The Second Dartmouth Device Development Symposium held in October 2004 brought together leaders from the medical device community, including clinical investigators, senior representatives from the US Food and Drug Administration, large and small device manufacturers, and representatives from the financial community to examine difficult issues confronting device development. The role of the Huma...

The past 60 years have witnessed fundamental advances in our understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease, prolonging and improving patients’ lives. Central to these improvements has been the introduction of medical devices, including mechanical and biological heart valves, heart rhythm devices, and balloon angioplasty and stents. The introduction of these technologies has been depende...

The AGV (automated guided vehicle) was introduced in UK in 1953 for transporting. But nowadays, due to their high efficiency, flexibility, reliability, safety and system scalability, they are used in various application in industries. In brief, the AGV robot is a system which typically made up of vehicle chassis, embedded controller, motors, drivers, navigation and collision avoidance sensors, ...

Introduction: Health care delivery is contingent on efficient communication among providers. We hypothesized that using smart-device two-way communication would result in faster provider responses when compared with alphanumeric paging among resident physicians in an academic medical center. Methods: Resident physicians were given an Apple iPad Mini smart device with a Health Insurance Portabil...

We have routinely used FRED antifog solution (US Surgical, North Haven, CT), which consists of less than 15% isopropyl alcohol, 2% surfactant, and more than 85% water, during laparoscopic procedures.1 We also use the Insuflow (Lexion Medical, St. Paul, MN) device. Insuflow is a single-use device that attaches to the outlet port of an insufflator and is designed to warm and humidify the gas stre...

Agency (MCA) and their ‘yellow card system’ for reporting possible adverse events involving drugs but fewer are aware of the Medical Devices Agency (MDA) and its role in the safety of medical devices. The term medical device incorporates a huge range of healthcare products from single-use items used every day (such as syringes, needles and dressings) to large hospitalbased equipment (such as x-...