On 12/9/08, Larry Seltzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gX8fvj4MkM30m7rPfghQ_I > NA2qfgD94UQUEG1 > > FDA nixes proposed 'prescription pistol' > > By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - 19 hours ago > > WASHINGTON (AP) - It could have been the world's first prescription > pistol. The single-bullet Palm Pistol set the Internet abuzz with > speculation that Medicare might even pay for the elderly and disabled to > pack heat. > > But Monday the Food and Drug Administration said the Palm Pistol doesn't > have a shot of being listed as a medical device, and revoked the > registration issued to its inventor only last week.
When i worked for a large clinical research organisation as a medical advisor one way of attaining automatic FDA approval for a "medical device" was to apply for a CE mark within europe. Once this was granted the FDA would pretty much rubber stamp its approval for the US market. That would be an interesting trial to design. mike _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
