Medical

Expanding its range of M12 cable connectors, PROVERTHA has announced the release of stainless steel (V4A) versions. The male and female versions are specifically designed for the requirements encountered in medical technology and the food industry, however can also be used in cleanroom environments in industrial and off-shore applications.

  In order to help the customers achieve time-to-market goals as well as reducing total-cost-of-ownership in the field of high-end pharmacy POS application, DFI’s embedded board (with product longevity and high reliability) deployed a flexible and innovative solution to cater to all the requirements of customisable POS terminal.

Scientists from Tsinghua University, Beijing, and Drexel University, Philadelphia, have developed a 3D printing method capable of producing highly uniform ‘blocks’ of embryonic stem cells. These cells, which are capable of generating any and all cell types in the body, could be used as the ‘lego bricks’ to build tissue constructs, larger structures of tissues and potentially even micro-organs.

Health care diagnostic imaging devices, from customary prenatal care to advanced cardiac imaging equipment, are increasingly expected to provide more precise images, while also becoming more portable. To meet these demands, Texas Instruments has introduced the AFE5818 and AFE5816 families, which are claimed to be the industry’s first 16-channel ultrasound AFEs.

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is part of a UK based consortium developing technologies that will spearhead the commercialisation of intelligent pharmaceutical packaging. The project titled ‘REMEDIES’, launched in 2014 and due for completion March 2018, is headed by GlaxoSmithKline with research led by the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing. It brings together key players in the pharmaceutical supply ...

Mclennan has been working with scientists and researchers at the University of Liverpool over the past two years to help develop a portable prototype diagnostic instrument that will perform a straightforward, quick, and robust test for detecting sepsis in patients from a small sample of blood. Sepsis is a bacterial infection of the blood, causing potentially fatal whole-body inflammation that injures tissue and organs. The condition may be overco...

XP Power has launched its CHD250 AC/DC power supply series of ultra-efficient 250W convection cooled single-output units for applications that require medium power in an open frame, fanless design. With a compact 3x5” standard footprint that fits within a 1U height, the series meets international safety approvals for industrial and medical equipment.

Stadium IGT offers a range of single LED illuminated capacitive switch modules that are proving to be critical components to medical equipment manufacturers. Earlier this year Stadium IGT were approached by a leading medical OEM to provide a HMI solution for a new high-performance acute foetal and maternal intrapartum monitoring system.

United States researchers, led by the Air Force Research Laboratory, 711th  Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, replicated a fairly standard ‘hypoxic’ event. Volunteers were exposed to 5 minutes of reduced oxygen levels to simulate higher altitudes, followed by 5 minutes at 100% oxygen ‘recovery’. This is a typical response protocol to in-flight hypoxia.

The MedTech world, along with the wider healthcare industry, has experienced a trend for more portable and wearable devices in the last few years. The problem is that these devices require lighter and equally portable batteries and chargers that use SMPS, a technology that is prone to higher EMI - not a useful characteristic for devices intended for use in life critical medical environments.