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June 2009 Vol. 1, No. 6 Materials for Medical Device Database Record of the Month Medical Device News Conferences and Seminars Subscribe/Sign-up Sponsor MPMD eNews |
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Fully articulated robotic hand The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech has developed a fully articulated robotic hand that can firmly hold objects as heavy as a can of food or as delicate as a raw egg, but is dexterous enough to gesture for sign language. learn more > Medtronic acquires glucose sensing technology Medtronic, Inc. has purchased substantially all glucose monitoring assets from PreciSense A/S, a Denmark-based development company focused on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology, as part of its strategy to develop a closed loop “artificial pancreas” system that automatically responds to fluctuations in glucose levels. learn more > Improved denture models with optical digitization scans A 3-D optical digitization system developed at the Fraunhofer Institute scans the oral cavity and captures three-dimensional data of the teeth using camera optics, eliminating the need for a plaster model for denture fitting. learn more > First heart patients implanted with next-generation mechanical heart pump Three patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center were among the first in the United States to be implanted with a next-generation artificial heart pump called the DuraHeart™ Left-Ventricular Assist System. The surgeries took place earlier this year. learn more > West Point cadets create bionic foot The cadets are designing, building and testing a below-the-knee active prosthesis to replicate the foot-ankle movement of a natural foot. learn more > Measuring taper for orthopaedic device manufacturing Control of taper and size determines how well implants perform over their lifetimes. Increasingly, air gaging has become the inspection tool of choice for controlling these critical parameters. learn more > Repairing nerves with crustacean shell and polyester mixture Mixing chitosan, found in the shells of crabs and shrimp, with an industrial polyester creates a promising new material for the tiny tubes that support repair of a severed nerve, and could serve other medical uses. The hybrid fiber combines the biologically favorable qualities of the natural material with the mechanical strength of the synthetic polymer. learn more > NIST issues first reference material for tissue engineering The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued its first reference materials to support the new and growing field of tissue engineering for medicine. The new NIST materials are samples of a typical tissue scaffold material that have been measured and documented by NIST for three different degrees of porosity. learn more > Light emitting nanocrystals reveal activity within cells Single molecule light emitting nanocrystal probes scrutinize the behaviors of proteins and other components in complex systems such as living cells. learn more > Nanodiamonds as dual-purpose "pen" & syringe device The device functions like a fountain pen, with drug-coated nanodiamonds serving as the ink, allowing researchers to create devices by "writing," and as a single-cell syringe, permitting direct injection of biomolecules or chemicals into individual cells. learn more > back to top > |
MPMD Database releases 2nd quarter updates
The July 29 release of the Materials for Medical Devices Database includes updates to the Cardiovascular Module and the Orthopaedic Module, all the new PMA and 510(k) approvals through May 28th, 2009, the addition of 77 new producers with links to their specific devices, and biographical details of medical device industry experts who have contributed to the database.
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