Medical Devices

New Ultrasound ‘Drill’ Targets Deep Vein Blood Clots

June 14, 2017

Researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new surgical tool that uses low-frequency intravascular ultrasound to break down blood clots that cause deep vein [more...]

Researchers Make Flexible Glass for Tiny Medical Devices

April 4, 2017

A graduate student at BYU holds up a disc of microchips that have flexible glass membranes. (Image Credit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo) Brigham Young University researchers have developed new glass technology that could add a new level of [more...]

Asia-Pacific Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology 2016 (APCOT2016)

June 26, 2016

Asia-Pacific Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology 2016 (APCOT2016) will be held in Kanazawa, Japan from 26-29 June, 2016. The conference provides an interactive forum for presentation and discussion on transducers and [more...]

Philips Launches Handheld Blood Test for Rapid Point-of-Care Heart Attack Diagnosis

May 28, 2016

Minicare I-20 troponin blood test for rapid diagnosis of heart attack near the patient (Image Credit: Philips) Royal Philips today (25 May) announced the launch of a new handheld blood test, the Minicare I-20 system, for rapid diagnosis [more...]

Nanoprint Lithography Solution for Microfluidics and Photonics Applications

March 25, 2016

EVG Nanoimprint lithography system (Image credit: EVG) EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, and Joanneum Research (JR), a leading [more...]

Machining Micro Molds for Medical Devices

September 18, 2015

Machining the micro molds used to make medical devices and components require among the most demanding micro machining applications. A new type of machining platforms is making it possible to machine molds faster, more accurately, and more [more...]