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Briefs: Medical
Treatment to control involuntary body movements characteristic of Parkinson's disease could someday be guided by brain signals recorded by electrodes inside a fashionable hat. That is a piece of a...
Features: Regulations/Standards
Safety and reliability are the key concerns when determining the right power source for a medical device. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are often considered for their higher...
Applications: Medical
Technological advancements are making medical devices increasingly feature-rich and miniaturized: two performance characteristics that are inherently...
Features: Medical
Applications: Medical
A team of life science entrepreneurs in Houston, TX, has developed the first catheter-deployed circulatory assist device intended for long-term use to treat chronic heart...
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A growing array of electronic devices are available to healthcare providers, patients, and their families, including glucose meters, blood pressure...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
An estimated one and half million individuals seek medical treatment for head trauma in the US each year, and annually about 10 million individuals seek treatment for head...
Features: Medical
Today, powered surgical hand tools are used in almost all surgical specialties: ENT, Orthopedics, Neurology, Eye, and Plastics. Initially pneumatic powered,...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
Epilepsy affects 50 million people worldwide, but in a third of these cases, medication cannot keep seizures from occurring. One solution is to shoot a short pulse of...
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News: Test & Measurement
Testing Facility Called “Game Changer” in Regenerative Medicine
INSIDER: Medical
Smart Implants Monitor Healing
INSIDER: Wearables
Wearable Patch Monitors Blood Glucose Levels
Briefs: Medical
Tiny Robots Bring Healthcare Closer to Precisely Targeted Drug Delivery
INSIDER: Medical
Robotic System Uses Magnetic Field to Treat Blood Vessels
Briefs: Connectivity
Ask the Expert
Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
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
Webinars: Medical
Product Development Lifecycle Management: Optimizing Quality,...
Webinars: Medical
Medical Device Biofilms: Slimy, Sticky, Stubborn, and Serious
Webinars: AR/AI
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Making Medical Devices Smarter
Webinars: Medical
Specialized Coatings for Advanced Medical Devices
On-Demand Webinars: Medical
New Liquid Silicone Rubber with Primerless Adhesion to Polycarbonate
Inside Story
Rapid Precision Prototyping Program Speeds Medtech Product Development
Rapid prototyping technologies play an important role in supporting new product development (NPD) by companies that are working to bring novel and innovative products to market. But in advanced industries where products often make use of multiple technologies, and where meeting a part’s exacting tolerances is essential, speed without precision is rarely enough. In such advanced manufacturing—including the medical device and surgical robotics industries — the ability to produce high-precision prototypes early in the development cycle can be critical for meeting design expectations and bringing finished products to market efficiently.
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control