MD&DI, August 2010, Volume 32, No. 8

August 2010


This Issue's Articles
by: Sherrie Conroy

Smart pumps offer a bounty of benefits for both OEMs and patients. But interoperability could make these devices even smarter.  

Hospitals are turning to device makers for innovations in materials science for battling infections at surgical sites. Silver ion technology could be the weapon that wins a war.
by: Jeffrey A. Trogolo

Three analytical methods can help manufacturers avoid 
residual material product contamination.
by: Tina May and Brent Shelley

Open standards and new technologies have the potential to make treating chronic conditions more cost effective.
by: Haritha Treadway

Piezoceramic motors and actuators could represent a significant improvement over conventional electromagnetic motors for the execution of precise movements with medical equipment.
by: Jim McMahon and Stefan Vorndran

Reasonable confidence limits for binomial proportions could be easier to defend to regulatory bodies, including FDA. Reasonable limits are not statistically different from the sample proportion.
by: John Zorich

Incorporating detectability, correctability, and utility in the risk score is helpful in making better decisions about risk acceptability.
by: Nataly F. Youssef and William A. Hyman

The Medical Device Safety Act and government investigations are changing the business landscape for medical device companies.
by: Evan Smith and Caryn M. Silverman

by: Peter Von Dyck

Sharfstein insists that the agency is not hung up on product risks when evaluating medical devices for approval.
by: Jim Dickinson



by: Maria Fontanazza

by: Lawrence Lloyd

by: Norbert Sparrow

by: Maria Fontanazza

by: Heather Thompson

by: Heather Thompson

by: Maria Fontanazza

by: MIki Anzai

by: Heather Thompson

Factors such as tightening global regulations, increased global competition, and new market opportunities have prompted manufacturers to outsource a range of critical operations.  
by: Gaet Tyranski

The secret to success begins and ends with communication.
by: Tim Bosch and David Ennen

Outsourcing and scaled manufacturing 
go hand in hand.
by: Lianne Coppinger

China has moved beyond high-volume, low-cost, commodity medical products to medical imaging, diagnostic equipment, and implantable devices.
by: Mark Slaven