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Power Supplies & Batteries

Power supplies are essential to a variety of medical devices, from MRI equipment to robotic surgical devices. Learn about the medical power supply market and requirements for compliance. Explore technical briefs, white papers, and products.

Products: Electronics & Computers
New Products and Services: July 2022 Medical Design Briefs
Compact Digital Microscope

Vision Engineering, New Milford, CT, has launched a new, compact digital microscope for a wide range of applications. The VE Cam digital microscope...

Products: Materials
New Products and Services: February 2022 Medical Design Briefs
Metal additive manufacturing, high-performance grease, filters, and more.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Product Focus: Power Supplies
Look at four of 2022's standout power supplies.
Briefs: Medical
New Battery Technology Could Power Wearable, Self-Sustaining Fever Detector
The device harnesses the thermal energy generated by body heat.
Briefs: Medical
Shifting Demand for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors Creates a Critical Supply Shortfall for Medical Electronics Needs
MLCC manufacturers are ramping up manufacturing capacity.
Products: Materials
Vote for Medical Design Briefs Product of the Year 2021
Winners will be announced in Medical Design Briefs and here on MedicalDesignBriefs.com.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
New Isolated Power Supply Chip Design Improves Efficiency
The new design improves the conversion efficiency and power density of the chip.
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Products and Services: November 2021 Medical Design Briefs
Power entry modules, application processors, proximity testing services, and more.
Products: Photonics/Optics
New Products and Services: October 2021 Medical Design Briefs
Medical-grade power adapters, fume hoods, image sensors, and more.
INSIDER: Energy
Stretchable Battery Powered by Sweat

Scientists have developed a soft and stretchable battery that is powered by human perspiration. The prototype battery consists of printed silver flake electrodes that generate electricity in the...

Technology Leaders: Manufacturing & Prototyping
PCB Microelectronics Assembly Takes Center Stage for Medical Miniaturization
Small medical electronics are at the forefront of a new round of technology trends involving printed circuit board (PCB) assembly and manufacturing.
R&D: Design
Batteryless Pacemaker Could Use Heart’s Energy for Power
The cardiac pacemaker of the future could be powered by the heart itself.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Product of the Month: August 2021 Medical Design Briefs
A new series of medical desktop ac-dc power supplies is available from CUI.
Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
Design Strategies for Converting Rotary Motion into Linear Motion
Medical pipettes, syringes, and mesotherapy devices often move loads linearly instead of rotationally.
R&D: Electronics & Computers
All-in-One Device Uses Microwave Power
An innovative system may provide a new option to use directed energy for biomedical applications.
Products: Test & Measurement
New Products and Services: June 2021 Medical Design Briefs
Medical connectors, servo positioners, SMT jumpers, and more.
Products: Software
New Products & Services: May 2021 Medical Design Briefs
Barcode readers, risk-management software, servo drives, and more.
Products: Electronics & Computers
New Products and Services: March 2021 Medical Design Briefs
Curable adhesives, thermoelectric coolers, DC power supplies, and more.
R&D: Energy
Device Creates 3D Images of Skin

A research team has developed a portable device that produces high-resolution 3D images of human skin within 10 minutes. The team says the portable skin mapping (imaging) device could be used to assess...

Briefs: Connectivity
The Challenges of Handheld and Wearable Medical Device Batteries
Batteries must meet high power capacity, small physical size, and reliability requirements.
Products: Electronics & Computers
February 2021, Product Focus: Power Supplies
Hospital-grade plugs, configurable platforms, solid-state relays, and more.
R&D: Semiconductors & ICs
Flexible Screen-Printed Rechargeable Battery
The device can be used in flexible, stretchable electronics for wearables as well as soft robotics.
Features: Electronics & Computers
Designing Rugged Myoelectric Interfaces for Highly Functional Prosthetics
New sensors and high-performance microwiring are extending the performance of active myoelectric prosthetics.
Features: Photonics/Optics
2020 Product Buyer's Guide
In our 2020 Product Buyer's Guide, you'll find a list of manufacturers in more than a dozen medical-device areas.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New Products and Services: November 2020 Medical Design Briefs
Sleep-tracking sensors, stepper motors, electromechanical actuators, and more.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Switch-Mode Power Supply (SMPS) Emissions Filtering: Attenuation vs. Leakage Trade-Off
This relationship is important to understand when developing the end system.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Product Focus: Mechanical Components
Proportional control, modular connectors, power supplies, and more.
Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
When Every Second Counts … Important Considerations for Respiratory Ventilator Design
Ventilators are mission-critical to sustaining life and require a robust design to ensure they maintain the necessary up-time for patient care.
Products: Internet of Things
New Products & Services: June 2020 Medical Design Briefs
Shaft collars, modular clean labs, hybrid motion controllers, and more.

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Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components

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.

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Rapid prototyping technologies play an important role in supporting new product development (NPD) by companies that are working to bring novel and innovative products to market. But in advanced industries where products often make use of multiple technologies, and where meeting a part’s exacting tolerances is essential, speed without precision is rarely enough. In such advanced manufacturing—including the medical device and surgical robotics industries — the ability to produce high-precision prototypes early in the development cycle can be critical for meeting design expectations and bringing finished products to market efficiently.

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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping

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INSIDER: Medical

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Features: Test & Measurement

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Briefs: Motion Control

Robotics Motion Control: The Complex Relationship Between Movement and Task

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