Small Innovations Could Help Robotic Surgery Become Big Business

Blog: Medical

NSK Monocarrier Accelerates Certification of Ventilators for COVID-19

Responding to an urgent need for medical ventilators for health professionals in Canada, StarFish Medical called on NSK to quickly deliver up to 7,500 Monocarrier™...

Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping

The Importance of Rapid Innovation Amid COVID-19

The advent of COVID-19 has added a layer of complexity to product development. Agility is more important than ever as it has made it critical to get products to market quickly. While...

Blog: Medical

Virtual Engineering Week: What Role Does Material Selection Play in Medical Device Development Strategy?

The medical industry as-a-whole has galvanized its entire workforce toward developing a cure and relief for the ongoing COVID-19...

News: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Spectrum Plastics Group Acquires PeelMaster Medical Packaging

Spectrum Plastics Group, a specialty medical packaging, component, and contract manufacturer, has closed on the acquisition of PeelMaster Medical Packaging Corporation...

Blog: AR/AI

Pushing the Envelope in Pulmonary Image Analysis with Machine Learning and AI

Pulmonology is a field of medicine that deals with respiratory tract diseases, and the medical imaging used by pulmonologists is predominantly chest imaging: CXR,...

INSIDER: Design

Smart Wrap Implant Helps Bladder Control

An implantable smart wrap that fits safely and securely around the bladder may one day help people who have underactive bladders. The implant is an integrated device that can detect when the...

INSIDER: Design

Microlab Detects COVID-19 in 30 Minutes

Leveraging lab-on-a-chip technology and the cutting-edge genetic editing technique known as CRISPR, researchers have created a highly automated device that can identify the presence of the novel...

INSIDER: Design

Device Uses UV Light to Make N95 Masks Reusable

Using ultraviolet light (UV) can deactivate a bacterium that is accepted as a proxy for the dangerous-to-handle virus that causes COVID-19. The researchers say the process could eliminate...

Webinars: Medical

Watch Live at 11 am ET: The 2020 Create the Future Contest Awards

For the first time, the winners of the Create the Future Design Contest will be announced live! Join us for this special one-hour presentation as we honor our 2020 Grand Prize...

INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Octopus-Inspired Sucker Transfers Thin, Delicate Tissue Grafts and Biosensors

A new device inspired by an octopus’s sucker rapidly transfers delicate tissue or electronic sheets to the patient, overcoming a key barrier to clinical...

INSIDER: Medical

New Tool Diagnoses Strokes with a Smartphone

A new tool could diagnose a stroke based on abnormalities in a patient’s speech ability and facial muscular movements, and with the accuracy of an emergency room physician — all within...

INSIDER: Medical

Ultrapotent COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Game Changer

An innovative nanoparticle vaccine candidate for the pandemic coronavirus produces virus-neutralizing antibodies in mice at levels 10 times greater than is seen in people who have...

INSIDER: Design

Face Mask Aims to Deactivate Virus to Protect Others

A new concept for a mask aims to make the wearer less infectious. The central idea is to modify mask fabrics with antiviral chemicals that can sanitize exhaled, escaped respiratory...

News: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Laser Imaging Shows Bird Beak Evolution

The crow-like Confuciusornis, which lived about 120 million years ago, was one of the first birds to evolve a beak. Unfortunately, early beak evolution lacks sufficient study. Using an imaging...

News: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Sensor Could Bolster Thermal Imaging

Army-funded research developed a microwave radiation sensor with 100,000 times higher sensitivity than currently available commercial sensors. Researchers said better detection of microwave radiation will...

News: Medical

Imaging Highlights Cellular 'Skeleton' Protein

Just as your skeleton helps your body move, fine skeleton-like filaments within your cells help cellular structures move. Researchers have developed an imaging method that lets them monitor a...

Ask the Expert: Motion Control

Ask the Expert - John Chandler on Achieving Quality Motion Control

FAULHABER MICROMO brings together the highest quality motion technologies and value-added services, together with global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing, to deliver top quality micro motion solutions. With 34 years’ experience, John Chandler injects a key engineering perspective into all new projects and enjoys working closely with OEM customers to bring exciting new technologies to market.

Features: Medical

Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings for High-Wear Medical Applications

In the universe of wear resistant thin films, diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings have emerged as the ideal solution for demanding physical applications

Features: Medical

A Sneak Peek at the Medical ‘Create the Future’ Finalists

A wound-healing patch; a blood-pressure monitor; an implantable wireless pacing system; and a wearable glucose sensor are this year's "Create the Future" nominees.

Features: Electronics & Computers

Quality and Reliability in the Assembly and Manufacturing of Medical Electronics PCBs

EMS providers, contract manufacturers (CMs), and printed circuit board (PCB) fabricators are the strongest link in the supply chain critical for building medical electronics equipment, including ventilators

Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

New Products and Services: November 2020 Medical Design Briefs

Sleep-tracking sensors, stepper motors, electromechanical actuators, and more.

Products: Motion Control

Product Focus: Manufacturing/Assembly Equipment

SMT Assembly Services

Z-Axis, Phelps, NY, has launched a new product introduction (NPI) line for surface mount technology (SMT) printed circuit board (PCB) assembly at its contract...

Products: Communications

Product of the Month: November 2020 Medical Design Briefs

Murata has released a Type 1RM ultra-small Medical Implant Communication System (MICS) band radio module.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Improved Electrosurgical Grounding Pad Prevents Patient Skin Burn During Electrosurgery

A specially designed grounding plate uses integrated heat removal components.

Briefs: Medical

Switch-Mode Power Supply (SMPS) Emissions Filtering: Attenuation vs. Leakage Trade-Off

This relationship is important to understand when developing the end system.

Briefs: Medical

Optical Imaging Technology May Help Surgeons Better Treat Cancer, Brain Diseases

Optical imaging helps surgeons map out tumors.

Briefs: Nanotechnology

Tiny Devices Promise New Horizon for Medical Imaging

This form of radiation does not damage living tissues.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Patches Detect When a Viral Disease Is About to Get Worse

Sensing patch detects increased biomarkers in bodily fluids.