Medical Design Briefs
Finding and Fixing Software Bugs in Surgical Robots
Posted in Software, Mathematical/Scientific Software, Surgical Robotics/Instruments, Medical, News, MDB on
Wednesday, May 01 2013
Surgical robots could make some types of surgery safer and
more effective, but proving that the software controlling these machines works
as intended is problematic. So say researchers at Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA, and the Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, who have demonstrated that methods
for reliably detecting software bugs and ultimately verifying software safety
can successfully be applied to these robots.
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Removing Need for Leads in Cardiac Monitoring
Posted in Imaging & Diagnostics, Electronics, Biosensors, Electronics, Sensors, Medical, Patient Monitoring, Diagnostics, Features, MDB on
Wednesday, May 01 2013
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
measurements typically involve time-consuming
skin preparation, lead application,
conductive gels, and even shaving
of body hair. More recently, dry contact
sensors have come into use in some
sports and home health monitoring
units, but these frequently experience
contact problems, particularly in users
with dry skin.
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New Material Enables Improved Ultrasound
Posted in Bio-Medical, Imaging & Diagnostics, Optics/Photonics, Imaging, Optics, Materials, Metals, Medical, Patient Monitoring, Diagnostics, Nanotechnology, Briefs, MDB on
Wednesday, May 01 2013
Ultrasound technology could soon be
improved to produce high-quality, highresolution
images, thanks to the development
of a new key material by a team
of researchers in the Department of
Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M
University, College Station.
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From the Editor: May
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Posted in Medical, News, MDB on
Wednesday, May 01 2013
A Tale of Three Patients
In the same week in late March, three friends/family of mine entered three different hospitals in three different states. Their illnesses were very different and had varied results.Read More >>








