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Global Innovations: Medical
Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austriahttp://www.tuwien.ac.at/tuwien_home/EN
Printing three-dimensional objects with incredibly fine details is now possible using “two-photon lithography.” With this...
Features: Medical
With growing health awareness and the escalating cost of worldwide medical care, there is increasing emphasis on new and advanced technologies for disease prevention and early...
Features: Design
Most medical electronic systems now depend on combinations of hardware and software, forming elaborate mechatronic systems that both monitor and regulate patient health...
Features: Software
Reliability test plans are critical to the success of any new electronic medical device or technology. The tests selected must be stressful enough to identify defects but also...
Products: Medical
Fluid Control Solutions
Gems Medical Sciences (Plainville, CT) offers ISO 13485 certified products for the specialized fluid control and handling requirements of the medical device, diagnostic, life science, and biotechnology market segments. The company recently announced the opening of a 4,000 sq. ft. Medical Processing Area in its headquarters...
Products: Medical
The LSM 780 confocal laser scanning microscope from Carl Zeiss Microscopy (Thorn wood, NY) features a high-sensitivity GaAsP detector, software functions for single molecule and high dynamic range imaging, and a 355nm...
Products: Medical
Telesis Technologies (Circleville, OH) offers the EV4G diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) 532nm laser marking system for marking and processing difficult materials such as colored plastics and acrylic and polymer materials in the...
Products: Electronics & Computers
A newly redesigned System E6 Energy Chain® cable carrier from igus (East Providence, RI) is suitable for applications requiring quiet, low-vibration cable management at high speeds and accelerations. The “polygon effect” that...
Products: Motion Control
Mdrive® integrated motor products from Schneider Electric Motion USA (Marlborough, CT) are now available for EtherNet/IP™ systems, allowing OEMs to simultaneously control and configure intelligent motion control...
Products: Motion Control
The IDEA stepper motor drive platform from Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions (Waterbury, CT) now has the capability of communication using an RS-485 data protocol. The RS-485 protocol is suitable for long data transmissions and...
Products: Medical
Transient Voltage Suppressor Arrays
Microsemi (Aliso Viejo, CA) has introduced two new non-magnetic, 500-watt transient voltage suppressor (TVS) arrays. The devices were designed specifically for MRI machines to guard against circuit damage caused by electrostatic discharge, electrical fast transients, and the effects of secondary lighting. The...
Products: Medical
Maxon Precision Motors (Fall River, MA) has introduced the ESCON 36/2 DC, a 4-quadrant PWM servo controller for use with DC motors up to 72 Watts. This digital current controller provides drift-free yet dynamic speed behavior...
Products: Design
Pro-Dex, Inc. (Irvine, CA) accelerates the design and development of medical devices that can withstand harsh environments by adhering to a concurrent engineering process. This approach takes the complete life-cycle of the...
Global Innovations: Design
Engineers at Empa, a Swiss interdisciplinary research and services institution, are working together with the firm «r going» to develop an ergonomic seat for electric wheelchairs that encourages the user to...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
Just the mention of kidney stones can cause a person to cringe. They are often painful and sometimes difficult to remove, and 10 percent of the population will...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
The days of being blinded by glare from the sun, despite the $300 sunglasses straddling your face, may soon be over. Since 2003, Chris Mullin, PhD, and CEO of Dynamic Eye (Pittsburgh, PA), has...
Features: Medical
Development of medical devices that are molded from thermoplastics or that have plastic components should begin with collaboration between the OEM’s engineering team and the mold...
Features: Medical
Ultrasound has long been associated with diagnostic imaging, but it is increasingly being explored and utilized as a beneficial, non-invasive tool for applications ranging from surgery to therapy....
Products: Medical
AWAIBA (Madeira, Portugal) offers DRAGSTER 2x-8K-7um image sensors that process images at the intended velocities and send the information out via Camera Link (both Dual or Four Camera Link sockets) or alternatively via double...
Products: Medical
Value Plastics (Fort Collins, CO) offers a 2012 catalog coupled with an interactive PDF, featuring information on over 4,000 off-the-shelf parts as well as new products including the MQC Series of quick connect fittings and a new...
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The V12Z06MA Series of conical antivibration base mounts from Advanced Antivibration Components (New Hyde Park, NY) are designed to dampen shock and vibration for compression loads up to 1632 kgf (3598 lbf). Their metric...
Products: Medical
NVision (Coppell, TX) has partnered with Materials Analysis (Dallas, TX) to offer product defect analysis that can potentially be introduced in product liability litigation to prove a manufacturer innocent of producing a...
Products: Test & Measurement
Werth (Old Saybrook, CT) has introduced an “OnTheFly” method for rapid measurement with image processing. ScopeCheck® and VideoCheck® coordinate measuring machines can now take measurements while in constant motion....
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Sensirion AG (Staefa, Switzerland) offers the SDP600 series of differential pressure sensors, featuring low energy consumption for long-term battery operation. The SDP606 and SDP616 sensors are designed to enter sleep mode...
Products: Medical
NuSil Technology (Carpinteria, CA) has added three new products to the VersaSil line, which is now a series of six high-consistency elastomers. The VersaSil 40, 60, and 80 present new ranges in durometer, offering versatility for...
Products: Medical
The STH and STQ pumps from Fluid Metering (Syosset, NY) are suitable for precision mixing, diulating, and proportional metering for OEM medical, analytical, and industrial instrumentation. The pumps consist of two FMI...
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Thomas Division (Sheboygan, WI), a Gardner Denver Company, offers the 2220 Series brushless DC oil-less air compressor designed for medical and other applications requiring a compact, lightweight compressor with...
Products: Medical
Sarstedt (Newton, NC) has introduced a 13 × 75 mm configuration to its existing line of false-bottom screw cap aliquot tubes. False-bottom tubes feature an elevated conical base that lifts serum/plasma yields to a more...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Power Technology (Little Rock, AR) has announced the availability of PNF Series green wavelength spectrum lasers suitable for surgical and X-ray alignment applications on dark or pigmented skin. Green lasers are more...
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Ask the Expert
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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.
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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.
