Posts tagged medical devices

• Nevada Investigating Medical Device Relationship with Doctors

  Brett Emison | April 12, 2011 11:24 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The New York Times this week published a report that Nevada state officials have begun an investigation to determine if payments to cardiologists by a heart device company were legitimate consulting...

• Friday Safety & Legal News Roundup: November 18, 2011

  Brett Emison | November 18, 2011 11:36 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Safety and legal news that caught my interest this week: Medical Implant Manufacturers Lobby For Even More Special Legal Treatment [Max Kennerly at Litigation & Trial] [See also Hundreds...

• Report: More Problems With Medical Device Payments To Surgeons

  Brett Emison | October 27, 2011 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  I wrote just two days ago about a Reuters report on the potential conflicts created by kickback-type payments to physicians who use certain medical devices. Now the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has...

• Two Studies Find Shortfalls In FDA Approval Process: Safety Lacking

  Brett Emison | January 03, 2010 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The Associated Press has reported that two independent studies have found shortfalls in the FDA approval process for heart devices, such as pacemakers and stents, leading to safety lapses. The Food...