Medical Device Link.

EDITOR'S PAGE:

MDMA Goes Elephant Hunting

COVER STORY

Implementing Wireless Communication in Hospital Environments with Bluetooth, 802.11b, and Other Technologies 
Brian Senese

Wireless technologies offer a number of benefits in healthcare. But what issues remain to be addressed?

METALS

Advances in Metals: Expanding Capabilities
 

Medical manufacturers are benefiting from the latest generations of materials and metalworking processes.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Asia's Cardiovascular Markets: A Large Opportunity for Medical Companies
Ames Gross and Caroline Tran

The prevalence of heart disease is on the rise in Asia, prompting some medical firms to explore the region's growing markets.

WASHINGTON WRAP-UP:
James G. Dickinson

FDA Targets Device GMPs in Consent Decree
A small radiation-oncology manufacturer has been ordered to halt production and distribution of its controversial therapy devices.

NEWSTRENDS

• Device Makers Face Higher Plastics Prices
• Euro–U.S. Inspections to Begin by December
• Web Resources for Device Professionals

R&D DIGEST:

• Making Smarter Plastics
• Noninvasive Skin-Harvesting Tape Developed
• Biosensor May Detect Early Signs of Heart Attack

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INSIGHT

Regaining Control: How OEMs Can Participate in the Medical Device Aftermarket in the Wake of MDUFMA
David Warburton

TAs reprocessed medical devices gain legitimacy, manufacturers prepare for a changing market. 

Sidebar: What is an Asset-Management EEPROM?

REGULATORY OUTLOOK

HIPAA's Influence on Medical Device Technology
Gerald R. Larocque, PhD, and Robert Fricke, PhD
TIAX LLC

The April compliance dates for the Privacy Rule have come and gone. Is your company meeting its HIPAA responsibilities?


Sidebar: Consider Design to Stay Competitive