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Medical Supplies & Devices/Questions Answered by Expert Tom Smith
| Subject | Date Asked |
| How to set up medical supply/medical device businee ? | 5/9/2011 |
| Q: I want to have information regarding to start up medical supply business in Ontario, Canada. How ... A: Raj My primary area of focus are medical devices themselves rather than the business side of ... | |
| hello | 12/23/2009 |
| Q: I would like to start a business in Med. Supplies & Equipment online, is their a website that I can ... A: Leo, There are many different sites that will host such websites. The two that I most commonly hear ... | |
| medical supplies | 12/20/2009 |
| Q: I am 18 years old and i am very interested in opening up a wholesale medical supplies company in new ... A: Sharon, I would suggest that you contact the local government services set up to assist small ... | |
| Starting a Medical Supply Provider Business | 12/15/2009 |
| Q: I would like to start a Medical Supply Business in New York, I have never worked in this field. I ... A: Wilfred, I would suggest that you contact the local government services set up to assist small ... | |
| medical devices | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: . i want to know does a website helps in Medical equipment business? does website can be used ... A: I am not so sure that this is a medical device specific question. I would suggest that in any ... | |
| Suggesting a new medical technology | 8/6/2009 |
| Q: I have an idea, its fairly new and I have researched it just a bit how would I go about getting it ... A: Christina, This is not my primary area of expertise, so I am going to recommend that you contact ... | |
| looking for ideas | 8/4/2009 |
| Q: Im looking for ideas to trade with forgin coutnries to sell medical supply's ANSWER: That is a very ... A: Sorry for the delay. There are some excellent resources on the Industry Canada website. I am not ... | |
| medicine | 8/1/2009 |
| Q: I got a result of a test back on a bottle of formula and the doctor or lab person states that there ... A: Converting 20 nanograms (ng) to milligrams (mg) would give you 0.00002 milligrams. So 20ng/ml would ... | |
| looking for ideas | 7/23/2009 |
| Q: Im looking for ideas to trade with forgin coutnries to sell medical supply's A: That is a very wide-ranging question, because this would depend upon what type of medical devices or ... | |
Tom Smith
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Expertise
I can answer questions regarding medical device product safety and EMC requirements, and product device certification requirements. I do not have legal expertise with respect to the local state and national laws and regulations that must be met to start up a medical supply distribution business.
Experience
I have been involved in assessing Medical Devices to Canadian, US and European Requirements. I also have significant experience with respect to regulatory approvals on many other types of electronics devices.
Organizations
- Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA)
- Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Senior Member
- IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society, Charter Member
Education/Credentials
B.A.SC (Electrical Engineering)
Awards and Honors
- Designated as the only Approvals Liasion Engineer (ALE) ever appointed by AUSTEL outside of Australia (AUSTEL is no longer the authority in Australia, and the ALE program was also replaced in 1997)
- Former Deputy Approvals Liasion Engineer (D-ALE) appointed by the British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (BABT)
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