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INSIDER: AR/AI
Researchers have developed an online tool to help medical staff quickly determine which COVID-19 patients will need help breathing with a ventilator. The tool, developed through analysis...
Features: Packaging & Sterilization
Unique device identifiers, or UDIs, enable better reporting, reviewing, and analyzing of adverse events.
Features: Materials
The advent of automatic drug-delivery devices has empowered patients to take their treatments in their own hands.
Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
Small medical electronics are at the forefront of a new round of technology trends involving printed circuit board (PCB) assembly and manufacturing.
Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Medical Robotics - September 2021
Self-propelled nanobots that deliver drugs inside the human body...novel sensors that improve the safety and precision of industrial robots...a dynamic hydrogel material that makes building soft robotic devices...R&D: Energy
The cardiac pacemaker of the future could be powered by the heart itself.
Briefs: Regulations/Standards
Deadlines are approaching for compliance.
INSIDER: Design
Despite the impressively fast development of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests over the last year and a half, the vast majority of patient samples must still be sent to a lab for processing, which...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Touchless switches, biocompatible adhesives, 3D-printing materials, and more.
Products: Imaging
Reference design kits, smart textiles, thermoplastic elastomers, and more.
R&D: Medical
An intra-oral device is fitted by a dental professional to the upper and lower back teeth.
Blog: Medical
Personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturer American PAPR LLC is ramping up manufacturing of respirators across its 17-state supply chain in answer the Biden...
INSIDER: Medical
Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a tablet-sized device that can reliably detect multiple COVID-19 antibodies and biomarkers simultaneously. Initial results show the test can...
INSIDER: Medical
To address the COVID-19 outbreaks that continue to skyrocket with new clusters in numerous dark red areas in many provinces across Thailand, a research team has developed an innovative...
INSIDER: Medical
Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a novel face mask that can diagnose the wearer with COVID-19 within about 90 minutes. The masks are embedded with tiny, disposable...
INSIDER: Design
A team of researchers has developed a low-cost nasopharyngoscope for use in provincial and district hospitals in the Vietnam, where traditional scopes are cost prohibitive. These...
INSIDER: Design
An antigen-based detection technique could be used to analyze as many as 500 samples per hour. In a recently completed study, the rapid test was able to diagnose a viral infection...
INSIDER: Design
Researchers have designed a testing protocol for SARS-CoV-2 that can process tens of thousands of samples in less than 48 hours. The test, called SARSeq, or Saliva...
Features: Design
Many new companies entering the market are planning a diagnostic roadmap of capabilities beyond their entry point of COVID-19 testing.
INSIDER: Medical
A reliable — and cheap — antibody test can analyze more than 1,000 samples at once and requires a small drop of blood, such as that from a finger prick.
From the Editor: Regulations/Standards
FDA has created a “Catalog of Regulatory Science Tools,” in which it provides a comprehensive list of peer-reviewed resources for medical device developers.
Briefs: Medical
Modifications to existing N95 masks improve their reusability.
News: Medical
EDGe Surgical, Inc., a company focused on developing and manufacturing smart orthopedic and spine surgical instruments, has been granted patent 10,912,483 titled “Handheld...
INSIDER: Design
New research could help solve a major challenge in the deployment of certain COVID-19 vaccines worldwide — the need for the vaccines to be kept at below-freezing temperatures...
INSIDER: Materials
Researchers have developed a novel nanofiber production technique called centrifugal multispinning that will open the door for the safe and cost-effective mass production of...
INSIDER: Medical
A diagnostic test can detect the virus that causes COVID-19 even after it has gone through mutations. Called the VaNGuard (Variant Nucleotide Guard) test, it makes use of a...
INSIDER: Design
A new viral screening test diagnoses COVID-19 in a matter of minutes with a portable, pocket-sized machine. It also simultaneously tests for other viruses — like influenza —...
INSIDER: Green Design & Manufacturing
Researchers have transformed copper nanowires into metal foams that could be used in facemasks and air filtration systems. The foams filter efficiently and...
Features: Design
The "Evolving To MedDev" 2021 digital event will provide automotive and aerospace companies with practical information about how they can enter into the medical device supply chain.
Top Stories
INSIDER: Design
MD&M Midwest Keynote: Advancing Electrophysiology: The Science and...
INSIDER: Medical
MD&M Midwest Keynote: Let’s Break a Leg: Improving 3D Printed Prosthetics
INSIDER: Medical
Smart Device Speeds Wound Healing with Personalized Treatment
INSIDER: Materials
New Material Extends Life of Orthopedic Implants
Podcasts: Medical
How 3D Printing Is Transforming Medtech
From the Editor: Medical
Medical Devices Are Booming — But Can the Supply Chain Keep Up?
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
Upcoming Webinars: Connectivity
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless...
On-Demand Webinars: Materials
Advancements in Biocompatible Liquid Crystal Polymer Substrates for Next-Gen...
Podcasts: Materials
How 3D Printing Is Transforming Medtech
Podcasts: Medical
Addressing Material Changes and Safety in Medical Devices
On-Demand Webinars: AR/AI
Medical & Healthcare Robotics Summit
On-Demand Webinars: Medical
From Concept to Scale-Up: Real-World Insights into Biomedical Textile...
Inside Story
Inside Story: Establishing Safe EO Sterilization for Medical Devices
To find out more about the expertise required to establish a safe and effective EO Sterilization for medical devices, MDB recently spoke with Elizabeth Sydnor, director of microbiology for Eurofins Medical Device Testing (Lancaster, PA).
