Medical Device Link.

Originally Published EMDM May 2003

INDUSTRY NEWS

Medconx Launches Site

Medconx (Mountain View, CA, USA), a provider of connector interfaces for minimally invasive surgical and diagnostic instruments, has announced the launching of its new Web site, www.medconx.com. The Web site features an interactive Request for Quotes page where users can upload image or CAD files, and also consult with Medconx design engineers about integrating Smart Block connector interface technology into their product lines. An expanded on-line product catalogue provides information about the company’s off-the-shelf designs.

Sensors Supplier Posts Medical Applications

Supplying magnetostrictive linear-displacement technology worldwide, MTS Sensors Corp. (Cary, 
NC, USA) has launched a new Web site specifically for medical device designers. Hosted at www.mtsmedicalsensors.com, the page explores ways in which the company’s products can be used in healthcare position- and level-sensing applications. “We felt that the medical market deserved a quick resource on how our magnetic technology could be applied,” explains commercial products manager Jesse Russell. “Our application notes make it easy for designers to consider these sensors in their next design,” he adds.

Specific application notes covered on the site include hospital beds, dental chairs, infusion pumps, and fluid-handling devices. These materials are downloadable and supplemented with new product information as it becomes available. For people unfamiliar with magnetostrictive products, the notes can be used in conjunction with the page’s tutorial section and glossary of common terms. 

As an additional feature, the Web site also allows users to access the company’s on-line catalogue library. Similar to a print catalog, this virtual resource contains the company’s entire product line and may be browsed page by page or searched using part number, type, or product description. Each page is available in JPG or PDF format. A product-selector guide is also available to simplify specification.

On-Line Seminars Provide Compliance Information

The ETL Semko division of Intertek Testing Services (Leatherhead, Surrey, UK) has announced the opening of the Intertek Education Center, a Web-based resource that features an ongoing series of live seminars for compliance engineers in the medical field. Accessible through a link found on the company’s home page at www.etlsemko.com, these seminars are designed to increase understanding of current regulatory requirements and facilitate transitions to future standards. Upcoming seminars include the In Vitro Diagnostics Directive: An Inside View and FDA 510(k) Reviews: Why Choose a Third Party Revewer? on 14 May, The Transition to ISO 13485:2003 on 20 May, and Asian Market-Entry Requirements on 21 May. All seminars begin at 
12:00 p.m. (EST).

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