Medical Device News pitched at the European Medical Professional… “View From The Med” is our weekly roundup.
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MedShape’s ACL Tibial Graft Fixation Device
MedShape’s funky new tibial fixation device for use in ACL surgery looks promising, and having been CE marked for getting on for a year we might have expected to know how to buy it by now.
UK’s Radio 4 Interview Implies Lack Of Effective Regulation
“Our patients need protecting from these monsters” implies Radio 4 interview on the subject of medical devices regulation.
FDA Warning Letter To J&J Subsidiary Diabetes Pump Company
It’s all good news for J&J as another of its divisions faces a telling off from FDA.
“Which Medical Device?” Announces Winners
Which Medical Device (whichmedicaldevice.com) has announced the winners of its “Device of the Year” awards, based on assessment of reader feedback by the expert judging panel.
View From The Med Week 2
Please, no more talk of who’s to blame and who’s carrying the can. This week’s VFTM is a breast-free zone… almost.
PIP: A Vision Of The Future? Really?
In this editorial we ask whether it’s joined up thinking to claim that the PIP situation, just because it’s a private sector issue, means all private healthcare will be riddled with problems and providers not willing to cooperate on their solution?
Medical Device Company Press Release Bingo
medlatest critiques the world of the anodyne medical device corporate press release.
French Industry Body Says PIP Is Not Endemic
In a press release issued last friday the French Medical Devices Industry Association (SNITEM) is keen to avoid stigmatising French medtech industry controls as being unduly lax, in view of the PIP scandal.
Motive, Trust, Evidence. This Week’s View From The Med
View From The Med, Week 1, 2012
PIP: One Bad Apple?
While we can all point fingers at the PIP breast implant situation as being a one-off, all parties must look in the mirror to ensure this is used as a lesson in how things can go wrong.
Hello 2012! Medlatest Signs Off 2011 With The Year’s Final “View From The Med”
medlatest reviews its ten identified themes of the year. Will they be the same this time next year?
PIP Breast Implants: How Did This Happen?
medlatest speculates about whether regulatory controls are tight enough when a company can substitute “mattress grade” silicone for that which was approved in the regulatory process.
New Weekly Email Function On Medlatest Site
medlatest launches new weekly email update service so readers can “filter in” the news they want.
Counterfeit Medical Devices: More Probable Than Possible
RAM Medical has admitted to importing and selling counterfeit and contaminated surgical hernia mesh. Is this a one-off, or could such practices be widespread and global?
Survey Suggests Online Media Under-used By Companies
In a preliminary survey of medical technology companies medlatest has found widely varying use of online media to disseminate news, press releases and announcements.