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Cutting tools for implantable materials Cutting tools for medical manufacturing target implantables such as dental components, hip parts, and spinal screws....
How misplaced zeal might kill significant medical innovation
Medical companies often solicit opinions and assistance from physicians when developing products. Who better to ask? It's not surprising that surgeons...
A knee implant just for you
Rapid manufacturing methods are gaining ground in the production of custom-fit medical implants. 3D printing is becoming an increasingly popular method...
Purposeful incompatibilities may prevent tubing misconnections
Tubing misconnections are a persistent and potentially dangerous problem in hospitals and healthcare facilities. The culprit behind many of them is a...
Four factors continue driving the export surge
Record-setting export levels have been the monthly norm for the past two years due in large part to a weaker dollar. Heavily discounted goods are helping...
Big future ahead for little fibers
Nanofiber patches have the potential to significantly change drug-delivery systems. University of Akron professors Daniel Smith (chemistry) and Darrell...
Automated pharmacist dispenses most everything but sympathy
An automated drug dispenser handles everything from tablets, capsules, and ointment packages, and up to 200 different drugs. The SP200 from ScriptPro...
Research rocks the OR
Using this hammer makes me feel like a rock star. That's what an orthopedic surgeon exclaimed after using the suite of surgical tools developed by HLB...
Iron phosphate builds a better battery
Lithium ion (Li-ion) has become the battery chemistry of choice for most medical devices. Its main advantage is its high energy density by weight and...
Prosthetic lens improves cataract surgery
A prosthetic adjustable replacement lens, an alternative to cataract surgery, attaches to the eye's focusing muscles to let patients see clearly and focus...
Tubing delivers safe, shapely, and green innovations
There is a burgeoning market for antimicrobial protected tubing in the medical industry in response to hospital-acquired infections (HAI), and Loveland-Colo.-based...
Designing for inspections and tests
In a completive global economy, many manufacturing firms have turned to rigorous inspection procedures thinking that will cut costs while boosting quality....
Extrusions
Infusion, dialysis and ECC tubing Lay-flat tubing for infusion and feeding solutions is for administration of standard infusion solutions, PVC-incompatible,...
Rapid prototypes for clinical-trial devices
Amedical-device manufacturer uses rapid prototyping to develop noninvasive electrotherapeutic equipment. The devices treat pain and swelling by stimulating...
Carbon nanotubes make a better brain electrode
Researchers at the University of Texas are developing electrodes for brain implants that are more efficient at both sending and receiving electrical stimuli....
