With 2021 soon to be behind us, we can take some time to reflect on how far we have come along both as the SiGMA Group as well as the wider medical community. With the ongoing pandemic, the industry has been at the forefront of a global fight against an ever evolving foe. This being … Continued
Covid-19 social distancing regulations have led the National University of Singapore to teach patient safety using a VR game Covid-19 social distancing standards have pushed all medical students at the National University of Singapore to learn patient safety using a virtual reality (VR) game. The game, dubbed PAtient Safety aS Inter-Professional Training (PASS-IT), will employ … Continued
What if we could see what muscles are doing when they’re performing natural dynamic human movement? CEO of Oro Muscles, Tanya Colonna, speaks to Med-Tech News In this exclusive interview, Maria Debrincat spoke to Tanya Colonna, CEO of Oro Muscles and this year’s Pitch winner, as she opens up about her product and its benefits saying … Continued
In a keynote speech addressing Med-Tech World, Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary for Consumer Protection Deo Debattista explores the immense potential that emerging technology has in revolutionizing the healthcare industry. He elaborated that digital health, digital literacy and big data may come to form the pillars on which the medical industry of the future … Continued
Leveraging his deep well of experience as a Professor of Pharmacy, Professor Inglott illuminates how medical technology itself is being transformed by the Fourth Industrial Revolution Professor Inglott was speaking at the Med-Tech World Symposium being held at the Hilton Malta from the 18th to 19th of November, as part of Malta Week. Many of … Continued
While the demand can still be met, critical life-saving devices might face a shortage by the end of the year While some countries are hit more or less by the global shortage of semiconductor chips, import-reliant India fears a shortage of life-saving med-tech by the end of the year if no countermeasures are taken. Among … Continued
Based on its intended function and the associated hazards, the MDR classifies devices into four groups, classes I, IIa, IIb and III In their technical documentation, manufacturers must suggest and justify the risk class of their products. In the MDR annex, guidelines for categorization have already been established by the European Union. The advice of … Continued
The AMA Journal of Ethics has taken an analytical view of the US medical device regulation, raising doubts on the FDA’s balance between innovation promotion and patient protection Ariel Wampler of Lahey Hospital in Massachusetts, an expert on cosmetic and reconstructive operations, provided statistics on regulation, usage, and effects of medical devices. Although most statistics … Continued
As hospitals began to delay elective treatments in reaction to State lockdowns due to the pandemic in early 2020, the future of parts of the medical sector appeared very dubious However, while some firms in the delta phase of the crisis have been still facing the pandemic, the sector as a whole has gotten past … Continued
The MHRA is working to update the national software and AI rules as a medical device, as part of its new freedoms in Brexit, without any obligation for adopting the EU Member States’ regulatory methods “These measures demonstrate the U.K.’s commitment, following our exit from the European Union, to drive innovation in healthcare and improve … Continued
