Here are this weeek’s FDA Medical Device Recalls:
Centurion Healthcare Products Laceration Tray, sterile; The primary kit is labeled as containing 1 n…
Siemens Syngo Imaging System with VB30A version of software. Model Number: 10014063, Siemans Medical…
Kodak DirectView Model DR 3000 System, Stationary X-ray System; Catalog #s 6551360, 6551386, 6552152…
Centurion Healthcare Products Laceration Tray, sterile; The primary [...]

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Bloomberg News reported earlier this week reported on the US Supreme Court ruling limiting patient lawsuits against manufacturers: 
“The U.S. Supreme Court put new limits on lawsuits against Medtronic Inc. and other medical-device makers, saying patients generally can’t sue over products cleared for sale under the most intensive federal review process.”
 Several lawmakers promised to fight this [...]

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AMMI, ACCE and HIMSS join forces to create a Clinical Engineering / IT Community (CEIT).
We all knew it was going to happen eventually… I wonder what we’ll be called now.
From the AAMI Press Release:
The agreement is intended to help improve patient care and safety and to boost the quality and cost-effectiveness of customer service. The [...]

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New legislation introduced yesterday by US Senators Grassley (R-IA) and Kohl (D-WI) will require manufacturers of medical devices to disclose the amount of money they give to physicians through payments, gifts, travel, etc.
 ITS ABOUT TIME! How often has a sales rep come up to you insisting you inspect and certify their device safe for paitent [...]

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Here is a list of all medical equipment stocks (if I’m missing any, leave me a comment and I will add it).
As Biomeds we are uniquely suited in determining which Medical Equipment stock is better then the next, simply because we know what equipment our hospitals are buying, which equipment works better then the next, [...]

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 Here’s the list of Medical Equipment Stocks
(If you dont see a stock on the list that should be there, mention it in a comment and I’ll add it)
(ABMD: 18.09 +0.01 +0.06%, vol: 441,524, 52wk: 10.83 - 20.07)
(ACU: 13.50 0.00 0.00%, vol: 2,800, 52wk: 12.25 - 16.84)
(ADLI: 0.00 N/A N/A, vol: 0, 52wk: N/A - N/A)
(AHPI: [...]

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After much searching I think I may have found the perfect definition of what a PM should be. I know you all have your definitions, but take a read, I think you will like it. I know I did. The Biomed Buddies are based in the UK, so some of the values may be different. [...]

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As of January 14, 2008 all physician office based surgical centers located in New York State now required to be JCAHO accredited on or before July 14, 2009. This law is due to the increasingly complex surgical procedures that are now taking place in physician offices that had previously taken place in hospitals.
I [...]

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