Connectivity

Connectivity

In this section of Medical Design Briefs, see how connectivity in medical technology is leading to a range of new applications and products.

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Features: Materials
Accelerating Sustainability in the Healthcare Industry
In today’s world, many consumers are demanding that brands and corporations become more sustainable and make a dedicated effort to reduce their carbon footprint. This has led...
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Supplements: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Summer 2022 Resource Guide
In our summer edition of the MDB Resource Guide, learn about new cleaning requirements and find the right company to match your medical-design needs.
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Features: Connectivity
MD&M West Show Preview
From 3D printing and biomaterials to robotics and digital health, MD&M West is the largest medtech expo for suppliers and buyers.
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Features: Connectivity
Is Healthcare Ready to Pick Up the Pace in Cybersecurity?
Healthcare organizations face very difficult choices in balancing patient protection with financial demands.
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From the Editor: Regulations/Standards
From the Editor - Cybersecurity: Playbook for Threat Modeling Medical Devices
New best practices for understanding medical device security.
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Supplements: Test & Measurement
Winter 2021 Resource Guide
In our winter edition of the MDB Resource Guide, learn about new cleaning requirements and find the right company to match your medical-design needs.
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Products: Medical
New Products and Services
Linear stepper stages, tubing, Bluetooth modules, and more.
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From the Editor: Wearables
From the Editor: Digital Revolution Drives Growing Connected Health Market
The connected healthcare market is growing at a robust rate, according to a report from Verified Market Research.
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Products: Connectivity
New Products and Services
Medical-grade power adapters, fume hoods, image sensors, and more.
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Supplements: Imaging
Summer 2021 Resource Guide
Our 2021 Resource Guide shows you the top manufacturers in materials, manufacturing, and a range of other medical-device categories.
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Features: Test & Measurement
Next-Gen POC Diagnostics: Electronic Measurement Technology Driven by Global Demand for COVID-19 Testing
Many new companies entering the market are planning a diagnostic roadmap of capabilities beyond their entry point of COVID-19 testing.
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
New Products & Services
Barcode readers, risk-management software, servo drives, and more.
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Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
New Products & Services
Embedded antennas, fume hoods, computing nodes, and more.
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Features: Medical
Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Stasia Nowak, Quality Control Inspector
Nowak has been in Statistical Process Control for 30 years.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The Challenges of Handheld and Wearable Medical Device Batteries
Batteries must meet high power capacity, small physical size, and reliability requirements.
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Features: Motion Control
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.
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
New Products and Services
Corrosion-resistant marking, robot cells, medical freezers, and more.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
New Products & Services
Shaft collars, modular clean labs, hybrid motion controllers, and more.
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Technology Leaders: Medical
Cost-Effective Interconnects for Autoclaved Medical Devices
The medical market is becoming more and more impacted by influences of emerging market mega trends including expanding global markets, where products must be made to meet the economic...
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Features: Wearables
The Future of Connected Health
The three main global goals of healthcare continue to be: improving the quality of care, universal access to care, and keeping costs under control. Technologies and remote connected healthcare are touted as the...
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Products: Materials
New Products and Services
External PSUs XP Power, Tokyo, Japan, has released two series of external power supplies that are intended for modern medical applications, including safety approvals for home-based healthcare, and IT applications...
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From the Editor: Communications
From the Editor — Building an Improved Network for Connected Medical Devices
AT&T is building up its FirstNet network, while also rolling out 5G New Radio — both of which are part of the future of connected of healthcare. FirstNet is a...
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INSIDER: Connectivity
Bringing Blockchain to Healthcare
A kit made from everyday objects is bringing the blockchain into the physical world. The BlocKit, which includes items such as plastic tubs, clay discs, padlocks, envelopes, sticky notes, and...
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Features: Connectivity
Using Data-Centric Connectivity to Drive Innovation in Medical Imaging
Today's imaging systems save lives by making the unseen visible to a degree never before possible. Medical professionals can now view systems within the human body in high...
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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Phillips-Medisize Wins Best Connected Health Platform
MedTech Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes the top companies and solutions in the global health and medical technology market, has selected the Phillips-Medisize...
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Briefs: Medical
Synthetic Speech Generated from Brain Recordings
A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by UC San Francisco neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain activity to control a virtual vocal tract —...
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Products: IoMT
Product of the Month
Medical-Grade Connectivity Framework Real-Time Innovations (RTI), Sunnyvale, CA, has added a variety of new capabilities to its connectivity software, RTI Connext DDS. Based on the Data Distribution Standard™ (DDS), this...
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Features: Test & Measurement
Luer Connectors: Testing to the New International Standard
The Luer connector is arguably one of the most important developments in the biomedical industry. Because it is reliable, simple to use, and economical to produce, the Luer connector...
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News: Medical
FDA: Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Affecting Medtronic's ICDs, Programmers, Home Monitors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication to alert healthcare providers and patients about cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified in a wireless telemetry technology used for communication between Medtronic’s implantable...

Top Stories

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INSIDER: Medical

Biotech Startup Turns to Space to Manufacture Artificial Retinas

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INSIDER: Design

AI-Designed Shape-Shifting Microneedles Aid Diabetic Wound Healing

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Blog: Medical

Why the U.S. and China Are Taking Different Paths on Pig-to-Human Organs

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Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Where Test Plans Break: Measuring the Performance of Ultra-Miniature...

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Podcasts: Medical

Why the Next Medical Breakthrough May Come from Space

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Podcasts: Design

How Smart Implants and AI Robotics Could Transform Neurological Surgery

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.

Webcasts

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Editorial Webinars: Medical

Design for Miniaturization: Meeting the Demand for Smaller, Smarter, and More...

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Summits: Medical

2026 Medical & Healthcare Robotics Summit (Online)

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Podcasts: Medical

Making Telemedicine Work in Low-Connectivity Environments

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Podcasts: Medical

Why the Next Medical Breakthrough May Come from Space

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Webinars: Medical

How to Avoid Chemical Characterization Pitfalls in Medical Devices

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Podcasts: Wearables

Adaptive DBS: The Next Leap in Closed-Loop Neurostimulation

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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