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E-labeling: The Road to Reduced Medical Device Packaging Material
New directives and guidance aim to connect patients, physicians and other stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem with a consistently up-to-date information source for product and safety information that isn’t dependent on paper. Schlafender Hase’s Peter Muller explores the promise of e-labeling and practical next steps required to deliver on these directives.
BlackHägen Design Announces Death of Founder and Human Factors Engineer Sean Hägen
Hägen, who was a contributor to Medtech Intelligence, spent 28 years building BlackHägen Design to support clients in the development of “mission-critical” products. He was pivotal in the advocacy of human factors and good design practices for medical devices and was at the forefront of patient safety initiatives, helping to found the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Patient Safety Committee.
Nudging Towards Safer Decision Making
There is an increased need to foster effective and improved dynamics between people, processes, knowledge and technology to generate an output of safety. “Nudges,” which can help optimize choices by encouraging safer and healthier behaviors, are a promising option.
Life Sciences Labeling for Patient Safety
Life sciences companies have a lot of factors to consider when it comes to labeling. Understanding the global labeling regulations for patient safety and how enterprise labeling solutions can help companies achieve compliance while assuring speed to market, and labeling system validation and auditability, can save resources and reduce costly errors.
CDRH Releases Update on Actions Related to Philips Respironics 2021 Recall
The center is proposing that Philips repair, replace or refund recalled devices manufactured after November 2015.
Medtronic Recalls Harmony Delivery Catheter Due to Risk of Capsule Breakage During Use
The catheter is part of the company’s transcatheter pulmonary valve system.
Risk of False Results with Certain Prenatal Genetic Screening Tests
FDA has issued a safety communication to alert patients and healthcare providers about the dangers of inappropriate use of NIPS tests.
A State of Alarm: Research Advances for Medical Warning Systems
You’d think there’s not much to the concept of an alarm. A warning sounds in a room, or a red light flashes, and it has your attention. You know something must be wrong. But in a setting where a cacophony of alarming lights and sounds beset healthcare workers on a regular basis, these essential systems become increasingly easy to miss or ignore.
FDA Issues Urgent Notice to Healthcare Providers Following Endoscope Recall
Following Karl Storz’s recall of urological endoscopes, the agency wants to make sure that healthcare providers have seen the company’s urgent labeling update involving sterilization methods.
