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Medical Device/Packaging
CVS Enters Medical Device Market
The pharmacy chain is dipping its toe in the medical device industry with an at-home dialysis product.
April 13, 2018
CVS Pharmacy / Image: FiercePharma
Materials
Modest Growth Predicted for IVD Market
FDA notes developing technologies, such as next-generation sequencing tests, that can scan a person’s DNA to detect genomic variations.
April 12, 2018
FDA notes developing technologies, such as next-generation sequencing tests, that can scan a person’s DNA to detect genomic variations.
Medical Device/Packaging
FDA Offers Option for 510(k) Clearance
Abbreviated program aims to facilitate evolutionary medical devices to benefit patients. Agency seeks comment on the draft guidance by July 11.
April 11, 2018
Abbreviated program aims to facilitate evolutionary medical devices to benefit patients. Agency seeks comment on the draft guidance by July 11.
Materials
Strong Growth Projected for Drug-Device Combination Product Market
New Market.Biz research says one future view is that these products could make single-component medical devices obsolute.
April 10, 2018
Insulin delivery systems are one of the most recognizable drug-device combination products.
Medical Device/Packaging
New Wristband Enables Mental Control of Computer
CTRL-Labs has created an electronic bracelet that will allow the wearer to control computers, prosthetics, and other devices.
March 30, 2018
Thomas Reardon, chief executive of CRT-Labs / Image: R. Douglas Fields
Medical Device/Packaging
Tooth Sensors Track What You Eat
Tufts engineers have developed a sensor that when mounted on a tooth can monitor glucose, salt, and alcohol intake.
March 27, 2018
Tooth Sensor / Image: Tufts
Medical Device/Packaging
Blood Collection Tubes Recalled Due to Chemical Interference
Becton Dickinson is recalling blood collection tubes because a chemical in the rubber stopper interferes with diagnostic testing.
March 26, 2018
Recalled BD Vacutainer / Image: Amazon
Medical Device/Packaging
Genius Implants Train Card in Hand, Receives Ticket For Not Having Valid Train Card
A self-proclaimed “cyborg” in Sydney had a train card implanted in his hand, and received a $1k ticket for not carrying a valid ticket.
March 23, 2018
Opal Train Card / Image: Shutterstock
Medical Device/Packaging
Connecting to the Pros and Cons of Mobile Medical Devices
New Royal Academy of Engineering report recognizes that digital health could positively transform health care while acknowledging patient privacy concerns.
March 22, 2018
New Royal Academy of Engineering report recognizes that digital health could positively transform health care while acknowledging patient privacy concerns.
Medical Device/Packaging
Streamlined Artificial Heart Could Solve Transplant Deficit
The new design has just one moving piece and no valves, significantly decreasing the chance of something going wrong.
March 20, 2018
Artificial Heart / Image: OHSU/KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF
Medical Device/Packaging
Weigh In on Symbols for Sterile Barrier Systems
The Sterile Barrier Association needs your feedback. Answer their quick survey by March 29, 2018.
March 14, 2018
The Sterile Barrier Association (SBA) is seeking feedback from the industry on symbols using solid and dotted lines to denote which layer is the validated sterile barrier.
Medical Device/Packaging
FDA Warns Duodenoscope Manufacturers for Compliance Failures
Agency issues warning letters to Olympus, Fujifilm and Pentax for failure to comply with required postmarket surveillance studies to assess contamination risk.
March 9, 2018
Agency issues warning letters to Olympus, Fujifilm and Pentax for failure to comply with required postmarket surveillance studies to assess contamination risk.
Medical Device/Packaging
ASTM International Packaging Standard to Aid Medical Devices Industry
To help validate test methods for packaging on medical devices, this new guide aims to help support product quality and safety.
March 5, 2018
To help validate test methods for packaging on medical devices, this new guide aims to help support product quality and safety.
Materials
Nurses Gain New Option for Home Care
New service allows nurses to drop off clinical trial samples at approximately 4,600 U.S. UPS Store locations.
February 28, 2018
New service allows nurses to drop off clinical trial samples at approximately 4,600 U.S. UPS Store locations.
Medical Device/Packaging
Medtronic Recalls Implantable Defibrillators
The FDA has issued a Class I recall of a Medtronic defibrillator with a potentially lethal malfunction due to a manufacturing defect.
February 28, 2018
Medtronic Evera / Image: Medtronic
Medical Device/Packaging
Smart Glasses Read for the Visually Impaired
A startup has developed a pair of smart glasses that converts words to a voice to assist those who struggle with reading.
February 27, 2018
Oton Glass / Image: Oton
Medical Device/Packaging
Copper-Coated Uniforms Could Kill Infection in Hospitals
Uniforms brushed with tiny copper nanoparticles reduce the spread of bacterial infections in hospitals.
February 21, 2018
Uniforms Laced with Copper / Image: University of Manchester
Medical Device/Packaging
“Pacemaker for the Brain” Slows Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Wexner Medical Center found they can delay cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients with deep brain stimulation.
February 14, 2018
Fighting Alzheimer's with brain stimulation. / Image: Getty Images
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