简介:Thereisalonghistoryoffailureininternationalcooperationinmedicalequip-menttechnology.IFMBEandJSMEBEhavemadegreateffortstoremedythesitua-tion.Recently,JSMEBEisaskedbyJapaneseGovermenttoprovideaguidelinefortheactivities.Acommitteewasformedfor3years,andasaresultofextensivesur-veystudiesbyquestionaries,interviewsandcorrespondences,thefinalguidelinewaspublished(inJapanese)March1993.Itisavailableonrequest,andEnglishtransla-