July/August 2009
Cover Story
'Driving' nerve-cell research
State-of-the-art miniature motors are playing a pivotal role in the micro-world of nerve cells when it comes to research to develop new therapies for...
Features
There’s no place for ‘I’ in innovation
Innovation is the holy grail of medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers because it helps build a protective barrier against competition. Countless...
Device tracking poses challenges
Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) are based on platform technology for enterprise-wide, real-time tracking of assets and people. Such systems are available...
Harnessing ADHD
The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) estimates that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder...
Editorial
One-stop, real-time networking, and more
You shouldn't miss the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit - that's my unsolicited, unbiased opinion. The Summit is truly a rare opportunity to...
Articles
Slow growth ahead for orthopedics
The slowdown affecting the orthopedic-devices market is likely to continue for several months as people with bad knees and hips defer procedures due to...
Upstate NY companies innovate
Three upstate New York companies are developing and launching medical-device innovations, according to the not-for-profit trade association MedTech (medtech.org),...
Rapid prototyping and imaging conferences generate ‘buzz’
More than 1,300 attendees filled the exhibit hall and conference sessions with energy and enthusiasm at the recent RAPID 2009 and 3D IMAGING conferences...
Disposable syringe makes injections safer
The Confidose injector from West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. , Lionville, PA, (westpharma.com) can deliver up to one milliliter of a liquid drug from...
Rules are big when it comes to micromolding
Manufacturers wishing to cash in on the drive toward the miniaturization of medical products and devices need to know that micromolding is not the same...
Molder lets OEMs ‘get a grip’
A well-known medical-device manufacturer designed and developed a preproduction surgical tool that, unfortunately, did not meet specs and failed during...
Precision implants keep pace with demand
Implantable medical components are difficult to machine. They have unusual shapes, close tolerances, free-form surfaces, tough angles, tight dimensional...
Process advances markings within biomed coatings
A new process for applying graduated marks on biomedical instruments is expected to improve the visual, mechanical, and biocompatibility nature of these...
It takes the right seal to inspect angioplasty equipment and devices
Testing is critical to product development. But it becomes even more important when customer lives depend on those products. For example, angioplasty...
Metal Craft upgrades
Metal Craft, (metal-craft.com) a leader in precision machining for the medical device industry, is in a new 78,0002 ft. building in Elk River, MN, where...
ISO watch
Plastic-film manufacturer Tekra Corp, New Berlin, WI (tekra.com), Winchester Laboratories, St. Charles, IL, Eagle Stainless Tube & Fabrication, Franklin,...
Meetings & Shows
Aug 24 to 28, Medical Instrumentation and Physiology Seminar - Milwaukee School of Engineering is offering a four-and- one-half day seminar for biomedical...
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