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• Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead Failures Could Hit 30% in Four Years

  
  AboutLawsuits.com — Authority: 444
  A new analysis by UBS Investment Research warns that the failure rate for Medtronic Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads could reach as high as 30% over four years. In its December 28 morning meeting highlights, UBS, the second largest manager of private wealth assets in the world, predicted that the problems with ...
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• On the Other End of eLearning

  
  Advertising, Marketing and Design — Authority: 147
  Back in my college years I worked at Circuit City as a Customer Service Associate. At the beginning of my tenure, I was required to enroll in a multitude of eLearning courseware . As the company was quite large, there was a dedicated internal training portal that employees could access from any location and at any ...
  9 hours ago

• Where Is Medical Innovation Happening In The U.S.?

  
  | Creo Quality, LLC — Authority: 134
  In a recent Inc. magazine article “The New and Improved You” by Adam Bluestein, several innovative medical products were highlighted, from head to toe:Eyes - I-Therapeutix (Waltham, MA)Ears - InSound Medical (Newark, CA)Heart - Cornventis (Silicon Valley, CA)Heart - Cardiac Concepts (Minnetonka, MN)Spine - InVivo ...
  11 hours ago

• Supplier Quality Engineer

  
  RSS Jobs — Authority: 151
  Supplier Quality Engineer Bachelor’s Degree plus 5+ years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area. Drives improvement and corrective action in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers. Provides technical support in the selection of suppliers. Develops ...
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• Obamacare and the simulus bill will increase your taxes

  
  Wintery Knight — Authority: 520
  First, Americans for Tax Reform . (H/T Health Care BS ) Excerpt: Individual Mandate Tax: Starting in 2014, anyone not buying “qualifying” health insurance must pay an income surtax of up to $1,485. Hike in Medicare Payroll Tax : For self-employed idividuals, the Medicare tax jumps from 2.9% to 3.8%. ...
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• Top Graduate Schools for Biomedical Engineering (MD&DI)

  
  | Creo Quality, LLC — Authority: 134
  Here is a list of the Top Graduate Schools for Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering:1. Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD2. Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA3. University of California-San Diego - La Jolla, CA4. Duke University - Durham, NC5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA5. ...
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• Top Medical Innovations for 2010 (from MD&DI)

  
  | Creo Quality, LLC — Authority: 134
  The December 2009 issue of MD&DI had a small blurb about the Top Medical Innovations for 2010. Sorry I couldn’t find it on their website. The list is adapted from the Cleveland Clinic’s Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010.1. Bone Conduction of Sound For Single-Sided Deafness: A new non-surgical, removable ...
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• Thems The Breaks

  
  Drug and Device Law — Authority: 525
  A recent case, Koger v. Synthes North America, Inc. , 2009 WL 5110780 (D. Conn. 2009), underscores what should be a simple fact of life in product liability litigation involving orthopedic implants in particular, and implanted medical devices in general – plaintiffs shouldn’t expect to get anywhere with nothing ...
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• MD&DI’s Most Viewed Articles of 2009

  
  DeviceTalk — Authority: 121
  1. “A Look Into the Future of the U.S. Medical Device Market,” Jim Austin, Terry Fadem, and Paul J. H. SchoemakerThe U.S. medical device market is estimated at more than $100 billion, but will the factors that have driven steady growth continue in the future?2. “Developing Medical Devices in a Consumer-Driven ...
  6 days ago

• Sprint Fidelis Lead Wire Failure Rate Could Rise To 30 Percent By Four Years

  
  Drug Injury Watch — Authority: 112
  About 260,000 Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads Were Implanted In US, With Approximately 143,000 Still Active (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com ) The December 28, 2009 edition of "US Morning Meeting Highlights" from UBS Investment Research  brought some relatively grim news for ...
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• Learning More About AssurX

  
  | Creo Quality, LLC — Authority: 134
  A couple years ago, I learned about AssurX and their electronic systems for quality procedures, CAPAs, e-records, etc. I was with a small company and assumed their solutions were out of our price range.Fast forward a few years. I rediscovered AssurX on twitter. I’ve been corresponding back and forth, following the ...
  6 days ago

• Problems with FDA Medical Device Approval Process Identified in New Studies

  
  AboutLawsuits.com — Authority: 444
  Two new studies have been published that are highly critical of the way the FDA approves medical devices for human use, saying that the agency requires too few clinical trials, and that often the data in those trials is suspect. The new studies come as the FDA is under increasing scrutiny over how it decides ...
  6 days ago

• Qualified Network of Medical Device Suppliers Exists In Indianapolis

  
  | Creo Quality, LLC — Authority: 134
  A few weeks ago, I received an email from MD&DI about a new upcoming service:As editor of MD&DI, I want to share some exciting news with you. In March 2010, Canon Communications, publisher of MD&DI, will launch the global medical device industry’s only qualified online suppliers directory, Qmed.com.Good ...
  1 week ago

• Medical Device Risk Management Is An Enterprise-Wide Effort

  
  | Creo Quality, LLC — Authority: 134
  I just read a blog post from AssurX “Risk Management Matures Beyond The Spreadsheet”. Great post–you should read it if you are developing and/or manufacturing a medical device. Here is an excerpt:In conclusion, managing risk across the corporation means something different to each department yet it requires the ...
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• Technology-based Training for Better Practices

  
  Advertising, Marketing and Design — Authority: 147
  In the past, deciphering the use of a device– whether it be a large piece of industrial equipment or an expensive medical instrument–meant leafing through a hefty manual and hesitantly implementing the learned techniques in a hands-on manner. Many times mistakes were made, compromising not only the integrity of ...
  1 week ago

• Burnaid –Emergency Medical Device

  
  techviva — Authority: 157
  Burn injuries have been treated a variety of ways for years. From ice cubes to first aid treatments there is always something that people feel will take the burn away. Burnaid-Emergency Medical Device is a new and effective way to treat wounds caused by burns in under 30 minutes from when it occurred. The purpose [...]
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• Wound Care Sales Contract - Dublin

  
  RSS Jobs — Authority: 151
  Wound Care Sales Rep - Dublin An experienced Medical Sales Rep required for a 6 month contract The territory to cover is Dublin Must be Dublin based A Medical background/knowledge essential Wound care knowledge/experience an advantage Starting early Jan 2010 Send your CV in confidence to ...
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• Medical Sales - Wound Care - Dublin

  
  RSS Jobs — Authority: 151
  Wound Care Sales Rep - Dublin Territory - North Dublin , Meath, Westmeath, Louth, Longford, Cavan, Monaghan, Armagh, Down & Antrim.  Ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate a successful track record selling medical devices into both Acute and Community Care settings. Wound Care Sales ...
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• Medical Sales - Wound Care - Dublin

  
  RSS Jobs — Authority: 151
  Wound Care Sales Rep - Dublin Territory - North Dublin , Meath, Westmeath, Louth, Longford, Cavan, Monaghan, Armagh, Down & Antrim.  Ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate a successful track record selling medical devices into both Acute and Community Care settings. Wound Care Sales ...
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• Medical Sales - Wound Care - Dublin

  
  RSS Jobs — Authority: 151
  Wound Care Sales Rep - Dublin Territory - North Dublin , Meath, Westmeath, Louth, Longford, Cavan, Monaghan, Armagh, Down & Antrim.  Ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate a successful track record selling medical devices into both Acute and Community Care settings. Wound Care Sales a ...
  1 week ago

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