Topic: Medical Devices
Medtronic 3Q profit rises, pacemaker sales slow
AP News
Medtronic 3Q profit jumps, but sales of pacemakers, spine implants paint mixed pictureMedtronic said Tuesday its third-quarter profit rose 19 percent on robust sales of defibrillators and diabetes products. Still, lackluster sales of pacemakers and spine implants cut into revenue and company shares dipped in early trading along with the ...
FDA staff say agency may need new device powers
Reuters US Online Report Health News
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said they face difficulties in reviewing certain medical devices, hurdles that may call for additional regulations and authorities, even as the industry defended the current approval process.</p><p>At a ...
Road bumps may trick defibrillators in ambulances
Reuters US Online Report Health News
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using an automated defibrillator - a device that figures out whether to shock the chests of patients whose hearts have stopped beating - in a moving ambulance may not be a good idea, Korean researchers found in studies of pigs and mannequins ...
Ahead of the Bell: FDA meets on medical devices
AP News
<div id="subtitle">FDA considers changes to decades-old medical devices approval system</div><div><p>Makers of medical devices could be the latest sector to see their industry overhauled by a safety-conscious Food and Drug Administration.</p><p> ...
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