New Medical Devices: Invention, Development, and Use (Series on Technology and Social Priorities) (Paperback)

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In the past 50 years the development of a wide range of medical devices has improved the quality of people's lives and revolutionized the prevention and treatment of disease, but it also has contributed to the high cost of health care. Issues that shape the invention of new medical devices and affect their introduction and use are explored in this volume. The authors examine the role of federal support, the decision-making process behind private funding, the need for reforms in regulation and product liability, the effects of the medical payment system, and other critical topics relevant to the development of new devices.



Product Details
ISBN: 9780309038461
ISBN-10: 0309038464
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication Date: February 1st, 1988
Pages: 204
Language: English
Series: Series on Technology and Social Priorities