Wire-to-Board Connector Features a Unique Double-Lock Design
April 25, 2013 5:09 pm | by MDT Staff | Hirose Electric Usa | Product Releases | CommentsHirose Electric has developed the DF61 Series, a low-profile double-locking wire-to-board connector with the capacity to handle up to 5 Amps and 350 Volts. The DF61 Series is a rugged, 2-position connector that features a unique “Swing Lock” design that utilizes a positive and friction lock together to deliver a cable pull force resistance of 10 N.
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Portable Ventilators & the Advanced Design of Brushless DC Motors
April 25, 2013 5:07 pm | by Michael Bloom, President, Sinotech | Sinotech | Articles | CommentsThe BLDC motor is a synchronous electric motor that has coils wound around the stationary lamination stack of a stator—not a rotating armature—and magnets mounted on a rotor. This basic design has allowed engineers to create BLDC motors small enough to fit into portable ventilators used in hospitals, emergency vehicles, and homes.
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RoHS Deadline Approaches for Medical Electronics
April 25, 2013 4:41 pm | by George Karalias, Director of Marketing & Communications, Rochester Electronics | Rochester Electronics | Blogs | CommentsEngineers and buyers in the medical device manufacturing industry should note the following date: July 22, 2014. That is the day medical electronics must comply with the EU’s Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulation. Medical devices have so far been exempt from RoHS, which requires the elimination of lead, cadmium, mercury, and other substances from electronics.
LISTED UNDER: Amplifiers | Flexible Circuits | Hybrid Circuits
A World of Custom Switches Allow Medical Device OEMs to Integrate Signaling
April 25, 2013 12:49 pm | by MDT Staff | Tapeswitch Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsTapeswitch offers a wide variety of pressure sensitive, general purpose signaling switches for use with medical equipment and devices that function as control switches for operation in various applications. Available models include ribbon switches, touch pads, foot switches, hand switches, and sensing cells.
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Glasses Read to the Blind
April 25, 2013 11:24 am | by Florida International University | Videos | CommentsA unique pair of eyeglasses developed by a Florida International Univ. student team could revolutionize the lives of the blind, enabling them to walk into a library or a store, pick up any book or a can of soup and read it. The Eyetalk concept has been hailed by venture investors as a potentially breakthrough product that could make a difference for disabled people worldwide.
LISTED UNDER: Transceivers/Transmitters/Receivers
Virtual Imaging for the Medical Industry
April 24, 2013 5:07 pm | by Bruce Ridley, Vice President, eMagin Corporation | Articles | CommentsWhile virtual imaging technology has permeated other industries such as entertainment and military, it has yet to make a significant impact in medical. However, as newer, more advanced capabilities are introduced, designers may take advantage of this offering more often. This article looks at virtual imaging for medical device applications.
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Miniature, High-Speed Board Level Camera with Fastest VGA Sensor
April 24, 2013 4:57 pm | by MDT Staff | Baumer Ltd. | Product Releases | CommentsEquipped with the lightning-fast CMV300 VGA sensor from CMOSIS, Baumer’s new MXG03 board level camera delivers very high frame rates up to 250 frames/s, can be integrated into extremely small spaces and keeps pace with the fastest industry applications.
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Encoders with Fanuc Interface
April 23, 2013 2:39 pm | by MDT Staff | Heidenhain Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsHeidenhain’s product range of absolute rotary encoders of the 400 Series are now available with interface to Fanuc controls. These encoders are particularly suitable for use on servo axes and spindles in machine tools, and feature integral bearings and stator or separate shaft couplings.
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Non-Magnetic Combination D-Subminiature Connectors
April 23, 2013 1:05 pm | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCONEC has developed a series of non-magnetic combination D-subminiature connectors for advanced medical imaging equipment. These combination D-subminiature connectors exhibit a low relative magnetism because they replace the major conventional magnetic components that could interfere with the magnetic flux of medical imaging systems.
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The Malware Threat
April 22, 2013 2:06 pm | by Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief, MDT | Blogs | CommentsWhen my mother tells me that her computer is running slow and she needs me to “clean it up” for her, I never imagined the day she might be calling about the same problem with a medical device. While I’d obviously not have the same access to it that I have on a computer, it does reflect a scary situation in medical device technology today.
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Portable USB DC Triaxial Vibration Measurement System, Model 5340
April 22, 2013 12:23 pm | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsDytran Instruments has developed the VibraScout Vibration Measurement System, which includes a USB digital triaxial accelerometer combining a MEMS accelerometer with a microcontroller to create an intelligent sensor.
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New Techno Plasma TechProbe Digitizer for Reverse Engineering Geometric Shapes
April 22, 2013 12:10 pm | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsTechno is excited to announce their newest CNC Plasma Accessory: the TechProbe Digitizer. The new digitizing probe mounts easily to any Techno CNC plasma machine. The user-friendly TechProbe software will digitize an object with simple or complex geometric shapes.
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New Multi-Conductor Cable from NTE Electronics
April 22, 2013 11:32 am | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsNTE Electronics is now offering a full line of high quality multi-conductor cable. Providing safe, reliable, high performance data transmission, this type of cable is widely used in many different applications such as computer peripherals, robotics, PA systems, intercom systems, remote control circuits and many more.
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60 Watt Convection Cooled Medical Power Supply Power Operates up to 80 Degrees Celsius
April 19, 2013 2:57 pm | by MDT Staff | Emerson Network Power | Product Releases | CommentsEmerson Network Power announced the latest addition to its portfolio of 60 W convection cooled open-frame ac-dc power supplies. The new NPS64-M has a 15 Vdc output, which can be adjusted by plus or minus 20 percent, and can deliver up to 4 A.
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Addressing LOC Product Development from the Systems Side
April 18, 2013 10:33 am | by Tim Bowe, CEO, Foliage | Foliage | Articles | CommentsThe rapid introduction of Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) technology is accelerating the move to Point-of-Care Testing (POCT). However, many companies are finding that perfecting LOC technology is only part of building a viable business model. The need for a complete system approach is a prerequisite to broad and rapid market adoption. The options for building a complete system are complex, confusing, and sometimes conflicting.
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