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Best Articles of 2008

Boston Scientific CEO predicts survival of the fittest

Nov 18, 2008 10:06 AM

A bad-news-good-news message for medical device manufacturers was delivered by Boston Scientific President and CEO Jim Tobin during a luncheon at last week’s Innovations Summit at the Cleveland Clinic...

Is your company ready for the 2010 Medical Device Directives?

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

If your company manufactures medical devices for the European Market, the clock is ticking to address the changes coming into effect within the Medical...

How to tell if a device is really clean

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Kierstan Andrascik Chemistry Study Director Nelson Laboratories Inc. Salt Lake City, Utah www.nelson

Due to increased awareness of the potential dangers of residual manufacturing materials on medical devices, the FDA often requests documentation of a thorough validation of how residual materials were cleaned from newly manufactured devices. ...

Me? A bigot?

Dec 10, 2008 10:01 AM, by Joe Jancsurak, Senior Editor

Last week’s “Wanted: Women” editorial prompted several thought-provoking responses from Medical Edge readers. One, in particular, was . . . well . . . amusing...

Adding human factors engineering to product development

Jul 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Chuck Schwimmer Director, Industrial Design Circle Medical Devices Los Gatos, CA www.circlemed.com

Adding human factors engineering to medical-device product development...

Building strong yet lightweight hip implants

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Leslie Gordon Senior Editor

How often has one of your designs been a trade-off of weight versus strength? Too heavy, and you waste material. Too light, and parts might fail. Well,...

Don't machine metal parts build them

Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Mike Shellabear Vice President DMLS technology Joseph Weilhammer Product Manager DMLS technology EOS

A rapid-manufacturing technology called direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) builds solid metal parts directly from powdered metals, complimenting or sometimes...

Congress pushes for Medical Device Safety Act of 2008 despite industry's objections

Jul 2, 2008 11:15 AM, Victoria Burt, Senior Editor

Congressmen and Senators are proposing the Medical Device Safety Act of 2008 to protect patients from dangerous and defective devices. Medical-device industry leaders say it will lead to confusion and affect medical care....

Designing single-use medical devices

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Joel Bartholomew OEM R&D Manager B. Braun Medical Inc. Bethlehem, Pa. bbraunoem.com

Designing disposables calls for balancing user requirements, cost targets, design specs, and several risk assessments....

Stimulating the brain

Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Victoria Burt Senior Editor

Over the past decade, therapy by neurostimulation has become one of the fastest growing areas in the medical-device industry. Neurostimulation uses low levels of electricity to treat medical conditions affecting different parts of the central nervous system. Disorders include chronic pain, Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, paralysis, epilepsy, obesity, and depression. ...