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Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry
Technical Articles
Ready or Not, Changes Are Coming to Legacy Device Requirements in the EU
By 2020, new medical device products distributed within Europe must comply with the new European Medical Device Regulation. Is your company ready?
OmniVision Sees Its Future in Medtech Clearly
OmniVision revealed two new partnerships at MD&M East that will help propel it further into the ever-changing healthcare market.
Current LSR Material Trends in the Molding of Medical Devices
Where is the evolution of LSR use—for molders, formulators, and especially designers and device engineers—headed in the coming years?
Creating New Categories of Medical Devices with Force and Pressure Sensing
Tactile-sensing technology could be used to enhance an R&D or clinical research process as well as be embedded in a medical device.
Entering a Golden Age of Medical Materials
Ethicon’s principal materials engineer discusses the latest in exciting new medical materials and considers where the trends will take device makers and designers in the years ahead.
Stamping or Machining: What Do You Choose for Your Metal Devices?
Consider device fit, form, and function as well as materials, volume, cost, and more.
How Switches Can Support Doctors Saving Lives in the Operating Room
The consistency, longevity, and quality of the switches and components used in medical devices can have a direct impact on performance in the operating room.
How to Keep Up with FDA’s Expanding UDI Requirements
September 2018 brings a new deadline. Here’s what medical device manufacturers need to do.
A Brief Introduction to Medical Device Biocompatibility
Biocompatibility of medical devices is a complex and evolving subject. Here's what you need to know.
Adhesive Considerations for Direct-Skin Wearable Medical Technologies
These four categories of wearables have specific needs—do you know what questions to ask?
Will Your Heartbeat Someday Unlock Your Phone?
Engineers are working on a new kind of cybersecurity authentication system that uses the waveform of a user’s heartbeat to ensure security.
How Much Should Device Designers Really Know about Micro-Coaxial or Twin-Axial Cables?
Answer: The more device designers know, the better.
State of the U.S. Market for Dental Bone Graft Substitutes and Other Biomaterials
The U.S. market for dental Bone graft substitutes and other biomaterials is growing in response to the growth of the dental implants market.
Challenging the Status Quo of Project Management
What does it take to drive innovation in a corporate environment, particularly when the project team itself is comprised of more than 100 people?