Design/​Engineering

Product Development

Learn about risk assessment, design validation, and the many phases of medical product development.

Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Medical Biosensor Design
COVID-19 accelerated demand for biosensor devices for both consumer and medical use, driving innovation and creating a lucrative market that is projected to grow from $28.5 billion in 2022 to $58 billion by 2032.
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Products: Materials
Product of The Month
See the product of the month: A line of thin cold-rolled titanium in a variety of commercially pure grades and alloys for medical devices, available from Arnold Magnetic Technologies.
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Briefs: Design
COPD: Hands-Free Device Improves Breathing
One in 10 adults suffer from the debilitating effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Research around a new breathing device developed by pulmonologists at the University of Cincinnati offers promise for improving their lives.
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Products: Motion Control
New Products & Services
See the New Products and Services, including medical optics, healthcare polymers, a ventilator pressure sensor, and more.
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Features: Regulations/Standards
Show Preview: Design of Medical Devices Conference 2023
The Institute for Engineering in Medicine’s Innovation Week highlights events that focus on advances and new directions in medical engineering.
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Features: Medical
MRI Safety Testing: How Device Manufacturers Can Ensure Safety of Patients with Implants
With a view to the absolute safety of patients, medical device manufacturers must be aware of the potential risks of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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From the Editor: Medical
From the Editor
Here are the winners of the 2022 Medical Design Briefs’ Readers’ Choice Products of the Year.
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Products: Medical
Product of the Month
Schurter has recently completed its production facility for its human-machine interface (HMI) capabilities.
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Products: Connectivity
Product Focus: Disposables
The product focus for March 2023 is disposables.
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Global Innovations: Medical
Analyzing Sweat via Microelectronic Fibers for Noninvasive Health Monitoring
The fiber could lead to fiber-based smart clothes that provide greater versatility in functions, larger sensing areas, and greater comfort.
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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
DfM and Product Development for Micro Medical Device Applications
In its most general sense, DfM for medical devices means the design of parts sympathetic to the production process being used in order to make optimized outcomes in a timely fashion.
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Briefs: Medical
Wireless, High-Speed, Low-Power Communications for Implantable Devices
Implantable bioelectronics are now often key in assisting or monitoring vital organs, but they often lack a safe, reliable way of transmitting their data to doctors.
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Applications: Data Acquisition
Renamic Neo Offers Complete Wireless Connectivity to Implants
Tiotronik’s Renamic Neo communicates with a medical device implanted in a patient, such as a pacemaker, ICD, or implantable cardiac monitor.
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Products: Design
Product Focus: Motors & Motion Control 2023
Product Focus: Motors & Motion Control 2023
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Global Innovations: Design
Microscope Could Speed Up and Simplify Breast Cancer Treatment
Researchers have developed an ultra-tiny endo-microscope that could help improve breast cancer treatment and cut NHS waiting lists.
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News: Design
Design Firm Veranex Acquires Fusion Biotec

Veranex, Raleigh, NC, has acquired Fusion Biotec, a design and engineering firm for complex electro-mechanical diagnostic instrumentation and medical devices located in Orange, CA. According to the...

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Global Innovations: Medical
Flexible Surgical Needle Offers Enhanced Precision
Engineers have developed an innovative surgical needle whose trajectory can be corrected on the fly, thanks to a flexible tip controlled with a simple button.
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Quick Test Kit Determines Immunity to COVID-19, Variants

A team of scientists from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore...

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INSIDER: Design
Consortium to Advance Digital Twins in Healthcare

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London are part of a consortium of 19 partners that will aid personalized healthcare by using virtual copies of objects. EDITH (Ecosystem for...

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Briefs: Design
Integrated Rupture Disk Assemblies for Cryogenic Equipment and Storage Systems
OEMs are increasingly turning to integrated rupture disk assemblies with all components combined by the manufacturer, as opposed to loose rupture disk and holder devices that leave much to chance.
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From the Editor: Medical
From the Editor: Data-Driven Brain Care: The Future of Neuroscience
Connectomics, the field of understanding brain connectivity, is poised to change the future of neuroscience.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Stable Electrodes for Long-Term BCI
The electrode can be worn comfortably and stable for up to four weeks, without the potential need for any medical personnel to intervene to maintain it.
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R&D: Motion Control
Robot Sleeves Help Kids with Cerebral Palsy
The garments will contain sealed, airtight regions that can inflate, making them temporarily rigid and providing the force for movement.
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Briefs: Materials
Tubing Coated with Light-Powered Catalysts Aids Drug Manufacturing
The new class of materials is insoluble, so it can be used over and over again. Such catalysts could be used to coat tubing and perform chemical transformations on reactants as they flow through the tube.
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Briefs: Medical
Novel Radiation Therapy Delays Brain Cancer Regrowth
UC San Diego Health is the first hospital system in San Diego to offer a new, highly targeted, and precisely placed radiation therapy that delays tumor regrowth while protecting healthy tissue in patients with brain cancer.
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Products: Design
Product of the Month
The Product of the Month for November 2022.
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Products: Medical
New Products and Services
The new products and services in November 2022, including optical fibers, a shielded connector, spring brakes, and more.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Product Focus: Manufacturing/Assembly Equipment
The manufacturing/assembly equipment Product Focus for November 2022.
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Briefs: Imaging
Ultrathin Dental Camera Inspired by Insect-Eye Structure
Using the device, assorted functional imaging was demonstrated to satisfy clinical needs.
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Top Stories

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Quiz: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Medical Devices in the Locker Room

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INSIDER: Medical

AI Tool Predicts Onset of Parkinson’s Disease

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INSIDER: Medical

ECG Patch Paves Way for Sustainable Wearables

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INSIDER: Materials

Graphene ‘Tattoo’ Treats Cardiac Arrhythmia with Light

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News: Medical

MMT Acquires Ward Automation Galway, Somex: Launches MMT Automation...

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Features: Medical

Inside the OEM: Siemens Healthineers

Ask the Expert

Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
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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.

Webcasts

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Webinars: Medical

5 Ways to Test Wearable Devices

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Webinars: Test & Measurement

Powering Medical Devices: How to Filter Noise Out While Keeping Safety In

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Webinars: Materials

High-purity Silicone Adhesive Solutions for Medical Device Assembly

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Podcasts: Wearables

Here's an Idea: Real-Time Remote Heart Monitoring

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Tech Talks: Materials

A Look Into New Silicone Elastomers for Low-Temperature Biopharma Applications

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On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

How to Maximize the Benefits of Medical Device Onshoring

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.

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Features: Packaging & Sterilization

Sterilization, Packaging, and Materials: CRITICAL CONSIDERATIONS

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