Industry News

The General Administration of Quality Supervision approved and issued the Verification Regulation for Non-invasive Automated Sphygmomanometers, addressing accuracy concerns for both hospitals and the public — directly relevant to our metrology parts line.

A Guangdong report on the growing popularity of 4D ultrasound keepsake photography among younger parents, reflecting how imaging technology is moving beyond diagnosis into family services.

The provincial FDA published trial rules in six chapters — general provisions, duties and authority, personnel qualifications and training, filing, supervision and supplementary articles.

A Xinhua report notes that nurses produce a large number of device inventions that could improve patient comfort, yet many never reach production for lack of industry partners.

The Bohai Rim medical device expo opened at the Tianjin International Exhibition Center with more than 16,000 m² of exhibition space and a three-day programme.

Scientists produced an ultrathin, flexible brain-surface electrode on a soluble silk substrate, opening new options for patients with brain injury who control robotic limbs.

An international panel of device experts reviewed global epidemiological trends to identify product directions with the strongest long-term demand.

With hundreds of millions of people affected by cataract and glaucoma worldwide, ophthalmic drugs and devices form one of the largest segments in medical technology.

Digital imaging brings gynecological examination onto a large display, with high-intensity illumination and high magnification for fine lesion detail.

Johnson & Johnson outlined plans to introduce 80 new products through its medical device and diagnostics segment and to expand in surgical supplies and electrophysiology.

A domestic research institute developed a new thermo-coagulating electrosurgical instrument that stops bleeding during surgery — reported as an international first.

Despite the financial crisis, Western device makers continued to launch inventive products through 2009; this roundup profiles the most distinctive ones.