by
Barbara Kram, Editor | September 22, 2009
Too few devices are
designed with pediatric
patients in mind
We all know that devices need more testing in children to safely and effectively meet their special needs in terms of size, growth, body chemistry, and activity levels.
As a result, the FDA has awarded three stimulus grants for pediatric medical devices. The recipients are:
-James Geiger, M.D., and the Michigan Pediatric Device Consortium, $1 million
-Pedro DelNido, M.D., and the Pediatric Cardiovascular Device Consortium, $500,000
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-Michael Harrison, M.D., and the University of California at San Francisco Pediatric Device Consortium, $500,000.
The funding was established by Congress in 2007 for nonprofit groups to help encourage innovation and stimulate projects to promote the development and manufacture of pediatric devices.
The cut through red tape, grant recipients will coordinate with the FDA, device companies, and the National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. This will help facilitate research and any necessary applications for device approval or clearance.
The program was coordinated through the Office of Orphan Products Development, in along with other agencies.
Get links to all the details:
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm183013.htm
