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Medical Supplement: Making Strides in Medical Technology

December 13, 2006

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Medical Supplement: Making Strides in Medical Technology

December 14 , 2006

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	Thermoforming Plays Critical Role in Enhancing Orthotic Devices The design and manufacture of orthodics has been revolutionized by the drape-forming and vacuum-forming process which allow patients greater flexibility during the recovery period.&NOBR> Full Story &/NOBR>

SILICONE PARTS & SEALS FROM APPLE RUBBER

Apple Rubber offers silicone parts & seals for a wide variety of medical applications with fast prototypes available. Apple Rubber can produce custom silicone parts with temperature range from -94°F to 400°F and durometer range of 10-80 Shore A. FDA, ISO 10993 and USP Class 6 grades are available. Click Here.



Trend Watch News:
Integrating Technology as a Rehabilitation Tool A motor-driven computer-control tilt table expands functionality of traditional tilt tables by integrating advanced robotic stepping technology. Full story Robotics in Neurorehabilitation: Locomotor Training The Lokomat, a Driver Gait Orthosis, has improved on traditional treadmill rehabilitation technology by allowing for earlier starts to rehab and by reducing the cost of training. Full Story X-ray Vision, Colors Augment Medical Plastics How is the market for medical plastics changing? The first uses of plastics in the medical field was disposables. Now we’re doing a lot in high-performance materials for reusable items like surgical instruments, which are repeatedly autoclaved and reused. Full Story View the Medical Supplement Table of Contents

Precision Dispense Valve Applies Coatings Evenly, Without Overspray or Mist

EFD's Low Volume Low Pressure spray valve system applies drug solutions and other coatings to stents and catheters in precise amounts. The LVLP design uses a low fluid rate to apply coatings as a soft, precise spray. This ensures high transfer efficiency without overspray or mist. Consistent placement and thickness increases yields, reduces production costs, and improves process control. Free LVLP white paper.


	Gadget Freak Elves’ Workshop Wow the neighborhood this holiday by turning your house into a real Elves’ Workshop and building the seasonally appropriate electronic gadgets listed below! Each project includes a parts list and complete build instructions to guarantee this December is one of endless fun for you and your family and friends. Get Build Instructions Looking for a few good bloggers Design News wants engaging and gregarious engineers to blog about materials, CAD/CAM, electronics/test, automotive technology and motion control. Let DN be your platform to express yourself, get visibility and point to content you think can help engineers like yourself. Please send your credentials and thoughts on blogging on DN to editor-in-chief John Dodge at [email protected].

Medical Innovations with Brushless DC Motors

When Impella Cardiosystems AG needed a miniature brushless DC motor to pump up to 6 liters of blood per minute during heart surgery, it chose to use two custom 6mm brushless DC motors from the FAULHABER Group because of their small size, long life and low current consumption. Click Here.


	Sponsored Technology Content Light Matters: Finally harness invisible light In partnership with Avnet Reliable, high-power UVB and UVC LEDs for medical phototherapy, security, forensics, water/air purification and many industrial applications are now available on a commercial scale. Read More

9 Plastic Gear MAQs (Must Ask Questions) - FREE

This handy FREE guide is easily downloadable online from UFE. In it you’ll find the fundamental questions to ask about gear operating temperatures, moisture levels, speed, load, accuracy and more. Discover the key questions for engineers to consider when designing plastic gears. Click and download it now, compliments of UFE, the plastic gear experts. Click Here.


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Thermoforming Plays Critical Role in Enhancing Orthotic Devices
Integrating Technology as a Rehabilitation Tool
Robotics in Neurorehabilitation: Locomotor Training
X-ray Vision, Colors Augment Medical Plastics
Gadget Freak Elves’ Workshop
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Light Matters: Finally harness invisible light
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