Page 9 - Medical Devices

Scientists develop new 'smart' bandage to help heal hard to treat wounds

Scientists have developed a wirelessly-controlled bandage, and a smartphone-sized platform that can precisely deliver different medications to facilitate the healing of hard to treat wounds. The bandage is equipped with miniature needles that can be controlled wirelessly -- allowing the drugs to be programmed by care providers without even visiting the patient, according to the research published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials. "This is an important step in engineering advanced bandages that can facilitate the healing of hard to treat wounds.The bandage does not need to be changed continuously," said Ali Tamayol, an associate professor at the University of Connecticut in the US. Given the range of processes necessary for wound healing, different medications are needed at different stages of tissue regeneration. The bandage can deliver medicine with minimal invasiveness, said researchers, including those from the Harvard Medical School in the US. With the platform, th

Medical devices to be treated as drugs from the next financial year

To be regulated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, says a notification by govt

India permits export of some medical gears to China to combat coronavirus

The decision came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to President Xi Jinping offering solidarity and assistance to deal with the coronavirus outbreak in China

Patients to bear the brunt of additional 5% health cess on device imports

Till date, the customs duty was 7.5%, plus educational cess. With an additional 5% health cess

Budget 2020: Sitharaman proposes health cess on import of medical equipment

Stating that this sector deserves further fillip, she said the government is committed to provide health services to all and Ayushman Bharat has made it possible

NITI Aayog plans to bring all medical devices under one regulatory regime

The NITI Aayog has proposed to do away with the need to have manufacturing licences to register a medical device

Govt plans centralised purchase for Ayushman; medical devices on GeM soon

The idea is to procure essential medical devices such as cardiac stents at a lower cost

Goyal in US: Tariff on medical devices, agri imports dominate discussions

The meeting assumes significance at a time when New Delhi has openly backed a bilateral deal with the US - a significant change in its position

Govt plans to set up hubs for manufacturing medical devices, bulk drugs

Eight proposed parks aim to reduce import dependence, boost local manufacturing

How govt's new rules on drug retailing will make your life safer and better

Making essential drugs easily available is important in a country like India, which has less than one doctor per 1,000 people

Regulation of medical devices set for overhaul to improve quality, safety

Health ministry has issued a draft notification to define all medical devices under Drugs and Cosmetics Act

Govt plans to set up body to regulate medical devices sector

The proposed body will be separate from the Central Drugs Control Standard Organisation, which will continue to be the regulator for drugs

Govt sets up a separate advisory board for medical devices sector

This will be on the lines of the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB), which looks into issues in the pharmaceuticals sector

Import of medical devices up 24% in FY19 despite cap on pricing

The growth in imports was led by product categories such as diagnostic items, ultra-sonogram machines, and more

Govt to soon bring standardisation for 1,000 medical devices: Top official

A range of medical devices, old or new, will soon have an 'Indian standard' and nearly 1,000 products are presently being benchmarked, a top government official said Thursday. NITI Aayog member V K Paul, in his address at a conference here, said the standardisation is expected to be completed in the next two months. "We don't have any Indian standards (for medical devices). As we speak, about 1,000 products' standards are being completed, and the deadline for that is about two months from now. "And, from old devices to new, most of the important devices will carry Indian standardisation from the BIS," he said. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the national standards body of India working under the aegis of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. The conference MedTekon 2018 -- MedTech Vitalsing Ayushman Bharat, organised by Medical Technological Association of India (MTaI) was also attended by Swedish envoy Klas Molin. Molin said Sweden, both at ...

Medical device makers want 50% cap in trade margins to reduce imports

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has begun collecting data from device makers

Syringes and needles maker put trade margin cap of 75% after NPPA nudge

Pricing regulation on medical devices gains momentum

USTR asks India to reconsider price cap on medical devices

The government move to cap device prices is getting political attention too

US is pressing India to avoid capping medical device prices, allow withdrawals

Modi's government has in recent months slashed prices of medical devices such as knee implants and heart stents by up to 75 percent to make them more affordable.

Mandatory for medical devices notified as drugs to print MRP: NPPA

Govt has notified 22 medical devices as drugs under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940