September 1, 2009
Cover Story
Lights, cameras, capture!
Technology that lets surgeons, operating room staff, and medical researchers take videos of live surgical procedures bodes no room for compromise. In...
Features
Understanding the challenges of trends in medical extrusion and miniaturization
Current trends in medical extrusion can be summed up by considering that function of the extruded part is becoming more specific, less invasive, safer,...
Selecting sensor technologies for optimal automation
As demand for medical devices continues to escalate, so does demand for more automated and efficient manufacturing processes. To ensure product quality...
Editorial
America's healthcare future could depend on you
The CBS Evening News recently aired a report on the role Toyota has played in controlling healthcare costs at the Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle....
Articles
Six steps for selling a med-tech business in a down economy
Many startup med-tech companies today find themselves evaluating a premature sale as a result of the current down economy and the scarcity of capital...
Seal-coupler device is key to automated pill-dispensing system
The Parata Max by Parata Systems, Durham, NC (parta.com), holds and automatically dispenses up to 232 finished prescriptions, more than the 196 average...
Texcel Medical adds $1 million in capital investments and staff
Texcel Medical, East Longmeadow, MA, (www.texcelmedical.com) is expanding its capabilities and services with $1 million in capital manufacturing equipment...
Collaboration is key to custom components
Exacting industry standards are driving medical-device manufacturers to specify linear actuators and ball screws with capabilities that exceed those of...
ISO Watch
I.W. Tremont, Hawthorne, NJ, achieved ISO 9001:2008 registration for The Manufacture of Analytical Filters....
Meetings & Shows
Oct 5 to 7, Cleveland Clinic Innovations Summit The lineup of events for the 7th Annual Medical Innovation Summit in Cleveland is once again impressive....
Industry Defends FDA
Medical device industry officials defended the FDA at a recent Congressional hearing, calling the agency's oversight of their products FDA has comprehensive...
Commish announces 6-step system
The FDA must be vigilant, the FDA must be strategic, the FDA must be quick, and the FDA must be visible, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg told a group...
Comings ‘n’ goings
A newly named executive adviser and an outgoing CDRG director are among the latest personnel moves at FDA. Michael Taylor, former Monsanto vice president...
Connecticut Attorney General says no way to e-cigaretts
E-cigarettes, those battery-powered nicotine delivery systems that produce heated vapor instead of smoke and which lack FDA approval, now also lack the...
Electronics with a twist
They've made electronics that can bend. They've made electronics that can stretch. And, now, they've made electronics that can be subjected to any complex...
Re-engineered packaging machine calls for advanced drives and motion solution
The P200 Balcony Casepacker by Serpa Packaging Solutions, Visalia, CA (www.serpapackaging.com), is the first such machine to run cases and trays on the...
Balloons of the future show promising results
Drug-eluting balloon advancements are progressing as companies such as Lutonix, Maple Grove, MN (lutonix.com) and Medi-Solve Coatings, Natick, MA (medisolvecoatings.com)...
Comparing chemical milling with precision electroforming
How do chemical milling and precision electroforming compare in medical device design and manufacturing? Although the technologies can and do compete,...
Prototype or produce? How to decide which road to take
When are seemingly more expensive mass production methods the way to go vs. prototype or low production? To answer that question, you'll need to follow...
Moving patients with ease
Astir Technologies, Concord, MA, astirtechnologies.com, has developed a fully automated device called the PowerNurse that lets a single nurse safely and...
Step up the pace
You don't have to belong to the jet set or be a Hollywood star to have your own personal trainer. Your daily exercise can be an enriching, entertaining...
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