From bandage to the bioreactor, this book looks at five different device technologies from inception to healthcare practice, drawing on medical sociology, science and technology studies and political science. It examines 'evidence', regulation and governance processes, and diverse stakeholders in innovating the technologies that shape health care.

Preface Innovation, Evidence and Governance of Medical Technology Approaching Technology The World of Medical Devices Artificial Hips: The Surveillance of Success The PSA Test for Prostate Cancer: Risk Constructs Governance? Infusion Pumps: Usership and the Governance of Error Coagulometers: Healthcare Governance at Home Device or Drug? Governation of Tissue-engineering Devising Healthcare and Society Notes Bibliography Index

ALEX FAULKNER is Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Society, Health and Ethics, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK.