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Briefs: Medical
Virtual Reality Blood Flow Simulation to Improve Cardiovascular Interventions
3D interface provides cellular-level, full-body blood flow modeling to study and treat cardiovascular disease.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Makerspace: Rapid Prototyping Facility Offers Hands-On Learning
The New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Newark College of Engineering has opened a training-focused, rapid prototyping facility that is central to both the university’s...
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Briefs: Medical
Complex Nanoparticle Crystal Could Deliver Therapeutics
The most complex crystal designed and built from nanoparticles has been reported by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. The work demonstrates that some...
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Briefs: Medical
How 3D Printing Can Aid in Brain Surgery
Physicians at Boston Children’s Hospital report that four children with life-threatening cerebrovascular malformations posing surgical challenges have benefited from surgeons having 3D-printed models...
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Mission Accomplished: Medical
Patient Simulators Train Emergency Caregivers
Medical training is one of the most important aspects of preparing astronauts for space. Every crewmember must become proficient in basic emergency skills, such as CPR, ventilation, and intubation.
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Global Innovations: Medical
Creating More Durable Joint Implants
Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Duebendorf, Switzerland www.empa.ch Natural joints can wear out due to daily stress and body movement, so you would expect that an...
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Rehabilitation of Visual and Perceptual Dysfunction after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The aim of this work is to conduct preliminary evaluations of new rehabilitation strategies and new functional assessment methods for homonymous hemianopia (HH) and spatial neglect (SN), two disabling visual and cognitive perception conditions that...
Applications: Medical
Automating and Accelerating Telemetry Device Testing
The value of highly accurate, automated, and measurable testing for medical devices cannot be overestimated. As devices become more complex, and patient care becomes increasingly...
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Features: Photonics/Optics
Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Cardiac Surgery
A newborn is diagnosed with a heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome in which the left ventricle of the heart is severely underdeveloped, and requires immediate surgery. While there...
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Features: Medical
3D Rehearsal Platform Aids Complex Neurosurgeries
For a patient experiencing a brain aneurysm, every second in the operating room counts in quickly and successfully clipping the aneurysm to stop blood flow and prevent permanent damage. Today,...
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Mission Accomplished: Medical
Heart Imaging Simulator Advances Echocardiography Training
As cardiovascular disease has increased globally in recent decades, clinical demand for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has risen along with it. In TEE, a clinician inserts an...
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Briefs: Medical
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...
Mission Accomplished: Software
Open Surgical Simulation Platform Trains Trauma Surgeons and Surgical Residents
While surgeon and surgical educator Howard Champion was conducting research and training for improving U.S. military combat care, he noticed the need for the...
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Mission Accomplished: Software
Combat Casualty Care Educational Program Developed for U.S. Armed Forces
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...
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Mission Accomplished: Medical
Crew Management Processes Revitalize Patient Care
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...
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Mission Accomplished: Medical
System Uses Electrical Trickery on the Brain to Induce Realistic Spaceflight Effects
What does it feel like to return to Earth after a long stay in space? Until now, it has been difficult during astronaut training to realistically simulate the...
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Mission Accomplished: Software
'Mindshift' Biofeedback Gaming Technology
The gamer's quest is for reality, but there are limits when an animated, armored man is shooting at a banshee flying at him at simulated warp speed on a video screen; or a caricature of an athlete is...
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Mission Accomplished: Medical
Robotics Algorithms Provide Nutritional Guidelines
Sojourner was perhaps the crowning achievement of the NASA Space Telerobotics Program. The Space Telerobotics Program, a collaboration among Ames Research Center, Johnson Space Center, Jet...
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INSIDER: Design

MD&M Midwest Keynote: Advancing Electrophysiology: The Science and...

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INSIDER: Medical

MD&M Midwest Keynote: Let’s Break a Leg: Improving 3D Printed Prosthetics

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INSIDER: Medical

Smart Device Speeds Wound Healing with Personalized Treatment

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INSIDER: Materials

New Material Extends Life of Orthopedic Implants

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Podcasts: Medical

How 3D Printing Is Transforming Medtech

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From the Editor: Medical

Medical Devices Are Booming — But Can the Supply Chain Keep Up?

Ask the Expert

Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
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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

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Upcoming Webinars: Connectivity

Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless...

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On-Demand Webinars: Materials

Advancements in Biocompatible Liquid Crystal Polymer Substrates for Next-Gen...

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Podcasts: Materials

How 3D Printing Is Transforming Medtech

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Podcasts: Medical

Addressing Material Changes and Safety in Medical Devices

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On-Demand Webinars: AR/AI

Medical & Healthcare Robotics Summit

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On-Demand Webinars: Medical

From Concept to Scale-Up: Real-World Insights into Biomedical Textile...

Inside Story

Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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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.

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