I do agree that the Lacks family should receive some sort of compensation or acknowledgment for the amount research that has been completed and is still being completed using the HeLa cells. It is ethically wrong for the medical research being done using these cells, since the consent of Henrietta Lacks was never given. Patients should…[Read more]

The Placebo-controlled trials are very beneficial in determining the efficiency of a product. With the Placebo trials, one group of subjects receives the real product, while the other group receives the imitation one. As a result neither group knowing which form they have, there is a less chance of a Placebo effect being present. The main issue…[Read more]

Costco Wholesale is a company that does not use television advertisement, and has been very successful. There are four ways of promoting that the company uses to best market their products, which are sales promotion, direct marketing, personal selling, and public relations. With sales promotion, Costco offers discounts to their products, to get…[Read more]

The medical device company I chose to look at is Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson is a major global healthcare company that has many different divisions, which include consumer products, medical devices, and pharmaceutical products. The company’s main goal is to care for the world and is always working on innovation. With SWOT analysis, w…[Read more]

There are major differences as to whether a company is public or private. When a company is public, it has numerous shareholders involved, and trades stock publicly. In addition, a public company has to maintain their financial information. As a result, there has to be reports done on the financials quarterly, and this creates a need for an…[Read more]

Most known companies as stated above, follow C-Corp setup, while very few follow an S-Corp. The major difference between the two types of corporations is the taxation. With C-Corp, there is a required double taxation. As a result, first the corporation gives taxes from the profit that is made. What is left over after those taxes is then split…[Read more]

With sole proprietorship, the owner has full responsibility as to how the company runs, and what is and is not allowed. The owner is allowed to make changes as they feel to help their business grow. However, of course, there is the impending future to think about. Unfortunately, when the owner of the company dies, the company dies with it.…[Read more]

The quality control department is necessary in making sure that products companies release are effective and have low to no risks. A major issue with quality control is the miscommunication that goes on between the various departments. Sometimes issues arrive after products are developed because the products do not follow the regulations that…[Read more]

There are issues with the quality department being strict in following regulations and rules, which many times cause delays in the release of products. However, document control is necessary in all companies and needed to ensure the success of products. Document control can be improved by making sure that each department is cooperative with each…[Read more]

I have heard from different people that working in and with quality control can be tedious and difficult. Quality assurance and quality control work to make sure the products follow procedure and prevent from future disasters in the company. As annoying as it may seem, quality assurance and quality control are very important in the success of…[Read more]

The FDA does seem strict when it comes to certain restrictions. The regulations that FDA puts on the release of products seems to slow down the process. When companies create products to be released, once they start to classify the product according to the FDA rules, they might have to put their product on hold to improve their product to fit…[Read more]

It is always the responsibility of a company to ensure the safety and efficiency of their product upon release. However, sometimes companies do not know the complete risk of a product until after it is distributed. For instance, Zimmer Biomet recalled their Comprehensive Reverse shoulder System because of its high fracture rate. The system was…[Read more]

The de Novo 510K allows that a device does not have to be evaluated by the 510K and discovered NSE beforehand. This means that someone can submit a de Novo without submitting a 510K prior to it, if they find that their device can be categorized as Class I or Class II, and no marketed predicate device is present. With the de Novo, a person can…[Read more]

Determining the biocompatibility is very important in analyzing a new biomaterial for a medical device. The testing done to verify the biocompatibility has to do with the ISO 10993-1 Test Matrix. After determining they type of device being used, the device is evaluated according to various factors, including cytotoxicity, sensitization,…[Read more]

There are many pitfalls to consider with the animal study being doing so far away. The most important factor to consider is that the design of the study is thought out thoroughly and there are no missing aspects. In addition, there needs to be a guarantee that there is enough animal supply in that area for the study. Another factor to consider…[Read more]

Portfolio brings together projects or programs that do not relate to each other but are under a common management. With portfolio management, various projects or programs are brought together and the order of how and when they are executed is determined. There is a broadened range when in portfolio because projects that are have no similarities…[Read more]

Portfolio brings together projects or programs that do not relate to each other but are under a common management. With portfolio management, various projects or programs are brought together and the order of how and when they are executed is determined. There is a broadened range when in portfolio because projects that are have no similarities…[Read more]

Portfolio brings together projects or programs that do not relate to each other but are under a common management. With portfolio management, various projects or programs are brought together and the order of how and when they are executed is determined. There is a broadened range when in portfolio because projects that are have no similarities…[Read more]