May/June 2002
European Medical Device Manufacturer
Selected Contents
A Note From The Editor
This is an exciting time in the medical device industry, as evidenced by some of the articles you've been reading recently in EMDM.
Industry News
Nusil
Technical Centre Nears Completion
- US FDA Requires Foreign Manufacturers to Designate US Agent
- Embedded Systems Improve 3-D Image Processing Speed
- DuPont Divides to Conquer
- Report Discusses Medical Applications of TPEs
- Complaint-Management Service Launched
- Testing Firm Helps OEMs Comply with New Chemical Characterization Standard
- Critical Industry Data Available on CD-ROM
- Infusion Pump Reads Bar Codes
- In Brief
- Shows
and Conferences
Technology News
Electroactive
Polymers Flex Their Muscles
- Researchers Create Synthetic Spider Silk
- LED Monitor Backlights May Mean Lights Out for Fluorescent Lamps
Product Update
Next-Generation Tubing: Good Things in Small Packages
Suppliers
offer new medical-grade tubing products that pair a reduction in size with increased
maneuverability and functionality for the end-user.
More Product updates:
Spotlight
on
Adhesives
PVC adhesive, assembly adhesives, low-fume cyanoacrylate, and more!
Web Watch
Special Report
Designing Devices that Delight
Design
engineers discuss the key elements of a successful product development strategy,
as EMDM presents the winners of the Medical Design Excellence Awards.
Presenting the 2002 Medical Design Excellence Awards Winners More Awards:
A
nine-member jury with expertise in engineering, medicine, human factors, industrial
design, manufacturing, and other healthcare and design-related fields evaluated
scores of products submitted to the 2002 MDEA programme.
ShowstoppersA selection of innovative new products and services displayed at MEDTEC 2002 (Stuttgart, Germany) and Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West 2002 (Anaheim, CA, USA).
