The Essential Resource for the Medical Design Engineering Community
Centers of Excellence Strive to Promote Innovation
May 3, 2006 6:04 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsWhile most companies try to solve healthcare design challenges as they arise, GE Plastics is a company that sees global application technology (GApT) and design as a major competitive advantage as it accelerates expansion of GApT capabilities worldwide.
Lower Cost, Portable Surgical Robots Could Be Smooth Operators
May 3, 2006 6:04 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsA mechanical engineer at Purdue University is teaming up with medical doctors in research aimed at developing less expensive, portable, and versatile surgical robots that could become more common in operating rooms.
Vision System Heats Up Needle-Electrode Inspection Process
May 3, 2006 6:04 am | Cognex Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Project: Create an alternative to the inspection protocols that rely on a human operator to verify the quality of electrosurgery electrodes. The Solution: Develop a 100% automated inspection system, that maintains rapid throughput, to ensure consistent results.
Precise Motion Control Leads to Enhanced Virtual Microscopy Slide Scanner
May 3, 2006 6:04 am | Heidenhain Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Project : Create a device to enable the high speed digital scanning of slides for use in virtual microscopy. The Solution: Use precision motion control components to ensure extremely high resolutions, that are free of imperfections, are achieved.
Aligning Product Development Processes to Meet Compliance Demands
May 3, 2006 6:04 am | Matrixone, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Project: Streamline the document management and retrieval processes to enable a more efficient regulatory compliance protocol. The Solution: Implement an electronic product lifecycle management solution to manage product-related information.
Rechargeable Battery Technology for Portable Medical Applications
May 3, 2006 6:04 am | Micro Power Electronics, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsIn the ongoing movement to establish more wireless options for medical devices, concerns over adequate power sources become a primary issue for manufacturers. This exclusive article will examine Lithium-ion technology and analyze the essential components of the battery pack. By Dr.
Contract Manufacturers Aid in Enabling Supply Chain Optimization
May 3, 2006 6:04 am | Solectron | Product Releases | CommentsMedical device OEMs can partner with contract manufacturing firms to optimize their supply chains to gain a competitive advantage over other manufacturers in the industry.
Label Printing System
May 2, 2006 1:08 pm | Industrial Labeling Systems Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsA full line of label and barcode printing systems for work in process (WIP) tracking, product identification, component tracking, shipping and logistics, and regulatory labeling applications is available.
Hose
May 2, 2006 1:08 pm | Hi-Tech Medical | Product Releases | CommentsFlexible Hytrel style Type 888 hose features injection molded alloy cuffs that are made without adhesives to eliminate potential leakage and odors, and it can be sterilized by ETO gas, radiation, or pasteurization (275°F).
Concentrator Valve Assembly
May 2, 2006 8:29 am | Humphrey Products Company | Product Releases | CommentsA manufacturer of O 2 concentrators for in-home oxygen therapy wanted a unit that would simultaneously fill portable bottles while supplying the patient.
Mix-Dispense Valve
May 2, 2006 8:29 am | Sealant Equipment & Engineering, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Model 2200-545-037 two-component miniature mix-dispense valve precisely dispenses miniature beads and very small volumes of low-viscosity pourable materials and abrasive or filled materials.
Industrial Air Compressor
May 2, 2006 8:29 am | Sullair Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsA series of air compressors—the Sullair 3000, Sullair 3700, and Sullair 4500—offer 40, 50, and 60 horsepower and are designed for point-of-use facility installations.
Butterfly Valve (3071)
May 2, 2006 8:29 am | Asahi/America, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Type 57 Butterfly Valve incorporates four major design upgrades in thermoplastic valve technology. New design features include a flange stopper, which prevents the valve liner from over compression. A second feature is a molded body absorption channel.
Solenoid Valve (3077)
May 2, 2006 8:29 am | Spartan Scientific | Product Releases | CommentsThe 3B23 solenoid valve is designed for medical device applications that require media-separation such as dialysis machines, instrument cleaning devices, and dental irrigation equipment.
Pressure Control Module
May 2, 2006 8:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe VSO-EP is a module for precision control of critical system pressures. It is an automated alternative to manual pressure regulators, needle valves, flow controllers, and bleed orifices, providing integral closed-loop proportional control for both dynamic and “set and forget” applications.
