Parts and Components

Valves

Stories

131
1093
0
30
30
Briefs: Medical
Portable Intravenous Fluid Production Device for Ground Use
There are several medical conditions that require intravenous (IV) fluids. Limitations of mass, volume, storage space, shelf-life, transportation, and local resources can restrict the availability of such important fluids. These limitations are expected in long-duration space exploration...
Applications: Materials
Project Aims to Improve upon Silicone Rubber Speech Valve
Morgan Technical Ceramics (MTC) (Cleveland, OH) worked with the UK-based University of Hull to develop a new valve used to restore vocal function for patients with throat cancer. The new...
Feature Image
Applications: Software
Increasing the Accuracy of Prosthetic Valve Stress Analysis
Durability is a key measurement of prosthetic heart valve function. Assessment of fatigue life requires accurate estimates of the stresses induced during the cardiac cycle. Finite...
Feature Image
Applications: Software
Bioprosthetic Heart Valves Get a Boost From Modeling and Flow Visualization
On Sept. 21, 1960, Dr. Albert Starr successfully implanted the world’s first “ball-in-cage” prosthetic heart valve into a patient’s mitral valve, a mechanical...
Feature Image
Briefs: Medical
Versatile, Ceramic, Metering Pumps for Medical Applications
From R&D in the laboratory to production process control, from disposable component assembly to OEM diagnostic instrumentation, a broad array of medical and medical support...
Feature Image
Briefs: Medical
Bionanomatrix Coating Boosts Biocompatibility of Implants
Cardiovascular stents and other medical implants increase lifespan and quality of life for millions around the world — yet adverse effects attenuate their full potential. Bionanomatrix...
Feature Image
Briefs: Medical
Miniature Bioreactor System for Long-Term Cell Culture
A prototype miniature bioreactor system is designed to serve as a laboratory benchtop cell-culturing system that minimizes the need for relatively expensive equipment and reagents and can...
Feature Image
Briefs: Medical
Apparatus for Cold, Pressurized Biogeochemical Experiments
A laboratory apparatus has been devised as a means of studying plausible biogeochemical reactions under high-pressure, low-temperature aqueous, anaerobic conditions like those...
Feature Image
Briefs: Medical
Reliability and Validity of a Prototype Fluid Intake Monitor
Maintaining adequate hydration is an important part of maintaining health, especially under extreme operational and environmental conditions where medical assistance might not be...
Feature Image

Top Stories

Feature Image
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Soft Robots Bend in Predictable Ways

Feature Image
INSIDER: Medical

3D Printing Could Change How Cancer Drugs Reach Tumors

Feature Image
INSIDER: Materials

Hydrogels: The Future of Bone Implants

Feature Image
Podcasts: Wearables

How Smart Implants and AI Robotics Could Transform Neurological Surgery

Feature Image
Podcasts: Medical

How Tissue-Based Approaches Are Enabling Long-Term Implants

Feature Image
News: Test & Measurement

Six Universities Awarded Minus K Negative-Stiffness Vibration Isolators

Ask the Expert

Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
Feature Image

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

Feature Image
Editorial Webinars: Medical

Next-Generation Materials for Medical Devices: From Smart Polymers to...

Feature Image
Podcasts: Design

How Smart Implants and AI Robotics Could Transform Neurological Surgery

Feature Image
Podcasts: Medical

How Tissue-Based Approaches Are Enabling Long-Term Implants

Feature Image
Podcasts: Design

Training the Future of AI-Powered Surgery

Feature Image
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control

Making Human-Centered Robotics Work in the Real World

Feature Image
Podcasts: Medical

The Hidden Nervous System of Surgical Robotics: Power, Data & Sensing Behind...

Inside Story

Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
Feature Image

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.

Videos