New Medical Devices: Invention, Development, and Use

New Medical Devices: Invention, Development, and Use
ISBN-10
0309038472
ISBN-13
9780309038478
Category
Medical
Pages
203
Language
English
Published
1988-01-01
Publisher
National Academies Press
Authors
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering

Description

In the past 50 years the development of a wide range of medical devices has improved the quality of people's lives and revolutionized the prevention and treatment of disease, but it also has contributed to the high cost of health care. Issues that shape the invention of new medical devices and affect their introduction and use are explored in this volume. The authors examine the role of federal support, the decision-making process behind private funding, the need for reforms in regulation and product liability, the effects of the medical payment system, and other critical topics relevant to the development of new devices.

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