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 By Joe Jancsurak, Editor
Medical Design’s first-ever Medical Prototyping Conference (MPC) is fast approaching, and if you have anything at all to do with the design and development of medical devices you and your colleagues really need to make plans to be in Minneapolis September 7-8. Medical Design is also a proud media sponsor of AdvaMed 2011, the fifth annual MedTech Conference, which is expected to attract more than 1,700 medtech attendees from around the world. You need to be there, too.
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With the rubber and polymer industries expanding into new biomaterials and providing products to the health care industry, the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has formed a new partnership to expand its Rubber Expo to include Advanced Materials in Health Care. The inaugural “Rubber Expo and Advanced Materials in Health Care” show will take place Oct 11-13, 2011, at The International Exposition Center (I-X Center) in Cleveland.
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BioFriend BioMasks are the first-ever antimicrobial surgical facemasks. Developed by Filligent Limited, Hong Kong, the masks recently received FDA approval.
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A MedicalDesign.com Reader Poll shows that about 3 out of 4 respondents are disappointed with FDA. The poll asked, Is FDA effectively addressing industry concerns over the 510(k) product review process? Seventy-four percent of the respondents answered “No” while just 25% answered “Yes.” This month’s question asks . . .
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Two new speed controllers have been added to Clearwater, FL-based MICROMO’s (FAULHABER Group) controller range. The PI Controller series is software-configurable, so there’s no need for trimmers or DIP switches, and it can be operated with one controller, either as brushed direct-current (DC) motors or electronically commuted brushless (BL) drives, also with integrated Hall sensors. Depending on the operating mode, the speed can be controlled to between 50 and 60,000 rpm.
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TruStability NCS uncompensated/unamplified board-mount pressure sensors by Honeywell, Minneapolis, provides the flexibility of self-calibration, stability, accuracy, and repeatability, for precise and efficient performance in medical and industrial applications.
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Release-to-CAD: The New Milestone Between Engineering & Documenting Products
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 Increasingly, engineering organizations are distinguishing between concept design and detailed design activities. By creating a Release-to-CAD milestone before committing to detailed design, engineers are fostering innovation, lowering product development costs, getting to market faster, and creating higher quality products. In this white paper, Chad Jackson, President of Lifecycle Insights discusses Release-to-CAD and the technological and cultural shifts that enable it.
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NanoMed EX is a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) by Putnam, CT-based Foster Corp, a PolyMedex Discovery Group company, is made of flexible polyether and rigid polyamide compounds. The material is for minimally invasive devices and is said to have greater stiffness that other TPEs, giving the material improved pushability and torque for cardiovascular and neurovascular catheters.
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Boker's 2011 Washer Catalog
Boker's 2011 Washer Catalog features over 25,000 non-standard flat washer sizes, available with no tooling charges, outside diameters of 0.080" to 5.140" and over 2,000 material options for endless possibilities.
www.bokers.com/mee
Precision Components from Lowell, the Leader in 3D Profile Tolerancing
Why measure and inspect 3D components in 2D? Lowell uses 3D profile tolerancing to reduce multiple depicted features from many down to one, reducing measurement and inspection error and increasing throughput. ISO 9001:2000 and 13485:2003.
www.lowellinc.com
What the heck is a hexa-kaleidocycle?
It's Protogami, a 3-dimensional folding object that showcases the interaction of materials and surface finishes – the newest, interactive design aid from Proto Labs. Broaden your knowledge of surface finishes, materials and design techniques by requesting one today. You'll learn, you’ll be endlessly amused, and you just might be inspired to come up with the next big thing. To get yours, register here.
Thomas Division
Thomas provides OEM pump and compressor solutions for medical applications with oil-less technology offerings including WOB-L® and articulated piston, diaphragm, rotary, linear, and liquid pumps.
www.gd-thomas.com/
2011 Medical Innovation Summit
Join 1000 senior executives, investors, entrepreneurs and clinicians at Cleveland Clinic to discover the future of medicine.
www.ClevelandClinic.org/MedicalInnovationSummit
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