Rather than issuing a recall, medical device managers rely on their physician-customers to screen out defective products and not use them on patients, a new behavioral study published in the Journal ...

Medical device firm managers trust physicians to screen out defects in lieu of recalls, a study conducted by Indianapolis-based Indiana University and Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday sent a warning letter to St. Jude Medical, saying the devicemaker downplayed issues with its defibrillator batteries and failed to recall the devices for ...

Two million bone transplants are performed worldwide yearly, including half a million in the United States alone. Yet, a QUT-led study has found surgeons are slow to adopt newly developed biomaterials ...

Bone defects are a major challenge in regenerative medicine, often requiring advanced biomaterials to enhance the natural healing process. Traditional bone repair methods, including bone grafts, face ...

The FDA has provided clearance for a medical device called Osteoboost, a vibrating belt that improves bone density in patients with osteopenia. The device, which was developed by California-based ...

The FDA has granted clearance to a wearable belt that delivers targeted vibrations to the spine and hips as the first non-drug prescription medical device to treat low bone density, the precursor to ...