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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Radiation medicine pioneer Elekta is growing fast. In anticipation of regulatory changes requiring more documentation and labeling, the company implemented a manufacturing...
Applications: Manufacturing & Prototyping
While AM brings speed, efficiency, and an alternative supply chain, the manufacturing method can also lead to better patient care.
Features: Materials
Senior Director Asmita Khanolkar tell us what she sees for the medical materials industry, in a post-COVID world.
Features: RF & Microwave Electronics
Ensuring patient safety and quality of care has become an increasingly technology-reliant process for most healthcare providers. With 4,000 reported “retained surgery items” cases per...
Features: Electronics & Computers
In 2017, the healthcare industry experienced a dramatic surge in cyberattacks. Thousands of healthcare organizations around the world suffered various attacks —...
Briefs: Regulations/Standards
Calibration of a device is carried out to minimize the uncertainty in measurements. It helps in reducing the errors and brings the measurement to an acceptable level. With...
Briefs: Medical
The WHO reports an estimated 429,000 malaria deaths each year. The disease mostly affects tropical and sub-tropical regions and in particular the African continent. The Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate...
Briefs: Medical
MIT researchers have developed a paper-based test that can diagnose Zika infection within 20 minutes. Unlike existing tests, the new diagnostic does not cross-react with Dengue virus, a close relative of the Zika...
Technology Leaders: Design
Outsourcing can save costs and provide other commercial benefits. With outsourcing efforts related to medical devices, it is important to understand some aspects of U.S....
Briefs: Medical
While manufacturers bemoan a lack of skilled potential employees, and returning veterans experience frustration at being able to find employment, one organization— Workshop for...
Briefs: Medical
A team of engineers from North Carolina State University and Duke University has developed a metamaterial made of paper and aluminum that, they say, can manipulate acoustic waves to more than...
Applications: Medical
The complex technologies, chemistry, and regulations involved in manufacturing medical products have always made it one of the most challenging businesses. Yet, despite the...
R&D: Medical
The Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, will be working with Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, to test the feasibility of using a telemedicine robot to assess athletes with suspected...
Features: Medical
Over the years, medtech companies have become quite adept at working with clinicians to identify unmet clinical needs, and developing products to address those needs. In both start-ups and established...
Applications: Medical
The need for physical security in the health care industry is no longer limited to grounds, buildings, and rooms. Today, security must extend down to medical enclosures, including cabinets, dispensing...
Features: Medical
Topping the agenda of medtech executives for 2013 is repeal of the medical device excise tax, which went into effect on January 1. Enacted as part of the healthcare reform legislation of 2010, the new law requires...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
In this era of ever more stringent FDA oversight and regulations, the responsibility for vigilance falls on medical manufacturers and their manufacturing partners...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The value chain for many medical device manufacturers is increasingly complex, with suppliers or internal factories located across the country or spread around the globe. Often,...
Features: Medical
When a medical product fails in the field, everyone suffers — not just the patient, but also the manufacturer and its employees, investors, suppliers, and even competitors. No one wants...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
Dizziness and balance issues are the most frequently reported symptoms following exposure to an improvised explosive device.
Mission Accomplished: Software
With American troops leaving Iraq and military efforts continuing in Afghanistan, educators at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) have helped develop a...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
In January 2009, birds struck the engines of US Airways Flight 1549 and forced an emergency landing into the Hudson River. Everyone on board survived, and the crew was lauded for remaining calm...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
How long will it take to develop Star Trek-like medical technologies? The gap between science fiction and reality is closing faster than many people may think.
Mission Accomplished: Medical
Shifting work schedules can wreak havoc on a person’s ability to get enough sleep, resulting in poor performance on the job. Researchers funded by the National Space Biomedical...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
Eye trackers have literally opened up the world to many disabled people who suffer from limited movement and speech. The sophisticated devices track eye movements — distinguishing the viewer’s precise gazepoint...
Briefs: Medical
High-Altitude Hydration System
Three methods are being developed for keeping water from freezing during high-altitude climbs so that mountaineers can remain hydrated. Three strategies have been developed. At the time of this reporting two needed to be tested in the field and one was conceptual.
Mission Accomplished: Electronics & Computers
Neuropsychology is the study of how the brain relates to behavior, emotion, and cognition. Clinical neuropsychologists evaluate the behavioral effects of neurological and...
Mission Accomplished: Software
Astronauts, pilots, air traffic controllers, truck drivers, shift workers, and mountain climbers have something in common: All are at risk for impaired cognitive abilities due to stress or sleep...
Briefs: Medical
Advances in body armor and life-saving technology have increased survival rates of severely injured military personnel. Unfortunately, the survivors of improvised explosive...
Top Stories
Features: Motion Control
Precision in Motion: The Future of Robotics and Automation in Medical...
INSIDER: Materials
3D Ink Improves Comfort, Durability of ‘Smart Wearables’
INSIDER: Medical
Wound Dressings Made of Drug-Releasing Polymers
INSIDER: Wearables
Wearable Mimics CT Scans, Delivers Continuous Monitoring of Heart, Lungs
Briefs: Materials
Advanced Laser Welding Techniques for Titanium Pacemaker Housing:...
From the Editor: Design
From the Editor - Welcome to the Inaugural Medical Design Briefs Resource...
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
Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Precision Under Pressure: The Centerless Grinding Advantage in...
Upcoming Webinars: Medical
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Medical Devices
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
Advances in Autonomous Surgical Robotic Systems
On-Demand Webinars: Medical
Designing Medical Devices with Confidence: Using Servo Ultrasonic and/or Laser...
Podcasts: Connectivity
AI and Machine Learning in Medical Device Cybersecurity
Podcasts: Connectivity
The Growing Impact of Cybersecurity on Patient Safety in Medical Devices
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.
