FDA

FDA Publishes FDARA Mandated Report on Servicing of Medical Devices

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

…that many OEMs and third party entities provide high quality, safe, and effective servicing of medical devices.” The agency also concludes that most comments, complaints and adverse events (including deaths)…

…that many OEMs and third party entities provide high quality, safe, and effective servicing of medical devices.” The agency also concludes that most comments, complaints and adverse events (including deaths)…

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Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine, President, Devine Guidance International
Devine Guidance

Inspection Equipment not Qualified Equates to Problems with FDA!

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…managing key attributes of a FDA-compliant quality management system – 21 CFR, Part 820 Compliance. Charleston, SC: Amazon. FDA. (February 2018). Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations. Dexcowin Co. Ltd.,…

…managing key attributes of a FDA-compliant quality management system – 21 CFR, Part 820 Compliance. Charleston, SC: Amazon. FDA. (February 2018). Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations. Dexcowin Co. Ltd.,…

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Ames Gross, Pacific Bridge Medical
Ameing for Asia

Diseases of the Kidney on Rise Across Asia

By Ames Gross

…function worsening over a number of years, and is more common than acute kidney injury. High blood pressure can damage blood vessels to the kidneys, diabetes can attack kidney tissue,…

…function worsening over a number of years, and is more common than acute kidney injury. High blood pressure can damage blood vessels to the kidneys, diabetes can attack kidney tissue,…

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Tobias Gilk, Metrasens, MRI
MEDdesign

Closing the Loopholes in MRI Safety: Using Ferromagnetic Detections Systems to Prevent Projectile Events

By Tobias Gilk

…display emergency exit signage and mount fire extinguishers. Restaurant employees are required to wash hands often and comply with food safety specifications. The healthcare industry is no different—in fact, its…

…display emergency exit signage and mount fire extinguishers. Restaurant employees are required to wash hands often and comply with food safety specifications. The healthcare industry is no different—in fact, its…

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BSL2 laboratories, Starfish Medical, University of Victoria

Rapidly Changing POC Assay Development Opportunity

By Nick Allan

…formulate a major share of the overall market. This opportunity has grabbed the attention of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) device manufacturers. Companies are taking efforts to develop and commercialize cost…

…formulate a major share of the overall market. This opportunity has grabbed the attention of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) device manufacturers. Companies are taking efforts to develop and commercialize cost…

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FDA

FDA Releases Draft Guidance for Multiple Function Devices

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

…aims to identify principles, premarket review practices and policies for the agency’s regulatory assessment of these types of products and to also provide some application examples. Industry can submit comments…

…aims to identify principles, premarket review practices and policies for the agency’s regulatory assessment of these types of products and to also provide some application examples. Industry can submit comments…

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Two New Accounting Standards Disrupting Medical Device Companies

By Dennis Howell, Jeffrey Ellis

…impact of potential new contracts with customers. Changes in: Revenue Recognition The new FASB revenue standard effective for public companies this year requires medical device companies to comprehensively reassess their…

…impact of potential new contracts with customers. Changes in: Revenue Recognition The new FASB revenue standard effective for public companies this year requires medical device companies to comprehensively reassess their…

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China

In Vitro Diagnostics Registration and Reimbursement in China

By Ames Gross

…aging population, a growing middle class, and numerous public health campaigns emphasizing preventative care. Foreign manufacturers who want to access this growing market, however, face an extremely complicated regulatory and…

…aging population, a growing middle class, and numerous public health campaigns emphasizing preventative care. Foreign manufacturers who want to access this growing market, however, face an extremely complicated regulatory and…

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Nathan Muller, Starfish Medical, tissue engineering

Three Areas Where Tissue Engineering Is Changing Medical Treatment

By Nathan MĆ¼ller

…be either a polymer, a drug, or a combination, depending on the application. The external sheath is usually a structural, biodegradable polymer. Emulsion electrospinning makes use of a polymer that…

…be either a polymer, a drug, or a combination, depending on the application. The external sheath is usually a structural, biodegradable polymer. Emulsion electrospinning makes use of a polymer that…

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