New Technology
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2024.02.06
The benefits and applications of photochemical etching for medical technology
Complex, precision metal components are found in a variety of medical industry applications, and the demand for these parts is increasing with the medical technology industry’s rapid advancements. With robotics and AI technology’s increased use in medical technology environments, the need for highly specified and calibrated parts will only become greater and more urgent.
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2024.01.30
Assembly Technology for Next-Generation Robot-Assisted Surgery Systems and Instruments
The introduction of endoscopy in surgical practice is one of the greatest success stories in the history of medicine, and there is no end in sight in terms of the development of minimally invasive surgical procedures and instruments. Advances in material sciences, imaging, sensors, and robotics are driving a need for new innovative approaches to manufacturing the next generation of surgical instruments.
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2023.11.17
Survey: 70% of Bluetooth RPM Users Report Issues Sending Glucose Readings
The 2023 National Diabetes Care Survey suggests that cellular RPMs could help, but according to the data, RPMs as a whole may have a visibility problem.
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2023.11.08
Surmodics Debuts New Hydrophilic Coating Technology
A new hydrophilic coating for medical device applications is said to achieve an enhanced balance of lubricity and coating durability, the latter property resulting in low particulates.
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2023.10.30
Is thrombectomy set to become the standard of care for medium vessel occlusions?
With multiple large clinical trials currently underway to assess thrombectomy treatments in patients with medium vessel occlusion (MeVO) stroke, Johanna Ospel (Calgary, Canada) takes a look at the possibility of endovascular therapy (EVT) becoming the standard of care for these cases further down the line.
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2023.10.18
Study: SLSC Photoacoustic Imaging to Reduce Skin Tone Bias
Traditional PA imaging struggles to read dark skin tones. A recent study says short-lag spatial coherence beamforming could help.
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2023.09.14
Micromolding: Pushing the Boundaries of Miniaturization
Micromolding is yielding miniaturized, intricate parts that are enabling ground-breaking innovation and improved performance.
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2023.08.15
Scientists report wearable breakthrough in electric control of DNA
Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland say they’ve made a wearable breakthrough, developing an electrogenetic interface to enable transgene expression in human cells.
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2023.08.03
3D-Printing System Can Speed Up Wound Healing
The PAINT system consists of a cellular-based, gel-like ink and a 3D-printing pen to apply the biomaterial to cuts and abrasions.
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2023.07.25
Mending broken hearts
A new technology that uses bio-printed ‘patches’ to repair damaged heart tissue has been proven to be safer and more cost-effective for patients.
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