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Learn what's trending in medical device testing and design. Explore the latest medical products, applications, and technical briefs covering simulation & design software; advanced measuring instruments; and monitoring systems, devices, and instrumentation.

Features: Medical

Modernizing Therapeutic Cell Production

Products: Test & Measurement
Product Focus: Test & Measurement
Features: Medical
Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Chemical Resistance of Thermoplastics for Non-Disposable Medical Devices – A Voice from Industry Collaboration Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
News: Test & Measurement
Testing Facility Called “Game Changer” in Regenerative Medicine
Features: Test & Measurement
Cobots Offer Advantages for Biomedical Testing Applications
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Peeling Back the Layers: Adhesives Testing for Wearables
Features: Medical
Additive Manufacturing: New Frontiers for Production and Validation
Features: Test & Measurement
Achieving High-Speed Real-Time Image Cytometry
R&D: Energy
Tiny Thermometer Measures Temperature in Nanopores

Top Stories

Briefs: Wearables

Designing Feature-Rich Wearable Health and Fitness Devices

INSIDER: Wearables

Self-Powered Ingestible Sensor Opens New Avenues for Gut Research

Briefs: Medical

Extrusion Process Enables Synthetic Material Growth

Features: Medical

Enabling a Diabetic to Run the World Marathon Challenge

INSIDER: Wearables

COVID-19 Smart Patch Vaccine Measures Effectiveness

Features: Medical

Enhancing Surgical Outcomes with Performance-Guided Surgery

Ask the Expert

Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire

In collaboration with the Fort Wayne Metals Engineering team, Eric Dietsch focuses on supporting customers with material recommendations, product development, and education. Eric is available to help you and your company with any Nitinol-related questions or needs that you may have.

Webcasts

Webinars: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Developing the Ultimate Medical Sensor Technology

On-Demand Webinars: Medical

Precision Pulsed High Voltage: Electroporation Enabling Medical and Life...

On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Product Development Lifecycle Management: Optimizing Quality, Cost, and Speed...

Webinars: Materials

Medical Device Biofilms: Slimy, Sticky, Stubborn, and Serious

On-Demand Webinars: Medical

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Making Medical Devices Smarter

On-Demand Webinars: Sensors/Data Acquisition

MEMS and Sensors: The Digital Transformation of Healthcare

Latest Briefs & News

News: Medical

Magnetic Seeds Used to Heat and Kill Cancer

Features: Semiconductors & ICs

Developing an Analog Front-End for an Electrocardiogram Monitor

Supplements: Test & Measurement
Medical Design Briefs: 2022 Technology Leaders
Learn about the medical manufacturers and cutting-edge applications that stood out in 2022.
White Papers: Medical
Get the Inside Story on EO Residuals

Many factors impact Ethylene Oxide (EO) Residual levels following sterilization, making it difficult to determine when a medical device is safe for public use. In our latest Inside Story, Leonard Harris,...

White Papers: Medical
Get the Inside Story on EO Sterilization

Ethylene Oxide (EO) Sterilization for many medical devices, may be the only method that effectively sterilizes and does not damage the device during the sterilization process. In our latest Inside...

White Papers: Medical
A Guide to Polychromatic and Monochromatic Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy for Analysis of Sunscreen Protection For Human Skin

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy is a technique used in the field of dermatology for assessing optical properties...

Supplements: Materials
Winter 2022 Resource Guide
In our summer edition of the MDB Resource Guide, learn about new cleaning requirements and find the right company to match your medical-design needs.
White Papers: Medical
How to Select and Evaluate Clean Room Movement Systems: A 7-step Guide

This paper provides a road map that makes it easier to determine the appropriate method to move machinery and tools in clean rooms. As you walk through the short but...

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
AI-Enabled Optical Fiber Sensor Device Monitors Brain Injury
The results from tests on animal brain tissues suggest it could help clinicians to better monitor both disease progression and patients’ response to treatment than is currently possible.
White Papers: Test & Measurement
Differences in the Testing and Certification of Consumer-Grade Wearable Devices and Body-Worn Medical Devices

Manufacturers that produce smart wearables continue to strive for clinical validation and regulatory approval of their technology...

