A collagen coated vascular prosthesis is considered a combination product. The product is used as a vascular graft and considered non-porous by coating it with a layer of collagen, taken from young ca...

I believe that the FDA's strict rules are necessary to protect the public and what they consume on a daily basis. Although there is a long process that needs to be taken in order to get a drug on the ...

One product that was on recall by the FDA was the Insulin Corporation Omnipod Insulin Management System. This product is basically a small pod that you fill with insulin, attach to any part of the bod...

E-cigarettes are currently regulated by the FDA, as said by their website. Since e-cigarettes use electronic nicotine delivery systems, it is regulated by the FDA. Although not all e-cigarettes contai...

Although both types of research are important, I do believe that research for the future is more important than research for now. Companies make research important for the current generation in order ...

I have assisted in many pre-clinical and clinical research opportunities to know a lot of the ways that it can go wrong. I specifically worked with rats and performing surgery to remove their brain an...

Research in academia and industry both has its advantages and disadvantages. I have only been exposed to the academia portion of research as a student at NJIT. However, as mentioned in the lecture, th...

Project management for medical devices and building a school or skyscraper are very different projects which require different planning and execution phases. Medical devices should be planned in a way...

I do believe that there are two important phases in the project cycle. The controlling process and the planning process are absolutely crucial in running the project to completion. Although all of the...

There were multiple times where a problem had caused me to have detrimental effects on a project. Most of the time, the problem arises from poor planning, which is a crucial step in the project life c...

Just like akashranpura, I am also still in my senior year of undergrad. A lot of the posters above say to do an internship, and I do believe this will be valuable if the person is working as a BME. Ho...

There are many differences one has to consider when deciding what career path to choose. I am not too exposed to the aspects of the industry field, but I have been exposed to research for about 3 year...

Personally, I do believe practical knowledge is essential in order to learn the various tasks required in the job market as a BME, but informational classes are just as necessary. Informational classe...