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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Robotic Neck Brace Can Help Analyze the Impact of Cancer Treatment
The device could help guide recovery after treatment for head and neck cancer.
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Briefs: Medical
Therapeutic Gel Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and NC State have created an injectable gel-like scaffold that can hold combination chemo-immunotherapeutic drugs and deliver them locally to tumors...
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Briefs: Medical
Nanoparticle Technology Enhances Effectiveness of Radiotherapy
The nanoscale is creating a massive paradigm shift. Referring to structures of between 1 and 100 nm, the nanoscale is marked as the point where the properties of a material change...
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Briefs: Medical
NASA Humanoid Robot Testing Telemedicine
Researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, in collaboration with General Motors and Oceaneering, designed a state-of-the-art, highly dexterous, humanoid robot, Robonaut 2 (R2), and sent...
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Features: Medical
Disc Replacement Can Be a Superior Alternative to Cervical Spinal Fusion
Cervical spine fusions have been performed since the 1950s and have achieved good, reproducible clinical results. Anterior cervical fusion is a current standard of care...
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Heart Pump with Behind-the-Ear Power Connector
Cardiac surgeons and cardiologists at the University of Maryland Heart Center are part of a multi-center clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of powering heart pumps through a skull-based...
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Briefs: Medical
Positioning Technology for Digital Displays on Mobile Medical Equipment
As hospitals and surgical centers add more portable medical equipment, the precision and positioning of digital displays become critical to staff efficiency, comfort, and...
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Mission Accomplished: Medical
Tiny Technology With a Big Heart
When undergoing medical treatment, physicians frequently determine that a patient's vital signs — such as blood pressure and heart rate — need to be closely monitored. For most patients today, this means a variety of wires and sensors will be attached to their bodies. But thanks to technology developed at NASA,...
Features: Medical
Implants and Prosthetic Devices: Helping the Body Reach its Full Potential
Medical technology is currently capable of treating such physical hardships as loss of limb, eyelid paralysis, and chronic osteoarthritis – but researchers are...
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INSIDER: Medical

Portable, Blood-Based Device Detects Colon Cancer

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INSIDER: Medical

Novel Leadless Pacemaker Prevents Invasive Surgeries

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INSIDER: Wearables

Smart Sensor Enables Better Wound Healing

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R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control

Sensitive Ceramics for Robotics, Prosthetics

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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Bioprinting Method Replicates Heart Tissues

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INSIDER: Medical

Nano Drug-Delivery System Improves Drug Development

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

Enhancing Security in Connected Medical Devices

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Podcasts: Medical

The FDA’s Role in Medical Device Cybersecurity

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Podcasts: Connectivity

Best Practices for Securing Medical Devices

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Podcasts: Medical

Interoperability in IoMT: Overcoming the Connectivity Barriers

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Podcasts: Wearables

The Integration of Sensors into Next-Generation Health Devices

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Podcasts: Sensors/Data Acquisition

The Role of MEMS in Next-Gen Medical Devices

Inside Story

Inside Story: Establishing Safe EO Sterilization for Medical Devices
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To find out more about the expertise required to establish a safe and effective EO Sterilization for medical devices, MDB recently spoke with Elizabeth Sydnor, director of microbiology for Eurofins Medical Device Testing (Lancaster, PA).

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