Wearable Mimics CT Scans, Delivers Continuous Monitoring of Heart, Lungs
Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind wearable device capable of continuously scanning the lungs and heart of hospital patients while they rest in bed — offering a revolutionary alternative to CT scans.
Advanced Laser Welding Techniques for Titanium Pacemaker Housing: Achieving Precision, Reliable and Hermetic Sealing
A pacemaker is a small device that helps control your heartbeat so you can return to your normal life. It has three main parts: a pulse generator that creates electrical signals, a controller-monitor that manages these signals, and leads that deliver the signals to the heart. One key benefit of the pacemaker is its strong titanium casing. Titanium is very strong and lightweight, and it is biocompatible, meaning it works well with the body without causing harmful reactions. This metal is highly resistant to corrosion, which helps keep the casing intact and protective even when exposed to bodily fluids.
Test and Measurement: Regulatory Updates and Strategic Implications
Medical device companies are operating in a climate of rapid transformation. The traditional regulatory and testing frameworks that have guided development for decades are evolving, prompted by technological innovation, increased globalization, and lessons learned during recent public health challenges.
Wound Dressings Made of Drug-Releasing Polymers
Electrospinning has been used to produce polymer fibers containing the well-known antibacterial drug metronidazole. The mats formed could potentially be used as wound dressings, thanks to an appropriately selected polymeric structure capable of releasing the drug into the body in a controlled manner.
3D Ink Improves Comfort, Durability of ‘Smart Wearables’
Researchers have demonstrated a 3D ink printing method for so-called smart fabrics that continues to perform well after repeated washings and abrasion tests. The research represents a breakthrough in smart fabric comfort and durability, as well as using a process that is more environmentally friendly.
Enhancing Manufacturing Efficiency with High-Performance Coatings
Medical device manufacturing is a highly regulated industry that demands precision and faces numerous challenges. Ensuring efficiency, compliance, and safety is crucial for maintaining the integrity of the manufacturing process and the quality of the final products. Adherence to FDA regulations and Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards requires manufacturing facilities to uphold clean and controlled environments, often resulting in considerable downtime and maintenance expenses. These shutdowns can disrupt production schedules, impact productivity, and ultimately affect profitability.
AI-assisted Model Enhances MRI Heart Scans
An AI-assisted model developed by researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and the School of Engineering can take low-quality MRI heart scans and turn them into high quality images, while reducing the time needed to scan the heart by about 90%.
How Sterilization Affects TPU-Based Medical Devices
Choosing the right material for a medical device is tough enough on its own. Add sterilization to the mix, and the puzzle gets even trickier. Most developers and engineers are focused on the product—how it functions, fits, and affords patients a better experience. But if the sterilization process doesn’t hold up, your best materials and design won’t either. Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) are a perfect example—these polymers are a reminder that sterilization isn’t just a technical detail but something that can shape the success of a medical device from multiple angles.
Your Guide to Medical Device Sterilization: Methods, Compliance, Challenges & Trends
Sterilization has always played a central role in medical device development. But today, it’s no longer just a matter of checking a regulatory box or signing off on a quality assurance protocol. It’s a design constraint, a supply chain risk, and increasingly, a competitive differentiator. Further, a next generation of sterilization modalities are emerging.
The Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator: A Promising Novel Device
Transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are the reference standard for preventing sudden cardiac death (SCD) but have risks associated with intravascular lead placement.1 ICD technology has evolved from the epicardial to the transvenous era to extravascular innovations that avoid vascular complications, including cardiac perforation, venous obstruction, increased infection rates, and tricuspid regurgitation.
