Battery maintenance and replacement has been an ongoing challenge in medical equipment management—and it’s something 24×7 Magazine has addressed numerous times in the past. HTM expert William Hyman sheds further light on the issue here.
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The U.S. FDA announces that it has taken new steps to handle how voluntary recalls are managed across many industries, including the medical device sector. In the FDA’s new draft guidance, the agency makes recommendations for recalls in three key areas: training, record-keeping, and procedures.
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With 10,000 baby boomers reaching retirement age every day and an increasing demographic shift from mechanical and hands-on professions, many healthcare organizations are finding it increasingly difficult to staff their biomed departments. Here, three HTM leaders share how they’re helping to find the next generation of talent.
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Despite the number of accolades following his name, Binseng Wang, ScD, CCE, fAIMBE, fACCE, doesn’t consider himself an industry hero. In fact, he’s downright uncomfortable with the thought. But when you get to know a little about Wang, you realize why he deserves the title he is so quick to shy away from.
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According to FDA officials, the agency will be more closely evaluating the potential for certain materials to cause immune/inflammatory reactions in a small number of patients to improve understanding of materials, help uncover ways to identify patients predisposed to these reactions, and improve the overall safety and performance of medical devices.
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