IoMT & Connectivity

FDA’s Modernization Plans Gain Momentum in Expediting Healthcare Innovation

The FDA will focus on data management and digitizing healthcare.

Additive Manufacturing Offers New Hope for Treating Women’s Pelvic Floor Disorders

Cosm’s work shines a light on a common, growing, under-served, and global women’s health issue.

From the Editor: Improving Patient Outcomes with Virtual Reality and Innovative Training

MicroPort Orthopedics has reimagined its approach to medical education.

Artificial Intelligence Tech Set to Transform Heart Imaging

AI enables examination of hearts for scar tissue, eliminating the need for contrast injections.

AI Predicts Which COVID-19 Patients Need a Ventilator

Researchers have developed an online tool to help medical staff quickly determine which COVID-19 patients will need help breathing with a ventilator. The tool, developed through analysis...

Show Preview: Medical Wearables for Biosensors

See what's happening at the Designing Biosensors for Medical Wearables Conference.

MD&M West Keynote to Explore Artificial Intelligence

The development and use of artificial intelligence (AI), like many things, was accelerated during COVID-19. From image and speech recognition and robotic process automation initially, now...

Show Preview: MD&M West

MD&M West brings together medtech engineers, business leaders, and innovative thinkers to create life-changing medical devices.

AI Tool Could Speed Up Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Diseases

A new tool could speed up the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases.

Programmable Fibers Expand Possibilties for Fabrics

The fabric-fiber has digital capabilities to collect, store, and analyze data using a neural network.

From the Editor - Medtronic’s Carol Malnati Talks about the Future of Remote Cardiac Device Monitoring

Malnati says COVID-19 has led to a wider variety of remote monitoring technology — from wearables to new smartphone apps.

Tiny, Wireless, Injectable Chips Use Ultrasound to Monitor Body Processes

The single-chip system is a complete functioning electronic circuit.

Moving One Step Closer to Personalized Anesthesia

The device continuously measures the blood concentration of propofol.

Summer 2021 Resource Guide

Our 2021 Resource Guide shows you the top manufacturers in materials, manufacturing, and a range of other medical-device categories.

Reduced Heat Leakage Improves Wearable Heat Harvester

A flexible heat harvesting device shows better efficiency at retaining heat to power the device.

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.

New Products & Services

Barcode readers, risk-management software, servo drives, and more.

Artificial Pancreas System Upgraded with AI Algorithm

A new reinforcement learning (RL) based artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm calculates the amount of insulin needed for a diabetic patient and injects it automatically.

Immersive Mixed Reality: Moving Automation Technologies to the Cloud

See how immersive mixed reality has helped medtech manufacturers maintain factory output despite the challenges posed by COVID-19.

AI System Enables Contactless Heart Monitoring

A smart speaker acts as a contactless monitor for both regular and irregular heartbeats

New Products & Services

Embedded antennas, fume hoods, computing nodes, and more.

Automating Orthopedic Revision Planning

See how A.I.-based machine learning supports orthopedic revision surgeries.

Guest Editorial: Expanding the Scope of Mobility

Mobility tech also provides help to those with physical or cognitive challenges.

Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Stasia Nowak, Quality Control Inspector

Nowak has been in Statistical Process Control for 30 years.

The Challenges of Handheld and Wearable Medical Device Batteries

Batteries must meet high power capacity, small physical size, and reliability requirements.

Wirelessly Rechargeable Soft Brain Implant Controls Brain Cells

Researchers have developed a smartphone-controlled soft brain implant that can be recharged wirelessly from outside the body.

Audiology

By 2030, more than seven in ten consumers expect they will have earphones that will do what?

New Institute Will Advance AI for Materials Science

A National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will help lay the foundation for an interdisciplinary institute that encourages the use of artificial intelligence-enabled materials discovery,...

2021: Technology Trends and the Future of Medical Devices

"The health system of the future will be consumer-centric, wellness-oriented, care everywhere, and digitally connected,” says one expert.