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Briefs: Medical
Compression therapy is a standard form of treatment for patients who suffer from venous ulcers and other conditions in which veins struggle to return blood from the lower extremities....
Features: Medical
For decades, the pharmaceutical industry has focused its drug-development strategies around the use of organic or biologically derived compounds. Among numerous successes are also a...
Products: Medical
Medical Tantalum Capacitors
AVX Corp., Fountain Inn, SC, has released a series of medical-grade tantalum capacitors for noncritical medical devices. The T4Z Medical Series HRC4000 capacitors are designed to replace...
News: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Could touch be the new avenue for communications? Researchers from MIT and Purdue University think so and are working on a “general-purpose” tactile system that delivers information using...
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers have designed the first neurosurgical robotic system capable of performing bilateral stereotactic neurosurgery inside a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. The MRI-guided...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers have created an automated blood drawing and testing device that provides rapid results, potentially improving the workflow in hospitals and other health-related institutions to...
INSIDER: Medical
NxStage is a publicly traded multinational medical device corporation headed by CEO and Founder Jeffrey Burbank. Jeffrey started NxStage from scratch...
INSIDER: Medical
Early detection has been shown to increase breast cancer survival rates, but many women avoid having their mammograms taken as often as they should because of the discomfort involved....
News: Medical
ICU Medical's Plum 360 Infusion System First Medical Device to Earn UL Cybersecurity Certification
ICU Medical, Inc., which makes medical devices used in infusion therapy and critical care applications, has become the first medical device manufacturer to obtain certification under the UL Cybersecurity Assurance Program (UL CAP), a new cybersecurity...
News: Medical
With a rapidly aging population and increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, stroke is becoming one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States and across...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed an integrated system for early diagnosis of diseases using wearable monitors. Able to continuously monitor physiological indicators without...
INSIDER: Medical
A new device could streamline the drug-testing process to speed the development of new medicines to treat pulmonary fibrosis. The technology mimics the damaging effects of lung fibrosis.
The...
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers have developed a method that could extend the life of an artificial hip by adding an array of microscopic indentations that increase the thickness of a lubricating film on its surface.
Each...
From the Editor: Medical
I am truly excited about this month’s inaugural MedInnovation conference. It’s goal is to present a roadmap for getting innovative — and by that, I mean game changing...
News: Medical
New Amgen Video Details How to Use its AutoTouch Injection Device
Amgen has released a new video detailing the use and operation of its Autotouch device for the company’s Enbrel arthritis drug. The eight-minute video describes how the automatic device allows a patient to administer the drug by simply placing it painlessly on the skin.
R&D: Materials
Researchers have created a biodegradable composite made of silk fibers that can be used to repair broken load-bearing bones without the complications sometimes presented by other materials.
R&D: Medical
A microfluidic device the size of two quarters has the ability to catch and release circulating tumor cells (CTCs) — cancer cells that circulate in a cancer patient's blood. Such a device could lead to...
R&D: Medical
Researchers have turned to 3D printers, using the machines to build dentures filled with microscopic capsules that periodically release Amphotericin B, an antifungal medication. A study...
R&D: Medical
Researchers are working on “erasable” contrast agents that would have the ability to blink off, on command, thereby revealing their location in the body.
R&D: Medical
Researchers have developed a control algorithm that regulates current so that a prosthetics user feels steady sensation, even when the electrodes begin to peel off or when sweat builds up.
Products: Medical
Medical Vision Computer
Active Silicon, Iver, UK, has released its latest embedded vision product, a medical vision computer designed to acquire image data from USB3 VisionTM cameras. The Vision Processing Unit (VPU)...
Features: Internet of Things
Data, Data Everywhere: Why the Medical Device Industry Must Embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution
We live in a fast-changing world that is delivering rapid advances in technology and greater consumer expectations. Along with changing...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A cross-like shape helps the electrodes of implantable neurostimulation devices to deliver more charge to specific areas of the nervous system, possibly prolonging device life span,...
Features: Tubing & Extrusion
When it comes to the cardiovascular procedures, small is indeed beautiful. With the need for minimally invasive procedures and increasing moves to deliver therapies to...
Features: Medical
In hospitals and healthcare institutions, the sheer amount of patient metrics to track for the staff of doctors and nurses can be been a point of contention. Lawsuits...
Features: Medical
The majority of cardiovascular devices are permanent and, with a few exceptions, are nondegradable. In general, these devices successfully fulfill...
R&D: Medical
A team of researchers has developed a portable, reconfigurable lab-on-a-chip diagnostic platform and field-tested the system in remote Kenya. Their validated platform...
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INSIDER: Medical
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INSIDER: Medical
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Briefs: Wearables
Sweat-Powered Sticker Turns Drinking Cup Into a Health Sensor
Features: Medical
Inside the OEM: Intuitive’s Next Chapter — Scaling Robotics, Data, and...
Briefs: AR/AI
AI-Generated Sensors Open New Paths for Early Cancer Detection
Briefs: Medical
The Strategic Advantage of Automation in Medical Device Manufacturing
Ask the Expert
Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
In collaboration with the Fort Wayne Metals Engineering team, Eric Dietsch focuses on supporting customers with material recommendations, product development, and education. Eric is available to help you and your company with any Nitinol-related questions or needs that you may have.
Webcasts
Podcasts: Design
How Tissue-Based Approaches Are Enabling Long-Term Implants
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
Training the Future of AI-Powered Surgery
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
Making Human-Centered Robotics Work in the Real World
Podcasts: Medical
The Hidden Nervous System of Surgical Robotics: Power, Data & Sensing Behind...
Podcasts: Design
Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability
Podcasts: Design
Inside Story
Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.
