Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: medical device manufacturers http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. FDA pledges support for med tech initiative (AP)—The Food and Drug Administration says it will collaborate with medical device manufacturers on a public-private partnership designed to speed up the development of new medical technology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-fda-pledges-med-tech.html Medications Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:19:56 EST news273755982 Study finds posterior C1 fixation to be safe, accurate (HealthDay) -- Posterior C1 screw fixation can be performed safely and accurately, without significant hemorrhaging, according to a study published in the March issue of The Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-posterior-c1-fixation-safe-accurate.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:30:02 EST news252936613 German firm denies wrongdoing in breast implant scandal German chemicals distributor Brenntag denied Friday any wrongdoing in the health scandal surrounding French-made breast implants. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-german-firm-denies-wrongdoing-breast.html Other Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:00:02 EST news245678349 FDA orders safety studies of women's surgical mesh (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is ordering medical device manufacturers to study safety complications with surgical mesh widely used to repair women's pelvic problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-fda-safety-women-surgical-mesh.html Medications Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:35:44 EST news244917335 Study evaluates industry payments to orthopedic surgeons An analysis of financial payments made by orthopedic device manufacturers to orthopedic surgeons shows that the patterns of payments from 2007 to 2010 appear to be complex with a reduction in the total number of payments and the total amount of funds distributed after payment disclosure was required, as well as an increase in the proportion of consultants with academic affiliations, according to a report in the October 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. The article is part of the journal's Health Care Reform series. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-industry-payments-orthopedic-surgeons.html Other Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:32:45 EST news238692754 Medical packaging can make the difference (Medical Xpress) -- At the site of a car crash, in an emergency room or at an operating table: The seconds it takes to get a medical device to work properly or to understand the packaging on a device can be a matter of life and death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-medical-packaging-difference.html Health Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:30:01 EST news236587408