July 1, 2008
Articles
Foreign FDA offices a good idea. But who pays?
It's easy to get frustrated with the FDA because it is usually slow acting and risk-adverse. So now comes news the Agency is setting up offices and labs...
Managing medical data on the battlefield
Managing medical data for the military on the battlefield...
Assessing Concussions
A study by think-tank Rand Corp., Santa Monica, Calif., says some 320,000 U.S. troops may have suffered brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, but less...
Good bye titanium, hello PEEK
A material incompatibility problem in a surgical head restraint led designers to swap a PEEK-based material for costly titanium. Performance Plastics...
Correct dosage at the flick of the wheel
Medical dispenser gives out small amounts of medication...
CFD investigates the personal environment
CFD software measures personal micro environments ...
Get more from offshoring than just a component
Medical-device designers are continuously challenged to find ways that reduce time and cost in their design and manufacturing tasks. Offshore sourcing...
What you should know about electronic medical-device reporting
FDA regulations require companies to immediately notify the agency when a company receives complaints of device malfunctions, serious injuries, or deaths...
Glenbrook Technologies forms MicroFluor
MicroFluor LLC will market low-dose fluoroscopic X-ray imaging equipment to medical facilities. The new technology produces remarkably detailed images,...
$600 million for risky medical research
A private philanthropy has announced a $600 million initiative to fund risky but potentially lifesaving medical research by 56 of America's top scientists....
Johnson Medtech opens four cleanrooms
Johnson Medtech, Shelton, Conn., (johnsonmedtech.com) the medical products group of Johnson Electric, has opened four new cleanrooms in Shajing, China....
Berwind buys Specialty Coatings
Specialty Coating Systems Inc. (SCS) Indianapolis, (scscoatings.com) has been acquired by Berwind Corp., Philadelphia, a private investment management...
Lambda hits 60
Lester Dubin of Queens, New York founded Lambda Electronics Inc. in 1948 (lambdapower.com) and moved to larger facilities in Melville, NY in 1962. Dubin,...
Merging with Memry
Plans to merge have been announced by Milan-based SAES Getters S.p.A., a manufacturer of equipment and developer of applications for vacuums and ultra-pure...
Die cutting and converting
Die cutting and converting for medical products...
Combination products challenge their packaging
Packaging for combination medical products is challenging...
X-ray shielding with a lead-free moldable material
X-ray shielding materials for medical devices...
A few ideas for developing innovative medical devices
How many of us have actually been taught how to innovate? We may have been taught to engineer or design, but likely, relatively few in research, development,...
Working with heat-shrink tubing
Using heat-shrink tubing in medical applications...
Protecting patients from unauthorized devices
Protecting patients from unauthorized medical devices...
Giving the heart a helping hand
Patients with weak or damaged hearts that need replacing often rely on bridge-to-transplant devices like the HeartMate II, a left ventricular assist device...
IV components made safer and cleaner
Hospitals earned a bad reputation the last few years as places where accidents were more frequent than imagined and infections were easily contracted....
Precise pumping calls for hybrid steppers
Precise pumping in medical applications calls for hybrid stepper motors...
Making a better implant
Implants are getting more sophisticated, thanks to regenerative materials, personalized instruments, and biocompatible electrical connectors....
Adding human factors engineering to product development
Adding human factors engineering to medical-device product development...
Sensor Products
Tiny level sensor for harsh environments Miniature 950 Electro Optic Level Sensors perform in harsh environments with features such as an over-molded...
Products & Services
Flat cable carries fluids Motion Series plus (MS+) flat power and signal cables are for high-performance motion control applications often found in medical...
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