Medical

Medical imaging company Telemis, which specialises in MACS (Multimedia Archiving and Communication System) technology, has expanded its presence in Latvia by signing a partnership agreement with the medical equipment and infrastructure specialist A.Medical.

A new non-magnetic RF thru-hole (leaded) inductor series – 28MG – has been introduced by Gowanda Electronics. This series is ideal for use in medical imaging equipment and other applications where magnetic materials must be avoided.

The LTC3337 from Analog Devices is a nanopower primary (non-rechargeable) cell State-of-Health (SoH) monitor with precision coulomb counter, designed to be placed in series with a primary battery with minimal associated series voltage drop.

The global health IT and medical technology conference held by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a key date in the calendar of any healthcare professional. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the pressures faced by healthcare organisations worldwide, 2021’s HIMSS show was even more important in highlighting the technologies that are reshaping healthcare. Here, Eric Lind, Vice President of commercial operations ...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is fuelling innovation in nearly every part of our lives. Simply connecting the ‘things’ that were never connected before is leading to new data insights that translate into meaningful change.

The demand for wireless medical applications such as remote patient monitoring, real-time diagnostic analysis, smart surgical systems, and implantable sensors has grown over the last couple of years. Thanks to implanted medical devices, many patients live an almost normal life without having their mobility compromised. Popular implants include cardiac pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, nerve stimulators (functional electrical stimulation, FE...

Omniflex has continued its partnership with Edinburgh University Hospital, upgrading and extending its safety-critical radiation protection system to cater for its new cyclotron. The original system, installed by Omniflex in 2007, has been updated at a time when Edinburgh University is looking to increase production of radioactive isotopes for its positron emission tomography (PET) scanning facilities.

In stock at distributor Digi-Key is ams’ AS7038RB biosensor solution which is based on photoplethysmography (PPG) and electrocardiogram (ECG).

Early intervention could prevent many of the 160,000 deaths from colon cancer in Europe each year. Colonoscopies, the gold standard for spotting bowel cancer early, can still miss up to 20% of precancerous cells. But now, thanks to a pan-European health consortium, a new concept that uses photonics to help doctors spot bowel cancer could soon prevent up to half of these deaths and save €9bn in reduced healthcare costs.

The new PFMUIC700 Series of AC-DC medical power supplies from Polytron Devices is now being shipped by distributor New Yorker Electronics.