Medical Design Technology
Webinar - What a UDI System can do for Patients and Consumers
February 6, 2013 12:00 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | News | CommentsSuccessful UDI implementation offers a number of potential benefits for patients and consumers, including faster detection of safety concerns associated with specific devices, more efficient communication between providers and patients regarding...
House majority leader Eric Cantor decries the medical device tax
February 5, 2013 4:27 pm | by Mass Device | News | CommentsHouse majority leader Eric Cantor's (R-Va.) comments on the medical device tax remind that the fight for repeal isn't over. House majority leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) hasn't forgotten about the the medical device tax, a measure he once called a "draconian" burden on the U.S. medtech industry.
Device Tax: We Need Action by Summer, Paulsen Says
February 4, 2013 3:43 pm | by Mass Device | News | CommentsMedical device industry advocate Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) says Congress needs to act on the medical device tax by "late spring, early summer" this year. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.), an unrelenting opponent of the medical device tax that took effect at the start of the year, still sees avenues for repeal tied to larger discussions of corporate tax reform. News Well, Capitol Hill, Medical Device Taxread more
Sunshine Act Survey: More Than 50% of Physicians Unprepared
February 4, 2013 3:05 pm | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsPORTSMOUTH, N.H., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MMIS' third annual survey of doctors and their knowledge of the Sunshine Act found that physicians are actually less informed than they were one year ago. With the release of the final rules implementing the Sunshine Act on February 1,...
Sunshine rules finally drop
February 4, 2013 7:29 am | by Mass Device | News | CommentsThe White House finally releases long-awaited Sunshine Act rules to regulate and monitor the financial relationships between doctors and the healthcare industry. The Obama Administration finally released long-awaiting transparency guidelines governing the relationships between doctors and medical device and drug makers. The rules are more than 15 months late...
Bringing Critical Mass to the Movement to Repeal the Medical Device Excise Tax
February 1, 2013 2:37 pm | by Thomas Allen Malm | News | CommentsStrategy consultant and author, Thomas Allen Malm, is proposing a way to shift the burden of the medical device excise tax (MDET) that he says will open a new dialog and solve two problems at once. He understands the optimism of manufacturers and industry associations growing from the number of Representatives in Congress crossing party lines to support the repeal of the 2.3% tax...
November/December 2012 Digital Edition
January 29, 2013 3:50 pm | Digital Editions | CommentsThe November/December 2012 cover story, "Industry Forecast," highlights the significant topics for the industry in 2013 and shares the thoughts of leaders from the community. In "Meeting the FDA's Mandates for Unique Device Identification," technology is reviewed that can aid in ensuring manufacturers are in compliance to this coming regulation.
HSCA Finds Evidence That Some Medical Device Manufacturers Shifting Cost Burden of Excise Tax Directly to American Hospitals, Healthcare Providers, Patients and Taxpayers
January 25, 2013 10:22 am | by Healthcare Supply Chain Association | News | CommentsThe Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) and its group purchasing organization (GPO) members today expressed alarm over evidence that some medical device manufacturers are shifting the burden of the medical device excise tax directly to American hospitals and other healthcare providers.
Perspectives on Industry Insight, Part II
January 17, 2013 12:00 am | by MDT Staff | Minifab | Articles | CommentsWould you please comment on the medical device industry as we move into 2013? Contract manufacturing continues to shift from just “manufacturing” to include a full road map of your finished products, including design, test, manufacturability, and distribution.
Perspectives on Industry Insight, Part I
January 16, 2013 12:00 am | by MDT Staff | Syspro | Articles | CommentsWould you please comment on the medical device industry as we move into 2013? The need for medical device manufacturers to have product recall plans in place was reaffirmed by the release of the latest figures on medical device unit recalls. According to the quarterly ExpertRECALL Index released August 22, 2012, over 123 million medical device units were recalled in the second quarter of 2012...
With Patient Health at Stake, Medical Equipment Industry Needs to Improve Supply Chain Visibility
January 4, 2013 2:35 pm | by Armin Meissner | Blogs | CommentsThere are few industries as tightly interwoven with life and death issues as medical equipment. Getting everything right; from adherence to regulations to on-time product deliveries to perfectly performing products, is paramount. Complete transparency throughout the medical equipment supply chain is an absolute necessity. Transparency cannot be a part-time or partial commitment but rather, it must be an all-out endeavor to achieve safer and more effective patient healthcare.
Cook Medical Meets Industry Date for GS1 Global Trade Item Number
January 2, 2013 11:38 am | News | CommentsThe health care industry is adopting a set of standards to make supply chain easier for hospitals and Cook Medical is ready for the change. Almost ten years ago, Cook Medical realized all of its manufacturing companies were using different product numbering systems. The lack of standards caused confusion and inefficiency in shipping and tracking product.
3D Magnetic Mapping of Reed Sensors
December 19, 2012 10:51 am | Meder Electronic Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsStandex-Meder Electronics, a manufacturer of precise, reliable, and long-lasting miniature switches, sensors and relays, announces its 3-dimensional magnetic mapping capabilities for reed sensors.
