Medical Design Technology articles from February 2005

Medical Design Technology archives from February 2005

Connectors.(Innovations)
February 1, 2005... In addition to the standard plastic series ODU MEDI-SNAP (circular connector with push-pull locking made out of plastic), another version with metal housing has been developed. This metal version offers a variety of mechanical and optical...

Wireless LAN connectivity.(Innovations)
February 1, 2005... The TROY500 and TROY505 serial device servers enable virtually any device with a serial port to connect to a wired or wireless network for remote monitoring and control, making it ideally suited for the medical industry. The 500 series offers...

OEM arm.(MDT Exclusive)
February 1, 2005... This OEM arm expands the capabilities of system designers by allowing greater flexibility in XYZ dimensions. High-resolution movements and speed control optimize the fluid handling aspects required by virtually any XYZ platform. The arm can be...

Illuminated pushbotton.(MDT Exclusive)
February 1, 2005... Illuminated pushbutton switches offer environmentally friendly components and packaging materials that meet the RoHS Directive restricting the use of hazardous materials. They are suited for lead-free soldering because of the heat resistant...

Rotary encoders.(Innovations)
February 1, 2005... The Nemicon line consists of over 2,000 rotary encoders, ranging from miniature rotary encoders as small as 0.472 in. diameter up to 3.93 in. diameter. These encoders achieve high resolution, high noise immunity, and high reliability at a low...

Six-axis robot.(Innovations)
February 1, 2005... The TX40 is an extremely Fast, six-axis robot with a 450 mm work envelope and 2.3 kg maximum payload It offers new integration possibilities through its compact design and ultra light weight. The TX40's ability to operate in six axes provides...

Panel critiques TAG graft study size but deems approval 'common sense'.(Regulatory Report)
February 1, 2005... The appeal of W.L. Gore's TAG thoractic endograft as a less-invasive alternative to open-heart surgery swayed FDA panelists to recommend device approval last month, reports The Gray Sheet. In Gaithersburg, MD, the Circulatory System Devices...

Medical Design Technology.(FDC Reports)
February 1, 2005... Medical Design Technology has teamed up with sister publications The Gray Sheet and The Silver Sheet to bring essential regulatory information to readers. Each month "Regulatory Report" will offer select highlights from The Gray Sheet, which...

Heart valve companies make peace.(Noted ...)
February 1, 2005... Edwards Lifesciences and St. Jude Medical, which together control over 75 percent of the replacement heart valve market, entered an agreement January 14, ending a four-and-a-half-year legal battle over certain Edwards valve replacement and...

NIH liver disease action plan.(Noted ...)
February 1, 2005... Long-term goals of NIH's cross-cutting Action Plan for Liver Disease Research, released last month, include development over the next seven to 10 years of an "artificial or bioartificiai hepatic support" device and demonstrating "that it...

FDA: faster pre-approval audits.(Noted ...)
February 1, 2005... According to The Silver Sheet, MDUFMA implementation activities at FDA include new timelines for GMP pre-approval inspections, fresh efforts to get the Accredited Persons third-party inspection program off the ground, and an about campaign by...

Don't reinvent wheel.(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2005... The current FDA policy of not disclosing what, how, and results of something that has been tested is akin to requiring everyone to reinvent the wheel. The message and position of Stephen Ferguson ("Cook Group Cuts Against the Grain in...

Intricately bent stainless tubing.(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... The ability to accurately bend tubes without excessive distortion, wrinkling or fracturing is an art born of experience at Eagle Stainless in Franklin, Massachusetts. There experienced craftsmen, working with state of the art machinery, are...

Custom shaped stainless tubing.(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Precision shapes drawn to the toughest specifications are available from Eagle Stainless in Franklin, Massachusetts. With a complete in-house tool and die facility, experienced toolmakers will develope a custom extrusion die for you and produce...

CNC machined stainless parts exactly to spec.(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Specializing in CNC machining for over twenty years, Eagle Stainless has been delivering some of the most intricately machined parts imaginable. Working on diameters ranging from .008" to 2", the company is ready to meet the needs of your most...

An interview with Kay Phillips, president, ATEK Medical Manufacturing: engineers are often halfway through the design process before they know how much a device is going to cost to manufacture. This month's "View From The Top" interview reveals how to avoid such pitfalls, which slow the product development process.(View From The Top)
February 1, 2005... When Kay Phillips considers the future of medical device design and manufacture, she sees the need for speed. Phillips is the president of ATEK Medical Manufacturing, a contract manufacturer headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, specializing in...

Manufacturing Rx: partnerships add developmental strength: medical device manufacturers can maximize innovation and business investments by partnering with companies who share a parent entity. Such supplier partnerships can help solve problems and speed products to market. Product design and packaging are two areas that illustrate the benefits of these relationships.(Emphasis On Adhesives)
February 1, 2005... To stay competitive in any market, companies must maximize investments in R&D and manage relationships with their material suppliers. The world of medical design is no exception. One way to accomplish this is through the integration of...

Recipe for risk management: using automated process software in the design, manufacture, and quality control of your device implies that you should validate it to he FDA compliant. This exclusive report shows how this can be done and examines the steps necessary to accomplish it--the analyses, tests, meetings, and documentation.(Cover Story)
February 1, 2005... Manufacturers of medical devices are required by federal law to validate software that is part of the manufacturing or quality system. But there is confusion about what this means. What software does the FDA regulate? What level of validation...

Double-faced tape.(New Products)
February 1, 2005... ARcare 90106 is a clear, double-faced film coated on both sides with a higher coat weight hybrid adhesive for use in medical applications. This tape product offers high tack and peel properties, with excellent adhesion to a variety of...

DC Servo Motor.(New Products)
February 1, 2005... The e-TORQ Direct Drive Brushless DC Servo Motors employ a unique electromagnetic design to improve efficiency, minimize size, and maximize torque. The motors are ideal for OEMs where high torque, very compact design, enclosed construction, and...

RFID solution.(New Products)
February 1, 2005... The TampTenna design encodes any Class 1 RFID tag, regardless of antenna shape and package form factor. This is an advantage over any OEM RFID engine, where their main focus is the Alien Squiggle tag. This system currently handles virtually all...

UV curable adhesive.(New Products)
February 1, 2005... This one component, optically clear, non-yellowing UV curable polymer called YV15-7 does not contain any solvents or other volatiles. When exposed to a source of UV light of adequate wave length and intensity, it cures almost instantaneously....

Laser micromachining.(New Products)
February 1, 2005... Precision UV laser micromachining services with micron-scale features and submicron tolerances are offered for a variety of medical device applications. * Materials: polymers, plastics, ceramics, glass materials, metals, semiconductor...

Measuring machine.(New Products)
February 1, 2005... With a unified, one-piece configuration and minimal footprint, the Legex 322 CNC Coordinate Measuring Machine is designed for quick and easy setup and operation--offering new opportunities to integrate automated measurement and inspection into...

Motor connector.(New Products)
February 1, 2005... The SM1720D has been redesigned and cost reduced to use the same industry-standard connectors that are available with other SmartMotors: the Double D-sub connector with a 15-Pin D-sub I/O and a 7-Pin Combo D-sub Power and I/O. This connector...

Spiral/twisted extrusions.(New Products)
February 1, 2005... Close-tolerance silicone tubing is offered that can spiral or twist to a desired pitch. The technique used expands the medical uses for silicone extrusions, which were previously limited by the number of lumens and shape. Specialty...

Early attention to EMI keeps new products on schedule: for optimal EMI control at the OEM system level, it's crucial to ensure that specific points are considered before selecting an AC/DC switching power supply. The following report reviews many areas of power supply design that are essential to effective EMI suppression.(Material & Component Review)
February 1, 2005... Last year, a major medical device manufacturer began upgrading its flagship patient monitoring device to incorporate new features. However, the firm's failure to consider the interactions of its device with a switching power supply caused...

