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Pettersson ABV, Ballardini RM, Mimler M, Li P, Salmi M, Minssen T, Gibson I, Mäkitie A. Legal issues and underexplored data protection in medical 3D printing: A scoping review. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1102780. [PMID: 36923458 PMCID: PMC10009255 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1102780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Introduction: 3D printing has quickly found many applications in medicine. However, as with any new technology the regulatory landscape is struggling to stay abreast. Unclear legislation or lack of legislation has been suggested as being one hindrance for wide-scale adoption. Methods: A scoping review was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS and Westlaw International to identify articles dealing with legal issues in medical 3D printing. Results: Thirty-four articles fulfilling inclusion criteria were identified in medical/technical databases and fifteen in the legal database. The majority of articles dealt with the USA, while the EU was also prominently represented. Some common unresolved legal issues were identified, among them terminological confusion between custom-made and patient-matched devices, lack of specific legislation for patient-matched products, and the undefined legal role of CAD files both from a liability and from an intellectual property standpoint. Data protection was mentioned only in two papers and seems an underexplored topic. Conclusion: In this scoping review, several relevant articles and several common unresolved legal issues were identified including a need for terminological uniformity in medical 3D printing. The results of this work are planned to inform our own deeper legal analysis of these issues in the future.
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- Ante B V Pettersson
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Surgery, South Karelia Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland
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- The City Law School City, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Sussex Law School, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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- Center for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law (CeBIL), Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Design, Production and Management, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Garzotto F, Comoretto RI, Dorigo L, Gregori D, Zotti A, Gaudenzio M, Gerosa G, Bonin M. Preparing healthcare, academic institutions and notified bodies for their involvement in the innovation of medical devices under the new European regulation. Expert Rev Med Devices 2022; 19:613-621. [PMID: 36039712 DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2022.2118046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Favouring innovation by making timely medical technology available to people and by securing patients' safety is a challenge. AREAS COVERED The new European medical device regulation (MDR) will have a central implication in the development of new devices and could affect their innovation and availability, as well as discourage investment in research within Europe. EXPERT OPINION Start-ups and small companies might not be able to cope with the increasing complexity and the required changes of perspective. Healthcare institutions are facing an increasing availability of complex technologies, while data on their clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness are rarely provided. A partnership/collaboration between healthcare institutions, academia and private industries will enhance their own specific interests with the common goal of improving overall health and quality of life. The complexity of the subject combined with the variety of specialists and stakeholders involved requires the implementation, in hospital centres of clinical excellence, of units dedicated to the whole path of the medical device innovation. Stakeholders should quickly provide adequate measures to facilitate the complex medical device innovation path under the more stringent MDR aimed to increase safety and quality of care.
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- Francesco Garzotto
- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,ASL VCO, Piedmont Region, Italy.,Azienda Zero, Healthcare - Veneto Region, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, 35131 Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public HealthUniversity of Padua , Padua, Italy
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- Department of Health Instrumental Resources, Veneto Region, Italy
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Espinoza J, Shah P, Nagendra G, Bar-Cohen Y, Richmond F. Pediatric Medical Device Development and Regulation: Current State, Barriers, and Opportunities. Pediatrics 2022; 149:186768. [PMID: 35425971 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Few medical devices are designed and marketed specifically for children. Instead, adult devices are often repurposed and used off-label in pediatrics. The innovation gap between pediatric and adult devices is complex and multifactorial. This review aims to summarize the medical device landscape, describe barriers to pediatric device development, and provide an update on current strategies to help overcome these limitations. Medical devices are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. They are registered, cleared, or approved on the basis of a 3-tier risk classification system and a differentiated set of regulatory pathways. This includes some for products that receive special designations on the basis of specific aspects that warrant more rapid review and approval. Pediatric devices number only one-quarter of those developed for adults for multiple reasons. Clinically, innovators must adjust their products to address the smaller sizes, growth, and longer duration of use in children. Smaller sample sizes and population heterogeneity also challenge the ability to obtain sufficient safety data for regulatory submissions. Financial concerns stem from lower pediatric reimbursement rates coupled with a lack of nationally standardized coverage. There are a number of promising initiatives, including the Pediatric Device Consortia Program, Early Feasibility Studies, and the new System of Hospitals for Innovation in Pediatrics - Medical Devices. However, the gap will likely not be narrowed without broad cooperation across stakeholders from industry, academia, patient advocacy groups, health care providers, investors, payors, regulators, and Congress.
