July 1, 2011

Features

Homeward Bound: The Shift of Devices from Hospital to Home

Jul 20, 2011 9:49 AM, Sherrie Conroy, Director of Content, Medical Design

The explosion of healthcare devices developed specifically for home use is a component of a much larger evolution of an overall reduction in the complexity of healthcare...

Now’s the time to embrace Virtual Medical Simulations

Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, David Katz President DDA Medical Southhampton, PA ddamedical.com

It's not big yet, but the case for using VMS in medical device training is compelling....

Beyond data sheets:Resin suppliers maximize design process contributions

Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, Written by: Kenneth Breeding, Jr. Molding and Displays Application Research Lab Technical Platform M

Resin suppliers are playing a larger role in enabling medical device OEMs to contain costs, meet evolving regulations, and increase patient comfort and...

Customizable controls control HAIs

Jul 20, 2011 12:28 PM, Sabrina Huschens (writer), Product Marketing and Sales and Guido Woska (technical content), CEO, Hoffman + Krippner, Peachtree City, GA

Customizable control units and input devices feature membrane surfaces, membrane potentiometers, and advanced materials....

Medical Prototyping Conference Preview

Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM

Medical Design has launched the first Medical Prototyping Conference (MPC), which will be held in Minneapolis September 7–8, 2011, at the Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. Modeled after our successful two-day Medical Silicone Conference events, MPC will feature presentations by leading industry experts on all areas of prototyping, including stereolithography, selective laser sintering, 3D printing, rapid injection molding, and other topics specific to medical device OEMs. ...

Departments

Why MIM makes sense for medical

Jul 22, 2011 1:54 PM, Leslie Gordon, Senior Editor

For relatively small metal parts that are traditionally EDM’d, cast, or machined, medical OEMs might instead consider metal injection molding....

Growing biomedical bottom lines via R&D tax credits and incentives

Jul 18, 2011 11:12 AM, Daniel Lewicki, Associate Director and Gary Saunders, Project Associate, alliantgroup

Some biomedical device development companies may be trying to wring every last dollar out of operations during these trying economic times....

Graphite molds and zinc-aluminum parts are effective combo

Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, Val Zanchuk, President, Graphicast, Inc

When it comes to tooling costs, material helps determine cost, lead time, and the process itself. National Optronics, a Charlottesville, VA-based producer of high-precision machines for cutting and finishing plastic eyeglass lenses, knows this firsthand....

Industry Viewpoint: The state of enterprise mobility solutions for healthcare

Jun 6, 2011 11:04 AM, By David Gulian, President, InfoLogix, Inc, Hatboro, PA, www.infologix.com

Just a few years ago most people couldn’t have imagined that we would have the ability to read our emails via mobile phones. Today, we can not only read our email, but can conduct most business while on the go. ...

News

Cambridge Heart and Cardiac Science team to better predict CSA

Jul 20, 2011 10:03 AM

Cambridge Heart, Tewsksbury, MA, a developer of non-invasive diagnostic tests for cardiac disease and its OEM partner, Cardiac Science Corporation, Bothell, WA, have agreed to include Cambridge’s Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) on Cardiac Science Corp’s Q-Stress (with Treadmill) Systems...

Surgery in HD 3D is a first

Jul 20, 2011 10:06 AM

A knee prosthesis in Annency, France, was recently shown in full HD 3D to a viewing audience at a Johnson & Johnson medical conference 2 km away from the surgical site...

FDA clears first-ever antiviral surgical mask

Jul 19, 2011 9:56 AM

BioFriend BioMasks are the first-ever antimicrobial surgical facemasks. Developed by Filligent Limited, Hong Kong, the masks recently received FDA approval...

FineLine gains ISO

Jul 20, 2011 10:13 AM

FineLine Prototyping, Raleigh, NC, is now ISO 9001:2008 registered...

Readers underwhelmed by FDA’s 510(k) efforts

Jul 19, 2011 10:02 AM

A MedicalDesign.com Reader Poll shows that about 3 out of 4 respondents are disappointed with FDA...

MEETINGS & SHOWS

Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM

Sept 7 and 8, Medical Prototyping Conference - Following up on the success of its Medical Silicone Conferences, Medical Design is pleased to announce...

Technology brings healthcare home

Jul 18, 2011 11:44 AM, Patrick O’Doherty, Vice President, Healthcare Group, Analog Devices, Inc

The technology behind today’s medical devices and the growing need for home health care is driving innovation. ...

Medical Prototyping Conference and AdvaMed 2011 are musts

Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, Joe Jancsurak, Editor joe.jancsurak@penton.com Follow Joe on Twitter @JoeJancsurak

Medical Design's first-ever Medical Prototyping Conference (MPC) is fast approaching (September 7-8 in Minneapolis), and if you have anything at all to...

Study shows medtech a bargain, comparatively speaking

Jul 20, 2011 10:02 AM

“In view of the conventional wisdom about the role of medical technology in driving up costs, it is surprising that the cost of medical devices during this period has risen little as a share of total national health expenditures and, since 1992, has remained essentially constant as a percent of national health expenditures.”...

Strategic partnership results in hybrid connector

Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, Written by: Jaime Erickson Senior Design Engineer - Medical Markets Colder Products Company St. Paul

A major medical OEM was in the development stages of a device that required an interface between the main device controller and the working This complex...

TECH SPOTLIGHT: CONNECTORS & CORDS

Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM

Connector securely extends ethernet cables For connecting peripheral devices, repairing or replacing cable links, or extending network cables, CAT6 RJ45...