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Quite often, medical product manufacturers receive complaints
of device malfunctions, serious injuries or deaths associated
with medical devices. Manufacturers are also required to have
additional postmarketing activities, postmarket surveillance
for the monitoring of products after their clearance to market
and device tracking for maintaining
traceability of certain devices to the user level.
Such information is available on the records of the
authorities and are freely made available to the users and
manufacturers in order to caution as well as make necessary
corrections in future. Leading Journals, News Papers, Internet
Web Sites,
Conferences etc. highlight such cases from time to time.
This information has been
published in our Magazine and also included on our medical
technology internet portals after simplification. This book –
provides a wealth of material to medical device
manufacturers, biomedical engineers, doctors,
medical product marketing companies and all those who are
directly and indirectly connected with medical technology
products.
The book covers a wide range of devices from simplest infusion
devices, endotracheal / tracheostomy tubes, leukocyte
reduction filters, guide wires, dialysis filters, vascular
haemostasis devices, blood coating devices to artificial heart
. It also highlights important issues like safety of
healthcare professionals, reuse of single-use devices,
cross-contamination, allergies to use of latex, sterilization
methods, dialysis
procedure etc.
A special mention is made about why and how the Great
Scientist and our Hon. President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam developed
Orthosis Callipers weighing just 300 gms. “ The children
didn’t believe their eyes. From dragging around a three kg.
load on their legs, they could now move around !
Their parents had tears in their eyes”. |
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While the information would prove to be an extremely useful
guideline, it is not possible for me to verify and hence I
recommend the readers to make appropriate inquiries and
get confirmations before using these facts.
I have been associated with
medical devices industry for more
than 25 years and have read many books and journals. And never
– so far – have I come across such a practical collection
of “Biomedical Technology – Tips & Techniques”.
I am sure, readers would also enjoy and get enlightened by the
quotes given on all the pages which speak volumes “In A
Nutshell”. |
