April 1, 2010
Features
Giving silicone the slip
Silicone rubber is an almost perfect biomedical material: In fact, stainless steel is probably the only material in which device makers place a higher level of trust...
Overcoming stacked tolerances
One of the most familiar challenges associated with the designing and engineering of medical devices is achieving stacked tolerances...
Laser-sintering shifts DFM paradigm
Starting any medical design project with a traditional design-for-manufacturability (DFM) checklist can handicap innovation...
Medical micromolding: Top 10 Tips
The design and placement of internal components for tiny medical devices is critical...
Editorial
Next up, reimbursement revamp?
When it comes to the $20 billion medical-device industry tax contained in the healthcare reform legislation, we could, however incongruous it would be...
News Watch
'Bright Minds' to be at RAPID 2010
More than half of U.S. manufacturers have significant shortages of highly skilled workers, according to a recent survey by Deloitte, Oracle, and the Manufacturing Institute. With half of the manufacturing workforce expected to turn over during the next decade as baby boomers retire, the need for future manufacturing engineers is great....
Development of ‘BANS’ expected to accelerate
The Center for Wireless Information Network Studies (CWINS) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, MA, has received a three-year, $1.2 million award...
Sustainable syringe concept unveiled
The Syreen pre-filled syringe concept by Cambridge Consultants is a “green” design intended to cut material waste associated with traditional syringe development and manufacturing...
Industry Viewpoint
Meeting Regulatory Requirements with FEA
I recently returned from a workshop on Computer Methods for Cardiovascular Devices sponsored by the Federal Drug Administration, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the National Science Foundation...
Medical Manufacturing Technology
EDM for medical manufacturing
Medicine, dentistry, and optometry encompass a broad spectrum of applications involving the direct electrical discharge machining (EDM) of medical and dental parts, tools, and implants, as well as the indirect use of EDM to produce tools, dies, and molds...
R&D Notebook
Parkinson’s research results in new treatments
Many people think of Parkinson’s disease (PD) merely as uncontrolled shaking or tremors...
Designing with Advanced Materials
Sterilization’s effects on bulk adhesives
Sterilization can greatly influence the integrity of a medical device, especially those bonded with adhesives...
Today’s Tubing Technology
Ensuring trouble-free fluid connectors
The key to choosing the right tubing connector is found in the details — tubing size, flow rate, pressures the tubing and connector must withstand as well as viscosity and corrosiveness of the fluid that the device will be handling...
Designing with Electronics
Lithium upgrades lead revolution
Miniaturized, feature-rich devices are driving a growing need for reliable and cost-effective power management solutions using lithium battery technology...
Packaging Wrap-up
Is continuous motion right for your product?
When it comes to packaging challenges, medical devices pose unique challenges...
Tech Spotlight
Micropump for air or gases
NMS020 micropump is used to transfer, evacuate, or compress air or gases for analytical, medical, and all portable instruments where space is limited. It measures 17mm (width) x 31mm (height) x 44m (length), weighs 32g, and can deliver high-performance flow rates...
Mini 3-stage diaphragm, high-pressure regulator
The PRD3HP is a miniature three-stage diaphragm, high-pressure regulator. It is capable of handling inlet pressures up to 3,000 psi, weighs approximately 79 grams in brass, and is about 1 in. in diameter...
Pneumatic control valves
High-flow control valves in air pilot and solenoid models can be used with or without lubrication...
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