Design News - June 8, 1998

Little Elm, TX-based medical device manufacturer Retractable Technologies Inc. has developed a product that addresses a major concern of healthcare workers--accidental "sticks" with contaminated needles.

• Design Applications
• From The Regional Editors
• Filmless x-ray systemmeasures bone density
• Steerable forceps makesinus surgery easier

• Designer's Corner
• Useful Technology For Your Idea File
• Finger clamp
• Desktop bandwidth booster
• Flexing fiber
• Lub-free guide

• Editorial
• A design incubator

• Featured Product
• Stepper motor meets design needs

• Guest Commentary
• Exclusive Interviews With Technology Leaders
• Plan R&D to keep pace with medical advances

• Hot Products
• Operator interface is low cost
• Operator interface is intelligent, durable
• Honeywell highlights hybrid control
• Micro PLC performs to the max
• System offers distributed control
• PLC offers flexible, intelligent control
• Turnkey controller targets power industry
• Momentum merges many into one

• Legal Forum
• Latest Advice On Engineering And The Law
• Guard against lawsuits

• Letters To The Editor
• Readers State Their Views
• Needs manual
• Thanks for opportunity
• Safety debate continues
• Great job!
• 'Inching' closer to metric
• More ignition efficiency?

• Managing Design
• Tips On Guiding Product Development
• Adopt project teams

• New Literature
• Electronic loads
• Enclosures
• Capacitors
• CD-ROM
• Extrusion/injection molding
• Inserts
• Swing couplings
• Expansion gib
• Heaters
• Paint processes
• Interfaces
• Desktop cases
• Transistor
• pH testers
• Print technologies
• Closures
• Modems
• Air-preparation products
• Materials
• Power components
• CD-ROM
• Capacitors
• Oscilloscope
• Vacuum gauge
• Rapid prototyping
• Material-handling equipment
• Rack system
• Pneumatic cylinder/actuator
• Converters
• Brass fittings/valves
• Bushings/bearings
• Seals
• Fume hoods
• Probes
• Wire connections
• Resins
• Handheld terminals
• Microwave-tuning elements
• Power platform
• Temperature calibration
• Circuit protection
• Drives
• Translation stages
• Linear regulator
• Switch seals
• Sub-racks
• Metal forming
• Lubricants/sealants
• Flowmeters
• Polymeric components
• Gearheads
• Thermometer
• Multi-channel buffer
• Software
• Irrigation pump
• HDL coding
• Transducers
• Positioning system
• LED lamps
• Test-system components
• Subracks
• Mixing/diluting system
• Adhesives
• Ballscrews
• Fasteners
• Butt/continuous hinges
• Controllers
• Caps/plugs

• OEM Journal
• Emerging Trends In Manufacturing
• Design in a fish bowl

• Product News
• Actuators
• Connector
• Polyurethane
• THERMOPLASTIC
• Tubing
• IN BRIEF: Fastening, joining, and assembly
• Sensors
• Computer Productivity Tools
• Single-board computer
• Browser interface
• Touchscreens
• Keypads
• Post-processing module
• Audio module
• Solver
• Microcontroller
• Software
• Touchscreen
• Design/document control solution
• Workstation
• Software
• Chip set
• Electrical/Electronics
• Sensor
• Capacitor
• Laser-marker system
• Relays
• Cords and cordsets
• Sensors
• Sensor
• Transmitter
• Contact
• Switches
• Laser-marking service
• Transmitter
• Relay
• Sensor
• Chip resistors
• Valve driver
• Lamps
• Sensor
• Switches
• Hall-effect sensor
• Integrated circuits
• Fastening, Joining And Assembly
• Enclosure
• Couplings
• Epoxy system
• Couplings and springs
• Machined components
• Knob
• Enclosures
• Metal welder
• Welders
• Grommets
• Tooling components
• Labels
• Solvent dispensing system
• Cutting
• Adhesives
• Fluid Power
• Air filters
• Actuator
• Seals and gaskets
• Gaskets
• Gas spring
• Pump
• Accumulators
• Valves
• Cooling system
• Cooling products
• Seal
• Fans
• Manifolds
• Fan controller
• Plastics, Metals And Other Materials
• Alloy
• Aluminum extrusions
• Carbides
• Polymers
• Compounds
• Resin
• Coatings
• Fluid
• Lubricating process
• Microplates
• Power Transmission And Motion Control
• Motor controllers
• Servomotors
• Insulation system
• Rodless actuators
• Motors and gearmotors
• Bearings
• Energy chains
• Controllers
• Bearings
• Servomotors
• Motors
• Guide
• Casters
• Motion controller
• Microstepping control system
• Servo drive
• Belts
• Test, Measurement And Control
• Hourmeter-counter module
• Calibration standards
• Temperature-monitoring system
• Encoder
• Transducers
• Thermocouple
• Position readout
• Accelerometers
• Biomedical sensors
• Calibrator
• Oscilloscopes
• Linear measuring system
• Encoder
• Filter assemblies
• Scanner
• Conveyors

• Software Lab
• Reviews On Tools Of The Trade
• 3D Studio MAX R2

• Special Medical Issue
• Assembly Technology
• The needle-stick epidemic
• Functional Electrical Stimulation
• FES aids bladder control
• Electronics get muscles moving
• Imaging Technology
• (Surgeon+chemist) X designer=medical innovation
• Imaging guides surgery in real time
• Computers pinpoint brain tumors
• Implantable Devices
• Implants aid inner healing
• Medical Sensors
• Sensors invade the medical world
• DNA detectors get smaller, faster

• Technology Bulletin
• Late Developments That Shape Engineering
• Petri test uncovers potentially deadly E. coli bacteria
• 'Movies' of heart's signals may lead to new life-saving devices
• Heel-density measurement detects osteoporosis...
• Butterfly wings, beetle horns reveal how bodies develop
• ...while study shows you can 'just say NO' to bone loss
• Microscopic materials may lead to new medical devices, cures
• Readers State Their Views
• Headless robot provides insights into how humans walk

• Washington Beat
• Technical News From The Capital
• Ford emission-control team wins Distinguished Inventor award
• Implementation of fastener act delayed again--until July 26
• Energy Department adds steam to its list of 'challenges'
• Panel proposes widening PNGV to cover SUVs, light trucks
• Find out how much money your engineer peers make