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Briefs: Wearables
Researchers have developed a fully knitted, circuit-embedded knee wearable for wireless sensing of joint motion in real time. Compared to other knitted electronics, this model has fewer externally integrated components and a more sensitive sensor, making it less error prone.
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Scientists have developed a new type of prosthetic using microfluidics-enabled soft robotics that promises to greatly reduce skin ulcerations and pain in patients who have had an amputation...
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers have developed a lighter, yet more robust knee brace for the elderly who suffer from knee problems.
Features: Software
See how A.I.-based machine learning supports orthopedic revision surgeries.
Applications: Regulations/Standards
To produce an additively manufactured prosthesis, REJOINT starts by 3D modelling the patient’s CT scan.
R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
An energy harvester attached to the wearer’s knee can generate 1.6 μW of power while the wearer walks without any increase in effort. The energy is enough to power small electronics like health...
Briefs: Medical
Hearing aids, dental crowns, and limb prosthetics are some of the medical devices that can now be digitally designed and customized for individual patients, thanks to 3D printing....
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Smart knee implants may soon be a reality thanks to research done by Binghamton University, Stony Brook University, and the University of Western Ontario.
Global Innovations: Medical
South Ural State UniversityChelyabinsk, Russiawww.susu.ru/en
Anew device developed at South Ural State University is unlike analogous devices in that it involves all joints of a lower limb. The...
Technology Leaders: Medical
New technologies are coming along every day that are designed to make an engineer's life easier when attempting to fulfill his or her motion control system needs. This...
R&D: Medical
Engineers have developed a thin, lightweight, rubber-like adhesive film that can stick to highly deformable regions of the body, such as the knee and elbow, and maintain its hold even after 100...
Technology Leaders: Medical
Engineers designing their own motor drives must accomplish many different tasks, from selecting a microcontroller to choosing the right connectors and power supply for mechanical integration....
Briefs: Materials
A cartilage-mimicking material created by researchers at Duke University may one day allow surgeons to 3D print replacement knee parts that are custom-shaped to each patient's anatomy.
R&D: Medical
A University of North Texas (Denton, TX) graduate student is taking a step toward making exoskeletons available to help more people. Typically, exoskeletons, which are wearable mobile...
R&D: Materials
Researchers Develop 'Gold' Standard for Artificial Joints
Rice University physicists have discovered that a combination of titanium and gold provides a new standard for artificial knee and hip joints.
Features: Medical
The recent emergence of specially designed five-axis grinding machines can now meet the highest expectations of accuracy and machine dynamics within the special demands of...
R&D: Medical
Knee Monitor 'Listens' for Cracks, Pops
A knee band from the Georgia Institute of Technology uses microphones and vibration sensors to listen to and measure the sounds inside the joint. The sounds will help doctors determine whether a convalescing joint is healthy or requires more therapy.
Features: Medical
Data drives results. Today, medical devices give feedback and insight like never before. Advances in engineering medical devices has led to smarter devices, improved consistency...
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
While trips and stumbles leading to falls can be common for amputees using leg prosthetics, a new robotic leg prosthesis being developed at Carnegie Mellon University promises to help users recover their...
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...
Applications: Medical
It’s not always easy to walk in someone else’s shoes. It’s even more difficult if those shoes belong to a person with an artificial leg. However, that’s exactly what...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
An orthopaedic surgeon resident Andrew Pedtke, MD, and a prosthetist, Garrett Hurley, CPO (Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist), both working at the University of California San...
Applications: Medical
For patients who have lost a leg, regaining mobility is a top priority. However, development of more true-to-nature prosthetic limbs and joints has come an amazingly...
Global Innovations: Medical
University of Wollongong, NSW, Australiawww.uow.edu.au
A hand-held device they call a “BioPen” has been developed by researchers at the University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia, Australian Research...
R&D: Medical
The ankle is a complex joint, supported by muscle, tendon, and bones, and maintaining stability and locomotion. Characterizing how it works, however, is not so straightforward says a group of researchers from...
Briefs: Medical
Healthy joints and cartilage are exposed to mechanical loads during everyday motion and activity. While normal joint loading can help maintain joint tissues, high loading due to obesity, or abnormal...
Features: Medical
Grand Prize Winner
ChemoPatch
Alydaar Rangwala, Nikhil Mehandru,Aaron Perez, and Brandon SimTheratech, Loudonville, NY
Existing methods for administering chemotherapy...
R&D: Materials
First Thought-Controlled Bionic Leg Revealed
A team of researchers at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago has revealed clinical applications for the world’s first thought-controlled bionic vleg—a...
Global Innovations: Medical
The shape of a human ear is very individual, usually symmetrical, and, like a fingerprint, so characteristic that one can identify us by them. The outer portion of our ears has a complex structure that...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
Device Helps Diagnose Depression, Anxiety
News: Medical
Qosina Partners with Sealed Air to Offer Bioprocessing Bag Film
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Wearable Mimics CT Scans, Delivers Continuous Monitoring of Heart, Lungs
Blog: Design
Tariffs Are Now a Strategic Variable: How MedTech Manufacturers Are...
Briefs: Medical
Advanced Laser Welding Techniques for Titanium Pacemaker Housing:...
Podcasts: IoMT
The Growing Impact of Cybersecurity on Patient Safety in Medical Devices
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
Upcoming Webinars: Materials
Designing Medical Devices with Confidence: Using Servo Ultrasonic...
Podcasts: Medical
AI and Machine Learning in Medical Device Cybersecurity
Podcasts: Medical
The Growing Impact of Cybersecurity on Patient Safety in Medical Devices
On-Demand Webinars: Internet of Things
Enhancing Security in Connected Medical Devices
Podcasts: Electronics & Computers
The FDA’s Role in Medical Device Cybersecurity
Podcasts: Software
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.
