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This Week In Devices [9/28/12]: Medtronic Enters the Chinese Market; Oversight for Hackable Devices; European Breast Implant Scandal; A 16th Century Prosthetic
This Week In Devices [9/28/12]: Medtronic Enters the Chinese Market; Oversight for Hackable Devices; European Breast Implant Scandal; A 16th Century ProstheticMedtronic to Buy Chinese Medical Device Maker for $755 Million Medtronic taking steps into the Chinese medical device market and has said it will buy orthopedic device maker China Kangui Holdings.
September 28, 2012
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This Week In Devices [9/28/12]: Medtronic Enters the Chinese Market; Oversight for Hackable Devices; European Breast Implant Scandal; A 16th Century Prosthetic
Medtronic to Buy Chinese Medical Device Maker for $755 Million
Medtronic taking steps into the Chinese medical device market and has said it will buy orthopedic device maker China Kangui Holdings. Source: Reuters
Report Says Hackable Medical Devices Need Oversight
A report by the Government Accountability Office says that wireless medical devices need to be monitored more closely to protect them from vulnerability from hackers. Source: Bloomberg
Breast Implant Scandal Leads to Tighter European Controls
A breast implant scandal in France affecting thousands of women this year damaged confidence and highlighted the need to tighten controls in Europe on everyday medical devices, the European Commission says. Source: NY Daily News
A Prosthetic Hand from the 16th Century
A look at the history of articifial limbs. Source: i09
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