cardiac patients

Re-use of medical devices not uniformly regulated in the EU: Romania prohibits it, Germany permits it, France only approves donation to other countries/ The situation in other countries/ Cardiologist: „Few devices are purchased, they run out quickly/ Sometimes we don’t know what decisions to make because of the chaos in the laws”

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20 feb.
Romanian legislation explicitly prohibits the reuse of disposable medical devices and materials, a class that includes implantable devices that were allegedly taken from corpses to be fitted to heart patients by doctors in Brasov and Iasi, the Health Ministry said on Saturday at the request of G4Media. However, cardiologists consulted by G4Media explain, some disposable […]
Re-use of medical devices not uniformly regulated in the EU: Romania prohibits it, Germany permits it, France only approves donation to other countries/ The situation in other countries/ Cardiologist: "Few devices are purchased, they run out quickly/ Sometimes we don't know what decisions to make because of the chaos in the laws"