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          In the US, the 
          Manufacture of Medical Devices and Supplies Includes 12,000 Companies 
          with Combined Annual Revenue of about $50 Billion In the US, the 
          manufacture of medical devices and supplies includes 12,000 companies 
          with combined annual revenue of about $50 billion. Large manufacturers 
          include Johnson & Johnson, Baxter, Medtronic, and Boston 
          Scientific..... 
          Medical Device 
          Companies Quick to Adopt Ethics Standards to Combat Fraud and Abuse, 
          Finds PricewaterhouseCoopers Survey Recognizing the need to 
          bolster compliance activities in an era of increasing governmental 
          scrutiny, the nation's largest medical device companies have 
          proactively embraced a code of ethics with nearly universal adoption 
          of standards to combat fraud and abuse of sales and marketing 
          practices, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey released today 
          at the Medical Device Regulatory Compliance Congress, held on the 
          campus of Harvard University..... 
          Essel Propack forays 
          into medical devices business. Acquiring 2 companies - Tacpro Inc., 
          USA & Avalon Medical Services, Singapore Essel Propack, world's 
          largest manufacturer of laminated tubes, with manufacturing in 13 
          countries through 21 plants, is acquiring 85% stake in Tacpro Inc., 
          USA, and Avalon Medical Services Pte Ltd, Singapore..... 
          Need for joint 
          implants to jump Long life, scientific 
          advances, obesity responsible for increasing demand for knees, hips As Americans live 
          longer, exercise more and become increasingly obese, the number of 
          artificial joints that will be needed to replace damaged knees will 
          jump 673 percent by 2030 to 3.48 million a year, according to a new 
          study. The need for artificial 
          hips will climb 174 percent over the same period to 572,000 a 
          year..... 
          Health Ministry's 
          Guidelines For Import, Manufacture of Medical Devices Effective From 
          March 1 The Union ministry of 
          health and family welfare has come out with the guidelines for 
          licensing of import and manufacture of medical devices in India. The 
          guidelines for the devices including Cardiac Stents, Drug Eluting 
          Stents..... 
          "Regulation Will 
          Help Growth of Medical Devices Sector In India"
 
 Govt To Spend Rs 360 
          Cr On Health Regulator
 National Drug 
          Authority, Modelled On USFDA, To Improve Quality Of Drugs & Clinical 
          Trials. The government is 
          planning to spend about Rs 360 crore in the next four-five years in 
          capacity building of the proposed healthcare and pharma regulator, 
          National Drug Authority (NDA). |