Implant Translates Brain Activity into Speech
Hundreds of microscopic sensors on an implantable polymer film the size of a postage stamp record brain activity, which is then decoded into words and sounds.
Study Suggests Smart Scalpel Assists in Surgical Skill Assessment
Investigators say their smart scalpel could assess the force users are applying during surgical procedures and quantify how they control the device over time.
What You Need to Know about UX for Medical Device Design
Digital transformation, long a mission for aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, and food processing, has now become an essential component for medical device designers and developers.
Reshaping Medical Instrument Manufacturing with New Technology
Medical and surgical instruments are utilized daily to save and improve lives. Because of this, they demand an exact level of accuracy and infallibility in their manufacture.
Hydrogels as a Drug-Delivery Medium
Hydrogels are soft, hydroactive materials that have many applications within healthcare. The medical device industry, in particular, has long used hydrogels as integral components in wound dressings. Hydrogels can be cooling to treat burns, absorptive to manage exudate, and transparent enough to easily monitor wounds.
Medical researchers tackle immune rejection of biomedical implants
To learn more about what causes the body to reject biomedical implants, a team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson identified a protein that appears to help drive this response, and hopes their discoveries will improve the design and safety of biomedical implants.
Emerging Ophthalmic Devices Capitalize on the KISS Method
Two device company executives have stepped away from the path of smart technology, instead offering new capabilities in a simple, yet groundbreaking way.
3D-Printed Robotic Skin Is Ready for Multiple Applications
B9Creations and researchers have created robot skin with abilities beyond human skin.
Non-invasive tissue oxygen imaging system for improved medical diagnosis and treatment
Researchers from the the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new spectral imaging device called the Tissue Oxygen Imaging System (TOX).
Behind the Design of the Award-Winning Skytrofa Auto-Injector
Phillips-Medisize was recently recognized with a third industry accolade for the Skytrofa drug-delivery device.
