It is my personal opinion that when a person consents (signs) to having an operation/ procedure done which results in the removal of an organ/ bodily fluid, the patient waives any rights/ ownership th...

In addition to the valid pros reshanm and ppp23 made, I would like to highlight that in a lot of cases, the patient volunteering to undergo clinical trials does not have to pay much (if any) out for t...

It is my belief that placebo controlled studies are necessary and ethical, yet should not be the “proof” that a drug/ medical-device combination is effective. This is due to the many curiosities that ...

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While some products hold firm to the traditional television commercials, there are a great deal that are utilizing different mediums of advertisement to market their product to their target audience. ...

Recently, some of the more clever and effective ways I have seen a device/ product marketed is to have paired with a celebrity/ athlete that can make a personal connection. As Dr. Simon mentioned abov...

Elaborating on what was mentioned above by both amandaally1029 and thuytienlecao in the above posts, I found the 3 most common occasions a court will rule to pierce the cooperate veil are: No real sep...

If given the choice of being an owner of the above list of company structures, I would prefer filing my company under a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in the state of Delaware. Even though my busines...

The company I am choosing to perform a brief valuation on is Bristol-Myers Squibb . ROI=20.87% The current return on investment that is given by marketwatch.com shows a healthy ROI percentage. This ro...

My experience with the quality department at my company is very similar to reshamn’s as mentioned above in the previous posting. Some of the new processes that are currently trying to be put into plac...

I believe that the quality department, at the most successful and consistent companies, runs deep within the structure of the organization. By this I mean that although there is a designated quality d...

The idea that spending ‘excess’ funds on quality engineers is a burden and that they only bring bad news has been the general consensus of the previous companies for which I have worked. Currently at ...

The incident I would like to briefly talk about is the abnormal corrosion-wear of β-Ti alloy TMZF (Ti-12Mo-6Zr-2Fe) in one model of Stryker’s early hip implants that was recalled in 2011. In this case...

Combination product of investigation: Epinephrine auto-injector (injection pen) This device is intended to inject epinephrine directly into the patient’s body during an allergic reaction for most rapi...

As thuytienlecao mentioned above, the FDA currently regulates the electronic cigarette due to it containing tobacco products (nicotine) which is a controlled substance. This electronic device is also ...