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R&D: Medical
Flexible Rehealing Glove Treats Traumatic Hand Injuries
Engineers at the University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (Fort Worth, TX) and The University of Washington (Seattle, WA) have developed a healing glove that delivers needed medicine to an injured hand. The device, known as the Bioengineered Smart-Glove for Regenerative Healing of...
Features: Medical
If you’ve picked up a power tool at the hardware store recently, or used a multimeter to check for power on a kitchen outlet,...
Features: Medical
Engineering thermoplastics are used throughout the consumer electronics (CE) industry today because they enable design freedom while also providing high...
Features: Medical
Medical device manufacturers have a tremendous opportunity to improve patient health care and boost the productivity of nurses and physicians with innovative products...
Features: Materials
From securing the simplest bandage to adhering components of the most complex diagnostic devices, pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) have long had a crucial role...
Briefs: Medical
This technology may eliminate need for open heart surgery.
A multi-disciplinary team of Bostonarea researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired...
Features: Medical
Hard to believe another year is nearly over. 2016 is just around the corner. Another election year, and that will bring many changes, we can be certain. A new president and a new Congress could substantially impact the...
Briefs: Software
While most robotic parts in current use are rigid, have a limited range of motion, and don’t really look lifelike, a scientist from Florida Atlantic University has designed a novel robotic finger that, he...
Applications: Medical
Heavy-duty gas springs are often used to replace or supplement human power when lifting or lowering heavy loads such as lids, hoods, and flaps in construction and...
Briefs: Medical
Epidermal electronics use cut-and-paste method for speed.
A team of engineers, led by assistant professor Nanshu Lu, in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has...
Applications: Energy
Technological advancements are making medical devices increasingly feature-rich and miniaturized: two performance characteristics that are inherently...
Features: Electronics & Computers
While technological advancements continue to enable medical devices to become more capable and more compact, the use of advanced electronics has also created thermal...
Technology Leaders: Tubing & Extrusion
Choosing pump tubing successfully results in a system that delivers optimal performance and prevents redesign and troubleshooting later. For medical device applications, custom OEM peristaltic...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
Inventions often find unintended uses. The first mechanical clocks in Europe were intended to track the motions of celestial bodies and found their original market among monks who kept a strict...
Briefs: Medical
When DARPA launched the Revolutionizing Prosthetics program in 2006, the state of upper-limb prosthetic technology was far behind lower-limb technology. Advancing upper-limb technology was judged...
Briefs: Medical
Scientists at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies have developed a new technique, they say, to selectively activate brain, heart, muscle, and other cells using ultrasonic waves. Called sonogenetics,...
Features: Medical
The 13th annual “Create the Future” Design Contest for engineers, students, and entrepreneurs worldwide, sponsored by COMSOL, Inc., and Mouser Electronics, attracted a...
Global Innovations: Medical
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Silver, which has non-toxic qualities, is often used as a coating on medical equipment used for chemotherapy. But,...
Features: Medical
The world population is growing, globalization has resulted in a higher standard of living in many countries, and people are living longer. With increased living standards and choices people...
Features: Medical
Many medical devices and applications require small metal components that demand very specific characteristics. These can include:
Technology Leaders: Medical
An exciting trend in drug delivery is underway: the movement toward smaller, smarter, wirelessly connected electronic devices that allow patient-administered...
Technology Leaders: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This article addresses how implantable devices can be de - signed to modulate drug infusion safely and...
R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
Tiny Mechanical Wrist Supports Needlescopic Surgeries
A tiny mechanical wrist from a team of engineers and doctors at Vanderbilt University’s Medical Engineering and Discovery Laboratory will be used on needle-sized surgical robots. The wrist is less than 1/16th of an inch (2 mm) thick.
R&D: Medical
Low-Cost Prosthetic Knee Mimics Walking Motion
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology designed a low-cost prosthetic knee that mimics normal walking motion. The MIT team's prototype generates a torque profile similar to that of able-bodied knees, using only simple mechanical elements like springs and dampers. The team is testing...
R&D: Medical
Sensing Device Separates Simultaneous Sounds
A new technology developed at Duke University uses metamaterials and compressive sensing to determine the direction of a sound and extract it from the surrounding background noise. Once miniaturized, the device could have applications in hearing aids, cochlear implants, and ultrasound medical sensors.
R&D: Medical
Implantable Device Improves Optogenetics Methods
An implant built by Stanford University engineers produces light to stimulate nerves of the brain, spinal cord, or limbs in mice. The technology is powered wirelessly, using the mouse's own body to transfer energy. Scientists will use the new optogenetic nerve stimulation methods to investigate a...
Applications: Medical
Slit lamp biomicrography is paramount to the practice of ophthalmology, allowing for an inside look at various areas of the eye with a range of magnification levels and light sources. The...
Features: Medical
Budget cutbacks due to healthcare reform, hospital pricing pressures, and changes to reimbursement are limiting money funneling into the medical device R&D...
Technology Leaders: Medical
Semiconductor chip technology has miniaturized by leaps and bounds over the past couple of decades, enabling the modern era we live in with smartphones, tablets, and...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
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INSIDER: Design
AI-Designed Shape-Shifting Microneedles Aid Diabetic Wound Healing
Blog: Medical
Why the U.S. and China Are Taking Different Paths on Pig-to-Human Organs
Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Where Test Plans Break: Measuring the Performance of Ultra-Miniature...
Podcasts: Medical
Why the Next Medical Breakthrough May Come from Space
Podcasts: Design
How Smart Implants and AI Robotics Could Transform Neurological Surgery
Ask the Expert
Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
Improving extruded components requires careful attention to a number of factors, including dimensional tolerance, material selection, and processing. Trelleborg’s Dan Sanchez provides detailed insights into each of these considerations to help you advance your device innovations while reducing costs and speeding time to market.
Webcasts
Editorial Webinars: Medical
Design for Miniaturization: Meeting the Demand for Smaller, Smarter, and More...
Summits: Medical
2026 Medical & Healthcare Robotics Summit (Online)
Podcasts: Medical
Making Telemedicine Work in Low-Connectivity Environments
Podcasts: Medical
Why the Next Medical Breakthrough May Come from Space
Webinars: Medical
How to Avoid Chemical Characterization Pitfalls in Medical Devices
Podcasts: Wearables
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.
