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President to Industry: Get Involved in Healthcare Reform
Former president Bill Clinton addressed AdvaMed at its conference in Washington, DC, October 14. Following his remarks, he sat with Michael Musallem, chairman of AdvaMed, and answered some pointed questions about the effects of healthcare reform on the medical technology industry.
Outstanding OEM: Small Beginnings Inc: Born in the NICU
Surrounded by new life, Mary Sharon Rogone conceived the idea for her first device.
Outstanding OEM: US Endoscopy: Keeping It Local and Focused
As companies send manufacturing offshore in large numbers, US Endoscopy is committed to making product innovations in its home state.
Outstanding OEM: Zoll Medical: Breathing New Life into Resuscitation
Zoll Medical has thrived thanks to innovative devices in the resuscitation area.
Outstanding OEM: Luminex: Multiple Strengths on a Single Platform
Luminex looks to the future with one advanced technology.
Expanded Online Articles
Inventory Collaboration: An Untapped Opportunity
Automated, Web-based inventory collaboration lets manufacturers strike a balance between having sufficient products available and minimizing inventory carrying costs.
Enhancing Business through Technology Assessment
A proper assessment can help manufacturers understand the competitive landscape and make better use of their intellectual property.
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The Development Edge: Software Design-For-Test
The push for cost-effective medical device development may get some assistance from adopting rigorous software simulation practices.
Expanded Online Articles
Analysis of Risk: Are Current Methods Theoretically Sound?
Applying risk assessment may not give manufacturers the answers they think they are getting.
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Five Ways to Ensure a Successful Tubing Project
Increasing competition and market changes mean companies and their tubing vendors must develop even stronger relationships.
Flexible Assembly in a Lean World
The flexibility of an assembly operation can make the difference in profits for medical manufacturing.
Professional and Consumer Healthcare Technologies Converge
It is important to know how to design for and market products that move from the doctor’s office into the consumer realm.
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Trends in Laparoscopy: Sealing Technology
Advances in seal designs can lead to better trocar use and manipulation for surgeons.
CRO Partnerships: Strategies for Successful Postapproval Studies
Successful postmarket surveillance starts with a healthy partnership. Specific strategies can help make that happen.
MD&DI's 30th Anniversary Timeline
This interactive timeline features photos, videos, and maps for significant events from the last 30 years. Culling the rich history of medical devices, the timeline exhibits developments that have transformed the industry.Exclusive Online Article
Quality System Compliance
Using Documentation Provides Advantages beyond Compliance
Good documentation helps meet requirements and also increases the efficiency, productivity, and consistency of processes and employees.
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Software
Diagnosing Medical Device Software Defects Using Static Analysis
Automated static analysis can improve reliability of medical device software. Here are the key criteria that need to be considered when selecting a static analysis tool.
Cleanroom Technology
Assessing Cleanroom Compatibility of Injection Molders
One study explores whether electric machines are more suitable than hydraulic machines for medical cleanroom applications.
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Regulatory Outlook: Converting CAPA to an Advantage
CAPA violations still generate a substantial number of warning letters. These tips can help make CAPA systems a benefit instead of a liability.
Product Development Insight
Doctors aren't the only ones with purchasing power in hospitals. Medical device companies must improve the appeal of devices to meet nonclinical buyers' needs. Use an online calculator to get your hospital integration needs score.
Podcast
For the March issue, newest EAB member Andrew Dallas spoke with MD&DI about trends in the industry and his unique background. Click here to listen to snippets from the interview.
Expanded Online Article
Unraveling Misconnections in Medical Tubing
Video
See videos of the microgripper described in this month's R&D Digest section in action.
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AdvaMed Code Comparison ChartWeb Site Directory
Need a quick reference point for your favorite manufacturers' Web sites? Look no further.30 Years, 30 Devices
In celebration of MD&DI's 30th anniversary, we're looking for the 30 most influential medical devices. This is a chance for readers to vote for the finished medical device products that have changed the industry. From those nominations, the editors will choose devices that they feel best represent the industry's growth over the past 30 years. The results will be published in the June 2009 issue. Respondents can make multiple entries. Submissions are closed. Look for our 30 Years, 30 Devices feature in the upcoming June 2009 issue.
Expanded Online Article
Developing Diagnostic Products: Polymer Laminate Technology
Podcast
Download an audio presentation of Advances in Cardio Technology, MD&DI's Panel Discussion at the MD&M Minneapolis 2008 Conference.
Video
Expanded Online Article
2008 Salary Survey
Podcast
Special Report
News from the Cleveland Clinic Innovations Summit
Expanded Online Articles
M&A Analysis: M&As Key to Device Growth Strategies
Web Exclusives: MedTech Snapshot
Outstanding OEMs: Web Exclusive Features
Volcano Corp.: Growing Against the Odds
Abbott Laboratories: Restoring Faith
Also: Watch a video demonstration of Abbott Laboratories' new Xience stent.
Expanded Online Articles
Regulatory Outlook: Gleaning Good Practices from Warning Letters
Getting a Grip on Electronic MDRs
Downloads
Download a sample of the 2008 International Compliance Code Compendium
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Developing an In-House Reimbursement Paradigm
Q&A: Preaching the Value of Human Factors
Video
See a Video Demonstration of Vibration Testing
Q&A
The Case for Evidence-Based Compliance
The government now expects companies to show that the policies to stop inappropriate payments and perks to physicians are working. Michael Bell is helping enable firms to do that.
Guide to Outsourcing
Five Considerations for Opening an Offshore Facility
Lessons learned during the hunt for the perfect manufacturing location.
Video
Sample Instructional Animation Videos
Animated Demonstrations of Magnetic Field Technique
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UV Micromachining: Shorter Pulses or Shorter Wavelength?
For many medical devices, cost-effective state-of-the-art micromachining can be obtained by using a laser with short output pulses and high beam quality.
Animated Videos Guide User Interactions with Complex Medical Devices
For many medical devices, cost-effective state-of-the-art micromachining can be obtained by using a laser with short output pulses and high beam quality.
The Greening of Medical Product Design
How to make medical device products more sustainable.
12 Key Questions for Selecting a Supplier
Answering these questions will help a company zero in on the right supplier.
Automated Testing for Real-Time Embedded Medical Systems
Medical device companies, especially those with real-time embedded-system products, are often burdened with lengthy verification cycles.
Cardio Technology Trends Video
Diagnosing Heart Disease Through PET·CT Scans
Expanded Online Article
Microwire Use in Catheter-Based Medical Device Applications, Part 2
Incorporating microwires into catheter design offers new opportunities for sensor applications.
Book Review
Testing
Segmental Compression Benchtop Testing Video
See bonus footage of a segmental compression system measuring and recording the radial stiffness and strength of a self-expanding stent.
MDEA 2008
Medical Design Excellence Award Winner Videos
For the first time ever, MD&DI has posted videos of Medical Design Excellence Award winners. These are the same videos entrants supply to MDEA jurors.
Guide to Outsourcing
What Your Mother Never Told You About Outsourcing to China
Thinking about moving your manufacturing to China? It's not an easy process, so be sure it's the right decision.
Web Site Directory
Need a quick reference point for your favorite manufacturers' Web sites? Look no further.
Regulatory Outlook Expanded Version
Revised EU Directives: Many Changes in Store
A directive revising European medical device regulations is scheduled to take effect in March 2010.
A Comprehensive Guide to the Quality System Regulation Preamble
Q&A Expanded Version
Global Harmonization Is Here to Stay
Larry Kessler, chair of the Global Harmonization Task Force, has seen his organization make great strides, but some obstacles remain.
