India okays plan to monitor medical device safety
16-May-15, The Times Of India
After several horrific cases of malfunctioning medical devices, like babies being burnt to death due to short circuits in incubators or hip implants causing blood poisoning, the health ministry has approved a materio vigilance programme in an effort to ensure safety of medical devices.
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Despite being a $3.1 billion market for medical devices, India has no system for registering adverse events caused by medical devices or for tracking the safety record of medical devices and is dependent on data from the developed countries.
The proposed plan, to be coordinated by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission in Ghaziabad, envisages a nation-wide programme, involving district hospitals, medical colleges and corporate hospitals.