Why Medical Devices are not for Kids but should be
There is a scary fact about our medical system. It is not equipped to serve children; at least not unilaterally and with the latest technology. Barring specialized childrens' hospitals (like the one seen in the above video) that are few and far between, most hospitals are specifically geared to deal with the ailments of the adult population. The area of weakness that is most troublesome is Medical Devices. As a medical device specialist myself, I have seen multiple cases where doctors were forced to use a device off-label and left to there own devices to jury-rig a solution for their pediatric [...]