Archive for February, 2010
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
IncisionTech has moved into a new production facility in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA, more than doubling production capacity. The company, which supplies contract services to the global med-tech industry, made the announcement on 20 February.
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
A collaboration between a developer of catheter fabrication automation systems and a maker of radiofrequency (RF) catheter processing equipment has led to the development of what is being called a first-of-its-kind automated tipping system (ATS). Sebra (Tucson, AZ, USA) and ASG Medical Systems (West Palm Beach, FL, USA) launched the ...
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Swiss pump manufacturer KNF Flodos describes its new NF25 device as "the world’s most compact diaphragm liquid pump." Measuring 38 × 26 ×38 mm and weighing 60 g, the pump can transfer liquids and liquid–gas mixtures at a flow rate of 250 ml per minute.
The pump can be used in ...
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
I don't think I have ever seen lingerie and medical textiles mentioned in the same sentence (with the possible exception of a David Cronenberg movie), so Bluestar Silicones deserves kudos for breaking new ground. The company has launched a line of silicone elastomers for the fabrication of elastic bands that ...
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Technical die-cutting specialist Entrocomponent Solutions (ECS) has recently completed its expansion of its Class 100 cleanroom converting operations in Singapore, more than tripling the square footage of their Class 100 converting space. Additionally, the company has begun similar cleanroom converting expansion at their facilities in Azusa, CA, USA and Tijuana, ...
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
Back from the brink of irrelevancy, Zarlink Semiconductor has made a big bet on the medical device market, investing heavily in ultra-low-power high-frequency radio chips. The bet seems to be paying off. CEO Kirk Mandy has whittled down "a dog's breakfast" product line that spanned a swath of markets and ...
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
Vesta Inc. introduced a technology for the production of medical-grade silicone kink-resistant tubing at the recent MD&M West show in Anaheim, California, USA. The process leverages the company’s proprietary manufacturing platform to enable the creation of kink-resistant tubing in an integrated manufacturing process.
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
As part of its stated mission to expand into the US market and diversify its technology base, Fortimedix bv has announced that it will establish an office in San Diego, CA, by summer 2010. Fortimedix USA Inc. will focus on end-user based market research and the development of novel endoscopic ...
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
The new ISO 17367:2009 standard will help manufacturers and distributors to track products and to manage their traceability using standardised radio frequency tags. The development of radio frequency identification (RFID), including peripheral devices and their applications, is indispensable to increasing the safety and reliability of products at each stage in ...
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
"Mobility Through Mechatronics” is the title of a competition just announced by Mechatronic Karlsruhe in Germany that is designed to showcase product ideas and demonstrate the benefits of mechatronics for human mobility such as in the field of rehabilitation. The Mechatronic Karlsruhe Award competition, under the direction of Professor Michael ...
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
The US-based Institute for Health Technology Studies (InHealth) is seeking proposals for research that will break new ground in understanding the effects of medical technology advances on healthcare systems and the economy. Grant funding has been made available for proposals that will explore the broader economic impact of technologies—from diagnostics ...
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
From the Wire: Texas Instruments (TI) and S3 Group have announced the availability of the first Continua certified USB-enabled platform for manufacturing agent healthcare devices. The platform consists of TI’s ultra-low power MSP430 microcontroller (MCU) and S3 Group’s Embedded Agent Stack (EAS) – an 11073 PAN device (agent) stack, which ...
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