is used, whether it is invasive, what system of the body it primarily effects and whether energy, either electrical or other, may be transferred in a potentially hazardous way.
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cutting edge equipment, high-tech instrument, etc.
This is a relatively new term, used to describe complicated precision tools, highly sensitive machines, instruments, etc. Usually, this term is used in place of 仪器 (yiqi), but is narrower in meaning (the equipment described by this term is highly scientific or extremely hightech). It derives from the categorization of equipment into four categories, but with time it's turned to be a part of scientific slang.
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