Medical Devices – Page 3

Lawmakers Seek Inquiry Into F.D.A. Device Chief’s Potential Conflicts

A top medical device regulator’s work overlapped at times with his wife’s legal representation of clients with business before the agency.

By Christina Jewett

Allergan Inc Allison Shuren Arnold and Porter Ethics and Official Misconduct Food and Drug Administration Medical Devices Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Shuren, Jeffrey E Theranos Inc

He Regulated Medical Devices. She Represented Their Makers.

Ethics rules barred Dr. Jeffrey E. Shuren from working on matters involving clients of his wife’s law firm. But he did not always step aside.

By Christina Jewett

Artificial Intelligence Brain Disabilities Implants Language and Languages Medical Devices Research

A.L.S. Stole His Voice. A.I. Retrieved It.

In an experiment that surpassed expectations, implants in a patient’s brain were able to recognize words he tried to speak, and A.I. helped produce sounds that came close to matching his true voice.

By Benjamin Mueller

Brain Clinical Trials Computers and the Internet Disabilities Food and Drug Administration Implants Medical Devices Musk, Elon Neuralink Corp Paralysis Research Sensors

Setback Deals Blow to Neuralink’s First Brain Implant Patient, but He Stays Upbeat

Elon Musk’s first human experiment with a computerized brain device developed significant flaws, but the subject, who is paralyzed, has few regrets.

By Christina Jewett