Design/​Engineering

A Plant-Based Gel That Saves Lives

A hemostatic gel technology that rapidly controls bleeding could transform wound care.

How Nature Inspires the Future of Health

The animal kingdom has fascinated man from the beginning of time. From the most minute organisms to undersea and land creatures that have perfectly evolved to adapt to their environments, we have looked...

Surface Modification: Improving Well Plates for Drug Discovery

For researchers and manufacturers interested in reducing the costs of coated well plates while improving research quality and diagnostic test resolution, outsourcing to a qualified contract services provider could be an optimal solution.

Linear Motion Design Considerations for Medical Device OEMs

Linear actuators — in particular, electromechanical linear actuators — have become integral components of modern medical devices because of their high precision, accuracy, and ability to deliver repeatable motion control.

Disruption Is on the Horizon: Trends in Precision Surgery

Medical technology is nearing the brink of a large-scale disruption. Attitudes are shifting, and there is a renewed focus on interoperability and data. Throughout 2023, I’m excited to see clinical influencers increasingly engaged to apply their expertise to clinical product development.

Packaging

Invented in 1967, what device saved countless children from being poisoned?

Aidaptus Autoinjector Wins Red Dot Design Award

Owen Mumford has been awarded a distinction in the prestigious Red Dot awards for innovative product design for its Aidaptus single-use auto-injector, which the company launched in 2021....

SEMECO to Accelerate Advances in Medical Electronics

Germany-based SEMECO (Secure Medical Microsystems and Communications) future cluster recently launched with partners from the Technische Universität Dresden. The goal is ambitious: to break...

Summer 2023 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.

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.

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.

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.

New Products & Services

See the New Products and Services, including medical optics, healthcare polymers, a ventilator pressure sensor, and more.

Vaccinations

What device, invented by a Scottish Physician, has made today's mass vaccinations possible?

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.

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).

Consider Phase Zero: The Importance of DFX to Meet Deadlines, Deliverables

If the race to meet short-term milestones is run blindly, it can forever hamstring a medical device timeline.

From the Editor

Here are the winners of the 2022 Medical Design Briefs’ Readers’ Choice Products of the Year.

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.

Product of the Month

Schurter has recently completed its production facility for its human-machine interface (HMI) capabilities.

Product Focus: Disposables

The product focus for March 2023 is disposables.

Inventions

What life-saving device was first built from orange juice cans, used auto parts, and sausage casings?

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.

Modernizing Therapeutic Cell Production

With so much at stake, attention is now shifting to adopting more modern equipment and methods to consistently produce the best cells.

Embedded Intelligence and Connectivity: High-Performance Modules for Mixed-Critical Applications

The growing use of AI in medical applications is leading to drastically higher performance demands for the embedded computing technology.

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.

Silicon Nanochip Could Treat Traumatic Muscle Loss

Technology developed by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine can change skin tissue into blood vessels and nerve cells.

Extrusion Process Enables Synthetic Material Growth

A team of scientists and engineers has developed a first-of-its-kind, plant-inspired extrusion process that enables synthetic material growth.

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.