Articles
Top 10 Tips for Efficient Thermal Management
December 20, 2011 6:38 am | by W. John Bilski | CommentsWith more medical devices containing electronic components, the heat generated by these components becomes a greater issue for the designers of the finished products. As such, consulting with a thermal management expert prior to designing a new device becomes a high priority “to do” item. This article provides a number of additional tips to address thermal management challenges.
Cloud to Service Endpoints - The Missing Link
November 15, 2011 3:30 am | by Paul Anderson, Wind River (www.windriver.com) | CommentsI remember as a kid I was fascinated with phones. The idea that you could pick up the phone, dial it, and talk to someone on the other end was pretty neat.
LTE Deployment and Timing Considerations
November 14, 2011 9:38 am | by Deepak Kataria, IPJunction (www.ip-junction.com) | CommentsWhen considering the deployment and timing considerations for LTE and LTE Advanced, a well thought out migration strategy needs to be in place.
LCD Market Trends - Smartphones vs. TVs
November 14, 2011 5:10 am | by Gyan Tiwary, SVP and General Manager DC/DC Business, iWatt (www.iwatt.com) | CommentsThis past summer, for the first time in the history of LCDTVs, the average selling price (ASP) of a 42” LCDTV dropped below that of a Smartphone.
Answering the Antimicrobial Question
November 11, 2011 10:42 am | by Larry Gabriel | CommentsDue to recent changes regarding the reimbursement (or lack thereof) for treatment of secondary infections that patients sometimes acquire during a hospital stay, great interest has developed in finding technologies to reduce and ultimately eliminate these problems. This article looks at how one material supplier specialist is addressing the challenge.
Securing Success for Orthopedic Implants
November 11, 2011 10:11 am | by Del Williams | CommentsThe Challenge: A company needed a fastener for an orthopedic device that would offer a high degree of repeatability in motion without a loss of function. The Solution: The Spiralock self locking fastener successfully survived load and fatigue testing to one-million cycles without loosening or backing out.
Roundtable Q & A: Medical Electronics
November 11, 2011 9:38 am | by Seamus Grady, Dr. Juergen Schilz, and Bill Tormey | CommentsIn this “Roundtable Q&A,” industry leaders provide insights on medical electronics topics, including the design impact of consumer electronics, obstacles to success with taking a product from wired to wireless, and the value of making devices “smart.”
Battery Holders Adapt to Handheld Device Needs
November 11, 2011 9:15 am | by Thomas Blaha | CommentsWith handheld medical devices getting smaller and smaller, consideration is being given to every component on the device. This includes the battery holder section. While often overlooked, taking this portion of the device into account early in the development process can result in a clever solution to prevent it from adding too much “bulk” to a device design.
Berkeley Lab Researchers Ink Nanostructures with Tiny ‘Soldering Iron’
November 10, 2011 7:00 am | by Berkeley Laboratories | CommentsResearchers with the U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have shed light on the role of temperature in controlling a fabrication technique for drawing chemical patterns as small as 20 nanometers.
Challenges and Rewards of Molding Silicone
November 9, 2011 11:50 am | by Mats Håkanson | CommentsSilicone is a significant material in medical device design. As such, finding an expert partner who understands all of its benefits and challenges is key for manufacturers who wish to implement the material into a product. This article highlights several advantages of using silicone for component fabrication as well as some of the obstacles to success.
Anodized Device Delivery: The New Face of Medical Packaging
November 9, 2011 11:12 am | by Steven Rusch | CommentsTraditionally, the appearance of medical devices was an afterthought and not considered a critical element of design. However, with more devices being used directly by the patient, aesthetics have come to the forefront. This article looks at a technology that helps maintain a high level of functionality in the packaging of a device and couples it with a great appearance.
High Powered Medicine
November 9, 2011 11:02 am | by Dr. Thomas Dittrich | CommentsThe trend to miniaturize medical devices is active throughout the industry. With it, the challenge of identifying power solutions for these technologies is one that medtech companies are eager to solve. This article highlights one specific design option, that is, high energy lithium metal oxide batteries and showcases the advantages they present.
Printed Electronics Technology Moves Closer to Fully-Printed Devices
November 9, 2011 7:12 am | by Dr. Harry Zervos | CommentsScreen Printing is one of the more established technologies utilised in the manufacture of what a lot would consider "conventional" electronics.
Body Area Networks: A way to improve remote patient monitoring
November 1, 2011 9:29 am | by Iboun Taimiya Sylla, Texas Instruments | Texas Instruments Inc. | CommentsWith today’s aging population, monitoring healthcare systems represents an important element of the healthcare issue, especially in countries where the limits of the system are being tested. Monitoring the health condition of elderly people and sharing information with remote care providers or hospitals is increasingly in great demand...
Perspectives on Balancing Development Success, Part II
October 28, 2011 12:12 pm | WuXi AppTec | CommentsWith the development of a medical device, how do you best achieve a balance between time to market, cost savings, and regulatory compliance?
