Medical Device Industry News 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 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/21905/confidentiality-in-medical-device-manufacturing/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 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 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 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 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 X-FAB adopts SFT R3D software http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21929/x-fab-adopts-sft-r3d-software/ http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21929/x-fab-adopts-sft-r3d-software/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:09:52 +0000 http://www.panglobus.com/medical-devices-news/21929/x-fab-adopts-sft-r3d-software/ X-FAB Silicon Foundries, a manufacturer of wafers for medical industry, has utilized Silicon Frontline Technology’s (SFT) Resistive 3D ( R3D) software for its 0.18 micrometer high-voltage process (XH018) to provide improvements in reliability and efficiency.

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