Weekly News

View From The Med is our weekly reflection on the events of the past seven days. This week has been a busy one as usual with a few gems. Enjoy.

News, views, opinions, events from another week keeping a close eye on medical device technology.

Acquisition’s, Approvals, Medical Device Tax Repeal… it’s all happening this week.

Does any hip surgeon still use an “acquired” British Rail Soup spoon for reaming the acetabulum? Those were the days. This week we’re reflecting on what’s changed in medical devices over the past 60 years.

Medical Device news roundup for week ending May 25th.

Medical Devices industry, technology and clinical happenings from the week just passed.

Some really informative items have been floating around this week. It’s especially noteworthy that Thoratec’s Heartmate II® Ventricular Assist Device has seen its 10,000th patient. It’s a sobering thought that many of these patients would not have had a chance without the technology.

We need a Pacemaker Peacemaker if we’re to see an end to the ICD “troubles” don’t we? Still, if you can look past the week’s big spat there’s still plenty of positive (and a bit of negative) news from the medical devices world.