UK regulator spells out the safety actions underway:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
A list of actions taken by the UK medical device regulator in response to adverse incident notices during 2002 has been published in the MDA's Adverse Incident Reports 2002 Device Bulletin. There are some 26 groups of responses in all, by the following technical units: biosciences and implants: imaging and acute care; primary and community care; wheeled mobility and searing centre. The reports range from a safety notice outlining best practice in the use of ceramic femoral heads, to developing guidelines on the use of monophasic and biphasic defibrillators, and to issuing safety notices on structural front leg defects of ambulance stretchers. (As of April 1, the MDA has been part of the merged Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency).