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R&D: Design
A first-of-its-kind device will allow more IVF clinics to offer intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) as a treatment, while several IVF procedures, such as embryo culture, embryo cryopreservation, and...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
The all-new IM Engineering South is dubbed the “six-in-one advanced design and manufacturing expo,” which includes MD&M South. The event, which takes place June 14–16, is designed to give...
INSIDER: Design
A COVID-19 testing device can detect coronavirus infection in as little as 30 seconds as sensitively and accurately as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. The device, researchers said, could...
INSIDER: Design
A rapid test for viruses can deliver results as accurate as lab tests within 30 minutes. The technology is 150 times more accurate than traditional rapid tests and matches the accuracy of...
INSIDER: Medical
A new lab test can quickly and easily identify which variant of the virus causing COVID-19 has infected a person, an advance expected to greatly assist health officials tracking the disease and...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Put your brick-building skills to the test at MD&M West as you design and construct robots with movable parts to battle it out in the arena. The last bot standing wins. Hosted by master builder...
Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Medical Robotics - April 2022
Novel biosensors set to revolutionize brain-controlled robotics...micro-robots propelled by air bubbles...a smart artificial hand...major advances in exoskeleton technology. These are just a few of the medical...INSIDER: Medical
A new low-cost portable instrument manipulates light and fluid for fast and reliable detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva samples. Although still in the research stage, the new device...
Inside Story: Manufacturing & Prototyping
MDB recently spoke with Anthony Bracale, director of sales and marketing at Hobson & Motzer Inc., a manufacturer of precision metal components.
Technology Leaders: Tubing & Extrusion
The need for innovations like multi-filar cables and multi-channel transmission cables has become more important than ever.
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Learn how a dedicated team of experts at a rapid development center (RDC) can improve the design process.
INSIDER: Design
Researchers have designed a high-quality assay that can be used in at-home tests for rapid COVID-19 screening. Results from an early preclinical study suggest that tests with the new assay may...
Briefs: Medical
The ventilators are simpler and cheaper to make than those currently available.
Features: Design
Winners will be announced in Medical Design Briefs and online.
Features: Test & Measurement
Senior scientist Paula McDaniel tells MDB how to find and prevent material failures.
Features: Design
Cleaning is a critical aspect of medical device design that is often overlooked during initial planning.
Briefs: Materials
Light-based methods open many opportunities for medical applications.
Features: Design
Developing IFUs for reusable devices presents a unique challenge that requires focused attention to ensure patient safety: the reprocessing method.
INSIDER: Design
Researchers have developed a dynamic respirator that modulates its pore size in response to changing conditions, such as exercise or air pollution levels, allowing the wearer...
Applications: Design
The products that help stop the spread of communicable diseases range from simple to sophisticated.
Features: Robotics, Automation & Control
Despite the growth in MIS advancements over the last two decades, these techniques are still in their adolescence. There is much room for growth.
Technology Leaders: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Single-use surgical instruments designed to be disposed or recycled following use offer many benefits over reusable products.
INSIDER: Design
Anticipating the increased need for better oxygen concentrators as the fight against COVID-19 rages on, researchers have laid a computational framework to design the most...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Unique device identifiers, or UDIs, enable better reporting, reviewing, and analyzing of adverse events.
Features: Materials
The advent of automatic drug-delivery devices has empowered patients to take their treatments in their own hands.
Technology Leaders: Design
Small medical electronics are at the forefront of a new round of technology trends involving printed circuit board (PCB) assembly and manufacturing.
Special Reports: Motion Control
Medical Robotics - September 2021
Self-propelled nanobots that deliver drugs inside the human body...novel sensors that improve the safety and precision of industrial robots...a dynamic hydrogel material that makes building soft robotic devices...R&D: Energy
The cardiac pacemaker of the future could be powered by the heart itself.
Briefs: Regulations/Standards
Deadlines are approaching for compliance.
Top Stories
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Soft Robots Bend in Predictable Ways
INSIDER: Medical
3D Printing Could Change How Cancer Drugs Reach Tumors
INSIDER: Materials
Hydrogels: The Future of Bone Implants
Podcasts: Wearables
How Smart Implants and AI Robotics Could Transform Neurological Surgery
Podcasts: Medical
How Tissue-Based Approaches Are Enabling Long-Term Implants
News: Test & Measurement
Six Universities Awarded Minus K Negative-Stiffness Vibration Isolators
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
Next-Generation Materials for Medical Devices: From Smart Polymers to...
Podcasts: Design
How Smart Implants and AI Robotics Could Transform Neurological Surgery
Podcasts: Medical
How Tissue-Based Approaches Are Enabling Long-Term Implants
Podcasts: Design
Training the Future of AI-Powered Surgery
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
Making Human-Centered Robotics Work in the Real World
Podcasts: Medical
The Hidden Nervous System of Surgical Robotics: Power, Data & Sensing Behind...
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.
