Design / Engineering

Bruker Corp. unit begins field tests of chemical monitor

January 11, 2010 by MassDevice staff

Bruker Detection, a unit of Billerica, Mass.-based Bruker Corp., starts Phase III-b field testing of chemical-vapor detectors for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Bruker Detection Corp. has begun the final phase of development on monitors designed to detect hazardous chemical vapors in government buildings and other facilities.

Included in the Phase III-b testing are field trials of the device inside airports, subways, train stations or other high-traffic venues. The tests are being funded by the Science & Technology Directorate of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security under a special program to develop new counter-terrorism tools for first responders and other DHS personnel.

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MedGadget's MedTech Monday: Esteem totally implantable hearing device under consideration for approval in U.S.

December 21, 2009 by MassDevice

A Food & Drug Administration committee considers approval of Envoy Medical's fully implantable hearing aid; Bayer's new blood glucose meter with USB connectivity; eXimia NBS system for non-invasive brain mapping gets U.S. OK; and a cardiopulmonary bypass pump brings attractive aesthetics to grim situations.

Esteem totally implantable hearing device under consideration for approval in U.S.: The Food & Drug Administration's Ear, Nose, and Throat Advisory Committee is considering whether to recommend approval of Envoy Medical's fully implantable hearing aid. The Esteem device uses a piezoelectric sensor to monitor the eardrum and convert the signal into digital for processing. The processed information is then converted back into physical vibrations and applied to the stapes capitulum.

Testing talk

November 24, 2009 by David Spenciner

Trends in mechanical testing apparatus for biomechanical applications.

I sat down with Theresa Smith, district sales manager for Instron at the recent North American Spine Society meeting to talk about what trends she sees for the mechanical testing apparatus industry, specific to medical device applications. Instron is a manufacturer of mechanical testing equipment and has a variety of types, from ball screw-driven for plain tensile or compression tests to servohydraulic and electrodynamic for fatigue or fracture toughness tests.

Ximedica bolsters quality assurance team with new hires

November 4, 2009 by MassDevice staff

The Providence, R.I.-based medical device development firm adds three industry veterans to expand its quality assurance capabilities.

Ximedica LLC, a medical device design and development firm out of Providence, R.I., added three industry veterans to bolster its quality assurance team.

The company, which employs more than 100 workers locally, hired John Torrey, Rob Connor and Stephen Perez.

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Roush Life Sciences

8E Industrial Way

Salem

NH

03079

United States

603.685.4111

www.roushlifesciences.com

Product(s):

Provides design and engineering, rapid prototyping, tooling, engineering and manufacturing services for life science companies

A Division of Roush Enterprises

President:

Thomas Taylor

MedTech Monday: Humanoid robot designed to mimic humans from the inside out

August 31, 2009 by MassDevice

The Eccerobot looks and moves very much like a human; Dr. Nano video game for iPhone; a robotic nurse assistant ferries patients; and a new microscope capable of single-cell imaging.

Humanoid robot designed to mimic humans from the inside out: The Eccerobot, created by five European institutions, looks and moves very much like a human — if you can imagine some skin wrapped over all those wires, strings and pulleys.