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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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