Tips for Selecting Insulating Materials for Medical Electronics

Insulating and jacketing material options for wire and cable are innumerable, even if the field is narrowed to those with some qualification for use in medical electronics....

DFx: Designing for Success

What is DFx? DFx is an acronym used often in reference to concepts or guidelines involving design for manufacturability, test, and production readiness. In the world of innovative and complex medical devices, DFx can...

FEM Simulation Speeds Analysis of Durability for Replacement Joints

The demand for joint replacement surgery is mushrooming and, along with it, the demand for replacement joints that endure longer with less maintenance. Younger people who...

Custom Compound for Catheter Combines Flexibility, Radiopacity, and Color

Plásticos y Materias Primas S.A. (PyMPSA), part of the PiSA Farmacéutica Mexicana group, manufactures medical devices and components for use in hospitals and healthcare...

R&D Roundup: August 2013

Student Device May Help Avoid Repeated Breast Cancer Surgeries During a lumpectomy, surgeons can’t immediately tell whether all the cancer cells were removed. The excised tissue must be preserved and analyzed in a...

Brain Retraining Device for Stroke Rehabilitation

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Chinahttp://www.polyu.edu.hk/cpa/polyu/index.php Ateam of researchers in the Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at The...

Sensory Vibrations Get Stroke Victims Moving

Currently, in the United States alone, there are more than 10 million people whose movement is profoundly limited by diseases of and injuries to the brain and spinal cord. About half of these people...

First UL-Approved Autoclavable Battery for Surgical Tools

ConMed Linvatec, a leading global supplier of arthroscopic devices, multi-specialty endoscopic medical video systems, and powered surgical instruments, has developed the industry’s...

Fiber-Coupled Laser Technology

Z Laser, Freiburg, Germany, presents its newly developed ZFSM, which is offered as pure OEM solution with bare electronics module, a fixed fiber and attached optics module or comes as a housed laser source with...

Industry’s Strongest VOC-Free Flux Remover

MicroCare Corporation, New Britain, CT, launched its newest innovative VOC-exempt formula, UltraClean VOC-Free Flux Remover, a non-chlorinated, halogen-free cleaning fluid formulated to clean rosin...

Scalable Servo Drive-Based Solutions

Kollmorgen, Radford, VA, has a complete suite of high-performance and scalable motion solutions that enable OEMs to simplify design, reduce size, and improve performance of virtually any machine. Scalable...

Medical Use Suitable Infrared LED Emitter

Larson Electronics, Kemp, TX, announced the release of a 12 watt infrared LED light emitter designed to provide output and operation suitable for medical applications. The LEDLB-4E-IR-M-110V Medical...

Teflon®-Coated Mandrels for Catheter Tubing

Applied Plastics Co., Inc., Norwood, MA, supplies Teflon-coated stainless steel or nitinol anti-stick forming mandrels that can be supplied cut-to-length for fuse welding and tipping operations. PTFE...

Encapsulated Potted Power Supply AC Adapter

GlobTek, Fairfield, NJ, announces its miniature, medical grade Encapsulated Potted Power Supply AC Adapter GT(M)91099 -P2-P3-F-FW is suitable for most applications requiring DC power, including...

SureCon 360 Nano Connector

Omnetics Connector Corporation, Minneapolis, MN, the leading manufacturer of miniature high-rel connectors, announces its latest addition to the Nano 360 family, the SureCon 360, available in 6, 11, or 16 positions,...

260 Series Brushless DC Pump

Thomas Division, Sheboygan, WI, introduces its 260 Series brushless DC WOB-L® air compressor and vacuum pump, designed for medical applications requiring a small, lightweight pump with variable output. The 260...

60120 JetMachining® Center

OMAX Corporation, Kent, WA, announces its 60120 JetMachining Center. Equipped with a 50- hp EnduroMAX® Pump and Tilt-A-Jet® cutting head, the bridge-style JetMachining Center handles a wide range of production runs...

Expanded Product Customization

HSI Sensing (Hermetic Switch, Inc.), Chickasha, OK, already well known for its unique ability to manufacture custom reed switches and sensors for unique applications, has expanded its customization capabilities to...

RS8 Linear Drive Nut

Amacoil, Aston, PA has expanded its line of Model RS rolling ring linear drive nuts with the RS8 drive, which runs on an 8mm diameter case hardened and ground smooth shaft, and supports space-saving machine design trends...

Smallest Plastic Non-Spill Coupling

Colder Products Company, St. Paul, MN, announces its new NS1 Series quick disconnect couplings, the smallest plastic non-spill quick disconnect coupling available today. The NS1 provides a secure, reliable...

Adhesive Coated Products Catalog

Pres-On, Bolingbrook, IL, an innovator in adhesive coated products, has a new full color catalog containing 65 actual samples of its most popular adhesive coated materials, such as urethane foam, vinyl blends,...

Multiple Phase Power Meters

Chroma Systems Solutions, Inc., Lake Forest, CA, announces the expansion of its 66200 series of high speed, high accuracy Digital Power Meters. Newly added are threeand four-channel power meters designed for...

Hybrid Power Management System

Hoffman Engineered Systems, Stamford, CT, has introduced the 451 Hybrid Power Management System to make mobile medical carts more powerful and user-friendly. This IEC 60601-1 3rd Editioncompliant, patent-pending...

Jazz 2 Series Controller

Unitronics, Inc., Quincy, MA, a global developer and manufacturer of Programmable Logic Controllers with onboard HMIs, introduces the first member of its Jazz® 2 Series—the JZ20-R31. With 48K (virtual) Ladder Logic...

High Performance Disc Magnet Motor

Portescap, West Chester, PA, introduces the P532 series disc magnet step motor with encoder. This integrated solution delivers a best-inclass power rate and acceleration to outperform standard Brushless DC...

Fan Guard/Filter Assemblies

Keystone Electronics Corp., Astoria, NY introduces a new series of airflow, Fan-Guard/Filter Assemblies designed to protect sensitive electronic devices. Durable multi-element assemblies deliver a consistent, 24 CPM...

Custom Power Supply System

Acopian Technical Company, Easton, PA, a leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of custom, standard and modified-standard power supplies, launched its newly expanded Online Custom Power Supply System...

Fiber Laser Building Blocks

OFS, Somerset, NJ, a leading designer, manufacturer, and supplier of innovative fiber laser components, announced two new types of single-laser cavities scalable from 500W to Multi-kW for fiber laser applications....

Custom High Torque Gear Motors

Applimotion, Inc., Loomis, CA, introduces custom gear motors for high torque, low speed, and low profile applications. The assemblies combine precision gearing and direct drive frameless motor kits to form a new...