Market Trends: Medical's 'Mini' Revolution

				May 30, 2008
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	Spotlight Story: Medical's 'Mini' Revolution Increasingly, the world of medicine is taking the “minimalist“ route, developing technologies designed to sharply reduce patient discomfort and trauma in applications ranging from diagnostics to surgery. Full Story ADVERTISEMENT NEW Clippard Oxygen Series Electronic Valves Clippard's new Oxygen Clean valves are available in 2-way or 3-way, Normally-Closed or fully ported configurations. They provide safety of operation in Oxygen applications with quick response, low power consumption, long life, and unlimited flexibility in design. Click Here. Medical Technology in the News: Safeguarding Reliability in Implants, Medical Equipment Medical equipment manufacturers are successfully attacking failure and cost problems with a variety of new technologies. One of the most interesting solutions is also the simplest — an innovative self-locking fastener called Spiralock. Full Story Designing Custom Implants More Efficiently All medical product design processes are complex, but creating custom implants and prosthetics further lengthens the workflow to assure a finished component with perfect fit, comfort and aesthetics. Full Story Paris-to-Beijing Run to Spawn Bio-Realistic 3-D Foot Model Running from Paris to Beijing by the Summer Olympics, virtual-reality professor Philippe Fuchs partners with Dassault to create a bio-realistic 3-D model of a human foot. Full Story Mechatronics in Medical Engineering Medical mechatronics applications, specifically nano-scale materials and MEMS (Micro Electric-Mechanical Systems) are being used to engineer medical devices. Full Story ADVERTISEMENT Sponsored Technology Content Engineering Concept Conduit In partnership with Digi-Key Welcome to Engineering Concept Conduit, this site takes a look at the engineering challenges your peers faced and examines the components that solved those challenges. Find out how this translates to a concept you can implement immediately. Our first video features the functionality of the Omnimouse. Read More Partnering with Iowa State's Institute for Physical Research and Technology In partnership with Groschopp Inc. Groschopp Inc. engineers and manufactures customized, high-reliability fractional horsepower electric motors and gear motors for some of the world's most demanding Original Equipment Manufacturers. Find out why the company has turned to IPRT Company Assistance to help it maintain its reputation for products of the highest quality. Read More Design Tips For Engineers: Taking Aluminum to the Next Level In partnership with Hydro Aluminum Find out how aluminum extrusions can be designed to minimize the need for further processing, making assembly and final production easier, more cost-effective and efficient. Read More MicroMolding Spurs Space-age Innovation In partnership with Phillips Plastics Corporation To achieve a high level of energy density, as well as green environment and safety, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) prefers to use cryogenic propellants, such as liquid oxygen, hydrogen and methane, to propel their spacecraft. Read More Lean Thinking Drives Assembly Innovation In partnership with Tinnerman When a large Midwestern building manufacturer had a strong need to improve the way their product was assembled their thoughts immediately turned to the unfortunate potential for increased cost in solving their problem. Find out how Tinnerman helped create a cost effective fastening solution. Read More Modernize Product Data Management To stay competitive innovation is the key. Learn how your company can excel its product development processes by moving up to next-generation technology. Register today and enter for a chance to win a digital camera! Click Here. ADVERTISEMENT NeuroArm Surgical Robot Operates with Guidance from MRI - VIDEO Nanomotion’s piezoelectric motion components go into medical devices in close proximity to magnetically sensitive imaging systems. The latest example is the NeuroArm, a surgical robot that operates with real-time guidance from an MRI machine. Watch Now Solving Sensor Interfacing Issues in Portable Multi-Sensor Systems - WEBCAST As sensors numbers increase and specifications tighten, the design challenges of the sensor interfacing portion of the system increase. Guest expert Andreas Heldwein from ZMD AG will identify a solution to simplify interfacing multiple sensors. Watch Now ADVERTISEMENT			Medical's 'Mini' Revolution Safeguarding Reliability in Implants, Medical Equipment Designing Custom Implants More Efficiently Paris-to-Beijing Run to Spawn Bio-Realistic 3-D Foot Model Mechatronics in Medical Engineering Contact Us Regina Lynch, Web Editor Email me Stay connected: Products/Services Companies
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