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September 1, 2011

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Special gear design at the heart of clear image in multiaxis tomography device

anoramic radiography is a branch of rotational tomography that creates images through the movement of a source and receptor in such a way as to cause the foreground and background structures to blur, leaving a defined focal trough. ...

Rapid prototyping of imaging systems accelerates

Advanced technologies and design tools make possible the development prototype systems in less than three months....

Clinical trials in the cloud

Clinical trial image management for medical devices has come a long way and cloud computing is now taking it even further....

Novel technology drives ultrasound innovation

This article will describe the technology, architectures, and a unique configurable beamforming implementation that is driving innovation and growth in the ultrasound market....

RP and 3D printing for medical

The potential to build bones, organs, and tissues in only a matter of hours using 3D printing fascinates doctors, designers, and surgeons alike. Indeed, the most exciting and fastest-growing applications of these methods of rapid prototyping (RP) are currently found in the medical industry. ...

Addressing the technical challenges of developing cardiac monitoring devices

Electrocardiogram (ECG) technology is being added to more and more medical devices. What functionalities should your product include? Here are the factors that device designers should consider at the beginning of the design process....

PEEK usage climbs for devices

Biomaterial's intrinsic properties continue to drive innovation....

MSC Preview

The fourth edition of the Medical Silicone Conference (MSC) will be held for the first time in Boston, a major hub for medical device manufacturing. The two-day event, set for Oct 4-5, will feature presentations by leading industry experts on material, processing, and design topics specific to medical device OEMs. ...

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MSC Boston promises to be cutting-edge event

Medical Silicone Conference to be held in Boston...

America, it’s time for a medtech competitiveness agenda

America’s medical manufacturing success story now faces challenges like never making this the time for a medtech competitiveness agenda...

Tech Spotlight: Advanced Materials

Third-party test results have validated multiple sterilization capabilities of Sabic Innovative Plastics’ Ultem HU1004 polyetherimide (PEI) resin....

News

NovaTract is latest beneficiary of CI's commitment to medtech

CI announced today that it has made a $250,000 investment in NovaTract Surgical LLC (novatract.com) of New Haven, CT through CI’s Seed Investment Fund. This investment is part of a $500,000 investment round also involving other investors...

Brazilian medtech sets sights on Top 5 worldwide

Brazil holds the distinction of being the second largest emerging country (behind China) in terms of medical equipment sales revenues, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and according to ABIMO (The Brazilian Association of Medical Devices Manufacturers) President Franco Pallamolla, Brazil, will soon take its place among global medtech leaders...

AdvaMed cautions CMS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced plans to expand its Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program....

Collaboration results in guiding catheters

Biomedical materials supplier DSM (dsm.com) and vascular catheter developer PendraCare (pendracare.com), both based in The Netherlands, announced the launch of PendraCare's PRIMIUM guiding catheters that use ComfortCoat hydrophilic coating by DSM. ...

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