Medical equipments, also known as armamentarium are devices sometimes integrated with software used my medical practitioners to diagnose, monitor and treat medical conditions. Medical equipments vary according to their intended use. They range from simple devices such as hearing aid, medical thermometers to high end equipments such as advanced computer systems that help in implants, testing, prosthetics and man more.
Often physicians are directly approached by medical equipment manufacturing companies to market their product. The target is to make sure the equipment is tried by the doctor in a medical situation (for example) and also the doctor has to be satisfied with the performance of the equipment. The medical equipment used by the doctor needs to be approved by the healthcare system that he is a part of. The medical equipment company must develop good relationships with both the surgeons whose recommendation to the hospital play a role in which brand is selected and the healthcare organisation that make the ultimate purchase decision.