Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

AAMI is a nonprofit organization founded in 1967. It is a diverse community of more than 9,000 healthcare technology professionals united by one important mission—supporting the healthcare community in the development, management, and use of safe and effective health technology. AAMI is the primary source of consensus standards, both national and international, for the medical device industry, as well as practical information, support, and guidance for health technology and sterilization professionals.

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https://www.aami.org/

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Medical research

Revamped guidance 'cleans up' medical device instructions for use

Medical device manufacturers, regulators, and healthcare technology management (HTM) experts recently joined forces to solve a long-standing issue for medical device processing: confusing instructions for use (IFUs). These ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Remote-controlled hospital devices get COVID-19 guidance

Remotely controlled hospital wards may sound like something out of science fiction, but they're already becoming reality, and an innovation that could save time and even lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hospital suppliers unite to standardize medical device failure codes

With hospitals and industry leaders all collecting data in their own unique ways, it has been all but impossible for healthcare technology management (HTM) professionals to assess their industry as a whole. So six competing ...

Medical research

New report guides drug-device combination risk management

Experts from industry and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently joined forces to take a closer look at the interface of medical device and drug development, called combination products. Their new technical ...