| November 9, 2012 | News for medical technology professionals |
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 | Understanding MD Regulations for Mobile Health
November 15, 2012 - 11:00 am EST
Over the last decade, software in medical technology has been consistently growing, and this includes medical software apps on mobile devices. Join us to learn if your software is required to comply with the medical device directives, and what standards and guidance documents should be considered to attain approval for global market entrance. Register Now. |
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- Indiana maker of brain surgery device raises $6.5 million
NICO has secured $6.5 million in its latest funding round, bringing the company's total fundraising to more than $20 million. The Indiana company will use the money in part to boost sales of its lead product Myriad, an automated tumor removal tool that merges the functions of suction and scissors to allow surgeons to work in the brain without switching tools. MedCityNews.com
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- RF Science looks to license bloodless glucometer system
RF Science and Technology, a stalled medical device startup in Reno, Nev., is seeking licensing partners to help bring its bloodless glucometer system to market. The device, which uses radiofrequency technology to measure glucose noninvasively, has been shown in a study of five diabetes patients to have predictive precision over time. MedCityNews.com
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- Radcal to debut X-ray meters at Chicago event
Radcal plans to introduce at a radiology meeting in Chicago its Rapid-Gold line of diagnostic X-ray meters. The new meters, designed for use in mammography and diagnostic measurements, come in four versions and feature the company's Accu-Gold multichannel digitizer to allow the incorporation of mA and mAs sensors. AuntMinnie.com (free registration)
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- AdvaMed recommends changes to proposed device ID rule
The proposal to create a unique device identifier system for medical technologies is the "most extensive and complex FDA regulation to be issued in recent memory" and the agency should work to "get it right the first time," AdvaMed's Janet Trunzo said. The group recommends that certain changes be made to the proposed rule, including extending from one to two years the time required for makers of Class III medical devices to adopt UDI. MedCityNews.com
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For more: Read the press release outlining AdvaMed's proposed changes to the unique device identifier rule.
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Seminar for Medical Devices
Tuesday, Nov. 13
AdvaMed headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Learn the latest trends in FCPA enforcement and lessons learned on third-party compliance management. Participate in a panel discussion with industry experts about FCPA risks in Brazil, China and India, and learn how to navigate other global anti-corruption risks. Network with industry experts, receive guidance and obtain up-to-the-minute information on the FCPA. Register for the seminar.
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| Position Title | Company Name | Location |
| Director of Quality | CEA Medical Manufacturing | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer | Channel Medsystems | San Francisco, CA |
| Director, Global Labeling - 001592 | Edwards Lifesciences | Irvine, CA |
| Director, Valve Testing - Transcatheter Heart Valve - 001221 | Edwards Lifesciences | Irvine, CA |
| Packaging Engineer/Project Leader | Endologix, Inc. | Irvine, CA |
| Sr. Manager R & D, Systems Integration Engineering | Abbott Laboratories | Santa Ana, CA |
| Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs | Abbott Laboratories | Santa Clara, CA |
| Senior Marketing Communications Manager - Cardiac Surgery Systems - 001558 | Edwards Lifesciences | Irvine, CA |
| Compliance Manager, Global Distribution | CooperVision, Inc. | Rochester, NY or Pleasanton, CA, NY |
| Physician Training Program Manager | Endologix, Inc. | Irvine, CA |
| Director Clinical Research - Capnography | Covidien | Boulder, CO |
| Regulatory Affairs Associate Director | Abbott Laboratories | Santa Clara, CA |
| Field Service Engineer | IRIS International, Inc | Sacramento, CA |
| Quality Engineer | IRIS International, Inc | Chatsworth, CA |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologist | IRIS International, Inc | Chatsworth, CA |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer | IRIS International, Inc | Chatsworth, CA |
| Clinical & Customer Care Specialist | IRIS International, Inc | Los Angeles, CA |
| Developmental Cell Biologist/Biochemist | IRIS International, Inc | Carlsbad, CA |
| Principal Systems Engineer | IRIS International, Inc | Chatsworth, CA |
| Field Service Engineer | IRIS International, Inc | Providence, RI |
| Director Professional Medical Education | Covidien | Boulder, CO |
| REGULATORY AFFAIRS ENGINEER | Welch Allyn | Skaneateles, NY |
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