Guidelines on medical vendors unveiled

OVERSTEP: If it is necessary for a medical device vendor to be present during a surgery, the surgeon or clinic unit must complete a prior application, the new regulations say By Lo Pi and Esme Yeh / Staff reporters Add TT as Preferred Source The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Monday announced guidelines banning medical device vendors from touching patients or operating medical devices that directly act on patients in operating rooms, following a scandal earlier this year involving vendors performing procedures without patients’ knowledge.The guidelines stipulate that if the presence of a medical device vendor is necessary during a surgery, the surgical team should obtain prior consent from the patient or their family and explain why the vendor must be present.The changes come after repo