Electronics
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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Creating Cathodes for Air-Breathing Biobatteries
Posted in Electronics, Batteries, Electronic Components, Power Supplies, Electronics, Medical, Features, MDB on
Wednesday, May 01 2013
Devices that support various functions of our bodies are
being used increasingly. Today, they include cardiac
pacemakers or hearing aids. Tomorrow, they may be
contact lenses with automatically changing focal length or
computer-controlled displays generating images directly in
the eye. But, none of these devices will work if not coupled to
an efficient and long-lasting power supply source. Researchers
from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish
Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) in Warsaw say that the best
solution seems to be miniaturized biofuel cells that consume
substances naturally occurring in the human body or in its
immediate surroundings.
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Eight Things to Look for in a Medical Device EMS Provider
Posted in Manufacturing & Prototyping, Custom & Contract Manufacturing, Electronics, Electronic Components, Board-Level Electronics, Electronics, Medical, Features, MDB on
Wednesday, May 01 2013
Today’s medical device OEMs live in
an age of abundance: both abundant
options and abundant regulatory
requirements. With so many options
and so many restrictions, it can be very
difficult to select the right contract manufacturer
(CM) or electronics manufacturing
services (EMS) provider. So many
factors come into play. What are their
testing services? Do they have clean
room capabilities? How do our corporate
cultures mix? Will this be a long-lasting
or one-time relationship? Could they
help me with miniaturization?
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SV300 Series of Heat Sinks for LED Modules
Posted in Manufacturing & Prototyping, Electronics, Optics/Photonics, Electronic Components, Electronics, Medical, Lighting, LEDs, Products, MDB on
Wednesday, May 01 2013
Ohmite Manufacturing, Arlington
Heights, IL, introduces a new line of
heat sinks for single LED power modules.
The SV300 Series is composed of
high performance, low cost, scalable
heat sinks designed to accommodate a
single LED. Ideal for use with LEDs in
medical industry applications, these high aspect ratio devices are available
in two standard lengths, 14mm and 25mm, with a 9.9mm mounting
surface. Customizable options for this series include length, surface
finish, mounting holes, and custom machining.
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Silicone Cables for Telepresence Robots
Posted in Manufacturing & Prototyping, Surgical Robotics/Instruments, Electronics, Materials / Adhesives / Coatings, Electronic Components, Power Supplies, Electronics, Manufacturing & Prototyping, Materials, Medical, Machinery & Automation, Robotics, Products, MDB on
Wednesday, May 01 2013
Cicoil, Valencia, CA, designed ultraflexible
flat silicone cables are halogenfree,
flame retardant, and provide premium
current carrying capacity, reduced
skewing effects, weight and space savings,
tighter bend radius, and consistent electrical
characteristics. The silicone is “selfhealing”
from small punctures, and the
non-contaminating, silicone encapsulation
will not delaminate or degrade due to exposure to steam, water,
alcohol, UV light, high heat (+260°C), humidity, mechanical stress,
vibration, and shock.
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Wireless 4 Channel Light Logger
Posted in Manufacturing & Prototyping, Monitoring & Testing, Optics/Photonics, Electronics, Optics, Optical Components, Medical, Lighting, Products, MDB on
Wednesday, May 01 2013
TandD Corporation, Saratoga Springs, NY, has
introduced the RTR-574-H, a Wireless 4 Channel
Logger that monitors illuminance, ultraviolet, temperature,
and humidity, and achieves a temperature
measurement accuracy of ±0.3°C
(between 10° to 40°C) with an overall
range of -30° to 80°C. The humidity
measurement accuracy is ±2.5% (at
25°C, 10 to 85% RH) with an overall
range of 0 to 99% RH.
