Medical devices

What is the balloon pill? The “”balloon pill”” is a controversial device called Obalon. The pill is attached to a catheter that allows doctors to inflate the balloon once the capsule is swallowed. It enters the stomach and quickly and doctors use nitrogen gas to inflate it into a small balloon, making the patient feel … Read more

What is Q switch Nd:YAG laser? Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers are highly pigment selective targeting the endogenous melanin. The Q-switched device acts as an extremely high-speed shutter. It allows the Nd:YAG rod to store a large amount of energy and permits a single, high-energy, high-speed pulse to exit the cavity. Read more on www.karger.com One kind … Read more

How much are home BP monitors? A high-tech wireless monitor can cost $200, but it may not be better or more accurate than a much less expensive model. Many top-rated blood pressure monitors cost between $40 and $75. Check to see if your insurance company will cover it. Read more on www.webmd.com You might be … Read more

Is there a portable MRI machine? The FDA has cleared the world’s first portable MRI system, designed to be wheeled to a hospital bedside for scanning a patient’s head and brain. Developed by Hyperfine Research for people age two and older, the point-of-care imaging system weighs about one-tenth that of a conventional, fixed MRI system. … Read more

Is a sun tanning bed to be treated as a medical device? Description. Sunlamp products are medical devices and electronic products designed to use one or more ultraviolet lamp(s) and are intended for irradiation of any part of the living human body, by ultraviolet radiation with wavelengths in air between 200 and 400 nanometers, to … Read more

Medical equipment has a variety of labels and directions, such as “Rx only.” Why is this label there? And how does it impact the US market for medical devices in terms of use, distribution, and sales? This article will define Rx only and discuss related topics such the price and availability of medical equipment as … Read more

How big is the medical device market? The global medical devices market in 2020 was valued at $456.9 billion, which is an increase at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4% since 2015. Despite an expected decline of -3.2% in 2020, it is expected to rebound in 2021 with a 6.1% CAGR and reach … Read more