Medical Equipment Designer articles from July 1999

Medical Equipment Designer archives from July 1999

The Art of Engineering.
July 1, 1999... This is a story about an artist, an engineering team and a gallery owner who work together to bring the arts to the public. In a Cleveland Magazine interview with novelist Scott Lax, Art Avenue Galleries owner Paul Sykes mentions his reverence...

Post Office Parable.
July 1, 1999... I'm a firm believer that the best solution for any problem stems from initiating dialogue and the resulting synergistic effect produced when more than one person's perspective navigates an issue. As design engineers, I need your help on...

Composites give Prosthetics Strength and Durability at Reduced Cost.
July 1, 1999... For treating an amputee who has lost the lower part of a leg, an ankle block or a laminating core from Seattle Orthopedic Group, Inc., Poulsbo, WA, can be used to attach a prosthetic foot to the residual limb. "Strength and durability are...

BIOCOMPATIBLE THERMOPLASTIC SOLUTION FOR IN-VIVO APPLICATIONS.
July 1, 1999... MEDICAL GRADE POLYMER IDEAL FOR LONG-TERM IMPLANTS Medical OEMs, under constant pressure to develop high-performance products that keep pace with medical advances, now have an advanced biomaterial -- PEEK-OPTIMA LT polymer -- to specify in...

Life begets life with a little help from technology.
July 1, 1999... ThermoGenesis designs bank for precious blood This astounding medical technology begins with the birth of a child. Blood from the umbilical cord--which once was systematically discarded--is now used to save the lives of many people in blood...

Innovative Medical Product Design Enhanced by New Thermoplastic.
July 1, 1999... Through creative design and the incorporation of a new engineering thermoplastic, engineers at Dubois Ltd., Great Britain, have produced an advance in medical breathing system design. This new disposable breathing system, used on patients in...

Somnoplasty Devices Provide Relief for Habitual Snoring, Chronic Nasal Obstruction.
July 1, 1999... Two new medical devices using Lustran acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) 348 resin from Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA, can bring relief to sufferers of habitual snoring and chronic nasal obstruction. The SP 1010 and SP 1100...

Grace and power, in a robot?
July 1, 1999... Fiberoptic coupling allows freedom of movement Robots are not ice skaters. Anyone who has ever watched a skater execute a flawless program on the ice will agree. Many ice skaters conclude their programs with a graceful spin-slow at first,...

Reader CONNECTION.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 1999... Absorbed by our projects I read your editorial in the May 1999 issue of Designfax and would like to respond. Your observations of your role as a publisher and our role as design and development engineers is accurate and true. However, most...

Planning The Transition From 2D To 3D.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... Six quick tips for design engineers Proper planning is critical in solid modeling. It was important in the 1960s when engineers gradually converted from manual methods to 2D computer design. And it's important today, as 75% of the design...

With Device Bay, The Future Really Has Arrived, This Time.
July 1, 1999... You say you've heard it all before, how the future has arrived, how "plug-and-play" and "hot swappable" systems are finally a reality with Device Bay remote or embedded products. The only problem was that supporting systems -- you know, little...

Lighter-than-Air Craft.
July 1, 1999... Simple technology returns with refinement The world of the twentieth century, as noted by observers of history, moved from disparate countries spread across seven continents to a globalization of ideas and manufacturing. Thanks in large...

Chemical Reference Resources.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... Chemistry, like many other scientific disciplines, is blessed with a myriad of resources on the World Wide Web. While these may never replace such handy desk-books as the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics for much of our day-to-day design work,...

LOW FRICTION BEARINGS, ALUMINUM IMPELLER MAXIMIZE WIND SPEED INDICATOR.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... From sailors to scientists, kite flyers to foresters, and pilots to golfers, the Kestrel 1000 and 2000 anemometers are being appreciated for their convenience and accuracy. Nielsen-Kellerman Company, Chester, PA recently released both products...

Process Gets The Lead Out Of Solder Materials.
July 1, 1999... A new electroplating process creates a special form of pure tin that can be used in lead-free soldering applications. The patented process, called SnTech (pronounced "tin tech"), produces a coating that overcomes the traditional shortcomings of...