New Medical Devices: Invention, Development, and Use

by Institute of Medicine and National Academy of Engineering

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309038464
• ISBN13: 9780309038461
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 8.5"