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Briefs: Medical
A simple design for a new type of intravenous drip for use with children that took a team of student from Rice University, Houston, TX, two years to evolve took the top prize in the National...
From the Editor: Medical
From the Editor — These Advances Are Sweet News
November is American Diabetes Month and the American Diabetes Association offers some sobering statistics. Nearly 26 million people in the US have diabetes, and as many as one in three adults will have diabetes by 2050.
Features: Medical
Grand Prize Winner
ChemoPatch
Alydaar Rangwala, Nikhil Mehandru,Aaron Perez, and Brandon SimTheratech, Loudonville, NY
Existing methods for administering chemotherapy...
Features: Materials
Polycarbonate (PC) is one of the engineering thermoplastic materials most commonly used and most widely tested in the medical device industry today. Its inherent strength,...
Features: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Stringent product quality and process capability requirements confront producers of precision medical tubing used in medical device applications. This includes final tubing physical...
Applications: Medical
Diabetes is a widespread metabolic disorder, and having it puts people at increased risk for heart disease and stroke. There are two types of diabetes patients: type 1...
Global Innovations: Medical
University of Southampton, Southampton, UK http://www.southampton.ac.uk
Osteoporosis causes bones to lose mass and become weak. However, for many sufferers, the first indication that they have the...
R&D: Software
First Thought-Controlled Bionic Leg Revealed
A team of researchers at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago has revealed clinical applications for the world’s first thought-controlled bionic vleg—a...
Products: Electronics & Computers
Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, unveiled the industry’s first inductance-to-digital converter (LDC), a new data converter category that uses coils and springs as inductive sensors to...
Products: Communications
Steute Meditech, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, announces its medical-grade, fully-compliant, wireless foot controls. Each customized unit features proprietary technology to achieve safe, interference-free performance. Operating...
Products: Medical
NuSil Technology LLC, Carpinteria, CA, unveils R-2614, a transparent, flowable silicone encapsulant and potting material uniquely designed for easy processing and long-term reliability. As a liquid...
Products: Imaging
Lumenera Corporation, Ottawa, Canada, offers Lt225 and Lt425, highly innovative USB 3.0 cameras offering low noise, high speed, and high sensitivity. A proven high resolution 1” CMOS sensor with a...
Products: Medical
Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, introduces new HVHTV 3-way and 4-way configured valves featuring proven reliability, compact size, economical pricing, precision machining, and more. These...
Products: Materials
Lubrizol Corporation, Wickliffe, OH, launched a flame-retardant thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) product, ,which is the first of its kind to feature high flame properties, low halogen content, and a soft, matte or gloss...
Products: Medical
NewAge Industries, Southampton, PA, announces three styles of clamps to secure fittings to tubing. The three styles—double bond, ear type, and worm gear—are used in a wide range of industries. Kwik Clamp™ is...
Products: Medical
Miyachi Unitek Corporation, Monrovia, CA, announces its SA2200 stand-alone vacuum bakeout oven. With a small footprint, easy access front panel controls, and uniform conducted and radiant heat distribution, the oven is...
Products: Medical
Nordsen ASYMTEK, Carlsbad, CA, has released its Spectrum™ S-820-C stainless steel dispensing system certified for Class 100 cleanroom use. It can be used in wafer-level packaging, or for dispensing adhesives in...
Products: Motion Control
Maxon precision motors, Fall River, MA, announces two new systems composed of spindle, axial bearing, and gearhead. The GP 16S with ceramic spindle and the 8 mm GP 8S spindle drive. A ceramic spindle has a nearly...
Products: Medical
Fluid Metering, Inc., Syosset, NY, introduces OEM pumps that integrate a unique patented CeramPump® valveless pumping principle with precision stepper control. The CeramPump utilizes one moving part, a sapphire-hard ceramic...
Products: Medical
Morgan Technical Ceramics, Fairfield, NJ, announces its range of piezo ceramic Air in Line sensors, ideal for use in medical equipment, including infusion pumps, enteral feeding pumps, and dialysis equipment. The sensors are...
Products: Electronics & Computers
FANUC America Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL, offers a Rechargeable Battery Unit Kit that provides reliable long-term backup power for CNC machines and eliminates the use of disposable batteries;...
Products: Electronics & Computers
TDK-Lambda, San Diego, CA, extends its GWS500 series power supplies with the addition of two low output voltage models. Combining high efficiency, high power density, and low standby power characteristics, the 5V...
Products: Electronics & Computers
Transducers Direct, Cincinnati, OH, announces its new TD2000 ultra precision accuracy 0.05% BFSL digital pressure transducer, which is ideal for use in applications where precision measurements are critical,...
Products: Electronics & Computers
Linear Technology, Milpitas, CA, launches the LTM4624, a 14V, 4A step-down micromodule regulator in a 6.25 × 6.25 × 5.01mm BGA package which fits within 1cm2 on a singlesided PCB or 0.5cm2 double-sided. The...
Products: Electronics & Computers
Power Partners, Hudson, MA, announces the PEAD70SLF Series of single output AC/DC desktop switching power supplies, which provide up to 70W from an input voltage range of 90-264VAC (47 to 63Hz). The ultra-slim desktop...
Products: Electronics & Computers
XP Power, Sunnyvale, CA, added to its GCS series of single output high efficiency “green” ACDC power supplies with both ITE and Medical safety approvals. The GCS180 range extends the power output up to 180...
Products: Electronics & Computers
Protek Power, Hudson, MA, announces that its PMP85SF Series of desktop AC-DC power supplies delivers 85W and are certified to UL/ES60601-1 and EN60101-1 3rd edition medical safety standards. These Class II medical...
INSIDER: Medical
Riboflavin Can Be Used to 3D Print Medical Implants
A team of scientists from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Laser Zentrum Hannover have discovered that a naturally-occurring compound called riboflavin, which is better known as vitamin B2, can be incorporated into 3D printing processes to...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
Brain Implant Enables Safer Drug Delivery
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Pill-Sized Bioprinter Can Be Guided to Disease Site
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
Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
Understanding power system components and how to connect them correctly is critical to meeting regulatory requirements and designing successful electrical products for worldwide markets. Interpower’s Ralph Bright defines these requirements and explains how to know which cord to select for your application.
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.