White Papers: Medical
Using Standard IEC 80601-2-78 for the Testing of Medical Exoskeletons and other RACA Robots

Exoskeletons are different from any other medical device used in health care settings. Navigating the requirements of a new medical standard can be...

White Papers: Medical
Guide to IEC 60601-1, 3rd Edition, Amendment 2

Medical electrical equipment and systems standards are updated so often that it can be difficult for manufacturers to keep up with the latest amendments, ultimately impacting quality or delaying...

Supplements: IoMT
Summer 2022 Resource Guide
In our summer edition of the MDB Resource Guide, learn about new cleaning requirements and find the right company to match your medical-design needs.
White Papers: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Designing SOSA™ Backplanes for the Future of Electronics

Backplane signal integrity is an emerging issue for new SOSA systems. Our newest white paper examines how new systems must be able to operate at very high data signaling rates to...

White Papers: Medical
Selecting the Right System to Move BioPharma Equipment

This paper is intended to serve as a guide to selecting the ideal load handling equipment for any given load and situation. The sheer variability of needs means this guide will not be...

Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New Products: Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West
Surgical Motors

Portescap, Morristown, NJ, offers surgical motors that are designed to withstand 3,000+ autoclave cycles. The motors and controllers include the CNT1530...

Features: Test & Measurement
Device Development Excels in Rapid Development Centers
Learn how a dedicated team of experts at a rapid development center (RDC) can improve the design process.
From the Editor: Sensors/Data Acquisition
From the Editor: The 2021 Product of the Year
Readers selected a product that could help manufacturers in their quest to build better ventilators to help fight the pandemic.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Software May Help Neurology Patients Capture Clinical Data with Their Own Smartphones
The software accurately detects movements performed during motor function assessments.
Briefs: Wearables
Sustainable Silk Material Ideal for Wearable and Implantable Applications
The material is optically transparent and easily manipulated.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Product Focus: Disposables
Micro-metallizer pens, sensor evaluation kits, single-use disposables, and more.
White Papers: Medical
Get the Biocompatibility Inside Story

Eurofins Medical Device Testing offers biocompatibility expertise to assess the biological risks of a new device design or process change, and develop an appropriate testing program for assessing device...

Technology Leaders: Regulations/Standards
First, Do No Harm: Changing Strategies to Prove Your Medical Device Is Safe
Modern evaluation of biocompatibility uses a risk-based approach.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Biosensors Measure Toxic Drugs in Cancer, Arthritis, and Organ Transplant Patients
Designer biosensors ‘switch on’ color or electrical responses to drugs.
Inside Story: Test & Measurement
Inside Story: Eurofins Medical Device Testing
Geoffrey Moodie from Eurofins answers questions about biocompatibility.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Miniature Optical Fiber Treatment Device Offers More Effective Cancer Immunotherapy
The device infuses antibodies through the miniature fiber to the tumor to activate T cells around tumor cells.
Supplements: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Winter 2021 Resource Guide
In our winter edition of the MDB Resource Guide, learn about new cleaning requirements and find the right company to match your medical-design needs.
Features: Design
Inside Story: Intertek Allentown
Senior scientist Paula McDaniel tells MDB how to find and prevent material failures.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Optical Design Considerations for Additive Manufacturing
Light-based methods open many opportunities for medical applications.
Features: Materials
The Three Challenges in Biomedical QC Testing
A robust, optimized mechanical testing program is essential to successful quality control testing.
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Wearable Head Scanner Allows Mobility During Brain Scans
Researchers have proposed a solution to both clearly visualize and accurately assess the brain via photoacoustic imaging.

Inside Story

Rapid Precision Prototyping Program Speeds Medtech Product Development

Rapid prototyping technologies play an important role in supporting new product development (NPD) by companies that are working to bring novel and innovative products to market. But in advanced industries where products often make use of multiple technologies, and where meeting a part’s exacting tolerances is essential, speed without precision is rarely enough. In such advanced manufacturing—including the medical device and surgical robotics industries — the ability to produce high-precision prototypes early in the development cycle can be critical for meeting design expectations and bringing finished products to market efficiently.

Trending Stories

Technology Leaders: Regulations/Standards

First, Do No Harm: Changing Strategies to Prove Your Medical Device Is Safe

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