How to Design Reliable, Low-Power Wearable Medicine Injectors

Advances in IoT and electronic technology are enabling more personalized, continuous medical care. People with medical conditions that require a high degree of monitoring and continuous medication infusion can now take advantage of wearable medicine injection devices to treat their problems. Read on to learn more.

Exploring Electrosurgery: Current Trends and Challenges

Electrosurgery continues to evolve, driven by advancements in technology and a growing demand for minimally invasive surgical techniques. Pulsed field ablation represents a cutting-edge development in the field, offering a novel approach to tissue ablation with the potential to revolutionize the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and other clinical conditions. As research and innovation in electrosurgery progress, the future holds promise for further improving patient outcomes and advancing the practice of medicine. Read on to learn more.

Twisted Nanotubes Power Sensors

Researchers have shown that twisted carbon nanotubes can store three times more energy per unit mass than advanced lithium-ion batteries. The finding may advance carbon nanotubes as a promising solution for storing energy in devices that need to be lightweight, compact, and safe, such as medical implants and sensors. Read on to learn more.

Powering Wearables: Balancing Battery Life with Power Efficiency

Wearable medical devices must balance the need for continuous monitoring with power efficiency.

New Products: Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West

Surgical Motors Portescap, Morristown, NJ, offers surgical motors that are designed to withstand 3,000+ autoclave cycles. The motors and controllers include the CNT1530 sterilizable...

New Battery Technology Could Power Wearable, Self-Sustaining Fever Detector

The device harnesses the thermal energy generated by body heat.

Shifting Demand for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors Creates a Critical Supply Shortfall for Medical Electronics Needs

MLCC manufacturers are ramping up manufacturing capacity.

New Isolated Power Supply Chip Design Improves Efficiency

The new design improves the conversion efficiency and power density of the chip.

New Products and Services

Power entry modules, application processors, proximity testing services, and more.

Woven Nanotube Fibers Turn Heat into Power

Flexible thermoelectric generators could be a useful way to make carbon "green."

Developing a Customized Glucometer Using GreenPAK

Glucometer designs available on the market today are costly, large, and power inefficient. See how GreenPAK offers an upgrade.

Product of the Month

A new series of medical desktop ac-dc power supplies is available from CUI.

Maintaining Quality in Medical Imaging Applications: Considerations for Capacitor Selection

Before you select RF components for an MRI machine, make sure you first understand the basic physics of the technology.

Design Strategies for Converting Rotary Motion into Linear Motion

Medical pipettes, syringes, and mesotherapy devices often move loads linearly instead of rotationally.

Nontoxic, Flexible Energy Converters Could Power Wearable Devices

Researchers report the design and fabrication of single-wall carbon nanotube thermoelectric devices on flexible polyimide substrates as a basis for wearable energy converters.

New Products and Services

EMI filters, plastic optic fibers, power modules, and more.

All-in-One Device Uses Microwave Power

An innovative system may provide a new option to use directed energy for biomedical applications.

Advancements in Robotic Magnetic Navigation Technology Enhance Surgical Processes

See how robots are helping to treat cardiac arrhythmias.

New Products and Services

Medical connectors, servo positioners, SMT jumpers, and more.

New Products and Services

Curable adhesives, thermoelectric coolers, DC power supplies, and more.

Designing High Reliability into Life-Saving Cardiac Care Instruments

An industry expert offers tips for overload protection of defibrillators and ultrasound machines used in critical cardiac care.

Temporary COVID-Specific Treatment and Testing Facilities Require Distinct Interconnect Solutions

Robust connectivity is integral to the accuracy and efficiency.

When Every Second Counts … Important Considerations for Respiratory Ventilator Design

Ventilators are mission-critical to sustaining life and require a robust design to ensure they maintain the necessary up-time for patient care.

New Products and Services

Simulation Software Volume Graphics, Charlotte, NC, has added and augmented important functionalities to its software that help designers and manufacturers capture and interrogate product data to improve final...

August 2020, Product Focus: Connectors/Wires/Cables

EDM wire, PCB connectors, and more.

New Products and Services

Conduits, heat sinks, bioadhesives, and more.

New Products & Services

Position sensors, power clamps, CT scanners, and more.

Atomic Chains in Nanotubes Push the Electronics Frontier

As demand for smaller and faster devices grows, scientists and engineers turn to materials with properties that can deliver when existing ones lose their punch or can’t shrink...

Medical Design Briefs: 2019 Technology Leaders

Learn about 2019's stand-out manufacturers and cutting-edge applications in special metals, coatings, robotics, and more.