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MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY 2005 - MAY 2005 |
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Business Briefing: Medical Device Manufacturing & Technology 2005 will serve as an indispensable source of information to manufacturers of finished medical devices, IVD manufacturers and outsourcing service manufacturers, enabling them to keep abreast of the latest technologies, materials and services in order to maintain and develop leading-edge medical device applications.
Contents:
Contents
Advisory Panel
Foreword
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Foreword
Neil R Armstrong
Chair, Medical Device Quality Group, Institute of Quality Assurance (IQA) and Chief Executive Officer, MeddiQuest
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Industry Overview
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A New Culture of Dialogue for a Future-oriented Health Economy in Germany
Joachim M Schmitt
Director General, German Medical Technology Association (BVMed)
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UK Government and Medical Technology Sector Join Forces in Landmark
John Wilkinson
Director General, Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI)
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Regulations & Legislations
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Challenges Facing the Medical Device Standards System
Charles Sidebottom
Director, Corporate Standards, Medtronic, Inc. and Secretary,
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Subcommittee (SC) 62A
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Electromagnetic Compatibility for Functional Safety
EurIng Keith Armstrong
Chairman, Working Group on ‘EMC and Functional Safety’, Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE)
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The Status of ISO/EN DIS 11607-1 and -2
Dr Michael H Scholla
Industry Vice Chair, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
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Design
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Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Examine the Haemodynamics of Artificial Heart Valves
Ajit Yoganathan 1,3 and Fotis Sotiropoulos 2,3
1. Wallace H Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering,
2. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and
3. Georgia Institute of Technology
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Materials/Biomaterials
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Bioresorbable Polymers in Orthopaedics
David Farrar
Technology Manager for Biomaterials, Smith & Nephew Research Centre
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Metallocene Polypropylene Used in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Sector
Bernd Schütz and Rainer Konrad
Member, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure VDI (The Association of German Engineers) and Product Manager, Ultrapolymers Deutschland GmbH
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Expert Perspective
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Expert Perspective
Dr James Barry Corporate Vice President of R&D, Boston Scientific Corp.
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Cardiovascular Devices
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Investigating the Interaction of Coronary Fibroatheromas and Stents
Christopher Feezor
Senior Research and Development Engineer, Vascular Intervention, Guidant Corporation
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Addressing Unmet Clinical Needs in the Catheterisation Laboratory – The Future Role of Device-based Coronary Interventions
Drs Deborah L Kilpatrick and Jeffrey T Ellis
Director, Research and Technology, Vascular Intervention Division and Research Advisor,
Vulnerable Plaque Program, Guidant Corporation
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Wireless Devices
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Wireless Healthcare – Bluetooth® and Beyond
Dr Masako Miyazaki
Associate Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta
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In Vitro Diagnostics
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In Vitro Diagnosis – A Universe of Information Captured in Three Words
Christine Tarrajat
Director General, European Diagnostics Manufacturers Association (EDMA)
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Optimal Sensitivity of Pregnancy Tests
Drs Ulf-Håkan Stenman and Henrik Alfthan
Department of Clinical Chemistry, Biomedicum Helsinki University Central Hospital
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Device Testing
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Testing Implantable Electronic Medical Devices
J Max Cortner
Director of Test Engineering, Guidant Corporation
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Evolving Approaches to Medical Care Require Changes to the Design of Products and Their Packaging
Dr Laura Bix, Javier de la Fuente and Jane E Severin
Assistant Professor, Research Assistant and PhD student, School of Packaging, Michigan State University (MSU)
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Reference Section
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Testing Implantable Electronic Medical Devices
J Max Cortner
Director of Test Engineering, Guidant Corporation
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Bioresorbable Polymers in Orthopaedics
David Farrar
Technology Manager for Biomaterials, Smith & Nephew Research Centre
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Investigating the Interaction of Coronary Fibroatheromas and Stents
Christopher Feezor
Senior Research and Development Engineer, Vascular Intervention, Guidant Corporation
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A New Culture of Dialogue for a Future-oriented Health Economy in Germany
Joachim M Schmitt
Director General and Member of the Board, BVMed – German Medical Technology Association
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Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Examine the Haemodynamics of Artificial Heart Valves
Ajit Yoganathan 1,3 and Fotis Sotiropoulos 2,3
1. Wallace H Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and 3. Georgia Institute of Technology
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Technology & Services Section
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Corporate Report
Alden Translations
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Corporate Report
Fluent Europe Limited
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Corporate Report
TÜV Product Service GmbH
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