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          Association Of Indian Medical Device Industry (AIMED) : International 
          Regulatory Update SAFETY OF REPROCESSED 
          MEDICAL DEVICES MARKETED FOR SINGLE-USE - ADOPTION OF SCIENTIFIC 
          OPINION The European 
          Commission's independent Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly 
          Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) has recently published its opinion on the safety of reprocessed medical 
          devices marketed for single-use. They say; A single-use medical device 
          (SUD) is a device intended to be used once only for a single patient. 
          Examples of SUDs are single-use syringes and needles, catheters and 
          breathing tubes...
 
          J&J Sees 
          Fast-Growing Device Market : Plans 80 Regulatory Submissions For New 
          Devices *Plans 80 regulatory 
          submissions for new devices Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) 
          sees itself competing in a faster-growing segment of the medical 
          device market and plans about 80 "significant" regulatory submissions 
          for its largest unit in the next two years... 
          Planning Commission Examining Proposal For Rs 350 Cr Dedicated Medical 
          Devices Park In Gujarat Planning Commission is 
          likely to give the in-principle approval soon for the proposal by the 
          Department of Pharmaceuticals to set up a dedicated greenfield Medical 
          Devices and Equipment Park worth around Rs 350 crore near Sanand in 
          Gujarat.  
          Gujarat FDCA To Set Up Dedicated Testing Lab For Medical Devices In 
          Baroda The Gujarat Food and 
          Drug Control Administration (FDCA) is planning to set up a new 
          laboratory dedicated for testing quality of medical devices in the 
          premises of its existing drug testing laboratory at Baroda. 
          Trivitron Inks Pack With IIT Madras To Set Up Biomedical R&D Centre In 
          IIT Campus The Chennai-based 
          medical devices manufacturing company, Trivitron Health care Ltd, has 
          signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IIT Madras to set up a 
          Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research & Development and Design 
          in the IIT Madras which would offer own design, innovative and cost 
          effective medical technology solutions to India and other emerging 
          markets. |