The more things change...
Aug. 25th, 2005 08:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ksmithRegistration probably required for this article about everything old becoming new again. I know that the use of leeches and maggots is old news. The regulatory approach by the FDA, however, is a new one on me.
"The primary mode of action for maggots is chewing," said Mark Melkerson, acting director of the Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices. "For leeches, it's the eating of blood. Those are mechanical processes." Thus, the agency decided that maggots and leeches were devices, Mr. Melkerson said.
I can see it now--maggot RFIDs. Barcodes for leeches.
"The primary mode of action for maggots is chewing," said Mark Melkerson, acting director of the Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices. "For leeches, it's the eating of blood. Those are mechanical processes." Thus, the agency decided that maggots and leeches were devices, Mr. Melkerson said.
I can see it now--maggot RFIDs. Barcodes for leeches.
