MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A look at the top 10 medical device makers found that more than half had little to no environmental initiatives in place.
In a study conducted by Green Research, the companies with stainability initiatives were:
Those lacking definitive green goals were:
Companies may be limited themselves by looking mainly inward for ways to reduce waste rather than looking at ways to increase reclamation and recycling of used product, according to the Environmental Leader.
German engineers develop wireless energy transmitter for medical implants
German researchers developed a wireless power system that may one day sustain medical implants with energy from a wearable transmitter, MedGadget.com reported.
Affordable Care Act would have saved consumers $2 billion
Certain measures of the Affordable Care Act would have saved U.S. consumers $2 billion in health care costs if enacted in 2010, according to a report by Commonwealth Fund.
Biotronik unveils results from Replace study
Biotronik unveiled findings from its landmark Replace study, which it bills as "the first prospective, multicenter trial to examine a broad range of complications related to replacement of all companies’ cardiovascular implantable electronic devices," including both pacemakers and ICDs.
New tech to help cut increased radiation exposure for obese patients undergoing imaging
New technology from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute aims to help cut the increased radiation exposure that obese patients are susceptible to when undergoing imaging scans, according to a press release.
