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Explore articles that will help you test your medical devices and software. Validation techniques include environmental monitoring, biocompatibility testing, packaging validation, and sterilization services.

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Sugar-Coated COVID-19 Test Takes Advantage of Coronavirus’ Sweet Tooth

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Features: Packaging & Sterilization

New Requirements for Medical Device Cleaning Validations: An Overview of...

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‘Pop-up’ Electronic Sensors Detect When Heart Cells Misbehave

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Faster COVID-19 Testing Based on Quantum Physics

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White Papers: Test & Measurement
Analytical Testing Solutions for Medtech Manufacturing

For medtech manufacturers, material and device failures are an unavoidable issue that can plague even the most experienced engineering teams. This paper examines how a strong partnership...

White Papers: Medical
Understanding Choked Flow of Gases

Medical equipment applications which handle various gas flows often require a precise, repeatable mass flow rate of gas. Our white paper explains the science behind “Choked Flow” or the condition when...

Features: Packaging & Sterilization
Inside Story: Intertek Allentown
Senior scientist Paula McDaniel tells MDB how to find and prevent material failures.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
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: Wearables
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.
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Noninvasive Test Detects Cancer Cells
A diagnostic nanoparticle can reveal the presence of cancerous proteins.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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R&D: Wearables
Wearable Sensors Measure Body Position
Scientists have created wearable, stitchable, and sensitive sensors from flexible polymers and bundles of carbon fiber.
Products: Photonics/Optics
Product Focus: Test & Measurement 2021
Trackers, interferometers, laser sensors, and more.
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Creating Robust Reprocessing Instructions for Reusable Device IFUs
Developing IFUs for reusable devices presents a unique challenge that requires focused attention to ensure patient safety: the reprocessing method.
Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
Suppliers Keep Pace with Changing Dialysis Needs and Fast-Moving Regulatory Environment
With longer lifespans and aging populations worldwide, the need for and importance of dialysis technology will only grow.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
JILA Comb Breathalyzer Now More Sensitive to Disease Biomarkers
The sensitivity of the decade-old frequency comb breathalyzer now detects four additional biomarkers.
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Products and Services: November 2021 Medical Design Briefs
Power entry modules, application processors, proximity testing services, and more.
Features: Design
The Advancement of Minimally Invasive Device Design
Despite the growth in MIS advancements over the last two decades, these techniques are still in their adolescence. There is much room for growth.
R&D: Materials
Sticking Sensors to Skin Without Adhesives
Researchers developed a method to bond human skin to rubber-like polymeric materials without an adhesive.
Products: Imaging
New Products and Services: October 2021 Medical Design Briefs
Medical-grade power adapters, fume hoods, image sensors, and more.
Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
Developing a Customized Glucometer Using GreenPAK
Glucometer designs available on the market today are costly, large, and power inefficient. See how GreenPAK offers an upgrade.
Products: Test & Measurement
Product of the Month: September 2021 Medical Design Briefs
An evaluation kit form Sensirion enables ventilator manufacturers to take proximal measurements of respiratory gas rates.
Briefs: Imaging
Optical Device Offers Improved Thyroid Cancer Screening
The device combines near infrared light, time resolved spectroscopy, and diffuse correlation spectroscopy.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Soft Skin Patch Could Provide Early Warning for Strokes, Heart Attacks
The patch uses ultrasound to monitor blood flow to organs.
Features: AR/AI
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MD&M West brings together medtech engineers, business leaders, and innovative thinkers to create life-changing medical devices.
INSIDER: Medical
Test Distinguishes SARS-CoV-2 from Other Coronaviruses

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...

Features: Medical
Scaling Single-Use Liquid Dispensing from R&D to Automated Production
A growing number of companies are turning to sterile, single-use, closed liquid dispensing systems and kits.
R&D: Photonics/Optics
Sensor Tracks Stress Hormone in Real Time
A prototype of a fluorescence-based sensor provides continuous detection of cortisol concentrations in real time.
Briefs: AR/AI
Moving One Step Closer to Personalized Anesthesia
The device continuously measures the blood concentration of propofol.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Wearable Accelerometer Could Reduce Falls for Seniors
Worn on the fingertips like a thimble, the wearable helps reduce postural sway.
Briefs: Medical
Portable COVID Test Delivers Fast, Accurate Results
The single-chip system is a complete functioning electronic circuit.
Products: Electronics & Computers
New Products and Services: June 2021 Medical Design Briefs
Medical connectors, servo positioners, SMT jumpers, and more.

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