Medical Device Technology

The Trump administration yesterday announced it issued executive orders authorizing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. Importantly, both steel and aluminum are used broadly for medical devices such as surgical instruments, prosthetics, implants, crutches, wheelchairs, plates and screws…
The Food and Drug Administration Feb. 5 released an alert notifying patients of a safety concern using diabetes devices such as continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps and automated insulin dosing systems that rely on a smartphone for delivering alerts.
Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, has become the first hospital in the United States to use the newly FDA-approved Gore EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (TAMBE) device to treat complex aneurysms in the visceral aorta.
The Department of Health and Human Services Sept. 30 released a statement on the dockworker strike at ports along the East and Gulf coasts, saying that immediate impacts to medicines, medical devices and other goods should be limited.
A triple-whammy of advanced new diagnostic and treatment options holds the promise for better outcomes for New Jersey lung cancer patients.
Petersburg Medical Center in Petersburg, Alaska, has ushered in a new era of breast cancer detection with the arrival of its advanced 3D mammography machine.
At Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, health care providers use a technology called robotic transcranial Doppler (TCD), to identify PFOs in the heart and determine a patient’s likelihood of ischemic stroke.
The Food and Drug Administration May 9 released final guidance clarifying the definition of “remanufacturing” for reusable medical devices needing maintenance or repair, advising that manufacturers include instructions necessary for proper servicing and provide examples of activities that…
Nebraska Medicine, based in Omaha, Nebraska, however, has begun testing an AI tool in two of its primary care clinics to detect diabetic retinopathy in patients — a condition that can lead to blindness.
The recent CES 2024 show (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show) produced a number of health care-related, attention-getting devices. Some are not commercially available yet, but these products have the potential to help patients take greater control of their health.