HomeMedicalEquipmentisa specialized category of medical devices used for patients whoseprimary care is being administered from a private or public facilitymanaged by an individual or family member without specializedtraining or experience. However, as more patient control istransferred to the home, this category has grown to include a widerrange of equipment and supplies than in any other past period. It isincreasingly becoming accepted by both health care professionals andpatients that DME can be applied in more situations and with moretypes of devices than ever before.
Thethree basic types of DME are extracorporeal shock wave therapy(ESWT), cranial ophthalmic surgery (COS), and electrotherapy. Withineach type, there are four primary types of medical devices. Thesetypes are commonly grouped into four names general medical device(GND), appliances and supplies (AS), electrotherapy devices (ET), andfurniture and home medical equipment (HME). Most HomeMedicalEquipmentmanufacturers provide these categories as a standard, although thereare a few manufacturers who specialize in particular types of DME.
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