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MDR: It’s Not the End of the World for Medtech Companies

The new MDR heralds the beginning of a more regulated era in the medical device industry and with that come concerns about the requirements and costs that it imposes. Chief among the many potential consequences is that US and European medtechs may no longer look to Europe first to get CE mark and begin commercialization. But MDR doesn’t have to strike fear in the hearts and minds of medtech executives. Here are proven tools that companies can employ in order to ensure a smoother and less costly transition to the new MDR system.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Preterm (32-36 Completed Weeks Gestation) Risk Estimation Measure for RSV Hospitalization in Ireland: A Prospective Study

by Sheridan-Pereira, Margaret FRCPI; Murphy, Joan PhD; Sloan, Julie R.M; Crispino, Gloria PhD; Leahy, Anne FRCPI; Corcoran, J David FRCPI; Dempsey, Eugene FRCPI; Elnazir, Basil FRCPI; Gavin, Patrick FRCPI; Sharif, Farhana FRCPI; Gul, Rizwan FRCPI; Satas, Salius PhD; Murphy, John FRCPI; Gormally, Siobhan FRCPI; Shanaa, Issam FRCPI; Waldron, David FRCPI; Mc Mahon, Paul FRCPI; Carson, John FRCPI; Blanken, Maarten; Bont, Louis MD, PhD; Paes, Bosco FRCPC, October, 2015
In several countries RSV prophylaxis is offered to late preterm infants who are at escalated risk of respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization (RSVH).

Management of Pediatric Skin-Graft Donor Sites: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Wound Care Products.

by Brenner M, Hilliard C, Peel G, Crispino G, Geraghty R, O’Callaghan G, September 2, 2014
Skin grafts are used to treat many types of skin defects in children, including burns, traumatic wounds, and revision of scars. The objective of this prospective randomized controlled trial was to compare the effectiveness of three dressing types for pediatric donor ...

A Randomized Trial of Single-Dose Oral Dexamethasone Versus Multidose Prednisolone for Acute Exacerbations of Asthma in Children Who Attend the Emergency Department

by John J. Cronin, MB, AFRCSI, Siobhan McCoy, RGN, RCN, Una Kennedy, FRCEM, Sinéad Nic an Fhailí, PhD, MICR, Abel Wakai, MD, FRCEM, John Hayden, BPharm, Gloria Crispino, PhD, CStat, Michael J. Barrett, MB, MRCPI, Sean Walsh, FRCEM, Ronan O’Sullivan, FPAEDS, MBA, October, 2015

A Prevalence and Management Study of Acute Pain in Children Attending Emergency Departments by Ambulance

by A. Murphy, S. McCoy, K. O'Reilly, E. Fogarty, J Dietz, G. Crispino, A Wakai, R. O'Sullivan, May, 2015
A Prevalence and Management Study of Acute Pain in Children Attending Emergency Departments by Ambulance. Prehospital Emergency Care, 05/2015.

The Acoustic Features of Inhalation can be Used to Quantify Aerosol Delivery from a Diskus™ Dry Powder Inhaler

by Jansen N Seheult, P O'Connell, Kee Chun Tee, T Bholah, H Al Bannai, I Sulaiman, E MacHale, S D'Arcy, MS Holmes, D Bergin, E Reeves, RB Reilly, G Crispino-O'Connell, C Ehrhardt, A Healy, RW Costello , May, 2014

Incidence, Event Rates, and Early Outcome of Stroke in Dublin, Ireland: The North Dublin Population Stroke Study.

by P.J. Kelly, G Crispino, O Sheehan, L Kelly, M Marnane, A Merwick, N Hannon, D Ní Chróinín, E Callaly, D Harris, G Horgan, E B. Williams, J Duggan, L Kyne, P McCormack, E Dolan, D Williams, J Moroney, C Kelleher, and L Daly, 2012
The World Health Organization has emphasized the importance of international population-based data for unbiased surveillance of stroke incidence and outcome. To date, few such studies have been conducted using recommended gold-standard ascertainment methods. We conducted a large, population-based stroke study in Dublin, Ireland ...