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J&J, Oregon Settle in First State Deal Over Hip Implants
Bloomberg article: Johnson & Johnson to pay $4 million to resolve deceptive marketing claims over recalled metal-on-metal hips
Last modified: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 12:05:51 BST
MHRA "New Legislation on Medical Devices" 
All of the current legislation regulating medical devices is in the process of being revised at European level. This will replace the existing three European directives with two European regulations.
Last modified: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:47:47 BST
Stryker to buy Small Bone Innovations 
Stryker announces definitive agreement to acquire assets of Small Bone Innovations, Inc
Last modified: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:49:37 BST
Medical device adverse event reports - statistics for 2013
This report from the Therapeutic Goods Administration's Office of Product Review (OPR) includes an overview of several aspects of post-market monitoring of medical devices in Australia
Last modified: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:23:30 BST
India issues recall, commences criminal investigation into defective ASR hip
From ABC Australia: Health authorities in India have initiated a criminal investigation into how an international medical devices company failed to adequately follow up a worldwide recall notice on a defective hip implant device
Last modified: Wed, 28 May 2014 11:52:01 BST
Relation between surgeon volume and risk of complications after THR
BMJ article: Relation between surgeon volume and risk of complications after total hip arthroplasty: propensity score matched cohort study
Last modified: Wed, 28 May 2014 11:10:21 BST
MPs and peers call for greater patient power
Article in BMJ.
Last modified: Wed, 28 May 2014 10:52:06 BST
Orthopedics Today: Zimmer to combine with Biomet
Zimmer to purchase Biomet. The combined company will continue to be headquartered in Warsaw, Ind., US.
Last modified: Wed, 28 May 2014 10:26:19 BST
MEPs back stronger controls on medical devices
The European parliament has overwhelmingly approved stronger controls on medical devices; as reported in th BMJ.
Last modified: Wed, 28 May 2014 10:28:02 BST
Euro Parliament Sets Regs Changes inTrain April 3, 2014
The European Parliament is edging towards completion of the long-awaited steps that will spell a new regime for regulating medical devices in Europe
Last modified: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 09:34:55 BST