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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
TopicMedical devices

Topic: Medical devices

Govt ‘reviews’ order allowing import of pre-owned medical devices after domestic manufacturers object

In a letter to Union health minister, Association of Indian Medical Device Industry had said move would 'increase risk of importing contaminated products & hurt their interests'.

Essential drugs have price caps, but most medical devices don’t. Now, govt working to change that

Health ministry is creating India’s first list of essential medical devices, ceiling prices for which will be worked out by pharmaceutical pricing authority, ThePrint has learnt.

At IIT Kanpur, engineers are working on an artificial heart that’s affordable & built to last

The research team has obtained a patent for the device's design and is in the process of building a prototype. It will be relatively affordable compared to those available in the market now.

Modi govt caps trade margin for 5 medical devices including pulse oximeter, nebuliser at 70%

With an aim of making the medical devices affordable during Covid pandemic, it is felt necessary to regulate the trade margin on these medical devices, NPPA said in its order.

This Israeli medical gun uses electricity to produce ‘skin substitute’ for burns, wounds

Israeli company Nanomedic has applied for regulatory clearance of its Spincare system in India. The device makes dressing wounds much more easy and painless for patients.

Oximeter sales soar but there is no guarantee of accurate reading and ‘no govt regulations’

Oximeters, which measure oxygen levels in blood, have been available for home use for a long time, but sales have soared amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Why the small pulse oximeter is becoming a major tool for doctors in Covid-19 crisis

A relatively small medical device that clips on to a patient's finger, the oximeter can measure one of the five vital pulmonary signs.

India and US could agree on trade margin regulation for high-end medical devices

US has been asking India to remove price caps on high-end medical devices under the proposed trade deal. Healthcare industry in India against rollback of price controls.

As Modi offers help to coronavirus-hit China, India to dispatch masks, gloves, face shields

Modi govt has asked manufacturers of medical devices to update list of available products for immediate delivery to coronavirus-hit China.

Coming soon: More than 750 inspectors & technicians to regulate medical devices in India

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says Department of Expenditure has approved the creation of posts to inspect, audit and test the efficacy of medical devices.

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Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

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India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.