Scientists Devise Method to Prevent Deadly Hospital Infections Without Antibiotics
Scientists are developing a surface treatment to stop microbes from adhering to medical devices to prevent infections in hospital settings.
Scientists are developing a surface treatment to stop microbes from adhering to medical devices to prevent infections in hospital settings.
The challenges toward achieving a single-fault safe medical device—when it is free of unacceptable risk during its expected service life—can be daunting.
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Scientists are developing a surface treatment to stop microbes from adhering to medical devices to prevent infections in hospital settings.
Not allowing medical device companies to present information about the FDA’s analysis of their products in product liability cases against them results in unfair court trials, posits an article by Reuters.
Read MoreThe U.S. FDA has issued guidance documents to help increase transparency and assist reporting and timely completion of studies on certain medical devices’ safety and effectiveness.
Read MoreFDA deemed Boston Scientific’s recall of the Vici SDS and RDS venous stent system a Class I recall, reports MDDI.
Read MoreReasons for medical device hacking include the theft of health information, financial gain through ransomware, and gaining a foothold in a network, writes Christian Espinosa, founder and CEO of Alpine Security, in Forbes.
Read MoreLate Saturday night at Conn.-based Bridgeport Hospital, the unexpected happened: A medical device caught fire inside an operating room.
Read MoreAustralian scientists have developed a new moisture test for devices including pacemakers and cochlear implants that would improve leakage detection.
Read MoreThis recall, linked to two patient deaths, is the third in 12 months for Medtronic’s HeartWare HVAD ventricular assist device, reports MedTech Dive.