Advances in 3D printing and design for printing are happening at an accelerated rate as the printers and inks become cheaper and more widely available. 3D printing is growing at a rate of 30% a year and is expected to reach a turnover of $21b annually by 2020. The field of 3D printing has revolutionized prototyping, manufacturing and design and has unleashed imaginative solutions across a range of sectors.
New guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) says doctors should tell patients with sore throats to use common painkillers such as paracetamol rather than prescribing antibiotics.
This year will see the publication of some important new standards. The topical standards set to be introduced in 2018 can be divided into four key themes: sustainability, manufacturing, governance and resilience and the built environment.
A BSI white paper, 'Do you know the requirements and your responsibilities for medical device vigilance reporting?', by Cait Gatt and Suzanne Halliday, offers a detailed review of how the European regime introduced in 2017 (European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 2017/745) compares with other systems.
