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How Smart Implants and AI Robotics Could Transform Neurological Surgery

Smart implants and AI-enhanced robotics will improve surgical precision and generate actionable data.

How Tissue-Based Approaches Are Enabling Long-Term Implants

A new category of medical devices on the horizon integrates with and leverages the body’s own tissue.

Hydrogels: The Future of Bone Implants

Researchers have developed a novel hydrogel that is as soft as pudding and dissolves in the body over time. This material could one day be used for custom-made bone implants.

Robotics

What wearable robotic device became the first FDA-cleared exoskeleton approved for rehabilitation use in stroke patients?

Adaptable Drug-Delivery Platform Accelerates Next-Gen Medicine

An adaptable materials platform can safely and efficiently deliver a wide range of genetic medicines, a breakthrough that could accelerate the development of next‑generation...

Novel Sensor Offers Continuous Blood Leakage Monitoring

In a recent breakthrough, a team of researchers led by Dr. Yei Hwan Jung at Hanyang University, South Korea, has proposed a novel ultrathin flexible sensor inserted endovascularly with a stent to detect Type-I endoleaks with the maximum rupture risk. Read on to learn more.

Vaccines Via Dental Floss

Researchers have developed a novel vaccine delivery approach that uses dental floss to administer vaccines through the junctional epithelium, the thin, permeable tissue located between the teeth and gums. Read on to learn more about it.

Medical Podcasts

Listen to the medical podcasts, including one examining personalized medicine and drug delivery — and how cutting-edge tools like AI, automation, and robotics are transforming cancer care; one on the growing emphasis on sustainability in drug-delivery devices; one on how targeted intra-arterial delivery platforms are redefining the treatment of solid tumors; and more.

Under-the-Skin Electrode for Epilepsy Tracking

Researchers have demonstrated that seizures can be tracked in the home environment, giving clinicians access to data that could have a dramatic impact on the way in which epilepsy is treated in...

Customizable Finger Brace for Injury Recovery

Researchers have developed a fully customizable finger brace that can, with the push or flex of a finger, easily switch from stiff to flexible. Along with its versatility, the brace can be 3D...

How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery

Wearable drug-delivery systems are improving the quality of life for patients with chronic conditions.

Conductive Hydrogel Holds Promise for Implants

A team of scientists has developed a soft polymer hydrogel that can conduct electricity as well as metal can. Read on to learn more.

Videos of the Month

See the videos of the month, including one on using microfluidic devices for gene therapy; one on resisting antibiotic resistance; one on a humanoid robot surgeon; and more.

Tiny Neural Implant Wirelessly Tracks Brain

Cornell researchers and collaborators have developed a neural implant so small that it can rest on a grain of salt, yet it can wirelessly transmit brain activity data in a living animal for more than a year. Read on to learn more about it.

Probe Powerfully Records Neural Circuits During Behavior

A newly developed probe, called Neuropixels Ultra, overcomes some key technical challenges in recording the cell type and activity of thousands of individual cells across many brain regions during a single experiment. Read on to learn more.

Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices

The challenges and opportunities in developing greener drug delivery solutions without compromising performance and safety.

Brain Implant Enables Safer Drug Delivery

Researchers have developed a new type of brain implant that can deliver drugs to multiple regions of the brain with high precision, offering fresh possibilities for the treatment of neurological...

Engineering Compact, Energy-Efficient Electronic Drug-Delivery Pens

The design of electronic drug-delivery pens requires precise control, compact form factors, and exceptionally low power consumption — requirements that can only be met by thoughtful component selection and close collaboration with experienced suppliers. Read on to learn more.

Boston Scientific to Acquire Nalu Medical, Inc.

Boston Scientific Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nalu Medical, Inc., a privately held medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing...

Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care

Targeted intra-arterial delivery platforms bathe cancer directly in therapy while limiting systemic toxicity.

Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery

First Ascent’s platform enables pharmaceutical partners to test drug candidates against live cancer cells.

Pill-Sized Bioprinter Can Be Guided to Disease Site

Engineers have created the first ingestible bioprinter that can be guided to disease sites to print tissue within the body. Called MEDS (Magnetic Endoluminal Deposition System), the...

3D Printed Diamond–Titanium Device Could Lead to Longer-Lasting Implants

RMIT researchers have created an experimental 3D printed diamond–titanium device that generates electricity from flowing liquid and receives wireless power through tissue making it possible to remotely sense changes in flow. Read on to learn more about it.

MD&M Midwest Keynote: Let’s Break a Leg: Improving 3D Printed Prosthetics

In their keynote, Drew Davis and Eric Nickel explore how the rise of 3D printing and scanning technologies have transformed healthcare. They will talk about how and...

3D Printed Implant Helps Repair Spinal Cord Injuries

A research team at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has developed a 3D printed implant to deliver electrical stimulation to injured areas of the spinal cord offering a potential new route to repair nerve damage. Read on to learn the details of the 3D-printed implant and how it performs in lab experiments.

Researchers Develop Ultrasound-Based Wireless Charging Technology for Implantable Medical Devices

A research team led by Prof. Jinho Chang at DGIST has developed an ultrasound-based wireless charging technology capable of rapidly and efficiently charging the batteries of implantable medical devices. The technology has achieved world-class energy efficiency, fully charging a commercial battery within two hours, even inside the human body. Read on to learn more.

Balancing Miniaturization, Power, and Compliance in Sensor Design

In this Q&A with Medical Design Briefs, Michael Klitzke, principal system architect at TE Connectivity, discusses how advances in sensor miniaturization, packaging,...

Precision Drug Delivery with Magnetic Steering, Light-Triggered Release

Researchers have demonstrated that microscopic drug-delivery containers can be magnetically steered to their targets, advancing the development of precision medicine...

Microrobots Navigate Complex Biological Environments

Fabricated with a gel side for carrying drugs and a magnetic side for steering, researchers have developed microrobots that can navigate complex biological environments like intestines....