The COVID-19 pandemic is upending norms for the demand, supply, and production of medical devices, PPE, and other provisions. In response, manufacturers are all drawing on their core values, expertise, and ingenuity to prioritize the most urgent needs for frontline healthcare workers.

With limited availability of N95 masks, many institutions have been forced to develop <br /> their own policies and procedures for mask decontamination and reuse. AAMI, along with AORN and IAHCSMM, hosted a webinar to discuss methods for N95 mask decontamination supported by academic research and current clinical practices.

The FDA published a final guidance document outlining how medical device manufacturers can submit a request for nonbinding feedback on issues documented during agency inspections and how the agency will evaluate and respond to such requests.

News In Brief offers important news from the health technology field.

There are times in life when the words “thank you” are not enough. I am grateful to our AAMI community members’ caring and noble actions making such a profound difference during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A truly heartfelt thank-you to the HTM professionals on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Your hard work, courage, diligence, and commitment to healthcare institutions and the patients they serve has been nothing short of heroic.

Horlando Cintron, manager of perioperative support services at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Middletown, NJ, and his team adapt to unsettling change.&nbsp;

AAMI has appointed new members and offers a thank-you to members exiting their roles on the Technology Management Council and the Healthcare Technology Leadership Committee.

A new way of looking at the HTM and CE professions, a deep dive into medical device recall data, and the value of making small changes that can have a big impact on quality—these are the three articles published in AAMI’s peer-reviewed journal, <em>BI&amp;T</em>, that shaped the health technology world in 2019.

A ventilator prototype for patients with COVID-19 was designed by engineers at the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.

Dr. Stanley Wallace Weitzner, Duke University Medical Center professor emeritus of anesthesiology and chair of medical standards committees for nearly half a century, passed away at the age of 90 in December.

Exciting photos from the field.

When Ken Schwarz was young, he wanted to be a doctor or an engineer. After joining the Army, he became a biomedical engineer. Today, he's working at the forefront, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MedCrypt's Axel Wirth and Vidya Murthy discuss the next steps in medical device cybersecurity.

Don Armstrong discusses professional and personal transitions.

This month, we’re featuring questions and answers from AAMI’s May 4 webinar, “Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for the Decontamination of N95 Respirators.”

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to shape AAMI standards efforts.

This month's All-Star is Arif Subhan, chief biomedical engineer at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System in Los Angeles, CA.

Recognizing AAMI members who have recently been promoted or changed jobs.

Recognizing new corporate members.