title: [Combination products: a new model of medical devices].
abstract: A combination product is a new model of the medical product that incorporates at least two of the regulated component categories of device, drug, or biological product into one product. It has become a new hot point within the development of devices and drugs, and has brought about a new opportunity for device and drug industries and a new challenge for administration too. In the paper, the properties of combination products are summed up and the impact on device and drug industries are discussed.
authors.affiliation: baojl@zjwedu.cn
authors.forename: Jia-li
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Hai-feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Yuan-yuan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products; D018795:Device Approval; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D004864:Equipment and Supplies
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products