Medical Design articles from January 2006

Medical Design archives from January 2006

Best of the Medical Web: we surf the technical Web so you don't have to.
January 1, 2006... For this third annual Best of the Medical Web, we scoured the online world for oddities, curiosities, and entertaining sites with useful engineering stuff. A little digging shows that most every site has something worthwhile. Here's a sampling....

Time to get ready for the coming pandemic.(MEDICAL Edge)
January 1, 2006... A friend of mine recently mentioned that his grandfather died in the bird flu epidemic of 1918. The flu killed 675,000 Americans that year when the population was only 100 million. That equates to almost 2 million fatalities for a similar...

Manufacturers' directory: to help you contact key suppliers of a particular product or service quickly, the following Manufacturers' Directory also contains complete telephone numbers of the main offices. Listings in boldface and bold blue type indicate the advertisers in this edition.(Directory)
January 1, 2006... A AAEON Electronics, Inc., 3 Crown Plz., Hazlet, NJ 07730-2496, Phone: 732-203-9300, 866-NJ-AAEON, Fax: 732-203-9311, Email: sales@aaeon.com, Internet: www.aaeon.com Abaqus Inc., 166 Valley St., Providence, RI 02909-2499, Phone:...

Adhesives.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Adhesive-Curing Systems American Ultraviolet Co., Lebanon, IN CONTECH Medical, Inc., Providence, RI EIT Instrument Markets, Sterling, VA Ellsworth Adhesives, W129N10825 Washington Dr., PO Box 1002, Germantown, WI 53022, 262-253-8600,...

Business services.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Compliance Services 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Cognition Corp., Bedford, MA EtQ Inc., 399 Conklin St., Ste. 208, Farmingdale, NY 11735, 516-293-0949, 800-354-4476, FAX: 516-293-0784, Email: tlozier@etq.com IBS, Lexington, MA...

Contract manufacturing.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Assembly Services Assembly Accellent, 100 Fordham Rd., Wilmington, MA 01887, 866-899-1392, FAX: 978-657-0034 Advanced Polymers, Inc., 29 Northwestern Dr., Salem, NH 03079-4809, 603-327-0600, FAX: 603-327-0601, Email:...

Electronic components.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Controls Related Level Controls Banner Engineering Corp., Minneapolis, MN Gems Sensors Div./Danaher, One Cowles Rd., Plainville, CT 06062, 860-747-3000, 800-378-1600, FAX: 860-747-4244, Email: info@gemssensors.com, Internet:...

Environmental controls.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Air Handling & Treatment Equipment Air Filters Aerpro Enterprises, Clearwater, FL American Ultraviolet Co., Lebanon, IN ControlAir Inc., Amherst, NH Filtration Technology Inc., Greensboro, NC Gerbig Engineering Co., Burnsville, MN...

Filters & IV components.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Filter Types Depth Filtertek Inc., 11411 Price Rd., Hebron, IL 60034, 815-648-2416, 800-248-2461, FAX: 815-648-2929, Internet: www.filtertek.com--See Ad Index for Reader Service number. Millipore Corp., 290 Concord Rd., Billerica, MA...

Hardware & accessories.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Components Casters Faultless Caster Div., Evansville, IN Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument, New Hyde Park, NY Tente Casters, Inc., 2266 Southpark Dr., Hebron, KY 41048, 859-586-5558, 800-783-2470, FAX: 859-586-1616, Email:...

Manufacturing production.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Assembly Related Equipment Assembly Equipment Aerotech, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA The Arthur G. Russell Co. Inc., Bristol, CT Automation Tool Co., Cookeville, TN Belcan Corp., Speciatly Equipment Engineering Div., Solon, OH Bodine...

Materials.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Compounds Extrusion AlphaGary Corp., Leominster, MA Clariant, Medical Compounds Div., 85 Industrial Dr., Holden, MA 01520, 508-829-6321, 800-225-7490, FAX: 508-829-6230, Email: george.pape@clariant.com, Internet:...

Motors & motion control.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Motion Control Actuators Aerotech, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Anorad, Rockwell Automation, Shirley, NY Belt Technologies Inc., Agawam, MA Beswick Engineering Co., Inc., Greenland, NH Bimba Mfg. Co., Rte. 50 N., PO Box 68, Monee, IL 60449,...

Packaging equipment & supplies.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Finished Packages Ampules Andrew M. Martin Co., Gardena, CA O. Berk Co., Healthcare Packaging Group, Union, NJ Bottles/Jars/Vials Andrew M. Martin Co., Gardena, CA Nalge Nunc Intl., Rochester, NY O. Berk Co., Healthcare...

Printing & surface treatment.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Bar Coding Equipment ADC Technologies, Inc., Newport Beach, CA Arch Crown, Inc., ID Solutions Div., West Orange, NJ Bell-Mark Sales Co., Pine Brook, NJ Fernqvist Labeling Solutions, ., Mountain View, CA InfoSight Corp., Chillicothe,...

Pumps & valves.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Pumps Air Hargraves Technology Corp., Mooresville, NC Iwaki America Inc., Holliston, MA KNF Neuberger, Inc., Trenton, NJ Medo USA, Inc., Hanover Park, IL Parker Pneutronics, Parker Life Sciences Div., 26 Clinton Dr., Unit 103,...

Software.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Business & Inventory Enterprise Software ADC Technologies, Inc., Newport Beach, CA Cognition Corp., Bedford, MA Control Technology Corp., Hopkinton, MA EtQ Inc., 399 Conklin St., Ste. 208, Farmingdale, NY 11735, 516-293-0949,...

Sterilization.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... E-Beam Contract Services Donatelle, 501 County Rd., E-2 Ext., New Brighton, MN 55112, 651-633-4200, FAX: 651-633-5486, Email: sales@donatelle.net E-BEAM Services, Inc., Cranbury, NJ Innovative Surgical Products Inc., Tustin, CA...

Testing.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Products & Equipment Analyzers Arizona Instrument LLC, Tempe, AZ Columbus Instruments, Columbus, OH Ergonomics, Southhampton, PA Mitutoyo America Corp., Westford, MA MKS Instruments, Inc., Wilmington, MA Shimadzu Scientific...

Tubing.(Product Directory)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... Materials Used Composite Amalga Composites, Inc., West Allis, WI Fluortek, Inc., Easton, PA MicroLumen, Tampa, FL NewAge[R] Industries Inc., 145 James Way, Southampton, PA 18966, 215-526-2300, 800-506-3924, FAX: 215-526-2190,...