Medical Equipment

GS1 standards to support U.S. FDA medical device regulation
WASHINGTON | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued its final ruling requiring manufacturers to implement a unique device identification system for their products. This includes the use of a unique identifier on the label of medical device packaging.
MEDEC: We helped Health Canada revise position on medical devices
TOROTNO | MEDEC, the national association for Canadian medical technology industry, is commending the decision by Health Canada to revise its position on how the purchase of medical devices for use in healthcare facilities is handled in requests for proposals (RFPs) and requests for information (RFIs) under the Medical Devices Regulations.

Pharmacist designs device to protect women during assault

As the number of sexual assaults in India reaches crisis level, women there have a new defensive weapon at their disposal.
Last Word: Transforming innovation procurement

A call to action to ensure sustainability of the healthcare system
2013 HealthAchieve featured exhibitors
New website for insulin pump therapy and supplies

Portal helps diabetes patients make more informed decisions about insulin pump therapy.
Ventana, EMC join forces to add Big Data to digital pathology

TUCSON, Ariz. | Ventana Medical Systems Inc., a member of the Roche Group, has entered into an agreement with data storage and IT infrastructure industry company EMC Corp. to offer a highly scalable and flexible solution to store and archive medical images as part of the Ventana digital pathology solution for anatomical pathology labs.
Next-generation drug-eluting stent approved by Health Canada

ABBOTT PARK, Ill. | Abbott has announced that the Xience Xpeditio Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System has received Health Canada approval and is launching immediately in Canada.
Phase III study of investigational C. diff vaccine begins in Canada

TORONTO | Sanofi Pasteur has announced the initiation of its Phase III clinical program called Cdiffense to evaluate the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of an investigational vaccine for the prevention of primary symptomatic Clostridium difficile infection.
Canadian medical imaging groups partner on project in India

LONDON, Ont. | The Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization (CIMTEC), Western University and Claron Technology are developing hardware and novel software modules to be integrated into an image-guided oncology therapy system for wide distribution abroad by Perfint Healthcare, based in India.

GS1 standards to support U.S. FDA medical device regulation

MEDEC: We helped Health Canada revise position on medical devices

Pharmacist designs device to protect women during assault

Last Word: Transforming innovation procurement

2013 HealthAchieve featured exhibitors

New website for insulin pump therapy and supplies

Ventana, EMC join forces to add Big Data to digital pathology

Next-generation drug-eluting stent approved by Health Canada

Phase III study of investigational C. diff vaccine begins in Canada

Canadian medical imaging groups partner on project in India