Medical Devices

The below is guidance only. Amazon reserves the right to remove any listing it considers to be inappropriate for sale for any reason.

Examples of Permitted Listings

• Certain medical devices that do not require medical prescription nor assistance by a health care provider, and provided they are manufactured in compliance with law, appropriately described and labeled and not otherwise restricted, such as
  • Breathalyzers
  • Contact lenses for cosmetic purposes
  • Readymade monofocal glasses that do not exceed +3.50 dioptres
  • Pulse oximeters
  • Pulse Heart Monitors
  • Q-ray bracelet
  • Oxygen concentrators
  • Blood glucose tests
  • Fertility tests
  • Pregnancy tests
  • Insulin pump
  • Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) units
  • Tattoo kits
  • Piercing kits
  • Tanning devices
  • Outdoor medical kits that do not contain any prohibited component

Examples of Prohibited Listings

• Used medical devices
• Products that require a prescription or a medical professional's supervision or direction for their use, e.g.:
  • Glasses on prescription
  • Progressive glasses and multifocal progressive glasses
  • Readymade glasses that exceed +3.50 dioptres
  • DNA tests or paternity tests
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices and accessories
  • Silicone implants
  • Circumcision kits
• Products intended to restrain the movement of a person with disability, dementia or other medical condition
• Devices which claim predicting gender of unborn babies
• Anesthesia machines
• Apnea monitors
• Blood transfusion equipment
• Bone saws
• Catheters
• Dental bridges, crowns, ceramics and polymers
• Dental alloys, burs and filling materials
• Dialysis equipment
• TENS Machines
• Excavators and chisels
• Eye electromagnets
• Hearing aids
• Implantable devices
• Incubators
• Needles sold alone or included in other devices
• Neuro-endoscopes
• Orthopaedic nails and plates
• Pacemakers
• Phototherapy devices intended for treating skin disorders
• Pulp testers
• Reamers
• Refractors
• Stents and shunts
• Suction equipment
• Surgical equipment such as clamps and lasers
• Tracheal tubes
• X-Ray equipment
• Zappers

Related Amazon Help Pages

• Restricted Products: Drugs, Drug Paraphernalia and Dietary Supplements
• Categories and Products Requiring Approval: Health & Personal Care
• For further information for the sale of Defibrillators:Recalls & Product Safety

Additional Useful Information

• European Commission website with information on EU regulations on medical devices http://ec.europa.eu/health/medical-devices/regulatory-framework/index_en.htm