Drug-device Combinations for Chronic Diseases
| By: | SuPing Lyu; Ronald Siegel |
| Publisher: | Wiley Global Research (STMS) |
| Print ISBN: | 9781118120002 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781119002970 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2016 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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This book covers two areas, the first detailing the concepts and technologies of drug-device combination products. The second area includes case studies of important products that either significantly shape our technologies and thinking, or contribute to current healthcare practice. The book: Discusses where drugs and devices work, where they fail, and when they need to work with each other Reviews interactions between human bodies and the drug-device combination products the measurements of these interactions Covers how a drug-device combination product is developed, tested, and regulated Includes case studies of steroid releasing leads, AOA treated tissue heart valves, intrathecal drug delivery pumps, infuse bone grafts, drug eluting stents, and antimicrobial meshes