Hardware/Access
How Graphics Hardware Helps Spine Surgery
A detailed finite-element model of the human skeleton may now let researchers estimate the strain put on healthy vertebrae during back surgery
Most sought-after products
The most sought-after new products on the Medical Design website in 2009 according to online clicks represent advancements in a wide range of materials and components...
Zero insertion force connector for portable medical equipment
QLC miniature zero insertion force high reliability connector by ITT Interconnect Solutions, Santa Ana, CA, is engineered for portable medical equipment...
Medical socket strips in 4- and 6-outlet versions
Medical socket strips by Interpower Corp, Oskaloosa, IA, are available with either four or six NEMA hospital grade outlets...
350 fittings and luers added
FitQuik connectors is a new line of more than 350 fittings and luers by Colder Products Co, St. Paul, MN, a leading provider of quick disconnect couplings...
Gasket design for EMI shielded honeycomb vents
A continuous-integrated gasket by Tech-Etch (www.tech-etch.com), Plymouth, MI, for shielding honeycomb vents offer reduced cost and faster production time...
Optimizing Cable & Harness Design
Cables and harnesses are often the last components to be designed into medical equipment. Yet, in order to properly address functionality, quality, and...
Cable, wiring, tubing solution
Alpha Wire, Elizabeth, NJ, has created a cable, wire, and tubing solution set for the medical device market...
High-density lead frames for complex applications
Photochemically-etched surface-mount and insert-mount lead frames for integrated circuit manufacturing are used in medical applications such as hearing aids as well as semiconductors, glass-to-metal seals, and relays...
Needle makes injections safer
Hundreds of people are injured each year when hypodermic needles go too far under their skin during medical treatment. A new device developed at the Massachusetts...
Windows for clear viewing of centrifuge contents
UV centrifuge cell windows from Meller Optics, Providence, RI, have a wedged, planoconvex design that lets users view cell contents in a centrifuge...
