Latin promise
America's healthcare reform hides an inconvenient truth: a 2.5% tax increase on medical devices, which could amount to…
Analysis
Joint at the hip
14 Apr 11In 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, was forced to recall two of its hip…
Powering down
14 Apr 11Dramatic reductions in voltage and power requirements are making tiny piezo motors and drive systems an interesting option…
Planet-friendly packaging
14 Apr 11The global market for sustainable packaging is growing fast, although the medical device sector has not yet made…
Perfect harmony
14 Apr 11Global harmonisation keeps patients safe and makes technology cheaper, but getting new technology out quickly for the world's…
To protect and serve
13 Apr 11More than half of healthcare-associated infections are device-related, and recent data suggests that many of these infections are…