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Features: Software
FDA’s introduction to its rules for medical device regulation states: “Medical devices are classified into Class I, II, and III. Regulatory control increases...
Technology Leaders: Medical
More OEMs than ever before are adopting the concept of design for manufacturability (DFM). However, most don’t realize that inspection can represent 20–40 percent...
Briefs: Imaging
A biopsy robot made from 3D printed plastic can be used in an MRI scanner. The advantage of plastic is that the robot can carry out a biopsy (removing a piece of tissue) during a breast cancer scan in...
Features: Medical
The medical device industry, driven by innovation and new technologies, has become one of the biggest markets in healthcare. The explosion in sophistication and application of...
Features: Materials
Adhesive compounds play a critical role in the fabrication of assemblies for electronic, optical, and mechanical systems. In securing multiple components into a single structure, bonding...
Briefs: Imaging
Researchers have developed a terahertz imaging approach that, for the first time, can acquire micron-scale resolution images while retaining computational approaches designed...
Global Innovations: Medical
University College LondonLondon, UKwww.ucl.ac.uk
A new drug-delivery system that autonomously navigates the body using its own glucose molecules has been developed and tested by a...
Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Every product endures a complex manufacturing journey that begins at assembly and ends at delivery. Especially in robotic manufacturing operations, this...
Features: Medical
Industrial manufacturing of medical products presents distinct challenges. This is particularly true for manufacturing of injectable drug products, which requires minimizing contamination to ensure...
Features: Medical
In order to operate successfully in today's fast-paced and global market, manufacturing agility and output is paramount. The field of manufacturing for the medical industry is relying...
Features: AR/AI
Most people are aware of the newest developments and the latest generation of robots and artificial intelligence (AI). Much has been made of how these things will bring changes to...
Briefs: Materials
Machinists know that when it comes to precision machining, the importance of a toolholder cannot be overstated. The quality of the toolholder plays an even greater role when precision...
Briefs: Connectivity
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Tampere University of Technology (TUT), and Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) have established a joint digital factory demo in the Smart...
Products: Medical
Linear DC Micro Welder
Amada Miyachi America, Monrovia, CA, offers a linear DC micro welder that features closed-loop feedback. The UB29A delivers a precisely controlled, repeatable waveform with an ultra-fast rise time...
INSIDER: Medical
Diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) early can allow patients to receive the medicine they need and also help prevent the disease from spreading. But in resource-limited areas,...
INSIDER: Medical
A prototype miniature medical device could ultimately be used in “smart pills” to diagnose and treat diseases. A key to the new technology — and what makes it unique...
INSIDER: Medical
A new bio-ink may support a more efficient and inexpensive fabrication of human tissues and organs. Using techniques like 3D printing, scientists are creating bio-material...
INSIDER: Medical
A team of researchers has reported a breakthrough in stretchable electronics that can serve as an artificial skin, allowing a robotic hand to sense the difference between hot and...
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers have devised a medicated skin patch that could be used to burn off pockets of unwanted fat such as “love handles” and treat metabolic disorders, such as obesity and diabetes. The patch...
News: Medical
Heraeus Medical Components Acquires Biotectix Assets
Heraeus Medical Components, a global business unit of Heraeus Holding GmbH, has entered into a purchase agreement for the acquisition of Biotectix. The acquisition will enable Heraeus Medical Components to offer the Biotectix conductive polymer materials to enhance the performance of sensing and...
INSIDER: Materials
A team of electrical engineers have developed a way to simultaneously control diverse optical properties of dielectric waveguides by using a two-layer coating, each layer with a near zero...
INSIDER: Medical
To make it easier to diagnose and study sleep problems, engineers have created a device to monitor sleep stages without sensors attached to the body. Their device instead uses an advanced...
INSIDER: Medical
A novel, high-frequency electronic chip is potentially capable of transmitting tens of gigabits of data per second. The chip was designed using a phased array antenna system, which...
INSIDER: Medical
Scientists and engineers have invented a range of bioactive “tissue papers” made of materials derived from organs that are thin and flexible enough to even fold into an origami bird. The new...
INSIDER: Medical
Imagine repeatedly lifting 165 times your weight without breaking a sweat — a feat normally reserved for heroes like Spider-Man. Engineers have discovered a simple, economical way to make a...
News: Medical
Three Companies Merge to Form Innovatus Imaging
Innovatus Imaging Corp., a newly created holding company formed by private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners and other co-investors, has acquired three medical device service and manufacturing companies, Pittsburgh-based Multi Vendor Service (MVS), Tulsa-based Wetsco, and Denver-based MD...
R&D: Medical
A technology being developed could provide an affordable, smart, self-learning device that, when placed into existing MRI machines, could allow medical professionals to monitor patients more...
R&D: Medical
A nontoxic glue modeled after adhesive proteins produced by mussels and other creatures has been found to outperform commercially available products, pointing toward potential surgical glues to...
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INSIDER: Medical
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Products: Wearables
INSIDER: Medical
Wireless Patch Enables Early Cancer Detection
INSIDER: Medical
Boston Scientific to Acquire Nalu Medical, Inc.
Features: Wearables
The Promise and Challenge of On-Body Biosensors: A Perspective on Clinical...
Ask the Expert
Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
Improving extruded components requires careful attention to a number of factors, including dimensional tolerance, material selection, and processing. Trelleborg’s Dan Sanchez provides detailed insights into each of these considerations to help you advance your device innovations while reducing costs and speeding time to market.
Webcasts
Podcasts: Design
Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
Podcasts: Medical
Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
On-Demand Webinars: Connectivity
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices
Podcasts: Medical
Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Material Science Innovations for Medical Devices
Podcasts: AR/AI
Automation, Robotics, and AI Integration in Medical Manufacturing
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.
