Medical

TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the CUS350M series of AC/DC power supplies. Rated at 350W output power, the units have both medical and ITE certification to the IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60950-1 regulatory standards. Requiring no forced air for cooling, the CUS350M is suited for applications where audible noise cannot be tolerated, including hospital, dental, broadcast and professional audio equipment.

There’s a good reason your doctor asks for a urine sample at your annual checkup. A simple, colour-changing paper test, dipped into the specimen, can measure levels of glucose, blood, protein and other chemicals, which in turn can indicate evidence of kidney disease, diabetes, urinary tract infections and even signs of bladder cancer.

Phone calls and text messages reach you wherever you are because your phone has a unique identifying number that sets you apart from everybody else on the network. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using a similar principle to track cells being sorted on microfluidic chips.

The demands on the medical technology sector continue to intensify, as medical applications are ever more complex and diverse, and must comply with the strictest of legal regulations. When it comes to precision, reliability and application security, each and every component must fulfill the highest possible standards – and this includes electrical connectors.

As part of its wide range of footswitches and hand controls, Herga Technology designs and manufactures IEC and UL 60601-1 approved switching devices for medical device and medical support equipment applications. The UK designer and manufacturer offers a comprehensive standard range of ergonomic single- or multi-pedal switches that are available with electrical/electronic, pneumatic, Bluetooth wireless and USB switching technologies.

Delivering the superior reliability performance required by electronic life support applications, AVX has announced the MQ series medical grade MLCCs. Manufactured, tested and qualified using stringent medical design, in-process and lot acceptance requirements, the medical grade MLCCs are suited for applications including: pacemakers, Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICDs) and neuromodulation devices.

Nicolette Emmino takes a look at the role virtual reality (VR) can play within medical applications. Virtual reality - we’ve been hearing a lot about the computer technology that reproduces entire environments and simulates a user’s presence to artificially create sensory experiences, especially with recent releases like Oculus Rift and the Samsung Gear VR devices.

To make a good framework for filling in missing bone, mix at least 30% pulverised natural bone with some special man-made plastic and create the needed shape with a 3D printer. That’s the recipe for success reported by researchers at The Johns Hopkins University in a paper published April 18th online in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

University of Michigan researchers have used a 'kidney on a chip' device to mimic the flow of medication through human kidneys and measure its effect on kidney cells. The technique could lead to more precise dosing of drugs, including some potentially toxic medicines often delivered in intensive care units.

Doctors and scientists at the University of Southampton have used advanced 3D X-ray imaging technology to give new insight into the way an aggressive form of lung disease develops in the body. Originally designed for the analysis of substantial engineering parts, such as jet turbine blades, the powerful scanning equipment at Southampton’s µ-VIS Centre for Computed Tomography, has been used to image Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) ...