New Technology
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2018.01.29
How to Identify Crossover Technologies That Work for Medtech
Not every cool gadget from the consumer tech world can be applied successfully to healthcare, but the crossovers that work seem to make the hunt for that diamond in the rough worthwhile.
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2017.12.11
Designing Connected Medical Devices: Overcoming Key RF Challenges
Understanding the key design, performance, and certification issues involved in connecting medical devices can help eliminate many of the challenges facing medical device manufacturers, and direct them down the correct path.
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2017.06.26
Clothing-like exosuits represent a new class of wearable robots for people with mobility challenges, including stroke survivors.
ReWalk Robotics, a manufacturer of exoskeleton technologies, debuted the latest prototype for a soft suit exoskeleton device that aims to assist stroke survivors in the process of regaining mobility. The new device has been designed and developed alongside collaborators from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.
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2017.06.20
How to Test Materials for Chemical Resistance
A specialty chemical company publicizes a four-step protocol to test materials for resistance to disinfectants, drugs, and the other chemicals found in the hospital environment.
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2017.04.21
Recent Improvements in Coatings for Intravascular Devices
New hydrophilic coatings offer convenience, durability, and economic benefits.
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4 options for in-line 100% seal inspection
Example of a Class III medical device seal that contains a hair that is undetectable to the human eye. Image courtesy DWFritz Automation Inc.
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2017.04.11
How To Make Sensors That Make Sense
AnIoTexpert talks about what works and what doesn’t work in the rapidly-growing world of sensor technology
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2017.03.31
Smaller, Faster, Cheaper: Chip Technology for Medical Devices
Silicon technology is one of the most promising solutions for low-cost, sensitive, and specific measurements of a large number of biomarkers.
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Are Surgical Robots the Future or Just a Fad?
Surgical robotics systems stole the show at this year’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, but analysts are struggling to assess what the rate of adoption and peak penetration will be for these robots.
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How to Exceed Customer Expectations by Rethinking Next-Gen IoT Medical Devices
Internet of Things-enabled medical devices have great potential, but it’s important for device developers to have a strong understanding of value creation in IoT-enabled medical products.
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