Technology
This Week in Devices [1/4/2013]: WIll 2013 be the Year of Digital Health?
Jan 04, 2013
This Week in Devices [1/4/2013] Smartphones could be a danger to medical devices. Is 2013 going to be the year of the digital health boom? A roundtable...
This Week in Devices [12/14/12]: Obama Says 'No' to Device Tax Repeal While Minnesota Senators Call For a Delay
Dec 14, 2012
This Week in Devices [12/14/12] Obama says 'No' to device tax repeal while Minnesota senators call for a delay. FDA wants devices to be safer at home. Smart...
This Week in Devices [12/7/2012]: FDA Partners with Device Industry; Final Rules for the Medical Device Tax
Dec 07, 2012
This Week in Devices [12/7/2012] FDA announces a partnership with the device industry to speed up device innovation. The IRS has released the final rules for...
This Week in Devices [ 11/30/2012 ]: Prosthetics Present Challenges and Innovation
Nov 30, 2012
This Week in Devices [ 11/30/2012 ]: Prosthetics Present Challenges and Innovation This Week in Devices [ 11/20/2012 ]: Mind-controlled robotic arms are...
Prosthetic Arms Have Room for Improvement
Nov 27, 2012
Advances in lower-limb prosthetics in recent years have been nothing short of remarkable, as double-amputee Oscar Pistorius proved at the Olympic Games in...
This Week in Devices [ Thanksgiving Edition ]: Misfit Wearables Shines; Device Tax Leads to Layoffs at Strkyer; An Innovation for Glaucoma Patients
Nov 21, 2012
  This Week in Devices [ 11/21/12]: Misfit Wearables seeks crowdfunding for its new product. FDA doesn't like St. Jude's pacemaker leads. Getting laid...
Gearing up for RSNA Annual Meeting? So are we.
Nov 21, 2012
Andrew Dallas is all charged up to attend RSNA. The editorial advisory board member and frequent contributor has agreed to represent MD+DI on this mission, and...
World Diabetes Day: But Are We Any Closer to an Artificial Pancreas?
Nov 14, 2012
  November 14 is an important day for the estimated 366 million people globally who have been affected by diabetes. Since 1991 World Diabetes Day has...
This Week in Devices [11/9/2012]; Boston Scientific to Acquire Vessex Vascular; Turning the iPhone into an ECG; A Pacemaker Powered by Your Heartbeat
Nov 09, 2012
  This Week in Devices [11/9/2012] It's all about the heart this week: Boston Scientific is set to purchase renal denervation device maker Vessex Vascular...
This Week In Devices [11/2/2012]; The Patent War Over the VAC; More Jobs Cuts at St. Jude; Taiwan's Medical Device Industry; Medical Devices in a Hurricane
Nov 02, 2012
  The story of the VAC and how it launched a patent battle. St. Jude has cut 500 jobs. Taiwan wants to expand its medical device industry. FDA issues tips...