May
2008
Medical Product Manufacturing News
Selected Contents
Medical Product Manufacturing News
Selected Contents
EDITOR'S PAGE
A Different Kind of Intelligent Design
BREAKTHROUGHS
- Hologram-Based Sensor Offers Insight into Continuous-Monitoring Applications
- Spool-to-Spool Grinding System Streamlines Guidewire Manufacturing
- Plastic Achieves Conductivity Comparable to Copper
SPOTLIGHT
Metal Components
Pumps and Valves
OUTSOURCING OUTLOOK
NEED TO KNOW
- Scientists Search under the Sea for Polymer Inspiration
- Polymer-Free Coating Fetches Interventional Cardiology Award
- In Brief
SPECIAL FEATURE: ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
2008 Medical Design Excellence Awards- Dampening Technology Speeds Up Prosthetic Knee
- Handheld Unit Brings Ultrasound to Point-of-Care Diagnostics
- Infant Warmers Feature Improved Usability and Safety Functions
- Single-Use Applicator Guards Against Surgical Infection
- Wireless ECG Enables Economic Patient Monitoring
- Syringe Gives Boost to Contrast Media Injection
FOCUS ON EQUIPMENT
Laser Processing
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
Prosthetics Benefit from Modified Valve
Tweaking a supplier’s valve resulted in enhanced comfort for prosthetics patients
MD&M EAST
First-Time Exhibitors
PRODUCT UPDATE
Scratching the Surface of Emerging Processes
Daniel Grace
Surface treatment providers help OEMs help themselves
