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Draft Medical Device Regulations Act for India

To consolidate laws related to medical devices and to establish the Medical Device Regulatory Authority of India for establishing and maintaining a national system of controls relating to quality , safety , efficacy and availability of medical devices that are used in India , whether produced in India or elsewhere and exported from India , an attempt is being made to implement a regulatory mechanism for medical devices in the country. The intention is to encourage the growth of the Indian Medical device industry by making a framework for ensuring the quality of its products.

The Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, has published the draft bill in its website and has invited comments and suggestions for its improvement. It can be looked up at the web address: http://www.dst.gov.in/whats_new/main-new.htm

The medical device industry is requested to point out any mistakes or errors in the draft as well as both positive and negative impact of the same on the industry.

Biomedical Technology Wing , Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Sciences and Technology is co-ordinating and compiling the feedback from the Industry and hence the medical device industry is requested to point out any mistakes or errors in the draft as well as both positive and negative impact of the same on the industry and send the feedback to Mr S. BALRAM Scientist in charge, Technology Business Division , Biomedical Technology Wing Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Sciences and Technolog, Poojpura, Trivandrum-695012, Kerala, India.
Tel: 0091-471-2520308 (Direct), 2520307 (CSC), 2340801;
Email : balrams@gmail.com

Cisco Systems Rides High As Hospitals Go More Hi-tech

Cisco has sold routers and switches to hospitals and insurance companies for years, but in 2005, it created a business segment focusing on healthcare. Since then, it has launched a wide range of equipment designed for hospitals.

"It’s growing at a pace that is faster than Cisco overall, and the industry overall. We have doubled our sales over the last two years," Jeffrey Rideout, head of Cisco’s health care practice, said. While the company does not disclose financial results from the segment, Rideout said annual revenue is well over a billion dollars, out of Cisco’s overall sales of about $35 billion. He forecast more growth ahead as hospitals install wireless technology and Cisco teams up with medical device makers to ensure more data can be shared on Internet protocol networks.

Networks can help cut administration costs and improve productivity, and with the population ageing in much of the industrial world, hospitals had much to gain, Rideout said. In addition to standard network equipment, Cisco offers hospitals gadgets to deliver and track health records electronically, and its Internet-based system helps hospitals monitor medical equipment and respond quickly to nurse calls.

(Ref: The Economic Times dated August 19, 2007)

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