June 1, 2009
Features
Eliminating RF interference in healthcare wireless networks
Hospitals are known for being safe and orderly, but this isn't always the case when it comes to their radio frequency (RF) systems. Unfortunately, stray...
It's a Material World
The initial design phase of a medical-device project doesn't effectively determine functions and features unless careful attention is paid to identifying...
Applying Thin Film Coatings Used in Medical Devices
Coatings for enhancing the performance of medical devices continue to be an area of intense research. New flow control technologies are improving the...
Editorial
China, player in the global market
China's current way of doing business is sometimes called capitalism with Chinese characteristics because companies there are now state or individually...
Articles
Dyeing to figure out how the brain works
Voltage-sensitive dye and optical recording techniques are giving neuroscientists at Georgetown University's Department of Physiology and Biophysics a...
Meetings
Aug 10-12, The 2009 Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference will bring together innovators who envision, create, and apply devices for...
Cutting costs through lean design is critical
Medical device manufacturers are facing the challenges of cutting costs without the flexibility of significant redesign efforts. That is, by the time...
Online piezo shopping
PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., announces its Piezo Basics online store (http://store.pi-usa.us). The company is a manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision...
China's clinical lab market surges
Diagnostic companies are finding China to be a vibrant market for their products, according to Kalorama Information, a Rockville, MD-based healthcare...
Cleanroom expansion announced
In response to growing demand by medical devices customers, PTI Engineered Plastics, Inc, Macomb, MI, (teampt.com) is expanding its controlled manufacturing...
Redesigned blood pump could save lives and dollars
Design changes made to centrifugal blood pumps could reduce the total cost of these life-saving devices by as much as 95%. Currently pumps cost about...
Micromolding: Ensuring proper material properties
There are more factors involved in selecting a thermoplastic material and molder for micromolded components than for macro applications because as parts...
Integrated development team hastens progress
Well, the short version is that 97 percent of the respondents operated the device successfully and administered the dose with absolutely no instructions...
Tech Spotlight: Micromolding
When small is not enough A medical-device company required a component with a tight tolerance; it turned to Phillips Plastics Corp. The component was...
Needle makes injections safer
Hundreds of people are injured each year when hypodermic needles go too far under their skin during medical treatment. A new device developed at the Massachusetts...
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