Archive for the ‘Wireless technology’ Category
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
The able assistance of two materials suppliers allowed a device manufacturer to shave off nearly 16 weeks from the art-to-part development process of a wireless vital signs monitor. The ViSi Mobile system, which performs continuous vital signs monitoring, is currently being developed by DD Studio (Carlsbad, CA, USA) under the ...
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
A flexible-circuit loop antenna has been introduced that can achieve greater than 40% efficiency in healthcare monitoring devices. The FLA.01 antenna developed by Taoglas, an M2M antenna provider with facilities in Ireland, the United States, South Africa and Taiwan, is a penta-band cellular antenna that can be embedded inside medical ...
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
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In recent years, device manufacturers have been adding wireless functionality to a growing number of devices such as pacemakers and cardioverter defibrillators. The ...
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
Ultra low power (ULP) 2.4GHz RF specialist, Nordic Semiconductor, has become a member of Continua Health Alliance, a nonprofit open industry healthcare organisation with more than 180 member companies.
Continua targets the development of interoperable standards for healthcare products and wellness applications. These are intended to help individuals prevent and manage ...
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Cambridge Consultants is displaying its Vena wireless healthcare device platform, which implements the standards selected by the Continua Health Alliance, at the Respiratory Drug Delivery Europe 2009 conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on 19-22 May 2009. The company is making Vena available as a reference design at a fixed price for ...
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Experts at Birmingham City University have developed a lightweight headset that is to undergo trials at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The prototype, which is designed for surgeons to wear in theatre, is 70% lighter than those currently in use. The new headgear is wireless and features magnifying lenses, camera and lights ...
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Friday, March 6th, 2009
The Catlin Arctic Survey expedition aims to help scientists gain a better understanding of what is happening with the floating sea ice of the Arctic Ocean and refine their predictions of when the ice will cease to be a year-round feature. It is organised by an international collaboration of polar ...
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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
The report “Is the future of medical devices wireless?” was produced following a facilitated workshop, which brought together experts from the fields of medical device development, wireless technology and health care. The aim was to discuss the issues that face technologists when developing devices for a range of health care ...
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009
I wanted to pass along an interesting, albeit small, piece of research we did among our clients this week, writes Chris Schor, Director of Marketing at Emergo. We asked our 1000+ clients, all of whom are medical device and IVD companies, if they use their mobile phones to access information ...
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Monday, January 5th, 2009
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Ultra wide band (UWB) technology has been evolving rapidly despite the economic crisis, according to Krishanu Bhattacharjee, a research analyst specialized in medical technologies at Frost & Sullivan. In the past two years, UWB has made inroads ...
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Friday, January 2nd, 2009
In the age of nearly omnipresent WiFi, iPods, and smartphones, people have come to expect connectivity from many electronic devices. Why then, is it rare for medical devices to be able to communicate with each other? After all, interoperable medical devices could help reduce medical errors and help doctors better ...
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Monday, December 8th, 2008
Nordic Semiconductor has signed an expanded agreement with broadline electronics distributor Rutronik that will add 10 new Eastern European countries, including Russia, to the 10 Western European countries already represented by Rutronik on Nordic’s behalf. The expanded country list includes Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Russia, ...
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