ABSTRACT
The history of the use of medical devices may be traced back to the ancient times. For example when the ancient Egyptians and Etruscans used dental devices.
Today, in many countries, health care expenditures are among the largest social costs, and over the past three decades they have increased quite rapidly. In 1980, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries on average spent 4.2% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on health care, and by 1984 the figure increased to almost 8% of GDP.
