Stories
R&D: Medical
Features: Medical
When engineers develop orthopedic surgical devices, they must often think beyond the design of the device, and find a way to make its installation easier, safer, and more accurate....
Briefs: Medical
For patients with second-degree burns, it’s not always the initial injury that hurts most. The daily, sometimes hours-long bandage changes can be the most excruciating...
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...
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...
R&D: Medical
Engineers Build Nano-Accordion Conductors
Engineers from North Carolina State University have created stretchable, transparent conductors with a "nano-accordion" design. The conductors could be employed in a wide variety of applications, such as flexible electronics, stretchable displays, or wearable sensors.
Briefs: Medical
Human gait is an infinitely variable and complex feedback system to maximize efficiency and stability in movement. Typical prosthetic technology utilizes fixed springs to maximize...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a widely used modality to improve healing of acute and chronic wounds though the application of topical reduced...
Applications: Medical
A device manufacturer was trying to design a complicated dose delivery monitoring system for an inhaler. The monitoring system is meant to rectify a significant...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
An integrated seal and electrical contact system for medical implantable pulse generators (IPGs) has been engineered to help large and small OEMs accelerate the development...
Briefs: Medical
A Constant-Force Resistive Exercise Unit
A constant-force resistive exercise unit (CFREU) has been invented for use in both normal gravitational and microgravitational environments. In comparison with a typical conventional exercise machine, this CFREU weighs less and is less bulky: Whereas weight plates and associated bulky supporting...
Top Stories
News: Medical
2023 Create the Future Design Contest: Innovative Treatment for Spinal...
Podcasts: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Here's an Idea: Powerful Sensors for the Eye
INSIDER: Wearables
Wearable Sensor Tracks Antibiotic Levels in Real Time
Features: Medical
Inside the OEM: Intuitive Surgical
INSIDER: Medical
Biochip Could Correct Brain, Body Malfunctions
Features: Materials
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Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
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Webcasts
Webinars: Medical
What Really Changed: A Look at the Updated FDA Guidance Document for ISO 10993-1
Podcasts: Design
Here's an Idea: Powerful Sensors for the Eye
Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Precision, Control and Repeatability: Harnessing the Power of UV Curing in...
Tech Talks: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Diversifying Your 3D Printing Line for Medical Device Success
Podcasts: Electronics & Computers
Here's an Idea: The Next Frontier in Neurology
Tech Talks: Medical
Instrument Building 101: Design Your Solution for Molecular Diagnostics
Inside Story
Selecting and Implementing Automation Solutions
Medical Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. (MMT), a leading global provider of medical device manufacturing solutions, acquired Ireland-based Somex Automation and Ward Automation Galway. Recognized for developing best-in-class custom automation and integration solutions encompassing the entire product lifecycle, from design and development through production, testing, and packaging, these brands have become the flagship offerings of MMT Automation. To find out more about selecting and implementing automation solutions, MDB recently spoke with Dave McMorrow, Technical Director, MMT Automation and Michael Wall, Technical Director, Somex Automation, an MMT company.