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Products: Medical
Metrigraphics LLC, Wilmington, MA, announces the capability to develop Extreme Resolution Micro Flex (ERMF) Circuits for medical sensor applications. Using additive photolithographic processes, the...
Products: Medical
maxon precision motors, inc., Fall River, MA, expanded its DCX series with two new DC motors. The DCX 10S is a shorter version of the DCX 10L and features high power density and low vibration. The DCX 22L is...
Products: Medical
Nordson ASYMTEK, Carlsbad, CA, introduces the Spectrum™ II series of high-speed, high-accuracy dispensing platforms for a wide variety of applications in microelectronics and semiconductor...
Products: Materials
RTP Company, Winona, MN, introduces new “ultra performance” compounds based on carbon fiber reinforced PEEK, PPA, PPS, and PEI resin systems to create the highest performing thermoplastic...
Products: Electronics & Computers
GlobTek Inc., Northvale, NJ, announces its medicalgrade GTM93038-50VVX. X-FW 50W dual output channel open frame internal power supply for ultrasound equipment applications. The dual output switcher...
Products: Medical
Honeywell Sensing and Control, Golden Valley, MN, announces new SS360PT and SS460P high sensitivity latching Hall-Effect sensor integrated circuits...
Products: Medical
Applied Silicone, Santa Paula, CA, introduces Ultra-Soft LSR (Liquid Silicone Rubber) products for the implantable materials market. Ultra-Soft LSR is formulated specifically for long-term implantation in the...
Products: Medical
SCHURTER, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA, announces that its compact KEA series power entry module, with 1- or 2-pole fuseholder, now mates with VLock cord sets. The KEA’s new V-Lock compatible feature prevents unintended...
Products: Medical
Tadiran Batteries, Lake Success, NY, now offers an expanded line of long-life rechargeable lithium-ion cells designed specifically for use in harsh environments. TLI Series batteries feature wider...
Products: Electronics & Computers
Hunter Spring Products, Feasterville, PA, has designed a new family of cable reels specifically for medical applications: DuraReel™ 7.5-inch diameter medical cord reels. All contact surfaces on DuraReel medical...
Products: Medical
Evonik Corporation, Parsippany, NJ, launched VESTAMID® Care, TROGAMID® Care, and VESTAKEEP® Care product lines of high-performance polymers, which are designed specifically for use in medical devices....
Products: Medical
Keithley Instruments, Inc., Cleveland, OH, upgraded its popular S530 Parametric Test Systems, the semiconductor industry’s most cost-effective solution for high-speed production parametric test,...
Products: Medical
EXSYS Tool, Inc., San Antonio, FL, introduces the EPPINGER CAPTObase holder, calling it the world’s smallest CAPTO interface with the fastest tool changeover times for enhancing efficiency and productivity...
Products: Medical
MSC Industrial Supply Co., Melville, NY, expands its Accupro line of high-performance, high-value metal work ing products with hundreds of new milling, threading, and tool holding solutions, in - cluding...
Products: Medical
Affinity Medical Technologies, a Molex company, Costa Mesa, CA, offers MediSpec™ silicone cables that are customized to meet specific sterilization requirements for medical surgical applications. Silicone-jacketed cable is...
R&D: Medical
Cyborgs Are Already Here
Cyborgs that combine machine systems with living organisms to have extraordinary abilities are already a reality say researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). This is especially...
Technology Leaders: Tubing & Extrusion
Determining what tubing to use in a medical device involves considerable research. Designers must investigate ingredients, performance, documentation requirements, sterility, and other qualifying...
Technology Leaders: Medical
Minimally Invasive, Maximally Innovative: Polymer Science and Extrusion Plays Vital Role
William “Bill” Cook started Cook Medical out of a spare bedroom in his Bloomington, IN, apartment in 1963. It was where he and his wife, Gayle, made guide wires, guiding catheters, and other small devices used in diagnostic radiology.
From the Editor: Medical
It was set to be the “next big thing”. Designed to aid patients suffering from resistive hypertension who failed to respond to conventional medical therapy, the stakes were huge for catheter-based...
Global Innovations: Medical
University of Wollongong, NSW, Australiawww.uow.edu.au
A hand-held device they call a “BioPen” has been developed by researchers at the University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia, Australian Research...
R&D: Medical
Powered wheelchair users, who are paralyzed from the neck down, can control their chair by sipping or puffing air into a straw mounted on their wheelchair to execute four basic commands that drive the...
R&D: Imaging
Traditional X-rays generally cannot image the body’s soft tissues, except with the use of contrast-enhancing agents that must be swallowed or injected, and their resolution is limited. But a new approach...
R&D: Medical
The routine action of taking a person’s temperature belies the critical importance of obtaining accurate body temperature to assess the health of a patient. Subtle variations in body...
R&D: Electronics & Computers
Where will the next source of electrode materials for batteries to power edible medical devices come from? Would you believe, from marine cuttlefish? Researchers at Carnegie Mellon...
R&D: Medical
Experiments by researchers at Rice University, Houston, TX, found that new biocompatible, stable, and inert materials they developed that start as flat slabs can morph into shapes that can be controlled by...
R&D: Medical
A team of scientists at Penn State, University Park, PA, say that a new type of transistor could make fast, low-power computing devices possible for energy-constrained applications such as...
Features: Medical
The path to innovation is often long and full of challenges. For Corindus Vascular Robotics, the journey to develop the CorPath Vascular Robotic System...
Features: Medical
The phrase, "May you live in interesting times" certainly applies to today's medical device design engineers, as they face unprecedented opportunities and challenges...
Features: Connectivity
Like many other devices these days, a select group of fluid connectors can now be found in the growing ranks of “intelligent” products. In addition to moving...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Tiny Sensor Could Transform Head Injury Detection
News: Robotics, Automation & Control
Quantum Surgical Acquires NeuWave Medical, Inc.
Briefs: Materials
Shrinking Materials Hold Big Potential for Smart Devices
Podcasts: Medical
The Hidden Nervous System of Surgical Robotics: Power, Data & Sensing...
Briefs: Medical
Specialty Thermoplastics for Medical Tubing Address PFAS, Processing, and...
Podcasts: Medical
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
Podcasts: Design
The Hidden Nervous System of Surgical Robotics: Power, Data & Sensing Behind...
Podcasts: Medical
Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability
Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Design
Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
Podcasts: Medical
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.
