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From Medical Design & Outsourcing

• How medtech could stop the drug overdose crisis in the U.S.
  The opioid epidemic is one of the deadliest problems facing the U.S. today. Through the development of new pain management devices, medtech could be a leader in solving the crisis. The prescription opioid overdose crisis in America didn’t start until the late 1990s, when pharmaceutical companies touted prescription painkillers that weren’t supposed to be addictive. […]
• Medical Murray rolls out website redesign
  Medical Murray has launched its newly redesigned website. The new design is made to offer more in-depth information, faster navigation and responsiveness. “We are extremely excited for the new website. The site clearly represents our brand, who we are today and how Medical Murray serves as an extension of our customers,” Eric Leopold, executive VP […]
• Light-based medical products: What you need to know
  Photonics technologies are everywhere but need a deft touch to integrate into light-based medical products. Scott Wohlstein, The Photonics Group Much like electronics is the study of the electron, photonics is the study of the photon and includes its generation/emission, transmission, detection and analysis. Incandescent/fluorescent light sources, UV lamps, lasers, LEDs, lenses, fiber optics, detectors […]
• How laser marking could solve the medical device industry’s UDI challenges
  Here are five ways that laser marking could provide advantages to medical device companies when it comes to meeting permanent marking requirements under FDA’s Unique Device Identification program. Ashir Thakore, SABIC As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implements its phased Unique Device Identification (UDI) program across medical device classes, OEMs are considering methods […]
• TDK launches AC-DC power supplies series
  TDK Corporation recently released its new XMS500 series of AC-DC power supplies that are rated at 500W output power and have a Class I and Class II construction. The new power supplies series is compliant with curve B conducted and radiated emissions with a 6dB margin. It also has a low leakage current of less […]
• This startup is bringing vision care to developing countries
  PlenOptika, an MIT startup, has developed a portable autorefractor device that measures refractive errors of the eye and is able to estimate prescriptions in 10 seconds, bringing vision care to less accessible areas. The device, known as QuickSee, is more cost-effective than current technology and is currently on the market in India. “People at the […]
• Sensirion unveils new RH/T sensor module
  Sensirion will tout its CO2 and RH/T sensor module SCD30 that is designed to sense humidity, temperature and carbon dioxide concentration at AHR Expo 2018. The AHR Expo is set to take place in Chicago, Jan. 22-24. The sensor features CMOSense Technology for IR detection to accurately measure carbon dioxide levels through a dual-channel principle. […]
• FDA warns BD over blood collection tubes used in Magellan’s lead testing kit
  The FDA issued a warning letter to Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) today, citing a number of violations of federal law that it identified in an inspection of the company’s New Jersey facility. The inspection, which was done as part of the agency’s ongoing investigation into the cause of inaccurate blood lead tests linked to Magellen […]
• How startup Nanowear partnered with Secant: It took a year and a lot of meetings
  Nanowear, which creates cloth-based diagnostic monitoring nanosensor technology, has entered into an exclusive, worldwide supply-chain partnership agreement with The Secant Group for scaled manufacturing and production of its medical-grade cloth-based nanosensor technology. Under the agreement, Nanowear and The Secant Group will have the collective obligation for marketing the technology and associated products. Nanowear received FDA 510(k) clearance for its remote congestive heart […]
• Tiny hair-like fibers help create interconnections between brain regions
  MIT researchers have used a single flexible fiber about the size of human hair to deliver optical, electrical and chemical signals back and forth into the brain to create an improved way of learning about the functions and interconnections of different brain regions. The fibers replicate the softness and flexibility of brain tissue which allows […]
• Teleflex Medical launches new suture technology to reduce tissue strangulation
  Teleflex Medical has created a new suture technology that may reduce tissue strangulation and a cutting effect in situations where tissue pull-through is a risk. The technology, called Force Fiber Fusion, is a two-in-one construct that goes from a round suture to a flat braid center segment and back to round suture. It is made […]