May
2008
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry
Selected Contents
From the Editors
Wild, Wild West: HCIR Credentialing
Adhesives
Discoveries in Adhesive Technology
Adhesives
Laser Welding
Sealing Seams with Laser Welding
Testing
Radial Tests for Endovascular Implants
Tissue Engineering
Harnessing Human Extracellular Matrix
Mergers and Acquisitions
Establishing Value via Patenting
Packaging
Sterile Packaging: Measuring Microbial Barriers, Part I
Washington Wrap-Up
The agency has received State Department approval to place its own personnel at U.S. diplomatic posts in China.
Product Development Insight
Developing Strategies for Manufacturing Disposables
Offering quality products often means a developing a sound manufacturing strategy early in the process.
Regulatory Outlook
Risk Areas for Overseas Sales and Marketing
Device firms must conduct business cautiously when dealing with government-controlled healthcare systems in other countries.
Q&A
Healthcare reform may be coming. What does it mean for industry? Editor in chief Erik Swain discusses change with AdvaMed chairman Michael Mussallem.
Industry News
- Nations May Soon Have Out-of-the-Box Auditing Option
- Reprocessed SUDs Get Clean Bill of Health
- $10 Device Enables Interoperability and Wireless Data Transmission
- Clamor for Unique Device Identification Grows Stronger
- InHealth Launches Capital Campaign
- Automobile Companies Diversify to Enter Device Industry
R&D Digest
- Nanowire Platforms Are Diving Boards for Diagnostics
- Researchers Seek Partners for Bladder Cancer Detection Test
- Mask Protects Clinicians from Combative Patients
