|Articles|December 18, 2012

AAMI to Hold Conference on Medical Device Standards and Regulation

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will host its attend the 23rd annual AAMI/FDA International Conference on Medical Device Standards and Regulation, March 20-21, 2013 in Herndon, Va.

Sponsored jointly by AAMI and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the conference will provide up-to-date, detailed information about some of the latest standards and regulatory initiatives that affect manufacturers of medical devicesboth in the U.S. and overseas.

Session discussions will cover changes to the European Medical Device Directive, cyber security concerns, device interoperability challenges, quality management for combination products, human factors considerations, the recent amendment to the ANSI/AAMI/IEC 60601 standard on medical electrical equipment, and the FDA's priorities for 2013. (The full program will be posted online by Dec. 21.)

For more information and to register, CLICK HERE.


Related to this article

Water  (Adobe Stock 456102510 by stockphoto-graf)
Understanding current water quality is a starting point for ST108 implementation. John Kimsey, vice president of processing optimization and customer success for STERISS, spoke about his HSPA presentation on assessing readiness, distinguishing system qualification from routine testing, and understanding where water samples should be collected.
AORN26 New Orleans 2026  (Adobe Stock)
Missing instruments and processing delays can strain OR–SPD relationships. At AORN 2026, John Kimsey, vice president of processing optimization and customer success for STERIS, discusses understanding root causes, exploring off-site reprocessing for ambulatory surgical centers, and using hands-on simulation to help surgical teams see sterile processing from a different perspective.