FDA Mulling Powdered Surgical Glove Ban

According to an article on WashingtonPost.com, “Powdered medical gloves — the kind used in surgery or to examine patients — would be ordered off the market under a new proposal by the Food and Drug Administration…The FDA said the aerosolized powder on...

New Device That Pairs with Wi-Fi Being Developed at Dartmouth

“Doctors could keep better tabs on their patients between visits with a simple wave of a magic wand-like device being developed at Dartmouth College,” according to a story from WMUR-ABC.  “The prototype, dubbed “Wanda,” is part of a...

ICYMI: FDA Approved Almost All Medical Devices in the Last Year

“The Food and Drug Administration says it approved 98 percent of all high-risk medical devices submitted during the most recent fiscal year, the highest rate in at least 15 years.  The list includes heart valves, cancer tests, gastric balloons, spinal implants...

Wearable Health Devices Making Big Impact in 2015

From activity trackers to more sophisticated neurostimulator devices, wearable health devices are creating exciting opportunities in MedTech.  According to MDDIonline.com, “Pegged at $2 billion in 2013, the market for wearable healthcare products is expected to...