According to new research from MarketsandMarkets, the global ventilator market is projected to surge from its current $859.9 million valuation to $1.261 billion by 2023, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 8%.
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24×7 Magazine chief editor Keri Forsythe-Stephens sat down with five members of the Beaumont Health clinical engineering team—John Fragomeni, CBET, CHFM, system vice president of support services; Daniel Zimba, senior director of biomedical/clinical engineering; lead technician Phil Sabo; biomedical engineer Matt Sikora, BMET; and biomedical engineer Geoffrey Smith, CBET—to learn what sets the Southeastern Michigan-based department apart.
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One of the questions the U.S. FDA asked in its 2016 Request for Comments was: “What information do third-party entities need in order to perform…the safe and effective operation of medical devices?” Not surprisingly, both manufacturers and third-parties organizations cited service manuals—although some manufacturers seem reluctant to release such information. Here, Binseng Wang spells out the reasons some OEMs are giving to defend their actions.
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Interested in taking an all-expense-paid trip to a developing country, where you can use your biomedical skills to help others (and have a little fun at the same time)? Biomedical expert Patrick Lynch may have an offer you can’t refuse.
Read MoreIn this month’s installment of Soapbox, Geoffrey Smith, CBET, shares his frustrations regarding a recent phenomenon he’s encountered: Some manufacturers are refusing to offer technical training classes for the equipment they sell. And it’s a major problem, Smith argues.
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