Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry
July 1997
ADHESIVESFundamentals of Structural Adhesives for Device Assembly
by Patrick J. Courtney
Selecting the proper adhesive and curing process can be crucial to developing safe and effective devices.
GLOBAL MARKETS:
China's New Business Climate Warms Up
by Joe Chao and Ted R. Tyson
Understanding the Chinese political and economic culture is just the beginning of successfully tapping into this market, which is ripe for medical device manufacturers.
R&D HORIZONS:
Is Virtual Medicine Becoming, Literally, a Reality?
by Leslie Laine
In the past few years, the use of virtual reality in medicine has been a hot topic for research. All this interest has generated advances in hardware and software and the discovery of several new applications.
DESIGNER'S TOOLBOX:
Reducing Development Time with Requirements Management
by Edward V. LaBudde
A requirements management system enables engineers to track the functions, behaviors, and performance of a design's specifications.
FIRST PERSON:
Paradigm Shift: High-Quality Care at Low Cost
by Anil K. Rastogi
The president of Sabratek Corp. (Niles, IL) urges the use of new systems and approaches to respond to changes in the health-care industry.
BOTTOM LINE:
What Manufacturers Need to Know about Managed Care
by Robert R. Dunford
To understand the economic pressures their clients are feeling, medical device manufacturers should familiarize themselves with the key issues of managed care.
WASHINGTON WRAP-UP:
FDA Invites Industry to Accept a Faster Alternative to PMAs
by James G. Dickinson
To speed product approvals, FDA is reviving an inactive statute that gets the agency involved early during product development.
HELP DESK:
Two experts explain how to successfully train employees and how to address FDA's concerns about EMI.
SNAPSHOT:Tuning in to the Harmonic Convergence in Women's Health
by Edward E. Waldron
Kathryn Tunstall confronts issues of women's infertility and contraception.
EDITOR'S PAGE:
In Search of a Cure for Medical Technophobia
by John Bethune
Medical technology can and should be a key component of a resized, consumer-oriented, and cost-effective healthcare system.
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