Medical technology is a type of health technology and science application and utilizes healthcare products for the diagnosis, management and treatment of human medical conditions. It includes medical devices, information technology, biotechnology and healthcare services. Physicians often depend on reports from medical technology. Cost reduction is know a major part of medical technology. Major medical technology innovations include electronic aspirin and needle-free diabetes care. MedTech companies include MELA Sciences, Autonomic technologies, Echo therapeutics, InTouch Health and Edwards Life Sciences. The NICE medical technologies evaluation programme closely examines new medical technologies to deem them suitable for use in care. The Medical Technologies Advisory committee is major in advising NICE.
