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Features: Medical
Secant Medical, Telford, PA, has developed 3D textile engineering technology by integrating traditional textile engineering with advanced biomaterials. By combining the spatial resolution capability with advanced...
Features: Medical
The Internet of Things (IoT) has penetrated all sectors of the technological sphere at an accelerating pace. According to Gartner, by the end of 2016, 6.4 billion IoT connected...
Features: Medical
The healthcare world today is one that is rapidly changing and ever-evolving. Several dynamics are driving these changes, including an aging population, the increasing prevalence...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The latest medical developments typically involve smaller, more precise structures. These can be implants, assemblies, or components and motors in...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The recent emergence of specially designed five-axis grinding machines can now meet the highest expectations of accuracy and machine dynamics within the special demands of...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
In the medical device industry, surface texture has become an important aspect of product design. It not only provides the means to refine the physical appearance of an item, but also...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Stents and hypodermic tubes (hypotubes) are used in countless applications, and the demand is growing rapidly in response to the continued demand for stent applications and...
Features: Packaging & Sterilization
The medical device industry often gets attention for its innovation and constant evolution. However, even the most innovative medical device technology is of no use if...
Features: Medical
In an increasingly volatile and complex market environment, adaptability becomes essential to success and business growth for today’s medical extruder. Basic to...
Features: Tubing & Extrusion
The custom medical extrusion industry is growing in all directions. The push to be minimally invasive is pushing devices to be smaller and smaller. Cutting-edge raw materials are...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
As medical devices become smaller, the need for precision microminiature components increases. This provides several challenges for the medical device manufacturer as they seek cost-effective...
Features: Medical
The world today has become increasingly mobile with advances in powerful and portable technologies, such as...
Features: Medical
The landscape of the medical device industry is changing, driven by emerging technologies and the influx of smart devices, telemedicine, and new patient care models. This new frontier is...
Features: Medical
Medical platform development requires a security-focused mindset, making system protection a priority in the earliest stages of system design. Just as features like authentication...
Features: Connectivity
Look around you. Doesn’t it seem like everyone is sporting a Fitbit® or other wearable technology? The fact is, consumers are quickly embracing devices that help them monitor...
Features: Materials
High-tech adhesives are very reliable and issues do not occur often. When used correctly, these adhesives can resolve many design issues while also saving money, time, and effort. However, there are many...
Features: Medical
Often, the last thing first-time and even serial entrepreneurs think about is how the result of their...
Features: Medical
Implementation of IEC 60601-1-2, 4th edition is on the horizon. This collateral standard to the IEC 60601-1 medical safety standard specifies the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements for medical...
Features: Medical
When science and nature combine in just the right amounts, the results can be astounding. Take transdermal drug delivery, which is expected to grow substantially in...
Features: IoMT
Consider for a moment the modern automobile. A car’s computer can pinpoint for a mechanic exactly what’s going wrong, and provide a thorough history of how things have been working (or not) in...
Features: Electronics & Computers
Optimizing Electronics for Medical Applications
Two years ago, in Medical Design Briefs, Derek Hunt offered some insight into the benefits of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology in the miniaturization of medical devices. CMOS has been around for decades and aside from the size benefits which will be discussed shortly, the...
Features: Medical
Imagine yourself as an engineering manager at a decent-sized medical device company. You have a team of engineers working with you who know their jobs pretty well. They’re a good mix of...
Features: Medical
An already emerging technology in the consumer marketplace, manufacturing with optical grade silicone is starting to awaken the medical device industry to new possibilities. Still in its infancy...
Features: Medical
Controlling costs continues to be a dominant issue in the US healthcare market, and companies are continually finding themselves in the position of being...
Features: Medical
Are You Getting All You Deserve?
The news cycle is never ending. Now is a time of instant gratification—and with Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, along with the buzz of many national, global, and local news sites, news seekers are bombarded with information. Do you need more news stories (and cat videos), or do you need access to...
Features: Medical
Attaining exceptional product design and performance is necessary to thrive in today’s competitive business environment. There are many variables to consider regarding application...
Features: Medical
There are some key, fundamental considerations when manufacturing optical components: designing molded optical parts, designing and building the molds to...
Features: Medical
Many of today’s medical applications use high-quality silica optical fiber. Because a broad range of optical fibers is available to serve this market, users must carefully choose the...
Features: Medical
The value of an industry-recognized accreditation has been long acknowledged, but difficult to quantify in tangible terms. In 2010/2011, the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), the global association of accreditation...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Tiny Sensor Could Transform Head Injury Detection
News: Medical
Quantum Surgical Acquires NeuWave Medical, Inc.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Shrinking Materials Hold Big Potential for Smart Devices
Podcasts: Medical
Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability
INSIDER: Software
MD&M West Presentation: How Intelligent Product Lifecycle Management...
Products: Materials
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
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Hidden Nervous System of Surgical Robotics: Power, Data & Sensing Behind...
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability
Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Design
Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
Podcasts: Design
Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices
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.
