Testing Helps End Users Select Suppliers & Tubing
July 2, 2012 11:40 am | Advantapure | Product Releases | CommentsAdvantaPure now offers one of the most comprehensive portfolios of extractables testing for silicone and TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) tubing in the pharmaceutical and clean application industries.
LISTED UNDER: Reinforced | Silicone | Thermoplastic ElastomerThe Essential Facts of Essential Performance
June 27, 2012 8:38 am | by Todd Konieczny | Blogs | CommentsMany medical device manufacturers believe that risk has always been a cornerstone in evaluating device compliance with medical standards. The Second Edition of IEC 60601-1 covered risk management, but Third Edition is taking it up a notch – the word “risk” is included in IEC 60601-1’s Third Edition standard more than 600 times. This increased emphasis on risk is a direct result of two elements of the revised standard – the requirement to review both the risk management processes and the risk management file, and the addition of essential performance.
LISTED UNDER: Medical Device Testing
Programmable Force Tester with PC Control
June 26, 2012 7:38 am | Product Releases | CommentsMark-10’s updated ESM301 test stand Version 2 is a 300 lbF (1.5 kN) capacity universal force tester, ideal for numerous applications in the medical device, packaging, automotive...
LISTED UNDER: Medical Device Testing
Mitutoyo Contracer contour measuring systems combine speed, ease of use with best-in-class accuracy
June 26, 2012 6:23 am | Product Releases | CommentsMitutoyo America Corporation announces availability of Contracer® CV-3200/4500 Series contour measuring systems.
LISTED UNDER: Measurement Instruments
InvenSense expands into industrial applications with the world’s first Single-Chip, Integrated high performance 3-axis industrial gyroscope
June 26, 2012 5:28 am | Product Releases | CommentsInvenSense, Inc., the leading provider of MotionTracking™ devices, today announced its entry into the industrial market with the introduction of its MPU-3300, the world’s first single-chip...
LISTED UNDER: Product Design | Hand Held InstrumentsFCC Allocates Spectrum for MBANs
June 26, 2012 12:00 am | by Laird Technologies | Blogs | CommentsAccording to the official press release from the FCC, "Wireless devices that operate on MBAN spectrum can be used to actively monitor a patient’s health, including blood glucose and pressure monitoring, delivery of electrocardiogram readings, and even neonatal monitoring systems." Since patients are free of cables, the use of MBANs makes it easier to move patients from one part of the hospital to another for treatment. Further, from the FCC press release, "MBANs allow for ubiquitous and reliable monitoring, and give health care providers the chance to identify life-threatening problems or events before they occur."
LISTED UNDER: Medical Device Testing
Helping Start-Ups Avoid Slow-Downs
June 19, 2012 11:07 am | by Paul Brooks | Blogs | CommentsBSI Group America, Inc. identifies the 7 Most Common “Rookie” Mistakes Medical Device Companies Make When Preparing for a European Product Launch
LISTED UNDER: Medical Device Testing
Insourcing, Automation, Patents and the Medical Device Industry
June 19, 2012 10:57 am | by Joe Pustka | Blogs | CommentsEarly this year the Washington Post reported, “In 2010, U.S. manufacturers produced nearly $1.8 trillion in goods (in constant 2005 dollars), about $100 billion more than China did.”
LISTED UNDER: Leak Testing | Medical Device Testing | Product Design
Once Upon a Time…
June 19, 2012 10:52 am | by Joe Pustka | Blogs | CommentsSometimes I wonder if the publishers of instrument specifications think they are writing fairy tales for children. That would be a kind explanation…
LISTED UNDER: Leak Testing | Medical Device Testing
The Future of Video Inspection System Products Looks Bright
June 19, 2012 10:35 am | by Jim Norton | Blogs | CommentsIn recent years, many electronics manufacturers have been adopting the use of video inspection systems. These systems utilize digital cameras to perform many of the visual inspection functions formerly performed with optical microscopes. Digital camera technology has improved to the point where the image quality now rivals that of optical instruments for many applications.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held Instruments
A Systems Approach for Safe – But Not Too Safe – Medical Devices
June 19, 2012 10:26 am | by John Gardner | Blogs | CommentsIs it possible to be too safe? When it comes to features for medical device, the answer is yes. Oftentimes, medical devices have too many safety components or not enough – both can be hazardous to patients. By applying clinical insights, field experience and utilizing a requirements-driven systems approach, along with verification and validation (V&V) procedures from the beginning of the project, safety evaluations can produce optimum safety with minimum cost.
LISTED UNDER: Medical Device Testing | Component Testing
Understanding EMC principles saves medical compliance testing costs
June 19, 2012 9:57 am | by Donald L. Sweeney | Blogs | CommentsFred is a well respected engineer in the medical industry. He has worked hard designing a new IV Pump and proudly presents it to a test lab for its final compliance testing. But to his dismay it utterly fails its EN 60601-1-2 EMC testing.
LISTED UNDER: Medical Device Testing | Component Testing | Air PumpBuilding an Organ on a Chip
June 19, 2012 7:34 am | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | News | CommentsMicroscale devices that mimic human organs could provide a much more realistic environment for drug discovery.
LISTED UNDER: Testing
Fast Cure and Flashless LIMS
June 14, 2012 10:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsShin-Etsu Silicones of America recently premiered advanced technical demonstrations with industry leading equipment partners at NPE 2012. The demos featured Shin-Etsu’s KEG-2000 LIMS...
LISTED UNDER: Equipment/Tools | Services | Plastics & Elastomers
Desktop 3D Printer
June 14, 2012 10:40 am | Objet Geometries Ltd. | Product Releases | CommentsObjet Ltd, the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, has today launched the new Objet30 Pro – the most versatile professional in-house desktop 3D printer...
LISTED UNDER: Prototyping | Rapid Prototyping | Fittings
