Medical e-News Round-Up - November 2011

The November issue of our Medical News Round-Up - A bulletin that contains the latest Medical Testing news has now been published.

MEDICA success

Rigel Medical has had a successful MEDICA 2011, reporting considerable interest in the new UNI-PULSE defibrillator analyser launched at the show...
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Let’s hear it for IEC 62353

Following MEDICA, Rigel Medical’s John Backes - a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) SC62A WG14 committee...
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‘Astonishment’ at CMC move

The Central Management Committee’s (CMC) decision intended to achieve a common interpretation of the requirement that a manufacturer has in relation to the provision of its address...
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New draft guidelines for US

The FDA has issued draft guidance aimed at fostering early-stage development of medical devices within the US to help stimulate domestic innovation and contribute to medical research...
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IEC 60601 deadline approaches

The transition period for the Third Edition of the medical electrical equipment standard (IEC 60601 – 1:2005) finishes next May...
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Top table for Rigel 62353

Medical equipment manufacturer TRUMPF Medical Systems Ltd is using the Rigel 62353 to enable its nationwide team of field service engineers to carry out electrical safety testing to ensure the operating tables it supplies to hospitals are safe for use by both patients and staff.

This means that important electrical safety tests are being undertaken as an integral part of TRUMPF’s after sales support, saving time and boosting customer service levels.

Five units have been specified by TRUMPF’s UK operation, combining the benefits of an automatic and manual tester with advanced data logging to provide improved asset management capability...
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