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FDA and the Defense Department share data to enhance medical product safety reviewsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
FDA and the Department of Defense are collaborating to share data and expertise related to the review and use of FDA-regulated drugs, biologics, and medical devices. FDA will use data from the U.S. Military Health System -- such as prescriptions, lab results, and patient weight -- to spot trends, which may identify potential concerns as well as product benefits.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - August 9, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

U.S. House Approves $91.5 Billion USDA, FDA BillEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $91.5 billion budget for the Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug Administration.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - August 6, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

FDA says it doesn’t need additional Nanotech regulationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A task force recommended more education for the FDA about nanotechnology but doesn't think additional regulations are necessary.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - August 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

House passes MDUFMA IIEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The House of Representatives passed the FDA Amendments Act of 2007 (HR 2900) on July 11, 2007, including revised a Medical Device User Fee schedule.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - July 13, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Agie, Charmilles, and Mikron unified as GF AgieCharmillesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The merger positions the company to provide the world’s most widespread sales and service network, broadest range of products, and most comprehensive base of application knowledge in the industry.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - July 11, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Supreme Court will hear patient lawsuits against device companiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider giving patients the right to press product-liability lawsuits against Medtronic Inc. and other medical-device makers.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - July 3, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Success through simplificationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
My company develops, manufactures, and markets specialty and generic injectable pharmaceuticals and medicationdelivery systems.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - July 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Can we give you a lift?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For most people in high rises, fire drills are just another necessary interruption that involves lots of stair climbing.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - July 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Designing power supplies for portable devicesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medical professionals expect high performance from portable medical electronic systems in everything from diagnostic tools, such as ultrasound devices, to life support systems, such as infusion pumps.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - July 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Sanitary fittings for single useEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SF series fittings are available in two combinations of flange and tubing ID sizes.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - July 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Additive makes polymer tube more weldableEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Gentex Corp., Carbondale, Pa., (clearweld.com) has agreed to jointly develop materials for medical tubing with Natvar Corp., a subsidiary of Tekni-Plex Inc.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - July 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

How to transfer and warm a fluidEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recently introduced tubing also works as a heater capable of warming fluids to up to 212ŶF, or maintaining temperatures as they move from reservoir to point-of-use.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - July 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Nanoscale metals by the tonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A manufacturer of nanoscale metals that include silver, copper, and aluminum, says its production equipment is now capable of annually manufacturing metric tons of the materials.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - July 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Inspection and compliance help from the FDAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you know the FDA posts several inspection and compliance references?
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 22, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Web site shows device-safety reportsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The FDA, responding to criticism about its oversight of product safety, has put up a Web page that displays safety reports on medical devices after they're on the market.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 22, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Better controls keep laser eye treatment spot-onEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A 35-year old treatment for retinal diseases caused by diabetes has been improved thanks to better controls on the laser-based device.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 22, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Hexapod gives spine surgeons a steadier handEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It's no surprise that surgically implanting devices into the human spine calls for cool heads and steady hands.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 22, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Rx for the military: Highlight your medical workEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Like many large organizations, the U.S. Army does a lousy job of public relations.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 22, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

It's a flexible circuit. How could it fail?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Yes, it's flexible, but it's still not a hinge. Here are a few tips for getting the most out of flex circuits.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 22, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

How Sensors And Load Cells make Machines SmarterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Torque sensors and load cells with wireless capability are finding work in places where they were previously troublesome to wire.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 22, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Together for the first time: abrasive waterjet and EDMEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Using abrasive waterjets and EDMs in tandem can provide a one-two punch that increases throughput of small, metal parts less than about 1-in. thick.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 21, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Don't forget the patient when designing with pressure-sensitive adhesivesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing products that are patient friendly and safe is one way to keep your company on the leading edge of technology.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 21, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

FDA forms risk communication committeeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Advisory group will tell agency how to talk to the public.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 15, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Company creates heart, skeleton, rest of anatomy in 3D CADEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SolidWorks Solution Partner develops lifelike, detailed 3D models of human body used in biomedical research, entertainment.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 5, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

