Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
3. Royal Oak claims ‘repless’ generic sales model saves $100k a year
Royal Oak Medical Devices says it can save its hospital customers more than $100,000 a year on their orthopedic implant spends, using its so-called ‘repless’ generic sales model.
The repless sales model eliminates the traditional medical device sales rep’s role in the operating room. Although companies such as Smith & Nephew and Wright Medical are piloting their own versions, others including Stryker are skeptical that repless sales can gain a foothold in high-skill orthopedics procedures. Read more
2. GE Healthcare warns on 30 years worth of MRI scanners
GE Healthcare warned customers about a safety issue involving MRI machines made over a period of nearly 30 years, after a single human error incident in India revealed that a key safety function can be disabled.
Two people have been injured as a result of the issue, according to the FDA – a pair of hospital employees who entered an MRI room carrying a metal container. The federal safety watchdog slapped GE Healthcare’s voluntary field action with Class I status, meaning the issue can cause serious injury or death. Read more
1. FDA clears new version of Boston Scientific’s SpyGlass
Boston Scientific said the FDA granted 510(k) clearance for the latest iteration in its line of cholangioscopy and pancreatoscopy devices, the SpyGlass DS.
Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston Scientific said the endoscope is designed to provide images of the biliary system in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures when X-ray imaging isn’t sufficient. Read more