Tubing and extrusion trends yield more material options: the growing demand for minimally invasive medical devices is creating the need for more high-tech tubing and extrusion alternatives. This article examines the challenges facing medical product manufacturers and offers some clear solutions.(Emphasis On Tubing)
February 1, 2005... Medical product manufacturers and their tubing suppliers are facing an array of challenges as medical devices become more sophisticated, lead times shorten for developing product solutions, OEMs increase their outsourcing requirements, and...

Stepper motors.(Notable Products: national manufacturing week)
February 1, 2005... Booth 2543 All three series of the latest MAE brand hybrid stepper motors can deliver accurate open loop control for high-performance positioning applications. MAE "Y Series" motors incorporate A1NiCo magnets and are well suited for...

Linear pump.(Notable Products: national manufacturing week)
February 1, 2005... Booth 3032 Series 6000 linear pumps offer long life, low sound level, high and clean air flow, and excellent efficiency. These characteristics, combined with low-voltage DC motors, make the pumps ideal choices for a wide variety of medical,...

Fluid control pump.(Notable Products: national manufacturing week)
February 1, 2005... Booth 3139 The Model STRH pump is for precision fluid control in analytical and process instrumentation. It integrates the company's patented CeramPump valveless piston pumping principal with precision stepper control. The piston stroke...

Pneumatic cylinder.(Notable Products: national manufacturing week)
February 1, 2005... Booth 2016 The guided pneumatic cylinder (GPC) is equipped with two rigid guide rods supported by either slide bearings or ball bearings, which offer a high level of stability. Bosch Rexroth Corp. 630-654-0170 InfoLINK--Enter...

New REDEL plastic series connector catalog.(Literature Resource Center)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... LEMO's new REDEL Plastic Connector catalog has been recently updated with new connectors, and an easier to read format. These connectors are ideally suited for medical applications and have options of 2-to-32 contacts. Available in a large...

Custom electroforms.(Literature Resource Center)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Rugged, precision, light weight electroforms can be used at cryogenic temperatures or up to 1000[degrees]F. Diameters can range from 0.030 inches to 8 inches. Wall thicknesses from 0.0003 inches to 0.025 inches can be supplied. Can be made an...

Wireless data communication is just one area of expertise shown in a new 64-page full-color data communications catalog/magazine.(Catalogs)
February 1, 2005... * Wireless data communication is just one area of expertise shown in a new 64-page full-color data communications catalog/magazine. Case studies and how-to articles show applications of B&B Electronics' dataline converters to provide extended...

A new four-page brochure, "Focusing on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Applications," reviews applications for hydrogen peroxide, organic and inorganic fluorides, caprolactones, precipitated calcium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and barium and strontium carbonates.(Catalogs)
February 1, 2005... * A new four-page brochure, "Focusing on Pharmaceutical, and Medical Applications," reviews applications for hydrogen peroxide, organic and inorganic fluorides, caprolactones, precipitated calcium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and barium and...

ControlAir Inc. has released a short form catalog which includes new products and industry approvals to its line of precision air pressure regulators and relays.(Catalogs)
February 1, 2005... * ControlAir Inc. has released a short form catalog which includes new products and industry approvals to its line of precision air pressure regulators and relays. Regulators and relays are ideal for any pneumatic control system that requires...

A. Routsis Associates, Inc., a training service provider for the plastics industry, has launched its new and improved website.(Training Website)
February 1, 2005... A. Routsis Associates, Inc., a training service provider for the plastics industry, has launched its new and improved website. Featured on the site are free training tools, including a downloadable demonstration. Other features include an...

Microfabrica Inc. and MOSIS have introduced EFAB Access--a 3-D micromanufacturing service offering MEMS and microdevices via multi-project runs through MOSIS.(Prototyping Service)
February 1, 2005... Microfabrica Inc. and MOSIS have introduced EFAB Access--a 3-D micromanufacturing service offering MEMS and microdevices via multi-project runs through MOSIS. EFAB Access offers easy, low-cost access to Microfabrica's EFAB process. The service...

Cutting-edge technologies newsletter.(Engineer's Toolkit)
February 1, 2005... In order to capitalize on the high-performance products of tomorrow, medical device companies must identify the latest, cutting-edge technologies of today. UF TechAlert is a simple, free, web-based service that instantly notifies subscribers of...