Washington, Aug 26 Republican Senator Rick Scott has called for a ban on US federal healthcare funds being used to purchase Chinese-made medical devices, warning that internet-connected equipment could expose sensitive patient information and hospital systems to cyber threats. Scott said Congress should block hospitals and clinics receiving Medicare, Medicaid or other federal money from buying equipment manufactured by Chinese companies.He also called for Chinese-made medical devices to be phased out of every healthcare facility accepting federal funding and proposed making foreign medical-data espionage a criminal offence.“We must cut off federal health care dollars – Medicaid, Medicare, all of it…