Is cost-saving and sustainablility putting patients at risk through reprocessed single-use medical devices

ByNatalie Healey

17 Jun 20

In the US, over a quarter of hospitals use reprocessed single-use medical devices - and in some countries,…

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Have US and UK medical device regulators done all they can to ease ventilator shortages caused by Covid-19?

By Jamie Bell

15 Apr 20

Experts on ventilator regulation in the US and UK weigh in on what relevant bodies have done to…

RegulationApprovals

The regulations non-medical manufacturers may need to overcome to tackle ventilator shortages

By Jamie Bell

27 Mar 20

Manufacturers from industries including automotive want to help the UK ventilator shortage during the Covid-19 crisis - but…

RegulationApprovals

How have manufacturers adapted to demands of the EU Medical Device Regulation as coronavirus brings more firms to the sector?

ByProfessor Herman Pieterse

26 Mar 20

The legislation's purpose is to bring similar safety controls and transparency to medical device products as to those…

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Are medical device companies doing enough to protect their technologies against cyber-attacks?

By Jamie Bell

10 Dec 19

The WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 highlighted the need for the NHS and the medical device companies it…

RegulationCertifications

Healthy.io app makes detecting chronic kidney disease ‘as simple as taking a selfie’

By Anjuman Rahman

13 Sep 19

Israeli digital health company Healthy.io has turned the smartphone-based ACR test into a clinical-grade medical device to detect…

InnovationsApprovalsPatient Care Devices

Device that determines food intolerance receives clinical validation

By Anjuman Rahman

22 Aug 19

Healthtech start-up FoodMarble can help individuals overcome digestive problems with its AIRE technology, which has received clinical validation

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Biocompatible breast implants manufactured by BellaSeno now ISO standard certified

By Anjuman Rahman

15 Jul 19

Biotech start-up BellaSenso raised an additional $1.126m to conduct clinical trial for its biocompatible and absorbable breast implants…

ApprovalsSurgical and SuppliesImplants

Study finds new rimegepant drug relieves migraine pain and symptoms

By Anjuman Rahman

11 Jul 19

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that rimegepant, a drug from a new…

RegulationApprovalsNeurological

How an AI-based chest X-ray solution detects collapsed lungs

By Anjuman Rahman

14 May 19

Israel’s Zebra Medical Vision announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for an AI-based chest X-ray solution called…

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