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Applications: Medical
The SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital’s pediatric maxillofacial surgery team has used 3D-printing technology to successfully perform a complicated operation to resect a malignant tumor in an 11-year-old boy.
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
For medical device manufacturers that work with different kinds of plastics, utilizing plasma treatments can create competitive advantages.
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers and design software specialists have used a technique called generative design to produce a knee implant that can be used to treat osteoarthritis. Generative...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The range of laser applications in the field of medicine and aesthetics in medicine is vast and varied.
Briefs: Medical
A Band-Aid® adhesive bandage is an effective treatment for stopping external bleeding from skin wounds, but an equally viable option for internal bleeding does not yet exist.
Briefs: Materials
OEMs are increasingly turning to integrated rupture disk assemblies with all components combined by the manufacturer, as opposed to loose rupture disk and holder devices that leave much to chance.
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Stryker is one of the world’s leading medtech companies.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
As part of its free education program, MD&M Minneapolis will feature two “Coffee Talk” sessions. The sessions are open to all attendees. Both will be held in Room 103C in the convention...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A newly developed 3D printing technique could be used to cost-effectively produce customized electronic “machines” the size of insects, enabling advanced applications in robotics, medical...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
From improved patient outcomes to point-of-care manufacturing, 3D printing offers a host of benefits that promise to transform the orthopedic implant industry once fully implemented.
Applications: Manufacturing & Prototyping
For years, ultrasonic welding has been used in cleanrooms where plastic components are assembled to complete medical and electronic...
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The medical packaging market has quickly embraced the use of automation for the thermoforming process. Automation has enabled adherence to stringent quality requirements and has...
News: Medical
Contract manufacturer Tegra Medical, Franklin, MA, has expanded its manufacturing operations in Costa Rica with the purchase of a new building. The new building is located near its...
Features: Medical
A lack of a specialized label is all it takes to halt the production of a medical device. While those of us in medical device manufacturing were aware of...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Forensic cost analysis methods have already gained traction in the automotive industry, which has long recognized the value of determining an accurate cost of components and...
INSIDER: Wearables
A new self-powered, wristwatch-style health monitor can keep track of a wearer’s pulse and wirelessly communicate with a nearby smartphone or tablet — without needing an...
Features: Software
Radiation medicine pioneer Elekta is growing fast. In anticipation of regulatory changes requiring more documentation and labeling, the company implemented a manufacturing...
Applications: Manufacturing & Prototyping
As the cost of shrink tubing used in the production of catheters has increased, and supply chain issues caused delivery delays, FEP shrink tubing, for example, has become a very expensive...
INSIDER: Design
The global supply chain disruptions of the last two years are spurring major changes across the manufacturing sector. After decades of reshoring, legacy industries, such as textiles, are...
INSIDER: Design
The all-new IM Engineering South is dubbed the “six-in-one advanced design and manufacturing expo,” which includes MD&M South. The event, which takes place June 14–16, is designed to give...
Supplements: Test & Measurement
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.
Products: Medical
Honeywell, Morris Plains, NJ, has expanded its medical-grade biofiber portfolio with a blue-hued fiber that provides a strong visual aid to better differentiate between multiple suture sets in more complex surgeries.
Features: Medical
The basis of metal injection molding (MIM) technology involves fine metal powders, which are combined with thermoplastic binders and surfactants, allowing injection in a plastic...
Products: Medical
Plastic and Insert Molding
Okay Industries, New Britain, CT, has added plastic molding and insert molding to its metal tube forming, laser tube cutting, and precision stamping and machining operations. The new...
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Heavy-Duty Enclosures
Bud Industries, Cleveland, OH, has introduced a series of heavy-duty plastic enclosures that are designed to provide flexibility in installing printed circuit boards and other components. The...
Applications: Medical
In reshaping the world toward a new, post-pandemic normal, the industry must leverage digital transformation at an accelerated pace. This shift is already happening — according to IBM,...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Microfluidic devices are compact testing tools made up of tiny channels carved on a chip, which allow biomedical researchers to test the properties of liquids, particles, and...
R&D: Materials
Researchers have developed a new way to 3D print glass microstructures that is faster and produces objects with higher optical quality, design flexibility, and strength. They...
Features: Test & Measurement
Over the last few decades, additive manufacturing (AM)/ 3D printing has fundamentally changed the way that manufacturers approach product development. Industry is now...
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INSIDER: AR/AI
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News: Robotics, Automation & Control
Quantum Surgical Acquires NeuWave Medical, Inc.
INSIDER: Design
MD&M West Keynote: Disrupting the Status Quo: Are We Innovating or Just...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
MD&M West Presentation: How Intelligent Product Lifecycle Management...
INSIDER: Medical
Product Launch: Extrusion Crosshead Allows for Disassembly with a Single...
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Education Initiative: Student Education Initiative to Empower Next...
Ask the Expert
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.
Webcasts
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability
Podcasts: Design
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Medical
Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
Podcasts: Medical
Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
On-Demand Webinars: Communications
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices
Podcasts: AR/AI
Inside Story
Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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.
