Component Testing
60601 Ed 3, What Happened?
April 17, 2013 4:53 pm | by Rob Keur, Regulatory Affairs Expert, StarFish Medical | Blogs | Comments60601 edition 3 is possibly the biggest change in the regulatory side of medical device development since the introduction of the FDA’s QSR. Until now, electrical safety testing was a black box test wherein a sample device was submitted and it passed or failed depending on a set of specific physical tests. There was no consideration of how the device was developed, just, “Is the device electrically safe?”
LISTED UNDER: Component Testing | Medical Device Testing | Other Testing Services
Wide Area Curing Solutions
January 18, 2013 10:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsLumen Dynamics, a world leader in light delivery technologies, announces the expansion of its UV bonding solutions into wide area curing applications. Since 1984, Lumen Dynamics has earned a reputation as a market leader in UV spot curing...
LISTED UNDER: Adhesive-Curing Systems | UV Curing | Component Testing
Perspectives on Industry Insight, Part II
January 17, 2013 12:00 am | by MDT Staff | Minifab | Articles | CommentsWould you please comment on the medical device industry as we move into 2013? Contract manufacturing continues to shift from just “manufacturing” to include a full road map of your finished products, including design, test, manufacturability, and distribution.
LISTED UNDER: Full Service Contract Manufacturing | Clinical Testing | Component Testing
Industry Forecast 2013
January 15, 2013 12:00 am | by Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief, MDT | Xeridiem | Articles | CommentsSince 2013 brings uncertainty with it due to a number of issues and concerns, MDT sought out the industry’s supplier side to see where their thoughts were focused. Speaking with a number of service providers and component suppliers, this “industry forecast” highlights five areas: contract manufacturing, design, molding, power, and test.
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Insert Molding | Micro Molding
Package-on-Package Assembly
January 11, 2013 9:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsACD, a leading supplier to the electronics industry and a leader in Package-on-Package (PoP) assembly, will exhibit in Booth #331 at the upcoming Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West Exposition...
LISTED UNDER: Electronics Contract Assembly | Medical Device Testing | Component Testing
SMD Components, PCB Boards, and Solder Training Kits
January 10, 2013 10:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsPractical Components and its sister company Practical Tools will showcase its latest tools and technology in booth #1856 at the upcoming Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West Exposition...
LISTED UNDER: PCBs/Embedded Computer Boards | Capacitors | Resistors
Testing, Engineering, and Training Services
January 10, 2013 10:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsDatest, a leading provider of advanced, efficient and mission-critical in-circuit testing, test engineering, and X-ray inspection solutions, will highlight its testing, engineering, and training services in Booth #244...
LISTED UNDER: Component Testing | Product-Safety/Performance Testing
Dip Molded Products Play Critical Role in Medical Equipment Design
December 19, 2012 3:10 pm | by Ed Sullivan | Articles | CommentsDip molding may not be a term that readily comes to mind when surgeons begin complicated procedures. Yet, without this sophisticated, highly controllable process, many medical devices used daily in hospitals could not meet stringent certification requirements.
LISTED UNDER: Dip Molding | Molding | Injection Molding
Easy-to-Clean Biocoat Protects Systems from Liquid
December 10, 2012 10:43 am | Instron | Product Releases | CommentsInstron, a leading provider of testing equipment solutions designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, introduces the BioCoat: a polyurethane protective cover designed for Instron Series 5940 single column testing systems.
LISTED UNDER: Measurement Instruments | Other Testing Instruments | Product-Safety/Performance Testing
NVision Increases its Medical CT Scanning Projects
November 27, 2012 11:25 am | Nvision Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsNVision reports that an increasing number of its contract scanning services now involve CT scanning for reverse engineering, and inspection and measurement of medical components and surgical tools.
LISTED UNDER: Design Services | Component Testing | Other Testing Services
Extended Range Of Instrument Enclosures
November 13, 2012 11:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsMETCASE has extended its UNICASE range of aluminum instrument enclosures with ten new models in black. These highly versatile enclosures are ideal for desktop or portable electronics.
LISTED UNDER: Cases | Medical Device Testing | Component Testing
Microstructure Engineering: An Alternative to Coatings
October 25, 2012 3:23 pm | by Andrew Cannon and Sarah Hulseman | Hoowaki Llc | Articles | CommentsWhile coatings can offer an array of benefits to medical device components, in certain cases, they can also come with adverse effects that impact the overall efficacy of the product. An innovative technique—microstructure engineering—enables a surface treatment to be accomplished during the component fabrication process, providing an alternative to coatings.
LISTED UNDER: Surface Modification | Complex | Fluoroplastic
Applying Tech: Wireless Medicine
October 24, 2012 3:48 pm | by William Chan, Donald L. Sweeney, David Niewolny, Joe Tillison, and Anthony J. Kalaijakis | LINEMASTER Switch Corporation | Articles | CommentsWireless devices have the ability to become self-contained diagnostic laboratories, communication devices for medical records, and medical therapy devices. One of the biggest challenges facing both the consumer and the clinical wireless healthcare market is large scale adoption. Adoption is limited by the regulatory environment, current product prices, and ease of device use.
LISTED UNDER: Bluetooth Modems | Others | RFID
A Matter of Materials: Extrusion
October 19, 2012 3:01 pm | by Mathew Bills and Robert LaDuca | Duke Empirical | Articles | CommentsNew material offerings are critical to medical device manufacturers as they provide new opportunities in the development of cutting edge technologies. This three-part round-up features three new materials that are impacting medical device manufacturing in the areas of adhesives/coatings, molding, and extrusion. This part focuses on extrusion.
LISTED UNDER: Extrusion | Polyurethane | PTFENextreme Enables New Generation of Compact PCR Thermal Cyclers for Real-Time DNA Amplification and Analysis
October 3, 2012 3:38 pm | Nextreme Thermal Solutions | Product Releases | CommentsNextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in micro-scale thermal management and power generation solutions, today announced a new reference design for a compact PCR thermal cycler for field-level DNA amplification.
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