How to Exceed Customer Expectations by Rethinking Next-Gen IoT Medical Devices
Internet of Things-enabled medical devices have great potential, but it’s important for device developers to have a strong understanding of value creation in IoT-enabled medical products.
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A Led-Based Device for Imaging Radiation Induced Skin Damage
To eradicate any cancer cells that may potentially remain after surgery or chemotherapy, many breast cancer patients also undergo radiation therapy. All patients experience unfortunate side effects including skin irritation, and sometimes peeling and blistering. Patients can also develop permanent discoloration of the skin and thickening of the breast tissue months, or even years, after treatment. There is currently no method to predict the severity of these acute and late effects, and even current evaluation of these effects are based on subjective scoring.
A New mHealth Device to Tackle Global Health
A U.S-educated academic returns to India to create a mobile diagnostic device powered my digital health tools to assist rural healthcare workers.
UDI gets helping hand from serialization solutions provider
As medical device companies work to ensure compliance with Unique Device Identification, they’re still dealing with on-going tasks such as ensuring package integrity. A vision solutions provider believes it can take on both tasks.
Smart Clothing Could Be Coming to Your Closet
orget accessories like smart watches. The next wave of wearable technology will be part of your wardrobe.
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What You Need to Know: IEC 60601-1-2 4th Edition
An expert discusses what medical device manufacturers need to keep in mind as the compliance date for the fourth edition of the IEC 60601-1-2 standard approaches.
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Wearables for medical engineering
Wearable patches – small electronic devices that are affixed to the skin like a patch.
The world’s leading medical design & manufacturing suppliers gathering 2017 Medtec China
China has become a leading manufacturing center for medical devices and components. With the more closer correlation of the global medical device market, it is imperative for China to boost the medical device manufacturing from low to high performance products since China launched a series of supporting policies in the past few years.
Sustainable textile coatings for medical applications
In recent years, Covestro has developed new polyurethane raw materials for state-of-the-art wound care under the trade name of Baymedix®.
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Unique concept for modern wound dressings
Covestro, formerly Bayer MaterialScience, is presenting its innovative Baymedix® polyurethane (PU) technology for modern wound dressings. Foams, adhesives and films manufactured from these materials as well as specialty films from the Platilon® product portfolio enable optimal moisture management in wound dressings, which is essential for improving the quality of patient care.
