POSTS TAGGED AS medical devices

Nanotech Wave in Healthcare

Nano Batteries
This piece mistakenly attributes “nanotechnology” to American engineer Eric Drexler who popularized it in his 1992 book, Nanosystems. Drexler [MORE]

Self-Healing Polymer

Dynamicpolyurea
This piece describes a “dynamic polyuria” developed at the University of Illinois, which has stretchable and self-healing characteristics as might [MORE]

Medical Nanotech Review

Flexible Electronic Around Hair
Here is a convenient review of nanotech innovations for medicine, including developments in contact lenses, heart [MORE]

Fierce’s 15 Innovative Devices from 2013

Clearpath Ocular Glucose Monitor
This list included biomarkers for autism and thyroid cancer, devices to control hunger and deliver [MORE]

Medical Innovation Drivers

An executive with Cardinal Health (the pharmaceutical and medical device distribution giant headquartered in Dublin, OH), lists twelve drivers [MORE]

IBM’s Neuro-Synaptic Chip

Neuron Chip
Most computer chips process instructions in a series, while human neurons do the same in massive parallel.  IBM now [MORE]

Most Profitable in Medical Devices

ResMed S9 Elite
Surgical dexterity, slow heartbeats, and sleep apnea are the drivers of the three most profitable medtech manufactures: [MORE]

Implantable Nano Sensors

This succinct piece reviews recent developments in carbon nanotubes and graphene for making implantable sensors, from devices that detect [MORE]

3-D Printing of Microbatteries

Microbatteries
A collaboration between engineers at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign and Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have, [MORE]

Micro Vacuum Pumps

Microscale Vacuum Pump
DARPA let challenge grants for micro-scale vacuum pumps which could be used in micro-fluidics devices (among [MORE]

IT “Game Changers”

Becker’s Hospital Review has a new listing for healthcare information technology and this piece points out “the top 10 [MORE]

Perspective on Wireless Monitoring

Nonin-3230 Wireless Pulse Oximeter
Compared to high speed gene sequencing, 3-D printing of bones, stem cell regeneration of tissue, [MORE]

Near-Field Communications for Medical Devices

NFC BP Monitor – disassembled
This short piece is for the device designers among us who might consider near-field [MORE]

Gesture-Controlled Electronics

We’ve seen gesture-controlled games, like Wii and Kinect, become popular among kids and assisted living residents.  Now, car makers [MORE]