Expert Insights on Medical Device
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
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Stephen Li, PhD
PresidentMedical Device Testing and Innovations, LLC
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Deborah Outlaw, JD
PrincipalTHE OUTLAW GROUP
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SungChul KIM
CEOR.B. Consulting Co., Ltd.
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Henry Krause, Jr.
PrincipalMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC
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David Sykes
PrincipalPRMA Consulting Ltd.
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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
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...