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From Medical Design & Outsourcing

• Artificial pancreas: These companies are racing to make one
  Medical device companies are close to achieving the holy grail of diabetes treatment: a combined glucose sensor, control algorithm and insulin infusion device that effectively acts as an “artificial pancreas.” We explain more in our newest Medical Design & Outsourcing video. (And for a deeper dive, check out our recent roundup of companies in the […]
• Laser ablation and medical device manufacturing: what you need to know
  David Van de Wall, Amada Miyachi Europe Laser ablation is gaining popularity for medical device applications that require stripping of coatings on cylindrical components like hypotubes and guide wires. It is also being widely used for advanced surface treatments, including discoloration or foaming of plastics and darkening or annealing of metal parts. Offering a repeatable […]
• PIA Evansville delivers 3-piece connector assembly and packaging system
  Preh IMA Automation (PIA) Evansville – a systems integrator and builder of custom, automated assembly and test systems, – says it recently fulfilled a contract to provide a 3-piece IV connector assembly and packaging system to an undisclosed leading medical device contract manufacturer. The assembly and packaging solution includes error-proofing and traceability functions to assure product […]
• What is catheter (PTCA) treatment?
  Asahi Intecc Catheter treatment (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, or PTCA, treatment) is one of the methods of treatment for diseases such as angina pectoris and myocardial infarctions that are caused by the heart’s blood vessels (coronary arteries) becoming clogged or narrowed by cholesterol. Previously it was common to treat such diseases with medication or, if […]
• Is your ERP software increasing your recall risk?
  Medical device product liability lawsuits are a stark reality in the manufacturing industry. Product liability can occur at one of these three phases in the product lifecyle: Design Manufacturing Marketing The best defense in the battle against device liability is a good offense. The right manufacturing and enterprise software can help you monitor and automate the entire production process […]
• Infab introduces Revolution lead aprons
  Infab Corp. is touting its new Revolution lead and lead-free aprons with Kiarmor, Infab’s proprietary bi-layer radiation protection core material. Kiarmor is the only core material in the world currently certified to IEC61331-1:2014 standards and the only lead-free core material to pass the stringent DIN standards, Infab noted in a news release yesterday. Lightweight Revolution aprons provide unrivaled […]
• Harvard Apparatus touts pump for brain injections
  Harvard Apparatus is boasting of the abilities of its Pump 11 Elite Nanomite – a single syringe infusion/withdrawal programmable syringe pump designed for precise point infusion applications. Researchers used the Pump 11 Elite Nanomite to successfully perform injections into specific sub-regions of the caudate nucleus in the brain. They repeatedly injected a 1 mm diameter target in […]
• Deaths prompt Abbott recall of Thoratec HeartMate II controllers
  Brad Perriello, Executive Editor Abbott (NYSE:ABT) is recalling nearly 29,000 controllers for the HeartMate II implantable heart pump made by its Thoratec subsidiary after 26 patients died trying to change out the controllers on their own. The March 29 recall of 28,882 controllers for the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device follows 70 reports of […]
• P&F Machining completes expansion
  P&F Machining – a custom machining provider for the medical device and other advanced manufacturing industries – recently celebrated the opening of its new 54,400-square-foot facility in Otsego, Minn. The new building became operational in February, according to P&F Machining President Dan Pawlak. The project cost $6.7 million and brought 40 jobs into Otsego from P&F’s previous […]
• FDA launches medical device cybersecurity workshop
  By Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group Effectiveness of ongoing efforts to address medical device cybersecurity risks will depend on whether stakeholders can properly balance security, safety and usability issues as well as understand end-user environments, according to speakers at a new US Food and Drug Administration workshop. Get the full story here at the Emergo Group’s […]
• This could be the battery-free solution for pacemakers
  A new energy storage system charges itself using ions from inside the human body – providing an exciting alternative to traditional batteries used in pacemakers, according to researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Connecticut. Researchers at the universities developed a bio-friendly energy storage system called a biological supercapacitor; […]