December 1, 2009

Features

BioMEMS evolution is promising advancements in regenerative medicine and implantable devices

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Dr. Jeffrey T. Borenstein Biomedical Engineering Center The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Cambridg

The following is an edited version of the paper, BioMEMS Technologies for Regenerative Medicine, published by the Materials Research Society, Warrendale,...

Streamlining adhesive decisions

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Kyle Rhodes Medical Market Manager Dymax Corp Torrington, CT dymax.com

The selection of the right adhesive to meet the performance, biocompatibility, and environmental demands of medical-device applications can seem a daunting...

Designing prosthetics with polymers

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Leo Smit Business Director DSM Biomedical Geleen, The Netherlands www.dsm.com/en_US/html/dbm/homepag

The use of biomedical materials has a long and fascinating legacy characterized by creativity, innovation, and positive medical outcomes. Since the dawn...

Elastomers pose design issues

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Susan Ng General Manager Rayco Technologies (Pte) Ltd Singapore raycotechnologies.com

Designing with elastomers for medical applications requires attention to many factors: materials compatibility, performance characteristics, biocompatibility,...

Editorial

Look back, then ahead

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Joe Jancsurak Editor joe.jancsurak@penton.com

What you're about to read below is a nanoportion of noteworthy medical device and technology innovations that occurred this past year as reported in (where...

News

IBM reinvents medical diagnostic testing

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM

IBM's one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test is based on a silicon chip that can test for many diseases, including cardiovascular. Following a heart attack,...

Heat-free machining of medical implants

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM

The UltraLight thermal laser machining process by Norman Noble (nnoble.com), Highland Heights, OH, can be used to accomplish precise features in parts...

Meetings & Shows | Dec 2009

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Medical Design and Manufacturing West Feb 8 to 11 - MD&M West conference and exposition at the Anaheim Convention Center will present advances in medical...

Viewpoint

In search of financing?

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Mike McKee Life Science Leader Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, a member of Baker Tilly Internationa

Where can early-stage medical technology companies go to find the next round of capital in what remains a difficult economy? With the help of a well-connected...

Manufacturing technology

Servo motors with digital filters speed medical imaging

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Lee Stephens Senior Motion Control Engineer Kollmorgen Radford, VA www.kollmorgen.com

The motion control system has become one of the most important components in supporting the automation of medical imaging systems because it provides...

R&D Notebook

Four tactics for controlling the risk in medical devices

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, P.J. Tanzillo Embedded Software Product Manager & Biomedical Segment Lead National Instruments Austi

Engineers developing medical equipment may not have much control over the hazards inherent in devices they are designing. X-ray imagers and anesthesiology...

Today’s Tubing Technology

Cost-effective tubing requires a quality plan

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Jim Fitzgerald Executive Vice President Vesta Inc Franklin, WI vestainc.com

As device makers look for ways to control medical tubing costs without sacrificing quality, the model for success remain simple: extrude value with your...

Innovations

Ceramics update mass spectrometers

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM

As mass spectroscopy becomes ever more important to drug discovery and development and pharmaceutical quality assurance, companies making spectrometers...

Designing with Advanced Materials

Manual masking doesn't need to be

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Reilly Dillon Technology Development Manager OakRiver Technology Oakdale, MN oakriver.biz

There are a variety of practices that medical device manufacturers use for protecting their products during the coating process, including the laborious...

Tech Spotlight

Making multiple connections easier

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Jaime R. Erickson Engineering Solutions Manager Colder Products Co St. Paul, MN colder.com

Increasingly complex systems for laparoscopic procedures, dentistry, cosmetic skin treatments, eye surgery, and liposuction, are resulting in an ongoing...

EP catheter connectors

Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Redel series connectors for the EP (electrophysiology) catheter industry are sterilizable and include gold-plated contacts for electrical performance...