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- Juan Espinoza
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.,Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.,Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Regulatory & Quality Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Naidu SS, Coylewright M, Hawkins BM, Meraj P, Morray BH, Devireddy C, Ing F, Klein AJ, Seto AH, Grines CL, Henry TD, Rao SV, Duffy PL, Amin Z, Aronow HD, Box LC, Caputo RP, Cigarroa JE, Cox DA, Daniels MJ, Elmariah S, Fagan TE, Feldman DN, Forbes TJ, Hermiller JB, Herrmann HC, Hijazi ZM, Jeremias A, Kavinsky CJ, Latif F, Parikh SA, Reilly J, Rosenfield K, Swaminathan RV, Szerlip M, Yakubov SJ, Zahn EM, Mahmud E, Bhavsar SS, Blumenthal T, Boutin E, Camp CA, Cromer AE, Dineen D, Dunham D, Emanuele S, Ferguson R, Govender D, Haaf J, Hite D, Hughes T, Laschinger J, Leigh SM, Lombardi L, McCoy P, McLean F, Meikle J, Nicolosi M, O'Brien J, Palmer RJ, Patarca R, Pierce V, Polk B, Prince B, Rangwala N, Roman D, Ryder K, Tolve MH, Vang E, Venditto J, Verderber P, Watson N, White S, Williams DM. Hot topics in interventional cardiology: Proceedings from the society for cardiovascular angiography and interventions 2020 think tank. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2020; 96:1258-1265. [PMID: 32840956 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The society for cardiovascular angiography and interventions (SCAI) think tank is a collaborative venture that brings together interventional cardiologists, administrative partners, and select members of the cardiovascular industry community for high-level field-wide discussions. The 2020 think tank was organized into four parallel sessions reflective of the field of interventional cardiology: (a) coronary intervention, (b) endovascular medicine, (c) structural heart disease, and (d) congenital heart disease (CHD). Each session was moderated by a senior content expert and co-moderated by a member of SCAI's emerging leader mentorship program. This document presents the proceedings to the wider cardiovascular community in order to enhance participation in this discussion, create additional dialogue from a broader base, and thereby aid SCAI and the industry community in developing specific action items to move these areas forward.
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- Srihari S Naidu
- Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- UC Davis Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Long Beach VA Health Care System, Long Beach, California, USA
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- Northside Cardiovascular Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- First Health Cardiology-Pinehurst, Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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- Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute/Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- West Valley Medical Center, Caldwell, Idaho, USA
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- Cardiovascular Associates, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- The St. Vincent Medical Group at The Heart Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY. Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar
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- St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Hospital, Roslyn, New York, USA
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- OhioHealth Heart & Vascular Physicians, Coshocton, Ohio, USA
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- University of California, San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, San Diego, California, USA
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- Philips Healthcare, San Diego, California, USA
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- Cordis, A Cardinal Health Company, Santa Clara, California, USA
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- Philips Healthcare, San Diego, California, USA
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- Cordis, A Cardinal Health Company, Santa Clara, California, USA
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- Cordis, A Cardinal Health Company, Santa Clara, California, USA
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- Philips Healthcare, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Raritan, New Jersey, USA
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- Abiomed, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA
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- Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Cordis, A Cardinal Health Company, Santa Clara, California, USA
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- Cordis, A Cardinal Health Company, Santa Clara, California, USA
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