Augmented reality could be used to guide non-medics in performing ever more complex procedures when there’s no doc around. Like those frequent occasions when you’re in space for example.
medlatest Editorial
Could All-Metal Hip Implants “Resurface”?
New research may pave the way for all-metal hip prostheses to rise phoenix-like from the ashes.
Medical Device Manufacturers Must Engage with Start-Ups
How does the current economic climate change the way companies collaborate to bring new technologies to market? Interesting opinion piece from Sagentia.
Meniscus Replacement Reviewed At AAOS. Can Knee Replacement Be Deferred?
Meniscal transplantation gets an airing at AAOS
US Medical Devices Tax Will Be Passed On To Customers
Quelle Surprise. US manufacturers admit they’ll put prices up to recoup 2.3% sales tax levy.
View From The Med: Adding A Little Editorial Spice To The Week
Busy busy busy. Isn’t it amazing just how dynamic the world of medical devices can be?
AAOS: Next Year Fly Economy…DVT Risk Is No Higher.
DVT and flying are becoming bedfellows. This work by the American College of Chest Physicians dispels a few myths.
PIP Scandal: Spot Checks On The Agenda
Lack of unnannounced Spot check provision in Medical Devices Directive seems like and easy fix.
View From The Med: Medlatest’s Review Of The Medical Devices News Of The Week
Medlatest’s View from the Med for week 5 2012 is out now.
Patient Data From ICDs: Makes Sense Even For Non-Geeks.
The campaign to make data from remote monitoring devices available to patients gathers pace.
Would You Want To See Real-Time Data from Your Implantable Pacemaker?
Access to one’s own real-time heart function data. Might it frighten us to death?
US Medtech Sales Tax: Observations From European Perspective
US sales of medical devices will invite a 2.3% tax from next January and US companies are unsurprisingly up in arms at the prospect. As a European medical technology vehicle we were invited to comment…. so we did.
Medlatest’s Weekly Highlights, “View from the Med”
“View from the Med”, Medlatest’s weekly highlights are available now.
PIP Boss Nicked
If we want to introduce one measure to prevent a PIP recurrence, it’s the unannounced site audit.
Medical Professionals Suffer Medical Technology “Under-Communication”
medlatest attempts to stir up a hornets nest… with a well-intentioned effort to improve patient care by improving the way companies keep medical professionals informed.
PIP Scandal Muddies Regulatory Debate
Opinion piece on how the PIP scandal is flushing out a mixed bag of arguments. But at least we’re thinking about the subject.