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Products: Electronics & Computers
AVX Corporation (Greenville, SC) offers the SQ Series, the RF capacitor series rated at 50 VDC to 500 VDC with capacitance values ranging from 0.1pF to 1000pF. It is suitable for medical devices such as MRI coils, and offers low...
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Products: Medical
Interpower (Oskaloosa, IA) offers a medical socket strip with an attached hospital-grade power cord and four NEMA hospital-grade outlets. It features a manual reset circuit breaker, no inlet or outlet covers, and...
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Products: Medical
Delcam Healthcare (Birmingham, UK) has launched new versions of its OrthoModel and OrthoMill software for the design and manufacture of custom orthotic insoles. Used in conjunction with the iQube 3D scanner, data can be captured...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
ITT Interconnect Solutions (Santa Ana, CA) has developed an online modeling tool that allows design engineers to create virtual 3D connector models, even for designs that have yet to be manufactured. Users may use a...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Panasonic (Seacaucus, NJ) has expanded its line of HD camera and recording systems designed for medical applications. The 32" EJ-MLA32U-W and 37" EJ-MLA37UJ-W HD LCD displays offer several viewing options including...
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Mill-Max (Oyster Bay, NY) offers high-density, 0.050" pitch through-hole and surface mount spring-loaded connectors (SLC) available in single and double-row strip packaging. Series 854-22-0XX-10-001101 and...
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Briefs: Medical
Microwave Tissue Soldering for Immediate Wound Closure
A novel approach for the immediate sealing of traumatic wounds is under development. A portable microwave generator and handheld antenna are used to seal wounds, binding the edges of the wound together using a biodegradable protein sealant or “solder.” This method could be used for...
Applications: Software
Sometimes an engineering problem can defy logic: My encounter with this phenomenon was a flow problem within the control valve of a medical respirator that showed...
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Applications: Medical
Borrowing a page from wireless phone communications, hearing aids have become firmly entrenched in the digital realm during the past decade. At GN ReSound, the manufacturing process for...
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Mission Accomplished: Photonics/Optics
How long will it take to develop Star Trek-like medical technologies? The gap between science fiction and reality is closing faster than many people may think.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
The EW Series electronic valves from Clippard Instrument Laboratory (Cincinnati, OH) feature wire leads out of the top of the valve and are available in 2-way or 3-way, normally closed or fully ported. The series offers...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Prem Magnetics (Johnsburg, IL) has introduced a series of common-mode chokes for reducing unwanted common-mode noise signals on a power line. The SPCM series covers inductance values ranging from 65.0 uHy to 120 mHy and...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Bioconnect (San Diego, CA), a division of RF Industries, offers replacement leads that feature DIN overmolded DIN sockets that have a positive fit with any brand of AAMI approved cables. The leads are manufactured using...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
XP Power (Sunnyvale, CA) has launched the AEF and AFM series of external AC/DC power supply units designed for portable medical equipment. The AEF series offers up to 94% efficiency in 100, 120, and 150 W models with single...
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Products: Medical
Grand Avenue Software (St. Paul, MN) offers a new Equipment Management module that helps companies schedule, track, and complete preventive maintenance, calibration, and qualification activities on their equipment....
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Products: Medical
Datakey Electronics (Savage, MN) has introduced the SGT4Kb Gamma-Safe™ memory token, a non-volatile, reprogrammable, portable memory device that survives gamma sterilization with no loss of data. The data...
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The VisionGauge® Digital Optical Comparator is The Fastest, Easiest, Most Accurate Way to Compare a Part to a CAD FileTM. It works directly with your part’s CAD data and doesn’t...
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Products: Connectivity
LEMO (Rohnert Park, CA), a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection solutions, is introducing the new REDEL® XP at this year’s MD&M WEST 2011 Trade Show and...
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Products: Connectivity
For 56+ years, Keystone Electronics Corp. has been recognized as a leading global manufacturer of “Hi-Tech” interconnect components and hardware for medical and...
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Briefs: Medical
When vision system integrators are designing systems for hospital operating rooms, they have a number of technologies to choose from. The video interfacing technology with which...
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Briefs: Software
Medical device manufacturers are experiencing an ever-increasing emphasis on process accountability. ADAM (Advanced Data Analysis Monitor) is a technology developed for resistance welding...
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Briefs: Medical
An integrated seal and electrical contact system for medical implantable pulse generators (IPGs) has been engineered to help large and small OEMs accelerate the development...
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Mission Accomplished: Medical
On an exploration mission, an astronaut has an accident and appears to have serious injuries as the spacecraft speeds to its destination. The ensuing scene is hectic as...
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Mission Accomplished: Software
Eye trackers have literally opened up the world to many disabled people who suffer from limited movement and speech. The sophisticated devices track eye movements — distinguishing the viewer’s precise gazepoint...
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Mission Accomplished: Software
Shifting work schedules can wreak havoc on a person’s ability to get enough sleep, resulting in poor performance on the job. Researchers funded by the National Space Biomedical...
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
New System Improves Cataract Surgery
A new system for femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery developed at Stanford University School of Medicine uses a new approach to make the procedure less dependent on surgical skill and allow for greater consistency.
Products: Electronics & Computers
The AFM series of external AC/DC power supply units from XP Power (Sunnyvale, CA) is designed for portable medical equipment applications. The AFM range is rated up to 120 watts and provides a +12, +15, +18, +24,...
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Products: Medical
Universe Kogaku America (Oyster Bay, NY) offers the EL 1025B, a 25-mm CCTV lens with an F/0.95 aperture in a one-inch format. It features adjustable focus and iris for low-light applications. The 16-mm (1 in.) lens format offers...
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Products: Photonics/Optics
Bern Optics (Westfield, MA) offers submillimeter optical prisms with dimensions to 0.20 mm for use in laparoscopic and endoscopic medical devices. They can be custom-engineered, ground, and polished in a variety of difficult...
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John Chandler on Achieving Quality Motion Control
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FAULHABER MICROMO brings together the highest quality motion technologies and value-added services, together with global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing, to deliver top quality micro motion solutions. With 34 years’ experience, John Chandler injects a key engineering perspective into all new projects and enjoys working closely with OEM customers to bring exciting new technologies to market.

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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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