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December 2011 EE Times Confidential

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December 2011

FDA Guidance Strikes Deaf Ears

The FDA’s moves toward greater transparency have not won over the medical electronics community.

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DrQuine

The safety of medical devices is a double edged sword. Certainly we wish to provide available cures and medical technologies to those who need them. On the other hand, we must be sure to do no harm ("primum non nocere"). Few manmade devices have reliability anywhere near the levels that we take for granted in our own bodies. Despite all kinds of abuse and varied environmental conditions, most [non-diabetic] pancreases function for decades without adjustment, reboot, or upgrade. We don't even think about them. In contrast we thank our lucky stars each day a computer runs without a crash or reboot.

1/3/2012 5:32 PM EST

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