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Teleflex Expands New Hampshire Manufacturing Facility
Teleflex Incorporated, a global provider of medical technologies, has announced the completion of its 8,200-square-foot extrusion expansion at the Teleflex Medical OEM facility located in Jaffrey...
3D Printed Skin Closes Wounds
Fat tissue holds the key to 3D printing layered living skin and potentially hair follicles, according to researchers who recently harnessed fat cells and supporting structures from clinically pro...
New 3D Printing Method Shows Promise for Porous Medical Implants
A method for 3D printing called vapor-induced phase-separation 3D printing, or VIPS-3D, can create single-material as well as multi-material objects. It could be useful for manufacturing porous m...
Robotic Interface Provide Elusive Soft Touch
Researchers have developed a haptic device capable of reproducing the softness of various materials, from a marshmallow to a beating heart, overcoming a deceptively complex challenge that has pre...
Zeiss Digital Event to Focus on Innovation, Industry Trends
A global digital event hosted by Zeiss will feature innovations, insights, and industry trends across multiple industries, including medtech. The event will be held April 15–19, with the medtec...
Neural Prosthetic Helps Restore Memory
A team of scientists has demonstrated the first successful use of a neural prosthetic device to recall specific memories. This groundbreaking research was derived from research that showed the su...
Wireless Pacemaker Offers Less Risk to Patients
While pacemakers have been instrumental in treating many patients with heart rhythm disorders, their bulky design and dependence on wires can limit their usefulness and poses a risk of heart dama...
New Products and Services
MULTICHIP MODULE Seminex, Danvers, MA, has unveiled a high-power multichip module (MCM). The XCM laser module offers a 50 W package at 1470 nm. With a peak power of 72.8 W and the ability to ach...
Detecting Sepsis Quickly with Phantom High-Speed Camera
Avoiding lethal outcomes from sepsis — a severe, life-threatening reaction to infection within the body — requires a rapid, accurate diagnosis. Historically, it has been a challenge for healt...
Part 2: Designing Piezo Handpieces for Ultrasonic Surgery
Ultrasonic handpieces are being used with growing frequency in medical applications, for example, with minimally invasive surgical procedures and in dentistry. These instruments, which include ul...
UDI at 10: Moving into The Future
September 2023 marked the 10-year anniversary of the day the FDA’s Unique Device Identification (UDI) requirement first took effect. In that time, UDI went from an idea to a framework to a law;...
Designing the Right Motor to Enhance Surgical Robot Precision
A surgical robot’s precision is critical to the success of the surgery — and to the outcome of the patient. Advances in motion system technology will go a long way toward improving surgical r...
Integrating Smart Technology into Wearable Device Design
Healthcare is benefiting tremendously from the advances in electronic and communication technologies. Today’s Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) communications technology and advancements in sem...
Inside the OEM: Zimmer Biomet
In August 2023, Zimmer Biomet appointed a new president and chief executive officer. With Ivan Tornos now at the helm, Zimmer has seen substantial improvement in end markets, with strong patient ...
Personalized Adhesives for Medical Implants
A team has developed medical adhesives that are not only safe for human use but also customizable for different organs. The researchers used mussel-derived adhesive proteins to develop customized...
Novel ‘Bone Bandage’ Material for Cracked Bones
Researchers have developed a biomimetic scaffold that generates electrical signals upon the application of pressure by utilizing the unique osteogenic ability of hydroxyapatite (HAp). HAp is a ba...
Sound-Powered Sensors
Researchers have developed a sensor that utilizes energy from sound waves to control electronic devices. This could one day save millions of batteries.
Transparent Brain Implant
A neural implant provides information about activity deep inside the brain while sitting on its surface. The implant is made up of a thin, transparent, and flexible polymer strip that is packed w...
Under-the-Skin Implant Could Treat Type I Diabetes
Researchers have created a new technique to treat Type 1 diabetes: implanting a device inside a pocket under the skin that can secrete insulin while avoiding the immunosuppression that typically ...
Electromagnetic Heating Simulation – Emerging Medical Applications
Simulation plays a critical role in developing medical devices, which continue to improve the health and lives of millions of people around the world. However, because of significant variability ...