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RIO-47300 Pocket PLC
Posted in Manufacturing & Prototyping, Electronics, Electronics & Computers, Electronic Components, Electronics, Power Management, Computers, PCs/Portable Computers, Medical, Products, MDB on
Wednesday, May 01 2013
Galil Motion Control, Rocklin, CA,
announced the latest product in its
RIO Pocket PLC Series, the RIO-
47300, which includes more I/O,
screw terminals, and two Ethernet
ports, which allow management of an
unlimited number of inputs and outputs without
an external Ethernet switch. It allows 400 program
lines, 254 variables, and 1,000 array elements.
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High Performance QFP Socket
Posted in Manufacturing & Prototyping, Electronics, Electronic Components, Board-Level Electronics, Electronics, Medical, Products, MDB on
Wednesday, May 01 2013
Ironwood Electronics, Eagan,
MN, introduced a new high performance
QFP socket for 0.4mm
pitch 128 pin QFP. The SG-QFE-
7011 socket is designed for 14mm
x 14mm x 1.6mm package size with
16mm x 16mm lead tip to tip and
operates at bandwidths up to 10
GHz with less than 1dB of insertion
loss. The socket connects all pins with 10 GHz bandwidth on all
connections, and is mounted on the target PCB with no soldering.
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RNV14 High Voltage Metal Film Resistor
Posted in Manufacturing & Prototyping, Electronics, Electronic Components, Electronics, Medical, Products, MDB on
Wednesday, May 01 2013
The RNV14 from
Stackpole Electronics Inc., Raleigh,
NC, is a ¼ watt high
voltage metal film
resistor with a maximum
working voltage
of 1,600 volts
DC, 1,150 AC. It can withstand thousands of
surges of up to 7KV per IEC60065.14.1, and
its protective coating allows it to withstand
prolonged exposure to 200°C heat and
humidity levels of 90% RH or more.
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Developing Edible Electronics for the Medical Device Industry
Posted in Batteries, Electronics, Implants & Prosthetics, Medical, Drug Delivery & Fluid Handling, News, MDB on
Friday, April 19 2013
Scientists
at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, are developing edible electronic
devices that can be implanted in the body, and say that the device could be
programmed and deployed in the gastrointestinal tract or the small intestine and
once the battery packaging is in place, they can activate the battery.
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Chroma Sync Hipot Tester
Posted in Manufacturing & Prototyping, Electronics, Power Supplies, Electronics, Power Management, Medical, Products, MDB on
Monday, April 01 2013
Chroma Systems Solutions, Inc., Foothill
Ranch, CA, a leading provider of electrical
power test equipment and systems, announces
its new 19020 Series Multichannel Hipot
tester, which allows one unit to perform 10
channel sync output and measurements at the
same time, and conduct tests on a maximum
of 100 devices simultaneously, increasing regulatory test efficiency and productivity.
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Front End Power Supplies
Posted in Manufacturing & Prototyping, Electronics, Power Supplies, Electronics, Medical, Products, MDB on
Monday, April 01 2013
TDK Corp., San Diego, CA,
expands its Lambda HFE1600 range
of 1.6kW high-density, front end
power supplies with the addition of a
32V model. The HFE1600-32 operates
from a universal 85 to 265Vac
input. In addition to the 32V model,
supplies are available with other voltages,
and each HFE1600 supply has
two variable-speed cooling fans and can operate in temperatures ranging
from -10°C to +70°C. BIOMEDevice Booth 1024
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Polarized Nano Connector Line
Posted in Manufacturing & Prototyping, Electronics, Electronic Components, Electronics, Medical, Products, MDB on
Monday, April 01 2013
Omnetics Connector Corp.,
Minneapolis, MN, offers a new
Polarized Nano connector line, the
PZN series of ultra-miniature connectors
using military style pin and socket
designs to provide uninterrupted electrical
connections for portable applications.
PZN connector contact spacing is
set at 25 one thousandths of an inch.
Medical designers can use the PZN format to squeeze more electronics
into smaller devices. Other applications include drive circuits for handheld
laser and orthopedic tools.
