Design & Testing

Learn what's trending in medical device testing and design. Explore the latest medical products, applications, and technical briefs covering simulation & design software; advanced measuring instruments; and monitoring systems, devices, and instrumentation.

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Features: Regulations/Standards
As summer 2020 gives way to fall and we continue grappling with unprecedented challenges, healthcare industry efforts persist to ensure that medical supplies are available when and where they are...
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Briefs: Medical
Spinal cord stimulators could provide sensory feedback to a prosthetic arm.
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Features: Medical
Regardless of the pace of production, quality control testing is still required to ensure that the products being sent to our front lines will perform as required.
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Blog: Design
COVID-19 has drastically changed the landscape for businesses across all industries, forcing immediate changes — but ones that will have long-term consequences. In the newest report by...
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Industry News: Medical
Here is the latest roundup of key medtech industry leadership moves and other notable updates.
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Blog: Design
Yes, there will be a day when the U.S. EUA, Emergency Use Authorization Act, will be lifted, the medical device industry goes back to reality, and the FDA regains control of the medical approval process with...
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News: Test & Measurement
Instron, a global manufacturer of materials testing equipment, is holding its first-ever virtual Biomedical Testing Open House. Scheduled for August 24–27, this online event will bring...
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Blog: Medical
The most significant marketing challenge of our time is the scarcity of attention from potential customers. Bombarded relentlessly from all directions with too much...
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Blog: Medical
Scientific leaders from the National Institutes of Health have set forth a framework to increase significantly the number, quality, and type of daily tests for...
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Products: Motion Control
Shielding materials, static control, 3D printing software, and more.
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Technology Leaders: Design
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty and delays in procedures, and the orthopedics industry must keep innovating.
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Blog: Test & Measurement
A new peer-reviewed study by researchers at NSF International and Novateur Ventures finds significant variability in the accuracy of currently available COVID-19...
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Blog: Packaging & Sterilization
NASA’s Glenn Research Center and University Hospitals (UH) in Cleveland have collaborated to develop new methods and technologies for decontaminating personal protective equipment...
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Global Innovations: Electronics & Computers
Researchers have developed a new method to accurately record brain activity at scale.
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Features: Regulations/Standards
A number of manufacturers are still in the process of confirming who qualifies as an "Economic Operator."
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Conduits, heat sinks, bioadhesives, and more.
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Products: Materials
Shaft collars, modular clean labs, hybrid motion controllers, and more.
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Briefs: Medical
Fast-acting, light-reactive genetic tools could reveal how deep brain stimulation works.
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From the Editor: Medical
As COVID-19 has swept through the globe, it has brought with it a new normal — at least for the time being. As I discussed last month, the virus...
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News: Wearables
The proliferation of wearable robotics and exoskeletons is earnestly underway around the world. In virtually any area of one’s personal...
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News: Imaging
Simon Fraser University researchers will use their pioneering imaging technology – called Mango, for its bright color – to develop coronavirus testing kits.
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Blog: Test & Measurement
Everlywell, a digital health company that offers individuals access to at-home collection lab tests, has received an Emergency Use Authorization...
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Blog: Regulations/Standards
In an effort to harness diverse streams of data to understand and respond to COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has entered into an agreement with Aetionto...
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Blog: Test & Measurement
“Testing, testing, testing.” It’s a mantra that health officials have been constantly promoting because screening people for COVID-19 is the best way to contain...
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
The robotic surgery market is currently in a rapid state of expansion. It has welcomed dozens of new companies in the last decade, and the range of technologies, uses, and applications of robotic...
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From the Editor: Test & Measurement
FDA has issued multiple emergency use authorizations, loosened regulations for telemedicine, and eased the requirements for production of...
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Technology Leaders: Medical
For wearable devices to function as intended, they need to have a secure, reliable hold for the desired duration of use.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Position sensors, power clamps, CT scanners, and more.
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Features: Design
Philip Nelson, a partner with Knobbe Martens, provides some insights for device companies facing challenges with intellectual property.
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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.

Inside Story

Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.

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