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Briefs: Software
Developing Physiologic Models for Emergency Medical Procedures Under Microgravity
Several technological enhancements have been made to METI’s commercial Emergency Care Simulator (ECS) with regard to how microgravity affects human physiology. The ECS uses both a softwareonly lung simulation, and an integrated mannequin lung that uses a physical...
Briefs: Energy
The element lithium possesses fundamental properties that make it ideal for use as the anode in both primary and rechargeable batteries. Vendors have paired the popular lithium anode with a variety of...
Briefs: Imaging
While clear imaging is extremely important in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, there is also concern about exposing the patient to too much radiation from repeated X-rays....
Briefs: Medical
Pulse oximetry has gained widespread clinical acceptance as a standard patient vital sign measurement because it can give clinicians an early warning of low arterial blood oxygen saturation...
Features: Robotics, Automation & Control
The 10th annual “Create the Future” Design Contest, attracted more than 950 innovative product ideas from engineers and students in 65 countries. The Medical category itself received 92 outstanding entries from...
Features: Electronics & Computers
Sensordrone Tricorder Platform for Consumers and Mobile Device Developers
Mark WagnerSensorcon, Inc., Buffalo, NY
The Sensordrone, an invention that dramatically extends the sensing capabilities of smartphones and tablets,...
Features: Medical
Prosthetic Leg Connector
Dave King Kelowna, BC, Canada
The Medical winner was simply named Prosthetic Leg Connector. Its simplistic name belies the amount of thought and care that went into the creation of a device to...
Features: Electronics & Computers
SwipeSense
Yuri Malina and Mert Iseri Evanston, Illinois
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the best way to prevent the two million annual cases of hospital-acquired infections is by increasing hand hygiene among...
Features: Medical
Virtual Walking Stick for the Visually Impaired
Jonathan Tolstedt and Maxwell Tolstedt Fargo, ND
Current navigational aids for the visually impaired include global positioning systems (GPS) and other devices using...
Features: Electronics & Computers
In today’s medical technology field, having a reliable and stable power source is a critical requirement for safe operation. Wireless power provides a unique advantage in that a device can now...
Features: Medical
The medical area has long required specialized materials be utilized to treat patients, and the processes of drug delivery and fluid handling are no exception. Hospitals across the...
Features: Electronics & Computers
The last few years have seen the development of larger, higher power, higher luminescence light-emitting diode (LED) chips. Prior to this, LEDs were typically 0.020" x 0.020", came in various colors and were...
Applications: Materials
When engineers at a Swiss medical device company began designing an implantable low-flow pump to treat the condition known as ascites, or peritoneal cavity fluid, they knew they were on the...
Applications: Regulations/Standards
Selecting an adhesive is often a difficult task because it involves give and take between the end-use and manufacturing requirements. When it comes to bonding applications in the medical...
Applications: Electronics & Computers
Global population aging is unprecedented: the global population of children under age five is expected to fall by 49 million by midcentury, while the number of people over...
Global Innovations: Medical
Bionic Vision Australia http://www.bionicvision.org.au
The main cause of inherited blindness is retinitis pigmentosa, which affects 1.5 million people worldwide and is characterized by the progressive loss of vision. To combat...
Global Innovations: Medical
University of Glasgow http://www.gla.ac.uk/
Researchers at the University of Glasgow’s Colleges of Science and Engineering and Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences in Scotland are working to...
Mission Accomplished: Imaging
Ear infections are so common that three out of four children have at least one by the time they reach age three, says the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, part of the...
Products: Medical
Renesas Electronics America (Santa Clara, CA) has developed three mid-size color LCD modules based on projected capacitive (PCAP) touch panel technology. The 10.4-inch XGA, 10.6-inch WXGA and 12.1-inch WXGA...
Products: Medical
The GT-43006 Series 40W desktop power supplies from GlobTek (Northvale, NJ) can deliver 12V at 3.3A with no minimum load required for output regulation. The Level-V Energy Star RoHS-compliant power...
Products: Medical
Qosina (Edgewood, NY) has added several new Dual Check Valves in their catalog of stock components. Dual Check Valves enable injection and aspiration from separate ports of a single connector. They are molded from medical...
Products: Medical
Instrument Co. (Novato, CA) collaborated to improve Sutter’s MP-225 Motorized Micro - manipulator by replacing its metal enclosure with a custom-made plastic one that is lighter...
Products: Medical
Miyachi Unitek Corp., (Monrovia, CA) announces its new Sigma XY fiber laser cutting system, which enables high speed precision laser cutting of thin metals using a rigid linear drive, gantry-based motion...
Products: Medical
The latest version of OSLO lens design software from Lambda Research (Littleton, MA) is available. The OSLO 6.6 release is now fully compatible with Windows 7. Program improvements include STEP file export, TOPS merit...
Products: Medical
Ironwood Electronics, (Eagan, MN) introduced a new MicroSD socket (SBTMicroSD- 01) addressing high performance requirements for Speed Class Rating, which guarantees a minimum rate at which data can be written....
Products: Medical
METCASE (Bridgeville, PA) has extended its UNIDESK range of aluminum terminal enclosures with three new models with external dimensions from 7.87" × 7.87" × 4.01" to 15.74" × 7.87" × 4.01". The front...
Products: Medical
Galil Motion Control, (Rocklin, CA) released its latest drive option for the DMC-30000 Pocket Motion Controller Series. The new DMC-30016 combines a single-axis motion controller with a 1.4A/phase stepper drive in...
Products: Medical
Machine automation Ethernet systems can now benefit from integrated motion, using MDrive® motor+driver serial products over Ethernet via the new Ethernet Gateway from Schneider Electric Motion USA...
Products: Medical
PI LP, the US operation of Physik Instrumente (Auburn, MA), a leading manufacturer of precision motion control equipment, piezo systems, piezo motors and actuators for bio-nano-technology, semiconductor,...
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
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
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.
