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North America's leading showcase of machine vision and imaging components and solutions.
May 8-10, 2012, Boston, MA
www.visiononline.org

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The most comprehensive resource for every aspect of medical device development.
March 14-15, 2012, Ft. Worth, TX
www.MDMTexas.com

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The most comprehensive resource for every aspect of medical device development.
February 14-16, 2012, Anaheim, CA
www.mdmwest.com

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You just never know what will get the creative juices flowing. It could be a slight aberration from your morning routine. Or it could be something as basic as the entree you order at dinner. The latter is actually what inspired the invention of a crab-like miniature robot that could help surgeons remove early-stage stomach cancers without leaving scars.

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Since it was established 11 years ago, the Stanford Biodesign Innovation Program has led to more than 200 patents and 24 start-up companies, including Spiracur, the company behind the SNaP Wound Care System (featured in the January issue of Medical Design Briefs). This intensive one-year program helps educate and guide doctors, engineers, and students to identify a medical need, develop an invention to address that need, navigate the hurdles of the regulatory process, and create a business plan that can be presented to venture capitalists for funding.
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If a prosthesis is not fit or aligned correctly, it can affect a patient's walking patterns, resulting in an asymmetric gait. These abnormal gait patterns can increase the stress on the healthy limb, leading to problems later in life such as arthritis. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Brooke Army Medical Center are now working to improve prosthesis performance for young soldiers returning from war by perfecting a portable, wearable system that could improve prosthesis fitting. The system can measure walking patterns and can be applied to real-world activities in a variety of settings. Next, they hope to develop a gait analysis system that can be utilized outside of a confined laboratory setting.

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Researchers have made T-rays into a much stronger directional beam than was previously thought possible — and have done so at room-temperature conditions. This is a breakthrough that should allow future T-ray systems to be smaller, more portable, easier to operate, and much cheaper than current devices.
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