Life Sciences Newsbriefs: Week of February 7, 2011.

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Life Sciences Newsbriefs: Week of February 7, 2011.

Medical Devices

Mobile MIM app for iPhone, iPad gets FDA OK

The FDA has cleared MIM Software's Mobile MIM application for use with Apple's iPhone and iPad to view and interpret medical images. The agency, however, clarified that the application should not replace complete workstations and should be used only when workstations are not available.

Senate bill seeks to promote innovation

Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Scott Brown, R-Mass., have proposed a bill that would promote innovation by setting up a loan guarantee program for small and medium-sized technology firms, among other provisions. AdvaMed has expressed support for the Innovate America Act, saying the bill includes "thoughtful policies that will help maintain American competitiveness, including provisions to identify and remove regulatory barriers that undermine innovation and the growth of exporting industries like the medical technology industry."

Senator files bill that would revoke device tax in health reform law

Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., has introduced a bill that would repeal a provision in the health reform law that calls for device firms to pay a 2.3% tax starting in 2013. "For some of these companies, that's their entire net profit. That's jobs, it's R&D, it's a whole list of other things. It's not a necessary tax," Brown said. Boston Scientific CEO Ray Elliott lauded the senator's effort, saying Brown's bill "would help the U.S. maintain global leadership in the development, manufacturing and export of medical technology."

FDA clears customized knee implant from ConforMIS|

The FDA has awarded 510(k) clearance to ConforMIS f...

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