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by Joe Jancsurak, Editor
The CBS Evening News recently aired a report on the role Toyota has
played in controlling healthcare costs at the Virginia Mason Hospital in
Seattle. That’s right,
the segment told viewers that the hospital practices medicine based on
how Toyota builds cars. "At the end of the day, the Toyota production
system is all about the customer," said Dr. Gary Kaplan, the CEO of
Virginia Mason Hospital. "For us, it’s all about the patient."
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Medical device industry officials defended the FDA at a recent
Congressional hearing, calling the agency’s oversight of their
products “rigorous.”
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“The FDA must be vigilant, the FDA must be strategic, the FDA must be
quick, and the FDA must be visible,” FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg
told a group of industry representatives, attorneys, consumers, and
others attending a speech sponsored by the FDA.
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A newly named executive adviser and an outgoing CDRG director are among
the latest personnel moves at FDA.
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Expansion of medical silicone tube extrusion capabilities includes new
systems by Sil-Pro, LLC, Delano, MN, for in-line close tolerance
cutting of silicone tubing directly from the extrusion machine as well
as in-line spooling and cut-to-length from a spool.
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Porous metal products, assemblies and filters by Mott
Corporation, Farmington, CT, are used in medical applications
requiring exacting filtration performance, precise flow specifications,
biocompatibility, high-temperature resistance, and the ability to
withstand aggressive thermal and chemical sterilization processes
repeatedly.
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Straight hemostasis valve by B. Braun OEM Division,Bethlehem, PA,
eliminate the backflow of fluid and accommodates catheters, scopes,
lasers and guidewires.
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