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CVRx CEO Nadim Yared suggests steps toward improving diversity and equality
Ogura Industrial touts holding brakes for robotic and medical equipment
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FDA plans to resume onsite inspections later this month
Formlabs announces new biocompatible, medical-grade resins
Magnolia Medical launches Steripath Gen2 with integrated syringe
How Frankenstein sparked Earl Bakken’s love of medical devices
Boston researchers have created a potential N95 mask alternative
MIT researchers think they’ve found a way to get more particles through a syringe
Fotofab adds direct-imaging machine for chemical etching
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CVRx CEO Nadim Yared suggests steps toward improving diversity and equality
In this week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, we follow up with last week’s guest, Nadim Yared, CEO of CVRx, to catch up on how the medtech executive is managing during the pandemic. Yared also shares some far-reaching views on what the medtech industry needs to work toward to improve diversity in its workforce and provide…
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The Importance of Power Distribution Units in Medical Test EquipmentMedical Test Equipment Requirement Considerations The medical industry faces numerous challenges in designing electronic and software-run devices. Increasingly sophisticated machines…
Electronic Valve TechnologyThe following is an overview of different technologies available when selecting the correct electronic valve for your application. Spider Valve…
Nanosilica Filled, LED Curable Adhesive: In this video, Master Bond experts use a portable LED light source to demonstrate how to apply and cure LED405Med, a biocompatible adhesiveMaster Bond LED405Med is a one component, LED curing adhesive system that meets ISO 10993-5 cytotoxicity requirements for use in…
The Science of Multi-Layer Extruded Tubing and Medical Devices Incorporating Such TubingBy Steve Maxson, VP of Sales, Spectrum Plastics Group Multi-layer extrusion technology is a process in which two or more…
How to cut the cost of manufacturingManufacturing to budget can be achieved with a forward-thinking approach, encompassing the design of cost-efficient parts and the selection of…
New 2-mm miniature slides (and 3-mm and 5-mm linear slide variations) for medical devicesChieftek Precision USA supplies a wide array of miniature linear guides as well as direct-drive tables, linear motors, feedback components,…
Linear motors and other Chieftek technologies excel in medical designsBy Chieftek Precision USA Chieftek Precision USA is a leading supplier to the medical industry — providing innovative motion components…
Outcome-based Pricing Initiatives in the Healthcare IndustryBy Joe Miles – Global Vice President, Life Sciences (SAP Industries) and Bob Steller – Industry Principle, Life Sciences (Vistex)…
Miniature linear guides in automated medical designsBy William Fang, Engineer | Chieftek Precision USA Chieftek Precision USA supplies linear stages and motors, linear encoders, servo drives,…
Preparing for EU-MDR Product Submissions: A Sustainable ApproachWhat Is the EU MDR? In May 2017, the EU published the new European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR).…
How an integrated data platform can reshape the medical device industryAs big data grows and competition rises, stricter regulatory guidance looms Today’s medical device industry is being transformed by the…
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How Frankenstein sparked Earl Bakken’s love of medical devices
When the late Medtronic founder Earl Bakken first watched the classic horror movie “Frankenstein” in the 1930s, it did more than just scare: It inspired. “What intrigued me the most as I sat through the movie again and again, was the creative spark of Dr. Frankenstein’s electricity,” Bakken said in his 1990 autobiography “One Man’s…
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Ogura Industrial touts holding brakes for robotic and medical equipment
As automation continues to accelerate, there’s a growing need to hold equipment in place in the case of a power failure — or to provide positioning, according to Ogura Industrial, maker of six different styles of holding brakes. With roughly 120 standard models, key features of Ogura Industrial’s holding brake families include brake diameters down…
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Fotofab adds direct-imaging machine for chemical etching
Fotofab announced this week that it has acquired a new Chime Ball Technologies direct-imaging (DI) machine from Technica, USA to optimize its chemical etching process and provide a more advanced level of precision and speed for thin metal parts. The DI machine has CBT’s patented finger-print technology with LED lighting that enables Fotofab to directly…
