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Products: Test & Measurement
Goodfellow Corporation, Coraopolis, PA, introduces a new line of glass capillary tubes available with inner diameters as small as 0.005mm and in a range of materials that can be sterilized, are inert, and are...
R&D: Medical
Biosensor Could Help Detect Brain Injuries During Heart Surgery
A team of engineers and cardiology experts at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Children’s Center have teamed up to develop a biosensor that could...
Technology Leaders: Materials
We’ve all learned in Wire & Cable 101 that poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) reigns supreme for its low cost, high temperature ranges, and multipurpose...
Technology Leaders: Medical
Every day, medical device manufacturers are getting better and better at managing risk. They know they have to. Changes have been introduced into international regulatory schemes that impact device design all...
Mission Accomplished: Imaging
The future looks bright, light, and green—especially where aircraft are concerned. The division of NASA’s Fundamental Aeronautics Program called the Subsonic Fixed Wing Project is aiming to...
Global Innovations: Electronics & Computers
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, http://www.kth.se/en
A specially-designed elastic bodysuit covered with electrodes, which was designed at Stockholm’s KTH Royal...
From the Editor: Medical
From the Editor — The Future Is Here
About a month ago, I had a chance to watch the award-winning documentary “The Incredible Bionic Man,” built entirely of prosthetic parts and implantable synthetic organs by leading scientists and roboticists, and hosted by the Smithsonian Channel. I was transported a future that was barely envisioned by...
R&D: Medical
Cutting-edge research being conducted by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University could dramatically shrink...
R&D: Medical
Providing surgical robots with a new type of machine intelligence to make them easier and more intuitive for surgeons to operate is the goal of a major new five-year grant from the National...
Features: Medical
Cervical spine fusions have been performed since the 1950s and have achieved good, reproducible clinical results. Anterior cervical fusion is a current standard of care...
Features: Medical
The demand for minimally invasive procedures is growing, as patients seek to spend less time on the operating table and in the recovery room. Micro-molding has emerged as the solution for...
Features: Medical
With the US innovation ecosystem widely perceived to be under severe stress, both government and business leaders are actively reviewing their options for meeting emerging market needs.
Products: Medical
Nordson EFD, East Providence, RI, introduces the PICO® xMOD™ Valve, a fully exchangeable and modular concept in noncontact and contact needle dispensing of assembly fluids. The valve uses durable...
Products: Electronics & Computers
AVX Corporation, Greenville, SC, introduces the TAZ HRC5000 Medical Grade Tantalum Series. Designed for use in implantable medical devices, the new high-reliability, medical-grade tantalum...
Products: Medical
Keithley Instruments, Inc., Cleveland, OH, announces the first benchtop Source Measure Unit (SMU) instrument with a capacitive touchscreen graphical user interface....
Products: Medical
Infinite Graphics Incorporated, Minneapolis, MN, introduces Ge nerate Solderpaste Stencil, a software program that’s part of a customizable suite of software solutions that function as a general hierarchical...
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Applimotion, Inc., Loomis, CA, offers custom direct drive motor assemblies with its popular ULT, UTH, UTS, and UTO brushless frameless motor kits inside. With sizes ranging from 10 mm to 500 mm in diameter,...
Products: Materials
Victrex Polymer Solutions, West Conshohocken, PA, introduces connection clamps for x-ray tablets made of high-performance thermoplastic that functions as an excellent insulator in electrical connectors and cable...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
ams AG, Unterpremstaetten, Austria, announces its next-generation sensor-enabled radio-frequency identification RFID tags, the SL13A and SL900A, which enable a simple, low-cost implementation of a new class of wireless...
Products: Medical
Qosina, Edgewood, NY, stocks SMC series polycarbonate non-luer connectors from Colder Products Company™. The SMC is a twist-to-connect coupling that provides a secure alternative to luer connections and will...
Products: Medical
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, CT, introduces the TruLaser Cell 3000, a 5-axis laser machine for fine cutting and precision welding. This versatile machine offers cost-efficient laser processing of 2D or 3D...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Ocular LCD, Inc., Dallas, TX, announced the addition of an 18.5" projected capacitive (PCAP) touch panel to the Crystal Touch: TRUE Multi- Touch PLUS standard product line. The panels provide a true multi-touch...
R&D: Photonics/Optics
Accelerator on a Chip Could Lead to Improved Lasers, X-Rays
Cutting-edge research being conducted by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University could...
From the Editor: Medical
The end of the year is practically upon us so let’s take a quick look back at some of the highlights of 2013. On January 1, 2013, the 2.3% Medical Device Excise Tax, which manufacturers and importers...
Mission Accomplished: Photonics/Optics
When you think of the word cave, you might think of a dark, hidden place, right? Not anymore. The CAVE™ and CAVE2™, developed by the Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL) at...
Features: Medical
Today’s medical device and equipment designs are highly influenced by continuous technological advances that affect their size, power consumption, and communication capabilities....
R&D: Medical
When heartbeats slip into an irregular, life-threatening rhythm, a pacemaker or defibrillator can jolt the heart back into rhythm. But because electricity can cause pain, tissue damage, and other side-effects, a...
R&D: Medical
The Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, will be working with Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, to test the feasibility of using a telemedicine robot to assess athletes with suspected...
R&D: Medical
A team of engineers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Chicago, and Hanyang University in Korea has developed a new approach to fabricating...
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
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: 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.
