Regulatory/Legal
Supreme Court's Myriad Genetics Decision Prompts Two Perspectives On Innovation
Jun 14, 2013
The debate has already begun on the ramifications on Supreme Court's Myriad Genetics decision.  In it, the court ruled that isolated genes can't be...
This Week in Devices [6/7/2013]: The Story of a Face Transplant
Jun 07, 2013
Every week MD+DI curates content from all over the Web to share some of the most interesting articles, longreads, and videos with the medical device community...
FDA's Regulation of Mobile Medical Apps Will Probably Confuse You
May 30, 2013
FDA's Bakul Patel took the stage at the WLSA Wireless Convergence Summit 2013 using an iRobot RP-VITA to speak with the audience on the status of FDA's...
Genome Patents Create Landmines for Medical Device Industry
May 24, 2013
When Angelina Jolie opted for her double mastectomy after genetic testing, she publicized her personal health care plan. However, the company that funded the...
MD+DI's Top 5 Stories - May 2013
May 23, 2013
Catch up on some of the most popular stories and content on MDDIOnline   Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak Gets It. Device Industry Needs to Clone Him Medtronic'...
Can HIPAA Move Into the 21st Century?
May 17, 2013
When the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, better known as HIPAA, was passed in 1996, AOL was just beginning to crawl and the iPhone was...
This Week in Devices [5/17/2013]: Dying Better, Scam Artists, and the End of Moore's Law
May 17, 2013
A doctor fights for a lower-tech, higher-empathy approach to end-of-life care. A career con man exposes how Google AdWords helped him run an illegal online...
Recall Round-up: GemStar Infusion System, and GE Healthcare's Giraffe Products Among those Recalled in April and Early May.
May 10, 2013
Hospira Inc., GemStar Infusion System: Recall Posted 4/29/13, Updated 5/1/13 Damage from battery leakage may cause the device to shut off without warning. The...
This Week in Devices [5/3/2013]: China Wants To Boost Its Innovative Device Industry
May 03, 2013
China's FDA wants to boost the country's innovative device industry. A response to new European legislation on medical devices. University students' medical...
Op-Ed: What Do “The Hunger Games” and 510(k) Have in Common? More Than You’d Think.
Apr 29, 2013
Like the tributes thrust into the Hunger Games arena, medical device manufacturers want a fair shot at surviving the ever-changing FDA 510(k) pathway. By...