MHRA warns manufacturers temperature screening is ‘not a reliable way’ to detect Covid-19

By Jamie Bell

08 Jul 20

Claiming temperature screening products can reliably detect Covid-19 could put people’s health at risk, according to the MHRA's…

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Sommetrics requests emergency use authorization to introduce its aerSleep product for sleep apnea patients at risk of COVID-19

By NS Medical Staff Writer

24 Jun 20

The intent is to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by those with documented or suspected infection by replacing CPAP…

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US Department of Defense to boost Covid-19-related production with $100m initiative

By Jamie Bell

23 Jun 20

The Department of Defense has agreed to fund Covid-19-related production projects following an agreement with the US Development…

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: FDA issues warning letters to companies inappropriately marketing antibody tests, potentially placing public health at risk

By NS Medical Staff Writer

18 Jun 20

Agency continues effort to help protect public health from fraudulent products

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Lumis: Supporting effective vendor management and oversight for clinical investigations

ByNS Medical Devices Staff Writer

05 Jun 20

Small sponsor companies depend heavily on outsourcing their clinical trial activities due to limited resources, specific knowledge and/or…

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA publicly shares antibody test performance data from kits as part of validation study

By NS Medical Staff Writer

05 Jun 20

These results are among the first to come from a collaborative effort by the FDA, NIH, Centers for…

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EU MDR: Delayed by Covid-19 but what will it mean for the medical device industry?

ByKim Trautman, executive VP, NSF International

03 Jun 20

The new EU MDR has been delayed until May 2021 due to the Covid-19 crisis, but it still…

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EU confirms Medical Devices Regulation is postponed until 2021

By Dan Robinson

20 Apr 20

The MDR changes will enforce stricter rules on clinical evaluation processes, safety, classification and performance of medical device…

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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…

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How barcode data can help NHS track medical device inventory as coronavirus crisis highlights benefit of increased oversight

ByMark Wasmuth, CEO Global Medical Device Nomenclature Agency

31 Mar 20

The Global Medical Device Nomenclature Agency's international naming system will help the NHS use barcode data to improve…

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