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Medical Devices to Be Affected by RoHS Directive in 2014
Posted in Electronic Components, Electronics, FDA Compliance/Regulatory Affairs, Medical, News, MDB on
Monday, March 18 2013
In addition to the
Chemicals Regulation REACH (Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation,
Authorization and Restriction of Chemical substances), medical devices will
soon have to comply with the European RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous
Substances) Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous
substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
This affects US exports
to the EU, the EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), Switzerland,
and Turkey. The current scope of products will expand until the use of the RoHs
6 hazardous substances: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and the
flame retardants PBB and PBDE, will be essentially banned in all electrical and
electronic equipment (EEE) up to 1,000 Volts AC, 1,500 volts DC sold in the EU.
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Scaling Up Production of Graphene Micro-Supercapacitors
Posted in Batteries, Electronic Components, Board-Level Electronics, Power Supplies, Electronics, Power Management, Medical, News, MDB on
Tuesday, March 12 2013
The
demand for ever-smaller electronic devices has led to the miniaturization of a
variety of technologies, but energy-storage units, such as batteries and
capacitors, have lagged behind. Now, researchers at UCLA say that they have
developed an innovative technique using a DVD burner to fabricate micro-scale graphene-based
supercapacitors, which can charge and discharge a hundred to a thousand times
faster than standard batteries.
These
micro-supercapacitors, made from a one-atom–thick layer of graphitic carbon,
can be easily manufactured and readily integrated into small devices such as
next-generation pacemakers, they say.
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New Method of Controlling Tiny Devices
Posted in Electronics, Power Management, Medical, News, MDB on
Wednesday, March 06 2013
Electromagnetic devices all require an electric current
to create the magnetic fields that allow them to function. But as devices
become smaller, being able to efficiently deliver a current to create magnetic
fields becomes more difficult. Researchers at UCLA say that they have developed
a method to switch tiny magnetic fields on and off with an electric field,
instead of the traditional approach of running a current through a wire, which
they say could lead to big changes in storing digital information and powering
motors in small hand-held devices.
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New Stretchable Battery for Stretchable Electronics
Posted in Batteries, Electronics, Implants & Prosthetics, Medical, News, MDB on
Monday, March 04 2013
Researchers
at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL and the University
of Illinois have demonstrated a stretchable lithium-ion battery can power their
innovative stretchable electronics. The stretchable electronic devices now
could be used anywhere, including inside the human body, they say, powering implantable
electronics that could monitor anything from brain waves to heart activity.
They say that they
have demonstrated a battery that powers a commercial light-emitting diode even
when stretched, folded, twisted, and mounted on a human elbow. The battery can
work for eight to nine hours before needing recharging, which can be done
wirelessly.
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Electronic Access for Medical Equipment
Posted in Electronics, Patient Data Management, Electronics, Medical, Features, MDB on
Friday, March 01 2013
The need for physical security in the
health care industry is no longer
limited to grounds, buildings, and
rooms. Today, security must extend
down to medical enclosures, including
cabinets, dispensing carts, charting stations,
and new portable diagnostic
equipment. For many health care facility
owners and operators, monitoring
security at the enclosure or cart level
can be a challenge, and they are looking
to the manufacturers of these
enclosures for solutions.
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Analytical Electronic Valves
Posted in Drug Delivery & Dispensing, Electronics, Mechanical Components, Electronic Components, Electronics, Medical, Drug Delivery & Fluid Handling, Products, MDB on
Friday, March 01 2013
Clippard Instrument Laboratory,
Inc., Cincinnati, OH, introduces a
new series of electronic valves
designed for the analytical industry,
and for applications where cleanliness
is especially important. The
pneumatic valves utilize a unique
patented system with a low power
consumption of only 0.67 watts, a response time of 5 to 10 milliseconds,
and voltages of 6, 12, or 24 VDC. Available in 2-way or 3-way, normally-
closed or fully ported.
