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Medical Devices are manmade perishable and nonperishable instruments used in healthcare. There are several types of devices: surrogates that supplement a normal human function (e.g. artificial discs); diagnostic machine that assesses health (e.g. a magnetic resonance imaging machine, or MRI); and assistive products designed to improve procedural safety and efficacy (e.g. robotic surgical systems).

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Featured Council Members

GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists

Stephen Li, PhD, President, Medical Device Testing and Innovations, LLC

Stephen Li, PhDWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

PresidentMedical Device Testing and Innovations, LLC

Deborah Outlaw, JD, Principal, THE OUTLAW GROUP

Deborah Outlaw, JDWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

PrincipalTHE OUTLAW GROUP

SungChul KIM, CEO, R.B. Consulting Co., Ltd.

SungChul KIMWhat is a GLG Educator?|GLG Educators have qualified for GLG Member Programs and are therefore eligible to participate in ongoing in-depth consulting projects with GLG clients.What is a Premium Council Partner?|Premium Council Partners are leading Professional Service Firms that work exclusively with GLG.

CEOR.B. Consulting Co., Ltd.

Henry Krause, Jr., Principal, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC

Henry Krause, Jr.What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

PrincipalMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC

David Sykes, Principal, PRMA Consulting Ltd.

David SykesWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

PrincipalPRMA Consulting Ltd.

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Study Groups

Study groups are populations of experts knowledgeable on specific sub-topics within a broader industry

Study Group Name No. Members
Medical Device Experts 316
FDA Medical Device Experts: Lawyers 29
Medical Device Experts: Lawyers (EU) 22
Medical Device Patent Experts: Lawyers (US) 77
CMS Medical Device Experts: Legal, Economic, and Regulatory Affairs 31

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Recent News Analyses

News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations

TenBu Technologies – Anti-Theft Device for Cell Phones

September 13, 2009

P.J. Louis, President, PJ Louis LLC

Startup invents anti-theft tag for smartphones | www.networkworld.com

An anti-theft device for a cell phone, or in this case a smart phone, is a practical idea.

Is GE Global Research Developing a Portable Solar-Powered Ultrasound Device?

November 6, 2009

GE Global Research bags US$ 1.2 mn NIH project for developing technology in prenatal care | www.pharmabiz.com

As the recipient of a new NIH grant, GE Healthcare should create and design new innovative features as a way to differentiate its products in the nascent point-of-care portable ultrasound marketplace.  Reasons why GE Healthcare should pursue a risk-taking strategy, such as developing a portable solar-powered...

Percutaneous valve repair – next battle among cardiovascular device companies?

October 4, 2009

Abbott To Acquire Evalve, Inc., A Leader In Minimally Invasive Cardiac Valve Repair Technology | www.medicalnewstoday.com

By acquiring promising technology in the percutaneous valve arena, as well as enjoying an already established reputation among interventional cardiologists, Abbott will position itself as a major player in an emerging technology market, and become a comprehensive provider for interventional cardiology...

T-Mobile Expanding Device Offerings - Cutting Customer Churn

September 17, 2009

David Croslin, Chief Executive Officer, LinoWave

T-Mobile unveils new Android, BlackBerry smartphones | www.telecompaper.com

All of the wireless operators are recognizing the importance of having a variety of Smartphone offerings that target specific operating system (OS) capabilities and libraries of applications that will meet the lifestyle needs of their customers and provide the sticky features needed to keep those customers...

TRPs as Analgesic Drug Targets: Using HC-030031 to Probe the Role of TRPA1

September 28, 2009

Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Attending Neurosurgeon and a Research Scientist, CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER

The 3rd Annual Pain Therapeutics Summit | click.bsftransmit1.com

Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1 (TRPA1) is a cold receptor, somewhat the opposite of the capsaicin receptor (TRPV1), which is a heat receptor. TRPA1 is a chemosensor and it has an abundance of agonists, exogenous (cigarette smoke, etc...) and endogenous (prostaglandins,...

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