Robotic Surgery Market Rapidly Expanding

The robotic surgery market is currently in a rapid state of expansion. It has welcomed dozens of new companies in the last decade, and the range of technologies, uses, and applications of robotic...

WAI Manufacturing Critical Parts to Address Ventilator Shortages

WAI, Miramar, FL, will leverage its proprietary wiper motor technology to begin producing medical motors to address the shortage of life-saving ventilators during the ongoing...

Product of the Month

Toray Industries has launched Raytela® polymer optical fibers for minimally invasive surgery.

Micromolding: Achieving Exacting Medical Device Manufacturing Requirements

Micromolding can be seen as the latest technological innovation that enables the design, manufacture, and clinical use of groundbreaking medical devices.

From the Editor - COVID-19 Ushers in New Technologies and a New Paradigm for the Medical Device Industry

FDA has issued multiple emergency use authorizations, loosened regulations for telemedicine, and eased the requirements for production of...

Handheld 3D Printers Treat Musculoskeletal Injuries

Researchers have developed a handheld 3D bioprinter that could revolutionize the way musculoskeletal surgical procedures are performed.

What You Should Ask Yourself When Designing a Wearable Medical Device

For wearable devices to function as intended, they need to have a secure, reliable hold for the desired duration of use.

Top 10 Reasons Stainless Steel Is Right for Healthcare Design

Learn why stainless steel fixtures and equipment are the best choice for high-traffic and high use installations.

Bioengineers Develop Coin-Sized Smart Insulin Patch

The new device automatically manages glucose levels and delivers needed insulin quickly.

Biomaterial Enables 3D Printing of Tissue-Like Vascular Structures

Scientists have discovered a new material that can be 3D printed to create tissue-like vascular structures.

Researchers Bioengineer 3D Implants for Tissue

Researchers are literally carving grooves into plastic threads used to build 3D printed tissue-engineering scaffolds with living cells.

New Imaging Technology Provides Greater Definition

The SEER method is 67 times faster than current techniques.

Product Focus: Fluid Handling

Cavity pumps, transfer tubing, proportional valve, and more.

New Products & Services

Position sensors, power clamps, CT scanners, and more.

New Tech Takes Radiation Out of Cancer Screening

A new, inexpensive technology could save lives and money by routinely screening women for breast cancer without exposure to radiation.

Advanced EMI Filters Improve Brush DC Motors

Billions of brush DC motors are manufactured annually worldwide, a figure that is expected to increase over the next 10 years.

High-Tech Printing May Help Eliminate Painful Shots

Engineers have created tiny needles that mimic parasites that attach to skin and could replace hypodermic needles.

AI Device Helps Spot Newborns at Risk for Blinding Disease

An artificial intelligence (AI) device may help identify newborns at risk for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity.

Stretchable, Wearable Coils May Make MRI, Other Medical Tests Easier on Patients

The stretchable fabric is embroidered with conductive threads that provide excellent signal-to-noise ratio.

Q&A: How Do You Protect Your IP?

Philip Nelson, a partner with Knobbe Martens, provides some insights for device companies facing challenges with intellectual property.

Disposable Device Treats Severe Side-Effect of Cancer

The device eliminates oral mucositis, a side effect of chemo- and radiation therapy.

Wearable Sensor Powered by AI Predicts Worsening Heart Failure before Hospitalization

Device could help doctors remotely detect changes in patients.

Cardiac Patch with Bioink Developed to Repair Heart

The new method could be a breakthrough treatment of myocardial infarction.

NASA Seeks Manufacturers for New Ventilator; FDA Adds Device to Emergency Use Authorization

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration included, under the ventilator emergency use authorization (EUA), a ventilator developed by the National...

Handheld 3D Skin Printer Demonstrates Accelerated Healing of Large, Severe Burns

A new handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds — and its “bio ink” can accelerate the healing process.

Fermilab, Brookhaven, Open Science Grid Dedicate Computational Power to COVID-19 Research

Members of the Open Science Grid — a network of organizations that provides computing services for science research of all stripes — have contributed...

Scientists Make Groundbreaking Development in Rapid Large-Scale Testing of COVID-19

OU Medicine, the OU Health Sciences Center, and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation collaborated to create a new test for COVID-19 using technology and...

Lab Experts Can Fill Gaps in FDA Regulation by Validating COVID-19 Antibody Tests

Now that diagnostic companies can sell COVID-19 antibody tests without FDA authorization, healthcare teams should work closely with clinical laboratory experts to...