The Ethics of Innovation in the Medical Device Industry: A Complex Interaction between Multiple Actors and a Search for a Novel Approach

dc.contributor.advisor	McKinney, Ross Erwin
dc.contributor.advisor	Hawkins, Jennifer
dc.contributor.author	Fawley, David William
dc.date.accessioned	2014-12-30T17:38:41Z
dc.date.available	2014-12-30T17:38:41Z
dc.date.issued	2014-12-30
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10161/9343
dc.description.abstract	Ethics are inexorably linked to innovation and the release of new technology in the medical device industry. This thesis explores the ethical responsibilities of the actors within the industry, and questions the effectiveness of Premarket Notification [510(k)] regulation to adequately and ethically regulate the release of medical devices. Revision or redefinition of 510(k) policy is strongly suggested to properly address concerns of safety and efficacy in the ethical release of innovation to the public.
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject	Innovation
dc.subject	Ethics
dc.subject	510(k)
dc.subject	Premarket Notification
dc.subject	Medical Device
dc.subject	New Technology
dc.title	The Ethics of Innovation in the Medical Device Industry: A Complex Interaction between Multiple Actors and a Search for a Novel Approach
dc.type	Master's thesis
dc.department	Graduate Liberal Studies