May 1, 2011

Features

From metal to plastic - Design flexibility and improved functionality

May 3, 2011 10:10 AM, Margarita Alonso, Global Market Manager, Solvay Advanced Polymers

Converting parts from metal to plastic will reduce costs. Understanding materials selection is key....

Hearing system is totally implantable!

Apr 6, 2011 12:56 PM, By Rong Z. Gan, Professor of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering - University of Oklahoma rgan@ou.edu

Challenges associated with developing the ideal implantable hearing device (fully implanted and acceptable by patients who are uncomfortable with conventional hearing aids) are three-fold......

Precision tomography technologies advance ocular surgery

May 2, 2011 4:51 PM, Anton Wirthlin, Senior Vice President, and Jennifer Lewis, Product Manager, Refractive Diagnostic Products, Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG, Port, Switzerland

State-of-the-art corneal and lens-replacement ocular surgery depends on advanced technologies described here for precise knowledge of the geometry and optical performance of the entire anterior segment of the eye....

Going Lean in a regulated environment

Apr 29, 2011 10:08 AM

Medical device manufacturing goes Lean...

Software validation in the medical device industry

May 2, 2011 5:22 PM,

A review of Medical Device Software: Verification, Validation, and Compliance by David A. Vogel, 2011, ArArtech House, 424 pp, DVD included....

Departments

Kudos for AdvaMed, GAO, and yes, FDA

May 3, 2011 10:33 AM, Joe Jancsurak, Editor

FDA is drawing a lot of fire these days, yet it deserves kudos for establishing its Medical Device Innovation Initiative, a priority review program for breakthrough medical devices. ...

Medical Design announces fall conferences

May 3, 2011 10:39 AM, MED STAFF

The fourth edition of the Medical Silicone Conference, a twice-annual event sponsored by Medical Design, will be Oct 4 and 5, at the Sheraton Framingham, Framingham, MA. ...