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SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Connectors
Posted in Electronics, Electronic Components, Electronics, Medical, Products, MDB on
Friday, March 01 2013
Mill-Max Mfg. Corp., Oyster Bay,
NY, introduces four new USB 3.0 connectors.
USB 3.0, SuperSpeed USB,
provides a 10x faster data transfer
rate over Hi-Speed USB with a 5 Gbps
signaling rate. SuperSpeed USB is a
Sync-N-Go technology that minimizes
user wait time and provides
optimized power efficiency. Mill-Max
offers both standard size and micro
USB 3.0 connectors, which are are smaller and lighter than existing
USB connectors for portable and handheld devices.
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“V” Series High Voltage DC/DC Converter
Posted in Electronics, Power Supplies, Electronics, Power Management, Medical, Products, MDB on
Friday, March 01 2013
Caritronics, Inc., West Caldwell,
NJ, announces its newest high voltage
DC/DC converter series. The
“V” series offers high isolation, low
noise, and high voltage outputs,
up to 1.5 watts of power. Unit
dimensions are 2.5" × 1.5" × .75".
Caritronics has been engaged in
the DC/DC converter business since 1969 and offers an extensive
capability for custom units to meet specific mechanical and electrical
requirements.
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Industry’s Fastest Piezoelectric Jet Valves
Posted in Manufacturing & Prototyping, Electronics, Electronic Components, Electronics, Manufacturing & Prototyping, Industrial Controls & Automation, Consumer Product Manufacturing, Mechanical Components, Joining & Assembly, Medical, Products, MDB on
Friday, March 01 2013
Nordson EFD, East Providence, RI, has
more than tripled the speed of its PICO™
series of piezoelectric jet dispensing systems—
from 150Hz (cycles per second) up
to an industry-leading continuous 500Hz,
making the new and improved versions the
fastest piezoelectric valves available to the
global manufacturing community. PICO systems
are used to apply adhesives, lubricants,
and other assembly fluids in amounts as
small as 2 nanoliters. They are ideal for
applying precise amounts of fluid on uneven surfaces or products with
small components, tight tolerances, or hard-to-access areas, such as
medical devices.
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3D Magnetic Mapping of Reed Sensors
Posted in Electronics, Electronic Components, Electronics, Sensors, Medical, Products, MDB on
Friday, March 01 2013
Standex-Meder Electronics,
Cincinnati, OH, announces its 3D
magnetic mapping capabilities for
reed sensors, which allows designers
to more accurately place sensors
and magnetic components
within a system, eliminating issues
that may result in faulty operation.
3D mapping also helps designers
adjust the magnetic sensitivity of
the reed sensor and/or the magnet’s size and strength. It is particularly
useful in applications using more than one reed sensor or more than
one magnet.
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Smart Voice Coil Actuator
Posted in Electronics, Electronic Components, Electronics, Sensors, Medical, Products, MDB on
Friday, March 01 2013
BEI Kimco Magnetics, Vista, CA,
introduces its latest generation
Housed Voice Coil Actuator (VCA),
the LAS28-53-00A. Engineered as an
all inclusive package, the new VCA
incorporates an integrated position
feedback sensor with analog output
for servo positioning or velocity control.
It includes shielded cables and connectors that allow plug and
play installation. With shaft and bearings contained in the housing,
there is no need to design parts to capture the coil and field assemblies
and maintain concentric position.
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COM.0 R2.0 Type 6 Module
Posted in Electronics, Electronic Components, Board-Level Electronics, Electronics, Medical, Products, MDB on
Friday, March 01 2013
ADLINK Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA,
presents its latest COM Express offering, the
Express-IB, a high
performance COM.0
R2.0 Type 6 module
featuring an Intel
Core i7/i5/i3 processor
supporting Intel
HD Graphics integrated
on the CPU
with three independent
displays. The Express-IB is ideal for
customers with advanced processing performance
and graphics requirements looking to
reduce development time by outsourcing the
base design of their system and focusing on
application functionality.
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