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Georgia to investigate BD medtech sterilization plant
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has opened an investigation into Becton Dickinson’s (NYSE:BDX) medical device sterilization plant in Covington, Ga. following an eight-day leak of the sterilant gas ethylene oxide (EO). The EPD notified BD this week that it was dissatisfied with the company’s reporting of the valve leak that released 54 lbs. of ethylene…
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Preparing for EU-MDR Product Submissions: A Sustainable Approach
What Is the EU MDR? In May 2017, the EU published the new European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR). The new regulation replaces the MDD (Medical Device Directive) and went into force on May 25, 2017. Medical devices have three years to comply while in vitro diagnostics have five years. The reasons for the…
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9 early medical devices that will horrify or amaze you
The movie Frankenstein inspired eight-year-old Earl Bakken to consider how electricity could restore life and health to the human body. Bakken went on to invent the first external cardiac pacemaker and to co-found medtech giant Medtronic in 1949. Bakken’s fascination with the effects of electricity on the human body continued throughout his career, and he…
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9 early medical devices that will horrify or amaze you
The movie Frankenstein inspired eight-year-old Earl Bakken to consider how electricity could restore life and health to the human body. Bakken went on to invent the first external cardiac pacemaker and to co-found medtech giant Medtronic in 1949. Bakken’s fascination with the effects of electricity on the human body continued throughout his career, and he…
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Navigating the constantly choppy waters of medical device regulation
Regulations at the FDA and in the European Union are in constant flux, and that’s not even mentioning Brexit. Here’s how one regulatory expert keeps ahead of the changes. The regulatory space for medical devices is always evolving. Manufacturers have to keep up not only with FDA regulations, but other countries’ rules not to…
