Medical Device Industry News » Medical Device Industry http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news Latest Buzz In The Medical Devices Industry Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:24:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Your Friday IRS regulation dump: Obamacare’s job-killing medical device tax. (VIDEO) http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21935/your-friday-irs-regulation-dump-obamacares-job-killing-medical-device-tax-video/ http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21935/your-friday-irs-regulation-dump-obamacares-job-killing-medical-device-tax-video/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:24:27 +0000 admin http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21935/your-friday-irs-regulation-dump-obamacares-job-killing-medical-device-tax-video/ click our link edinaco.com – to watch full “Michelle Malkin » Your Friday IRS regulation dump Obamacare’s (VIDEO)” exclusive video for free! Your Friday IRS regulation dump: Obamacare’s job-killing medical device tax.

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]]> http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21935/your-friday-irs-regulation-dump-obamacares-job-killing-medical-device-tax-video/feed/ 0 Heartbeat Vibrations Power Pacemakers http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21910/heartbeat-vibrations-power-pacemakers/ http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21910/heartbeat-vibrations-power-pacemakers/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21910/heartbeat-vibrations-power-pacemakers/ Though pacemakers require only small amounts of energy (about 1 millionth of a Watt), their batteries have to be replaced periodically, which means multiple surgeries for patients…

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]]> http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21910/heartbeat-vibrations-power-pacemakers/feed/ 0 Brain Blood Flow And Oxygen Monitored By First-Of-Its-Kind Head Patch http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21911/brain-blood-flow-and-oxygen-monitored-by-first-of-its-kind-head-patch/ http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21911/brain-blood-flow-and-oxygen-monitored-by-first-of-its-kind-head-patch/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21911/brain-blood-flow-and-oxygen-monitored-by-first-of-its-kind-head-patch/ A research team led by investigators at Mayo Clinic in Florida has found that a small device worn on a patient’s brow can be useful in monitoring stroke patients in the hospital. The device measures blood oxygen, similar to a pulse oximeter, which is clipped onto a finger…

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]]> http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21911/brain-blood-flow-and-oxygen-monitored-by-first-of-its-kind-head-patch/feed/ 0 AdvaMed: MDUFA Agreement Could Be “Game Changer” for FDA, Industry http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21919/advamed-mdufa-agreement-could-be-game-changer-for-fda-industry/ http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21919/advamed-mdufa-agreement-could-be-game-changer-for-fda-industry/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21919/advamed-mdufa-agreement-could-be-game-changer-for-fda-industry/ A compromise reached by the FDA and device industry on medical device user fee reauthorization should benefit both parties and speed patient access to innovative technologies, AdvaMed President Stephen Ubl said.

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]]> http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21919/advamed-mdufa-agreement-could-be-game-changer-for-fda-industry/feed/ 0 Delays in MDUFA Agreement Threaten Omnibus User Fee Bill http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21920/delays-in-mdufa-agreement-threaten-omnibus-user-fee-bill/ http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21920/delays-in-mdufa-agreement-threaten-omnibus-user-fee-bill/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21920/delays-in-mdufa-agreement-threaten-omnibus-user-fee-bill/ Rather than breaking device user fees out of an omnibus bill, House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Chair Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) reportedly has threatened to freeze device fees at current levels for five years if the FDA and industry can’t speed up an agreement on Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA) reauthorization.

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]]> http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21920/delays-in-mdufa-agreement-threaten-omnibus-user-fee-bill/feed/ 0 GAO: Lack of Transparency in Hospital Device Purchasing http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21921/gao-lack-of-transparency-in-hospital-device-purchasing/ http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21921/gao-lack-of-transparency-in-hospital-device-purchasing/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21921/gao-lack-of-transparency-in-hospital-device-purchasing/ Hospitals may be overpaying for implantable medical devices and passing those costs on to Medicare, but it is impossible to know for certain because Medicare doesn’t track device prices or what hospitals pay for them, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report concludes.

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]]> http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21921/gao-lack-of-transparency-in-hospital-device-purchasing/feed/ 0 Fired FDAers Sue for Email Monitoring: Senator Moves for Probe of FDA http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21922/fired-fdaers-sue-for-email-monitoring-senator-moves-for-probe-of-fda/ http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21922/fired-fdaers-sue-for-email-monitoring-senator-moves-for-probe-of-fda/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21922/fired-fdaers-sue-for-email-monitoring-senator-moves-for-probe-of-fda/ A lawsuit that charges the FDA with monitoring the personal email of former CDRH employees has sparked a congressional probe and prompted fears among legal experts, who say the FDA’s actions could have a chilling effect on other whistleblowers.

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]]> http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21922/fired-fdaers-sue-for-email-monitoring-senator-moves-for-probe-of-fda/feed/ 0 Devicemakers May Have Some Protection in Reprocessed Failures http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21923/devicemakers-may-have-some-protection-in-reprocessed-failures/ http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21923/devicemakers-may-have-some-protection-in-reprocessed-failures/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21923/devicemakers-may-have-some-protection-in-reprocessed-failures/ Manufacturers whose devices are reprocessed and later cause injury may have some liability protection, a recent federal court case evaluated by the Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) suggests.

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]]> http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21923/devicemakers-may-have-some-protection-in-reprocessed-failures/feed/ 0 Device Provides A Platform For Viewing Cancer Cells And Other Macromolecules In Dynamic, Life-Sustaining Liquid Environments http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21891/device-provides-a-platform-for-viewing-cancer-cells-and-other-macromolecules-in-dynamic-life-sustaining-liquid-environments/ http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21891/device-provides-a-platform-for-viewing-cancer-cells-and-other-macromolecules-in-dynamic-life-sustaining-liquid-environments/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21891/device-provides-a-platform-for-viewing-cancer-cells-and-other-macromolecules-in-dynamic-life-sustaining-liquid-environments/ A photograph of a polar bear in captivity, no matter how sharp the resolution, can never reveal as much about behavior as footage of that polar bear in its natural habitat. The behavior of cells and molecules can prove even more elusive…

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]]> http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21891/device-provides-a-platform-for-viewing-cancer-cells-and-other-macromolecules-in-dynamic-life-sustaining-liquid-environments/feed/ 0 Protein Structures Offer Clues To Breast Cancer, Alzheimer’s Treatment, Prevention http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21912/protein-structures-offer-clues-to-breast-cancer-alzheimers-treatment-prevention/ http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21912/protein-structures-offer-clues-to-breast-cancer-alzheimers-treatment-prevention/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21912/protein-structures-offer-clues-to-breast-cancer-alzheimers-treatment-prevention/ Using some of the most powerful nuclear magnetic resonance equipment available, researchers at the University of California, Davis, are making discoveries about the shape and structure of biological molecules – potentially leading to new ways to treat or prevent diseases such as breast cancer and Alzheimer’s disease…

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