FDA has made progress, but significant challenges aheadEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Life science companies report improved guidance, expectations, and approvals, but the industry remains concerned about a number of regulatory challenges.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 3, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

$1 million for cancer ideasEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Gotham Prize for Cancer Research is looking for new approaches in cancer research.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Companies creating cartilage from stem cellsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Phillips Plastics and BioE are trying to commercialize a system for creating bone and cartilage from stem cells.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - June 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Manufacturer starts university to keep up with technologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mori Seiki will offer classes to employees and distributors initially.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 20, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Which medical treatments work best? Independent institute wants you to knowEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association proposes a payer-funded institute to evaluate what medical treatments work best.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 17, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Nanoparticles found in plaque-filled arteriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Scientific evidence increasingly links arterial calcification to the presence of nanosized particles -- so small that some scientists question whether a nanoparticle can live and, if so, play a viable role in causing disease.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 5, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Adhesives survive harsh conditionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Polymer system AC85 is a highly conductive silver-filled adhesive and sealant.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Linear ball-screw stageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The ATS115 linear ball-screw stages can travel up to 600 mm at speeds up to 300 mm/sec.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

How to cool computer processorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Guardian 3000 electronics cooling pump is for use in cooling computer processors and graphics chips.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Stopper cylinders come in several boresEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Lever-style stopper cylinders come with single or dual rollers and bores of 32, 40, and 50 mm.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Low cost, high efficiency power suppliesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Slim Line 10 and 15 W power supplies deliver lower wattage at a lower cost in a design just 90 22.5 X 95 mm.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Solid 16-Gbyte drive in 1.8-in. form factorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The SiliconDrive product line offers a 1.8-in. form factor and in capacities up to 16 Gbytes.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

How to synchronize several multi-axis machinesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
TwinCAT Remote Synchronization comes with a new software library of function blocks so users can more easily synchronize several multi-axis machines (or only a few) that have TwinCAT control systems.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Scalable connector a drop in replacementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HyperGrid, a scalable interconnector, provides a high performance and rugged "drop-in" replacement for pogo pin, elastomer-based, and fuzzbutton connectors.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Helical coupling customizes for other workEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Heli-Cal Flexure is a power transmission component made from single bar of homogeneous highstrength material.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Pump dispenses picoliter-sized dropsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Nano-Pump, a nanometerresolution syringe pump, is for scientific and industrial applications requiring precision metered dispensing.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Miniature brushless gear pumpsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A line of magnetically driven brushless gear pumps combines the best principles of gear and magnetically driven pumps.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Software simplifies data loggingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LabVIEW SignalExpress, interactive measurement software, simplifies data logging, instrument control, and academic instruction.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Two heads on plasma generatorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The dual head Dyne-A-Mite IT is a blown-ion air plasma system that provides a safe and effective way to clean surfaces and raise surface energy to promote adhering and bonding to a wide variety of materials.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

HMI Software uploads and downloadsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Windows-based HMI software can now upload input list items from a PLC to InteractX V2.2 software, complementing an existing download feature.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - May 1, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Silicone replacement tubing is free of contaminantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
K-4156 thermoplastic rubber tubing, an extruded silicone replacement compound, is for applications where high temperature stability is not vital.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - April 30, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Stepper-driver comboEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The SilverPak 23CE is an integrated NEMA-23 high-torque stepmotor, microstepping driver, intelligent controller, and optical encoder.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - April 22, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Circuit tray clipEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Antistatic integrated circuit tray clips eliminate the need for operators to manually mark (drawing lines, writing dates or instructions, and pasting papers) Jedec trays.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - April 20, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

FDA proposes MDUFMA IIEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
FDA is proposing to meet more rigorous goals for reviewing medical devices that build on the progress of the first medical device user fee program.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - April 17, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Nanogenerator takes energy from blood flow and pumps out continuous powerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A namometer-scale generator produces dc electricity by harvesting mechanical energy from environmental sources.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - April 12, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info

Nanogenerator takes energy from blood flow to pump out continuous powerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A namometer-scale generator produces dc electricity by harvesting mechanical energy from environmental sources.
Source: Articles from MedicalDesign.com - April 11, 2007 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: info