Medical Technology into Healthcare and Society: A Sociology of Devices, Innovation and Governance

by Alex Faulkner, Andrew Webster (Editor), Sally Wyatt (Editor)

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.

257 pages, Hardcover

First published November 28, 2008