July 2009
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry
Selected Contents
Convergence
Transformative Technologies Emerge When Worlds Collide
Sherrie Conroy
Convergent technologies are making new frontiers in medicine possible.
Imaging
Rebecca Weiner
Integrated nonsurgical endoscopy enables less-than-minimally invasive medicine.
Gallery of Devices/Then and Now
These days, medical devices incorporate innovative technology that helps clinicians vastly improve patient quality of life.
Sustainability
Designing Sustainable Medical Devices
Jonathan-Lee Marshall, Mike Hinton, Luiz Wrobel, and Gera Troisi
Life cycle assessment is a useful tool for manufacturers as they become more accountable for the effect they have on the environment.
Washington Wrap-Up
CDRH Practices Finally Get Attention in 510(k) Probe
James G. Dickinson
Deputy commissioner Joshua Sharfstein wants to know exactly how a scaffold device was cleared by FDA.
Regulatory Outlook
Robert R. Andrews and Rosina Robinson
It’s never too late to learn the basic steps of getting a medical device to market. The regulatory pathway may have some undesired twists and turns if OEMs aren’t careful.
R&D Digest
NewsTrends
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