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What Does the Post-Quarantine World Look Like for AR/XR Technology and Telemedicine?

Michael Freeman, Ocutrx Vision Technologies, LLC

Augmented reality and extended reality will play a front-and-center role in patient care.

Ameing for Asia

In Many Asian Markets, Pandemic Making Telemedicine
the New Normal

By Ames Gross, Pacific Bridge Medical

COVID-19 is driving patients to seek telehealth solutions, and it won’t be a short-term boom.

Medtronic Recalls Certain HeartWare HVAD Pump Parts

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

A product issue could lead to serious health consequences, including loss of consciousness, bleeding, fluid buildup around the heart and death.

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Ransomware Places Already-Vulnerable Hospitals
at Greater Risk

By Justin Fier, Darktrace

Without even factoring in the effects of COVID-19, ransomware attacks against healthcare providers have significantly increased. We must be ready to detect and respond to them before damage can be done.

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It is important to note that Class I or unclassified implantable, life-supporting or life-sustaining devices must already be in compliance with UDI requirements.

— Amy Scanlin, EAS Consulting, LLC

In Face of COVID-19, FDA Updates Adverse Event Reporting Guidance Document

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

The goal of the guidance is to ensure that manufacturers are prepared to report adverse events during a pandemic.

MEDdesign

Engineers: How to Curb Quality Myths Now

By Jon Speer, GreenlightGuru

The most successful medical device companies have the same characteristic in common: They’re cross-functional. Whether it be the device design and development activities or quality and regulatory affairs, every operation works together to produce and market medical devices that improve patients’ lives.

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