Features

Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping

New Products & Services: June 2020 Medical Design Briefs

Shaft collars, modular clean labs, hybrid motion controllers, and more.

Products: Medical

Product of the Month: June 2020 Medical Design Briefs

Trackwise, Tewkesbury, UK, is expanding its flexible printed circuits (FPCs) to better service the medical technology industry

R&D: Imaging

Researchers Develop First Ultrasound Biosensor

A biosensor can be used inside the body to emit signals that can be detected by common ultrasound scanners.

R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control

Drug-Loaded Microrobots Attach to Cancer Tissue

A drug-loaded microrobotic needle effectively targets cancerous tissue in lab experiments without needing continuous application of a magnetic field.

R&D: Medical

‘Smart’ Toilet Monitors for Signs of Disease

The smart toilet automatically sends data extracted from any sample to a secure, cloud-based system.

R&D: Medical

Insect Wings Hold Antimicrobial Clues for Improved Medical Implants

A study has identified new ways in which nano-pillars can damage bacteria.

R&D: Wearables

E-Skin Powered by Sweat Can Monitor Health

A researcher has developed an electronic skin that is applied directly on top of real skin.

R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Flexible, Powerful, Fast Bioelectronic Devices

Researchers are working to use unique properties of materials to develop novel electronic devices that allow efficient interaction with biological substrates — specifically neural networks and the brain.

Global Innovations: Medical

Synthetic Material Could Help Heal Injured Tendons and Ligaments

University of Sydney Sydney,
Australia

Researchers from the University of Sydney have collaborated with Columbia University and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg to...

From the Editor: Medical

From the Editor - United States, China Collaborate, Dominate Coronavirus Research on World Stage

As COVID-19 has swept through the globe, it has brought with it a new normal — at least for the time being. As I discussed last month, the...

Features: Design

Q&A: How Do You Protect Your IP?

Philip Nelson, a partner with Knobbe Martens, provides some insights for device companies facing challenges with intellectual property.

Features: RF & Microwave Electronics

Advanced EMI Filters Improve Brush DC Motors

Billions of brush DC motors are manufactured annually worldwide, a figure that is expected to increase over the next 10 years.

Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Micromolding: Achieving Exacting Medical Device Manufacturing Requirements

Micromolding can be seen as the latest technological innovation that enables the design, manufacture, and clinical use of groundbreaking medical devices.

Products: Medical

New Products & Services: May 2020 Medical Design Briefs

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

Products: Medical

Product Focus: Fluid Handling

Cavity pumps, transfer tubing, proportional valve, and more.

Products: Photonics/Optics

Product of the Month: May 2020 Medical Design Briefs

Toray Industries has launched Raytela® polymer optical fibers for minimally invasive surgery.

R&D: AR/AI

AI Device Helps Spot Newborns at Risk for Blinding Disease

An artificial intelligence (AI) device may help identify newborns at risk for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity.

R&D: Materials

High-Tech Printing May Help Eliminate Painful Shots

Engineers have created tiny needles that mimic parasites that attach to skin and could replace hypodermic needles.

R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping

New Tech Takes Radiation Out of Cancer Screening

A new, inexpensive technology could save lives and money by routinely screening women for breast cancer without exposure to radiation.

R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Researchers Bioengineer 3D Implants for Tissue

Researchers are literally carving grooves into plastic threads used to build 3D printed tissue-engineering scaffolds with living cells.

R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Biomaterial Enables 3D Printing of Tissue-Like Vascular Structures

Scientists have discovered a new material that can be 3D printed to create tissue-like vascular structures.

R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Handheld 3D Printers Treat Musculoskeletal Injuries

Researchers have developed a handheld 3D bioprinter that could revolutionize the way musculoskeletal surgical procedures are performed.

Technology Leaders: Materials

Top 10 Reasons Stainless Steel Is Right for Healthcare Design

Learn why stainless steel fixtures and equipment are the best choice for high-traffic and high use installations.

Technology Leaders: Materials

What You Should Ask Yourself When Designing a Wearable Medical Device

For wearable devices to function as intended, they need to have a secure, reliable hold for the desired duration of use.

From the Editor: FDA/Regulatory

From the Editor - COVID-19 Ushers in New Technologies and a New Paradigm for the Medical Device Industry

FDA has issued multiple emergency use authorizations, loosened regulations for telemedicine, and eased the requirements for production...

Global Innovations: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Handheld 3D Skin Printer Demonstrates Accelerated Healing of Large, Severe Burns

A new handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds — and its “bio ink” can accelerate the healing process.

Features: FDA/Regulatory

Your MDR Strategy: Start with a Gap Analysis

How to make sense of the 566-page Medical Device Regulation (MDR). This article focuses on a strategy to address material information and what should be included in a gap analysis.

Features: Design

Best Practices for Medical Device Design: Five Strategies for Success

Here are five medical device specific strategies UEGroup recommends to make stronger products with stronger FDA submissions.

Features: Design

Designing Devices: Creating Stronger Bonds with Cold Plasma

Cold plasma has been used for decades to treat surfaces in a variety of industries.