Medical Design

Medical Edge May 22, 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:15:00 EDT

Ultraflexible jumpers provide reliable PCB interconnects

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:54:00 EDT

Global industrial pressure sensors designed for rugged applications

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:50:00 EDT

Global Trace and Genealogy (G-TAG) added for medical device manufacturers

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:42:00 EDT

Covalon achieves FDA approval for antimicrobial silicone adhesive film dressing for securing vascular access medical devices

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:36:00 EDT

Agilent to acquire Dako for $2.2 billion as next step in growing role in clinical diagnostics

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:21:00 EDT

Siemens Hearing Instruments USA launches Facebook page to celebrate better hearing and speech month

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:12:00 EDT

First HHS healthcare innovation awards focus on telehealth technologies to save money

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:03:00 EDT

Medical Edge May 15, 2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:42:00 EDT

Tailored eCommerce for medical

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:59:00 EDT

A new online eCommerce Vertical Market Initiative has been launched by Peerless Electronics, with medical playing a prominent role as one of the six eCommerce stores. The others: aerospace and avionics, military/defencse, heavy equipment, transportation, and industrial.

Global medical external power supplies

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:52:00 EDT

High-efficiency power supplies for medical include multiblade wall adapters and desktop adapters. The units are by CUI, Inc and come with UL/cUL and TUV 60601-1 safety certifications.

Two-way, proportional valve

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:43:00 EDT

Designed for portable and stationary medical equipment, the thermally compensated, two-way normally closed VSO MI proportional valve by Parker Hannifin is designed for low control over a wide range of media.

Patent issued for transferring medical data to EMRs

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:41:00 EDT

A newly issued patent describes a smart placement module by DR Systems that determines components of received medical data, such as medical reports and image montages. The module then forwards the data to one or more secondary locations, such as an EMR system, based on smart placement rules established by a user that receives the medical data, such as a referring doctor.

First product completes medical device RFID susceptibility testing

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:21:00 EDT

A patient-worn battery-operated vital sign monitoring device by MET Labs is the first product to be submitted to the Medical Device RFID Susceptibility Program as part of the program’s effort to determine potential adverse events of radio-frequency identification (RFID) emissions on electronic medical devices.

Nebulizing technology to wage war against HAIs

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:11:00 EDT

An advanced disinfection system for eradicating viruses and bacteria in hospital rooms, which often result in HAIs from “superbugs” such as MRSA and C diff, delivers a dense cloud of sub-micron disinfectant droplets, resulting in a dry fog that leaves behind no residue or toxic byproducts. And in laboratory tests, the system has demonstrated 100% kill rates of viruses and bacteria.

Poll shows greater use of industrial designers

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:07:00 EDT

Last month’s MedicalDesign.com Reader Poll asked readers about how their companies approach industrial design. Only 13% said their companies use in-house industrial designers exclusively, while 20% said their companies use outside designers only. The most telling statistics, however, were. . .

Enabling patient compliance-A synergy of human factors engineering and industrial design

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:00 EDT

Motion Control:Clever encoder enables precision wheelchair

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:08:00 EDT

Why nonwoven materials for medical applications

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:35:00 EDT

Material Breakthroughs

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:00 EDT