CE MDR vs MDD: What OR Equipment Buyers Must Recheck
The CE mark on an operating light looks identical whether the file behind it was built for the old MDD directive or...
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The CE mark on an operating light looks identical whether the file behind it was built for the old MDD directive or...
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Laminar flow promises an ultra-clean air column over the surgical site, and hospitals pay a premium for it. The promise only holds...
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Surgical lights do not usually die at once. A dome dims, a color channel shifts, a driver card fails at 2 a.m.,...
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Illumination is the first spec buyers check on a surgical light, and the first place a cheap unit hides. The number printed...
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Configuring an anaesthesia pendant correctly is critical to patient safety and workflow efficiency in the operating room. The pendant must deliver the...
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Southeast Asia has become one of the fastest-growing regions for medical device procurement. Rising incomes, ageing populations, expanding health insurance coverage and...
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Electrostatic discharge — ESD — can damage sensitive electronic equipment and ignite flammable anaesthetic agents. In the operating room, where monopolar surgical...
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Electromagnetic compatibility — EMC — is one of the most misunderstood requirements for medical device importers. When a piece of electrical medical...
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Medical pendants are the backbone of modern operating room and ICU infrastructure, delivering gas, power, data and monitoring arms from ceiling to...
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MDSAP — the Medical Device Single Audit Program — replaces multiple country-specific audits with one audit recognized by five regulators: the US...
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