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U.K. health secretary mandates vaginal mesh safety audit

February 23, 2018 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Jeremy Hunt, the U.K.’s health & social care secretary, this week ordered a National Health System safety audit of the use of plastic mesh implants to treat vaginal prolapse and female urinary incontinence. Hunt said the review of vaginal mesh and two other products – the Primodos hormone-based pregnancy test and the anti-epilepsy drugsodium valproate […]

Filed Under: Regulatory/Compliance, Women's Health Tagged With: Patient Safety

Patient Safety Movement announces innovation contest

May 28, 2015 By Fink Densford Leave a Comment

Patient Safety Movement announces innovation contest

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Innovation, Masimo, Patient Safety, Patient Safety Movement Foundation

FDA warns on ERCP endoscope, CRE “superbug” link

February 20, 2015 By Val Kennedy Leave a Comment

FDA warns on pediatric use of bone growth proteins

The FDA is warning that ERCP endoscopes may allow for the transmission of certain drug-resistant “superbugs,” even if the devices are properly cleaned.

The advisory was issued in the wake of news that contaminated endoscopes are suspected of causing a deadly outbreak of the superbug CRE, or carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE), among patients at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Filed Under: Endoscopic / Arthroscopic, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well Tagged With: Fujifilm Holdings, Olympus, Patient Safety, Pentax

FDA knew devices spread fatal ‘superbug’ but does not order fix

February 20, 2015 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

FDA warns on pediatric use of bone growth proteins

(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators have known since at least 2009 that the medical devices at the center of the "superbug" outbreak at UCLA can transmit lethal infections but have not recommended any new safety requirements, a lapse that threatens patient safety, experts in hospital-acquired infections said.

Filed Under: Endoscopic / Arthroscopic, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well Tagged With: Fujifilm Holdings, Olympus, Patient Safety

Disinfection robots, Google Glass, artificial pancreas top hospitals’ tech list

January 20, 2015 By Brian Johnson Leave a Comment

Disinfection robots, Google Glass, artificial pancreas top hospitals' tech list

Automated robotic systems used to combat hospital-acquired infections topped the ECRI Institute’s "2015 Top 10 Hospital C-Suite Watch List," an annual report on technologies healthcare executives should look out for in the next year to 18 months.

Filed Under: Hospital Care, News Well Tagged With: Bariatrics, EnteroMedics Inc., GI Dynamics, Google Inc., Patient Safety, ReShape Lifesciences, Technology

DeviceTalks podcast: Masimo CEO Kiani talks patient safety, corporate culture and debunking the ‘innovators dilemma’

December 16, 2014 By Brian Johnson Leave a Comment

DeviceTalks podcast: Masimo CEO Kiani

MassDevice.com publisher Brian Johnson sat down with Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) CEO Joe Kiani at DeviceTalks West in Irvine, Calif., On Nov. 19 for a wide-ranging interview about patient safety, corporate culture and the company’s 25th anniversary.

Filed Under: Device Talks Podcasts, News Well, Patient Monitoring Tagged With: B. Braun, Masimo, Masimo Foundation for Ethics Innovation & Competition in Healthcare, Patient Safety, Patient Safety Movement Foundation, Podcast/Feature Tease

Masimo’s Kiani on ‘good-enough innovation,’ Medtronic, Apple and 25 years of pushing the envelope

October 24, 2014 By Brian Johnson Leave a Comment

Masimo's Kiani on 'good-enough innovation,' Medtronic, Apple and 25 years of pushing the envelope

Filed Under: News Well, Patient Monitoring Tagged With: Apple, Covidien, Masimo, Masimo Foundation for Ethics Innovation & Competition in Healthcare, MassDevice Q&A, Patient Safety

Medical company may be falling short of its patient-safety ideals

October 6, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Medical company may be falling short of its patient-safety ideals

(Courtesy of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation)

by Marshall Allen and Annie Waldman, ProPublica

This story was co-published with NPR’s Shots blog.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Medicare, News Well Tagged With: Masimo, Patient Safety, ProPublica

Depression, suicide and heart surgery | MassDevice.com On Call

August 14, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com On Call

MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Doctors are drawing new attention to the link between cardiac surgery and depression in the days following the suicide of beloved actor Robin Williams.

Filed Under: News Well, Surgical Tagged With: On Call, Patient Safety, Psychiatry

Debate heats up during FDA meeting over uterine surgical device and cancer risk

July 12, 2014 By Ingrid Mezo Leave a Comment

Debate heats up during FDA meeting over uterine surgical device and cancer risk

Scores of speakers expressed outrage before a panel of FDA experts gathered at a public meeting yesterday and today to discuss the future of laparoscopic power morcellators (LPMs), devices used to break up and extract tissue during minimally invasive gynecologic  surgeries.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Gynecological, News Well, Oncology, Regulatory/Compliance, Surgical, Women's Health Tagged With: Patient Safety, Personal Injury

Masimo’s Patient Safety Movement makes inroads with Medicare | MassDevice.com On Call

May 16, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com On Call

MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Masimo’s (NSDQ:MASI) Patient Safety Movement Foundation touted a major win this week as Medicare regulators updated their guidance on monitoring for patients on IV opioids.

Filed Under: Medicare, News Well, Patient Monitoring Tagged With: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), On Call, Patient Safety, Patient Safety Movement Foundation

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