FDA announces public-private partnership to develop regulatory science that will speed patient access to new medical device technologies
December 3, 2012 11:11 am | News | CommentsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it is part of the first public-private partnership to promote medical device regulatory science with a focus on speeding the development, assessment, and review of new medical devices.
CMM Products Brochure
November 29, 2012 10:14 am | Product Releases | CommentsA new 10-page, 4-color, brochure highlighting the COORD3 line of CMM products is now available from COORD3 Metrology. The brochure can be found on the COORD3.com web site for downloading...
DC Motor Catalog
November 16, 2012 11:43 am | Pittman | Product Releases | CommentsPITTMAN Motors, a brand of AMETEK Precision Motion Control, introduces a new DC brush and brushless motor catalog, available on request. The new catalog serves as a “starting point” for helping...
Deep Pressure Medical Interventions
November 2, 2012 8:00 am | by Mass Device | News | CommentsCan Therapeutic Systems' Vayu Vest change the way autism is treated? For the parents of autistic children, few treatment options exist other than powerful anti-psychotic medications or alternative therapies with little supporting clinical evidence.
‘Reed Relay as an RF Switch’ Product Training Module
October 26, 2012 10:35 am | Standex Electronics | Product Releases | CommentsStandex-Meder Electronics, a manufacturer of standard and custom electro-magnetic components, including magnetics products and reed switch-based solutions, announces the release of a new product training module...
Applying Tech: Wireless Medicine
October 24, 2012 3:48 pm | by William Chan, Donald L. Sweeney, David Niewolny, Joe Tillison, and Anthony J. Kalaijakis | LINEMASTER Switch Corporation | Articles | CommentsWireless devices have the ability to become self-contained diagnostic laboratories, communication devices for medical records, and medical therapy devices. One of the biggest challenges facing both the consumer and the clinical wireless healthcare market is large scale adoption. Adoption is limited by the regulatory environment, current product prices, and ease of device use.
Website Helps Visitors Discover LED Light-Curing Technology
October 23, 2012 2:40 pm | Dymax Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsDymax Corporation has launched a new website that outlines the benefits of LED light-curing technology. Site visitors will find detailed product information for a variety of Dymax LED-curable materials...
Perspectives on Supplier Differentiator, Part II
October 19, 2012 2:10 pm | by Deborah Kacera, Daniel Rudolf, Dan Walsh, Christine Forcier, and Bill Leverich | Pilgrim Software, Inc. | Articles | CommentsThe next evolution is the focus on the supply chain and ensuring the detailed processes are in place and that products/processes provided by downstream suppliers are validated and real. With globalization as the post facto now, it will require more stringent supplier controls from the initial selection of suppliers through the monitoring phases. How will suppliers select and monitor their supplier base?
Perspectives on Supplier Differentiator, Part I
October 19, 2012 11:49 am | by Joe Rotino, Alan Walsh, Aidan Petrie, Carol Tucker, and Michelle Lott | Pro-Dex | Articles | CommentsAs external industry influences like excise taxes, longer approval process time, and reimbursement pressures bear down on device manufacturers, development partners must look to areas of opportunity and how to best support medical firms in these pursuits. While opportunities such as the growing and aging population and emerging markets are getting a lot of play, it’s also important to realize that progress (i.e., technological advances) poses perhaps the most significant area of opportunity in transforming healthcare.
Another Tax Column…
October 18, 2012 3:55 pm | by Sean Fenske | Blogs | CommentsI tried hard to find a topic other than the coming medical device excise tax to write about, however, either my brain didn’t have any more room to fit another topic or there’s just not that much else going on in the medical device industry (which is much less likely). I was also hesitant to write the column because, unlike with the web, there is a period of time that passes from the moment I complete the column until the time it is published and mailed where the content is out of my hands while outside forces can wreak havoc on the topic and the timing of its appearance.
Applying Tech: Cardiovascular, Part II
October 18, 2012 3:27 pm | by John Beigel, Brian McPherson, Robert Hergenrother, Peter Gabriele, and Donald M. Garcia | Meder Electronic Inc. | Articles | CommentsIt’s not the journey, it’s the destination. In the case of interventional cardiovascular devices, both the journey and the destination are vital. These devices need to navigate the tortuous pathways of the vasculature in order to access and treat complex distal lesions. Getting there isn’t always easy.
Applying Tech: Cardiovascular, Part I
October 18, 2012 3:12 pm | by Andrew Cannon, Richard M. Rots, Mark Geiger, John Schmitz, and Sascha Weiler | Hoowaki Llc | Articles | CommentsWhen a manufacturer picks up a cardiovascular device, they literally hold someone’s life. There is no room for flaws in the quality of this product, or any other in the cardiovascular realm. These devices are shrinking, while becoming increasingly advanced—more intricate parts achieve more complex functions, within a surface area that leaves only enough space for perfection. So the case has never been greater for quality assurance. Conducting risk analysis through variation analysis software can satisfy it.
