Reply to: ap962
Its interesting that the FDA is so much more stringent with medical devices in comparison with other countries. However, there are aspects to these fields in which other countries were more stringent. For instance, no cosmetic brands used to be able to sell things in China unless animal testing had been done on them, something which is vastly unfavored in the US.

However, the world is moving towards globalization. China, in order to keep up, is beginning to adapt to Western standards. As you guys discussed above, it would be beneficial for devices to have standards across the board, to keep up with other parts of the industry.