Blogs
DeviceTalk: A Blog for the
Medical Device Industry
DeviceTalk is a blog written by MD&DI Editor-in-Chief Erik Swain and his colleagues about and for the medical device industry. It analyzes and provides links to breaking news, offers informed commentary on the hottest industry topics, and provides a forum for reader opinion and feedback.
Zimmer to Buy Abbott Spine for $360 Million
Zimmer Holdings has announced its plans to buy Abbott Laboratories’ spine division. The $360-million deal should be completed by this year’s fourth quarter. Read More...
Are Zaps to the Heart Actually Harmful?
A new study reveals that heart failure patients were five times more likely to die within four years of receiving a defibrillator zap to the heart. Read More...
medtechinsider
Produced by the editorial staff of Medical Device Technology and European Medical Device Manufacturer and published by Canon Communications, medtechinsider is devoted to covering the medical manufacturing industry and its suppliers.
Sterilisation Experts and Practitioners Converge on London For IMRP2008
Anyone involved with the irradation of medical products will view IMRP2008 as the must-attend event of this year. Read More...
Scientists Address Hacking Risk for Heart Devices
A pacemaker may not seem like an obvious target for a hacker to pursue. But in March of this year, US researchers demonstrated they could hack an implantable cardioverter defibrillator using relatively inexpensive equipment. Read More...
PrecisionTalk: A Blog about Medical Precision Technology
For the latest on news concerning the orthopedics, cardiological, and general surgery sectors, visit MTP's blog, Precision Talk. You can even add your own comments to the posts.
New Hip, Knee Replacement Methods May Need Reworking Sooner
A study found that newer joint replacement techniques appear to need reworking at a higher rate than traditional methods. Read More...
Stryker Sues U.S. Government over Probe
Stryker has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court complaining that the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services are making unreasonable requests as part of a continued investigation into its sales practices. Read More...
BioMaterialsTalk: A Blog for Device-Related Plastics and Biomaterials
BiomaterialsTalk is a blog written by MD&DI Editor Heather Thompson and her colleagues about biomaterials for the medical device industry. It analyzes and provides links to breaking news, offers informed commentary on the hottest biomaterials topics, and provides a forum for reader opinion and feedback.
Learning What Sticks: Beetle Juice
Carneggie Mellon’s NanoRobotics Laboratory is working on an adhesive that uses the same techniques that beetles use to stick to walls and other vertical surfaces. Read More...
Heparin Update: Reasearchers Produce Synthetic
Reuters reports that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created tiny amounts of a synthetic version of heparin. Read More...
Transforming FDA: News and Views on the Changes at FDA
Transforming FDA is a special section that appears in MD&DI 's online and print content. The focus is on the changes happening within FDA and how those events could reshape the entire device industry. Items center on Congress, FDA's commissioner, approaches to postmarket issues, and major legislation, such as the MDUFMA reauthorization. Relevant content is identified with a "Transforming FDA" logo.
FDA Risk Committee Makes Recommendations
The agency has created an internal council charged with figuring out how to act on the recommendations. Read More...
FDA: Children Are Not `Little Adults’
A column on FDA’s Web site reminds industry that one cannot extrapolate adult clinical data to make assumptions about how a medical product will work on children. Read More...
