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• Federal rule on ethylene oxide now delayed until 2021
  The final federal rule limiting ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from commercial medtech sterilization plants is now set to come out in 2021, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the EPA had expected to issue the rule in May 2020. The agency considers ethylene oxide a carcinogen, and EtO emissions have attracted… […]
• Innovations in Optics adds LED driver/controller
  Innovations in Optics (Woburn, Mass.) today announced it has added Model 5000H switched-mode LED driver/controller to power its patented and patent-pending high-power LED light engines. The 5000H LED driver provides constant current in continuous or pulsed mode for LED arrays connected in parallel, single large-format LED chips and laser diodes with a compliance voltage up… […]
• Study: 3D-printed nasal swabs as good as commercial swabs for COVID-19 testing
  Investigators in a multisite clinical trial have found that 3D-printed alternative nasal swabs work as well, and safely, as the standard synthetic flocked nasal swabs in testing for COVID-19. Results of the study by the University of South Florida Health (USF Health) Morsani College of Medicine and its primary hospital affiliate, Tampa General Hospital (TGH),… […]
• OmniVision Technologies announces new boards to pair with catheter and endoscope sensors
  OmniVision Technologies (Santa Clara, Calif.) has launched its OH0120 and OH0130 ASIC-based boards, meant to pair with its high-performance medical image sensors for quick integration into endoscopes as well as catheters. The new boards are the latest addition to OmniVision’s OVMed medical image signal processor (ISP) family. OmniVision created the OH0120 to provide a cost-effective,… […]
• UC San Diego team claims it’s built a better microscope
  A UC San Diego research team claims it’s developed a microscope that gives them a thorough view of molecular systems — not just single traits of molecules. The researchers recently published their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Wei Xiong and other members of the Xiong Group at UC San Diego… […]
• Pulse Biosciences gains MDSAP certification
  Pulse Biosciences (NSDQ:PLSE) today announced that it has received medical device single audit program (MDSAP) certification. MDSAP enables a medtech manufacturer’s quality management system to undergo a single regulatory audit to satisfy the requirements of multiple regulatory jurisdictions or authorities. The company has designed its Nano-Pulse Stimulation technology to deliver nanosecond pulses of electrical energy to… […]
• Circor supplies oil pumps for medical glove production line
  Circor International (Burlington, Mass.) announced that it recently provided three NTT 250-400 thermal oil pumps with variable frequency drive (VFD) for use on a medical glove production line in Yingke, China. Installed in the heat-transfer system, the pumps control the temperature while the gloves dry in their molds. At an operating temperature of 280°C and… […]
• DTW Podcast: Boston Scientific working to close the equality gap
  Medtech companies made strong pledges to fight for racial equality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Boston Scientific’s executive committee, including CEO Michael Mahoney, issued one of the earliest statements to condemn “injustice and discrimination and to reaffirm our commitment to live by our values and cultivate a workplace that makes equality, diversity… […]
• FDA to launch ‘Digital Center of Excellence’
  The FDA announced this week that it will launch a “Digital Health Center of Excellence” within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). The center will focus on the advancement of digital health technology, including mobile health devices, Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), wearables when used as a medical device and technologies used… […]
• AdvaMed launches campaign against ‘misleading’ legal advertising
  Medtech trade group AdvaMed this week debuted a website that tracks law firm TV advertisements aimed at patients who have had certain medical devices implanted. The “Responsible Advertising for Patient Safety” site says that such ads mislead patients into legal action against the manufacturers of devices that are “non-faulty” and may jeopardize patient safety. “We… […]
• What are the top COVID-19 vaccine candidates?
  Five COVID-19 vaccine candidates are going through Phase 3 clinical trials to prove safety and efficacy. Researchers worldwide are testing 132 COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including 42 that are in clinical trials on humans and at least 92 in preclinical or animal trials, according to the New York Times. With the U.S. alone topping 200,000 COVID-19… […]